Game ID: 22401205
Detroit Pistons @ Boston Celtics
Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 27 32 34 30 123DET 16 28 24 31 99
BOS vs DET ScoutingBOS vs DET Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 11/29, returns tonight: 11 min (94% of 12)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 27 min since (98% of 27)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 9 min since (47% of 18)
BOS availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 27 min since (98% of 27)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 18 min since (98% of 18)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 8 min since (69% of 12)
BOS availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 12/02, returns tonight: 34 min (110% of 31)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 27 min since (100% of 27)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 19 min since (103% of 18)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 8 min since (69% of 12)
NEW Hauser 21 to 28 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 12/07 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 12/06 after 2, 34 min since (110% of 31)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 19 min since (103% of 18)
NEW Hauser 21 to 28 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 12/12 · 4 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 3 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 12/06 after 2, 32 min since (104% of 31)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 16 min since (90% of 18)
BOS availability going into 12/15 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 4 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 12/06 after 2, 30 min since (96% of 31)
BOS availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 5 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 12/06 after 2, 28 min since (91% of 31)
BOS availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 6 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 12/06 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 31)
BOS availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Hauser missed 2 since 12/19, returns tonight: 16 min (78% of 21)
OUT Scheierman missed 7 since 12/04, out tonight
DET availability going into 11/30 · back-to-backBACK Cunningham back 11/29 after 3, 33 min since (93% of 36)
NEW Moore Jr. 11 to 19 min over the last 3
DET availability going into 12/03 · 2 days' restBACK Cunningham back 11/29 after 3, 33 min since (93% of 36)
NEW Moore Jr. 11 to 17 min over the last 3
DET availability going into 12/04 · back-to-backBACK Cunningham back 11/29 after 3, 33 min since (94% of 36)
DET availability going into 12/07 · 2 days' restBACK Cunningham back 11/29 after 3, 33 min since (94% of 36)
DET availability going into 12/12 · 4 days' restOUT Thompson missed 2 since 12/04, returns tonight: 13 min (59% of 22)
OUT Moore Jr. missed 2 since 12/04, returns tonight: 6 min (60% of 11)
BACK Cunningham back 11/29 after 3, 34 min since (96% of 36)
DET availability going into 12/16 · 3 days' restBACK Thompson back 12/12 after 2, 13 min since (59% of 22)
BACK Moore Jr. back 12/12 after 2, 6 min since (60% of 11)
DET availability going into 12/19 · 2 days' restBACK Thompson back 12/12 after 2, 20 min since (89% of 22)
BACK Moore Jr. back 12/12 after 2, 6 min since (60% of 11)
DET availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Ivey missed 2 since 12/16, returns tonight: 30 min (100% of 30)
OUT Moore Jr. missed 2 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Thompson back 12/12 after 2, 20 min since (89% of 22)
DET availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 2 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Moore Jr. missed 3 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Ivey back 12/21 after 2, 30 min since (100% of 30)
BACK Thompson back 12/12 after 2, 19 min since (82% of 22)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Tatum at 26 a game. 4 days' rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Beasley at 19 a game. Without Thompson (2 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 18 times a game to Boston's 11 and the arc, Detroit at 42 percent from three to Boston's 34. Call it Boston 118, Detroit 110.
12/02 vs MIA 108-89 — BOS notes
BOS won 108-89. BOS shot 44% (39 of 89) to MIA's 36%, 19 of 55 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIA's 23. The glass went 54-44 for them. Brown led with 29 (8 of 21, 4 of 11 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 25, White 19. The hinge was Q2, 32-20: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 27. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/04 vs DET 130-120 — BOS notes
BOS won 130-120. BOS shot 48% (45 of 94) to DET's 51%, 21 of 53 from three, and went to the line 25 times to DET's 18 — 19 points from the stripe to their 14. Brown led with 28 (10 of 21, 1 of 6 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Porziņģis added 26, Hauser 20. The hinge was Q1, 39-24: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/06 vs MIL 111-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 111-105. BOS shot 46% (40 of 87) to MIL's 43%, 17 of 53 from three. The glass went 41-51 against them. Tatum led with 34 (12 of 20, 4 of 10 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Brown added 25, Holiday 20. The hinge was Q4, 33-23: BOS came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 6. BOS trailed 53-57 at the half and won the second half 58-48. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/07 vs MEM 121-127 — BOS notes
BOS lost 121-127. BOS took 11 more shots (105 to 94), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MEM's 50%, 18 of 60 from three. Holiday led with 23 (8 of 26, 4 of 17 from three); Brown added 22, Pritchard 22. Q3 was theirs, 35-28, the deficit cut from 12 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 99-86 against them. Brown's -17 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/12 vs DET 123-99 — BOS notes
BOS won 123-99. BOS shot 51% (46 of 90) to DET's 43%, 20 of 48 from three. BOS turned it over 14 times to DET's 8, and DET turned those into 8 steals. Pritchard led with 27 (10 of 20, 7 of 15 from three); White added 23, Porziņģis 19. The hinge was Q1, 27-16: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 32. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
12/15 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 125, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Poole at 18 and Champagnie at 16 a game. Without Kuzma (6 straight), George (4 straight), Kispert (4 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 108 a night to Washington's 125 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 13. Call it Boston 121, Washington 109, Boston by 12.
