Game ID: 22400089
Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons
Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DET 31 31 31 25 118BOS 42 31 21 30 124
BOS @ DET ScoutingBOS @ 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.
DET availability going into 10/23 · season opener
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DET availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
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DET availability going into 10/26 · back-to-back
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DET availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
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DET availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Sasser missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Moore Jr. missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
DET availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Sasser missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 20 min (140% of 14)
OUT Moore Jr. missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 6 min (50% of 11)
DET availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restBACK Sasser back 11/01 after 3, 20 min since (140% of 14)
BACK Moore Jr. back 11/01 after 3, 6 min since (50% of 11)
BOS availability going into 10/22 · season opener
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BOS availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
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BOS availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
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BOS availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Hauser missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
BOS availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Hauser missed 3 since 10/24, returns tonight: 14 min (66% of 21)
BOS availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Hauser back 10/30 after 3, 14 min since (66% of 21)
BOS availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Hauser back 10/30 after 3, 16 min since (75% of 21)
10/23 vs IND 109-115 — DET notes
DET lost 109-115. DET shot 43% (38 of 88) to IND's 51%, 9 of 33 from three. Cunningham led with 28 (10 of 23, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Ivey added 17, Hardaway Jr. 14. Q1 was theirs, 31-25, but the other 3 periods went 90-78 against them. They led by as many as 12. Duren's -16 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/25 @ CLE 101-113 — DET notes
DET lost 101-113. DET shot 47% (38 of 81) to CLE's 51%, 13 of 32 from three, and got to the line 17 times to CLE's 23. DET turned it over 22 times to CLE's 12, and CLE turned those into 13 steals. Cunningham led with 33 (14 of 24, 2 of 6 from three); Ivey added 22, Beasley 13. Q1 was theirs, 29-28, but the other 3 periods went 85-72 against them. Hardaway Jr.'s -20 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 vs BOS 118-124 — DET notes
DET lost 118-124. DET shot 49% (43 of 88) to BOS's 42%, 14 of 39 from three, and got to the line 22 times to BOS's 30. Ivey led with 26 (10 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Cunningham added 21, Beasley 17. Q3 was theirs, 31-21, the deficit cut from 11 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 103-87 against them. Ivey's -15 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Thomas at 27 and Schröder at 24 a game. Without Watford (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Ivey at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 18 times a game to Brooklyn's 12 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-5 a night and Brooklyn minus-0. Call it Brooklyn 117, Detroit 109.
10/22 vs NYK 132-109 — BOS notes
BOS won 132-109. BOS shot 51% (48 of 95) to NYK's 55%, 29 of 61 from three, and got to the line 8 times to NYK's 16. BOS turned it over 3 times to NYK's 11. Tatum led with 37 (14 of 18, 8 of 11 from three); White added 24, Brown 23. The hinge was Q1, 43-24: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
10/24 @ WAS 122-102 — BOS notes
BOS won 122-102. BOS shot 47% (42 of 90) to WAS's 43%, 17 of 45 from three, and went to the line 27 times to WAS's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. Brown led with 27 (10 of 20, 3 of 6 from three); Tatum added 25, White 19. The hinge was Q3, 34-19: a lead of 10 became 25, and the lead reached 32. White was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
10/26 @ DET 124-118 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-118. BOS shot 42% (38 of 90) to DET's 49%, 22 of 48 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DET's 22 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. Tatum led with 37 (12 of 26, 6 of 13 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Brown added 24, Pritchard 19. The hinge was Q1, 42-31: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/02 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ball at 29 and Mann at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Miller (4 straight), Simpson (5 straight), Smith Jr. (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 26 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-6 a night and Boston minus-2 and the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Boston 121, Charlotte 117, Charlotte keeping it close.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoHoTaWh 6 19 +9 0 2 0 6 11 55 1 2 50 2 4 4 1 1 0 1
BOS Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
in Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 6 10 -9 4 7 57 0 3 0 2 2 100 1 5 2 0 0 2 2
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoKoPrTaTi 3 8 +1 1 2 50 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0
BOS Holiday, Kornet, Pritchard, Tatum, Tillman
in Kornet, Pritchard, Tillman
out Brown, Horford, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuFoHaSt 2 4 +2 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Fontecchio, Harris, Stewart
in Fontecchio, Stewart
out Duren, Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoKoPrTaTi 3 8 +1 1 2 50 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0
BOS Holiday, Kornet, Pritchard, Tatum, Tillman
in Kornet, Pritchard, Tillman