12/19 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 20 a game. 3 days' rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Vučević at 22 and LaVine at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and Chicago minus-5 and the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 116. Call it Boston 121, Chicago 113.
12/21 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; LaVine at 28 and Vučević at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Brown at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 116, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
12/23 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Suggs at 19 and Bitadze at 15 a game. Without Banchero (25 straight), Wagner (5 straight), Harris (11 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Porziņģis at 18 a game. Without Hauser (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 111, Orlando 109, Orlando keeping it close.
11/30 vs PHI 96-111 — DET notes
DET lost 96-111. DET shot 38% (35 of 91) to PHI's 49%, 11 of 40 from three. Beasley led with 19 (6 of 9, 4 of 5 from three); Ivey added 15, Sasser 12. Q2 was theirs, 32-20, the deficit cut from 17 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 91-64 against them. Duren's -27 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/03 vs MIL 107-128 — DET notes
DET lost 107-128. DET shot 46% (40 of 87) to MIL's 56%, 11 of 33 from three. Cunningham led with 23 (9 of 16, 3 of 6 from three, 2 of 6 at the line); Harris added 16, Hardaway Jr. 15. Q4 was theirs, 19-18, the deficit cut from 22 to 21, but the other 3 periods went 110-88 against them. Harris's -22 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/04 @ BOS 120-130 — DET notes
DET lost 120-130. DET shot 51% (43 of 84) to BOS's 48%, 20 of 39 from three, and got to the line 18 times to BOS's 25. Cunningham led with 27 (11 of 21, 3 of 9 from three); Harris added 27, Beasley 23. Q4 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 15 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 103-88 against them. Ivey's -18 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/07 @ NYK 120-111 — DET notes
DET won 120-111. DET shot 52% (43 of 83) to NYK's 53%, 18 of 36 from three, and got to the line 19 times to NYK's 27. The glass went 43-31 for them. Cunningham led with 29 (9 of 17, 5 of 8 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Beasley added 23, Ivey 16. The hinge was Q1, 39-23: from level to 16 ahead. Duren was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/12 @ BOS 99-123 — DET notes
DET lost 99-123. DET took 8 more shots (98 to 90), but shot 43% to BOS's 51%, 7 of 37 from three. DET turned it over 8 times to BOS's 14. Holland II led with 26 (11 of 14, 2 of 5 from three); Cunningham added 18, Ivey 10. Q4 was theirs, 31-30, the deficit cut from 25 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 93-68 against them. Beasley's -27 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/16 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Beasley at 15 a game. 3 days' rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Ware (7 straight), Richardson (10 straight), Burks (4 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 121 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-5 a night and Detroit minus-2. Call it Miami 114, Detroit 110, Detroit keeping it close.
12/19 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Beasley at 17 a game. 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 130, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Collins at 18 and George at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Hendricks (22 straight), Williams (9 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 123 a night to Utah's 130 and the line, where Utah takes 24 free throws a game to Detroit's 18. Call it Detroit 120, Utah 114.
12/21 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Booker at 25 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 25 and Beasley at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Ivey (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 23 free throws a game to Detroit's 18. Call it Phoenix 118, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
12/23 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 101, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Davis at 25 and James at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Hayes (11 straight), Vanderbilt (22 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Beasley at 20 a game. Without Stewart (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 101 a night to Detroit's 122 and the arc, Detroit at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 32. Call it the Lakers 114, Detroit 111, Detroit keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DP D. Peterson
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JD J. Davison
JH J. Holiday
JW J. Walsh
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
XT X. Tillman
DETAT A. Thompson
CC C. Cunningham
IS I. Stewart
JI J. Ivey
MB M. Beasley
MS M. Sasser
PR P. Reed
RH R. Holland II
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
TH T. Harris
WM W. Moore Jr.
BOS/DET the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Pritchard scores 27 and hits 7 3-pointers to help Celtics earn 20th win, power past Pistons 123-99
BOSTON -- — Payton Pritchard scored 27 points, and the Boston Celtics used a big second half to post their 20th victory and roll past the Detroit Pistons 123-99 on Thursday night.
Pritchard finished with seven 3-pointers to continue to build his early case for Sixth Man of the Year honors. Derrick White added 23 points and also had seven 3s help the Celtics win for the fourth time in five games. Pritchard made his 500th career 3-pointer, becoming the 10th Celtic to reach that mark.
Boston connected on 20 3s for the night and led by as many as 32 points in the fourth quarter. Six Celtics reached double figures.
Cade Cunningham had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Pistons.
Boston played without All-Star Jayson Tatum , who rested with a sore right knee. Sam Hauser also sat out with a strained abdominal muscle. Coach Joe Mazzulla said Tatum's knee issue isn't serious.
Takeaways Pistons: Coach J.B. Bickerstaff hoped his team would carry over the momentum from its previous win over the Knicks. Consistency remains elusive for a young team that has only posted back-to-back victories twice this season.
Celtics: After a slow start, Boston settled in during the second half and had a relatively easy outing. With Tatum resting, the offense was balanced, a positive sign for a team coming off its longest break between games this season.
Key moment Boston outscored Detroit 34-24 in the third quarter to increase a 15-point halftime lead to 93-68 entering the fourth.
Key stat The Pistons went 2 of 19 from the 3-point line in the first half and 7 of 37 for the game.
Up next The Pistons host the Miami Heat on Monday. The Celtics visit the Washington Wizards on Sunday.