out Brown, Horford, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiIvSt 4 13 -6 0 1 0 3 6 50 4 4 100 1 1 2 0 0 0 4
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Ivey, Stewart
in Holland II, Ivey
out Cunningham, Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPrTiWh 5 18 +4 3 3 100 3 7 43 5 5 100 1 4 2 2 0 1 1
BOS Brown, Horford, Pritchard, Tillman, White
in Horford, White
out Holiday, Kornet
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoIiIvSt 4 13 -6 0 1 0 3 6 50 4 4 100 1 1 2 0 0 0 4
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Holland II, Ivey, Stewart
in Holland II, Ivey
out Cunningham, Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPrTiWh 5 18 +4 3 3 100 3 7 43 5 5 100 1 4 2 2 0 1 1
BOS Brown, Horford, Pritchard, Tillman, White
in Horford, White
out Holiday, Kornet
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuHaIiSt 2 4 -4 2 2 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Harris, Holland II, Stewart
in Cunningham, Harris
out Fontecchio, Ivey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPrTiWh 5 18 +4 3 3 100 3 7 43 5 5 100 1 4 2 2 0 1 1
BOS Brown, Horford, Pritchard, Tillman, White
in Horford, White
out Holiday, Kornet
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 7 20 +1 5 6 83 3 5 60 1 3 33 1 5 5 1 1 3 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Duren, Hardaway Jr., Ivey
out Beasley, Holland II, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoKoTaWh 2 11 +7 1 2 50 2 4 50 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1
BOS Brown, Horford, Kornet, Tatum, White
in Kornet, Tatum
out Pritchard, Tillman
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 7 20 +1 5 6 83 3 5 60 1 3 33 1 5 5 1 1 3 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Duren, Hardaway Jr., Ivey
out Beasley, Holland II, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoHoKoTaWh 2 3 -2 0 0 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
BOS Holiday, Horford, Kornet, Tatum, White
in Holiday
out Brown
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 7 20 +1 5 6 83 3 5 60 1 3 33 1 5 5 1 1 3 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Duren, Hardaway Jr., Ivey
out Beasley, Holland II, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoKoTaWh 3 4 -2 1 3 33 0 2 0 2 2 100 2 2 0 0 0 2 2
BOS Brown, Holiday, Kornet, Tatum, White
in Brown
out Horford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 7 20 +1 5 6 83 3 5 60 1 3 33 1 5 5 1 1 3 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Duren, Hardaway Jr., Ivey
out Beasley, Holland II, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoHoTaWh 9 15 -11 5 15 33 1 6 17 1 2 50 3 2 2 2 0 0 1
BOS Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
in Horford
out Kornet
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuFoJrIv 3 7 +3 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Ivey
in Fontecchio
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoHoTaWh 9 15 -11 5 15 33 1 6 17 1 2 50 3 2 2 2 0 0 1
BOS Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
in Horford
out Kornet
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 7 19 +6 7 8 88 1 3 33 2 2 100 0 7 7 0 3 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Harris
out Fontecchio
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoKoPrTaTi 5 8 -4 0 2 0 2 4 50 3 4 75 0 1 1 0 1 3 1
BOS Holiday, Kornet, Pritchard, Tatum, Tillman
in Kornet, Pritchard, Tillman
out Brown, Horford, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuFoJrSt 2 7 +7 2 5 40 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 1
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Stewart
in Beasley, Fontecchio, Stewart
out Duren, Harris, Ivey
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HoKoPrTaTi 5 8 -4 0 2 0 2 4 50 3 4 75 0 1 1 0 1 3 1
BOS Holiday, Kornet, Pritchard, Tatum, Tillman
in Kornet, Pritchard, Tillman
out Brown, Horford, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFoJrIvSt 3 5 -3 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
DET Beasley, Fontecchio, Hardaway Jr., Ivey, Stewart
in Ivey
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoPrTiWh 4 12 0 1 2 50 1 3 33 4 4 100 1 1 2 1 0 1 1
BOS Brown, Horford, Pritchard, Tillman, White
in Brown, Horford, White
out Holiday, Kornet, Tatum
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCuFoIvSt 3 12 +3 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 3
DET Beasley, Cunningham, Fontecchio, Ivey, Stewart
in Cunningham
out Hardaway Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoKoTaWh 3 0 -3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 3
BOS Brown, Holiday, Kornet, Tatum, White
in Holiday, Kornet, Tatum
out Horford, Pritchard, Tillman
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 6 5 -7 2 6 33 0 6 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Cunningham, Duren
out Beasley, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoHoTaWh 4 18 +12 2 4 50 2 3 67 8 8 100 0 4 3 1 3 0 2
BOS Brown, Holiday, Horford, Tatum, White
in Horford
out Kornet
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuJrHaIv 6 5 -7 2 6 33 0 6 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Hardaway Jr., Harris, Ivey
in Cunningham, Duren
out Beasley, Stewart
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
LK L. Kornet
PP P. Pritchard
XT X. Tillman
DETCC C. Cunningham
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
JI J. Ivey
MB M. Beasley
RH R. Holland II
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
TH T. Harris
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
Tatum scores 37 points and Celtics hold to beat stubborn Pistons 124-118
DETROIT -- — Jayson Tatum scored six of his 37 points in the final 65 seconds and the Boston Celtics held on for a 124-118 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.
The Celtics led by as many as 23 points in the first half, but trailed for much of the third quarter. Jrue Holiday tied the game with back-to-back 3-pointers, and Tatum put the Celtics up 116-114 by hitting a pair of free throws with 1:05 left.
The Pistons missed two shots on the ensuing possession and Tatum's jumper made it 118-114 with 29 seconds left.
Malik Beasley 's 3-pointer pulled Detroit within one, but Derrick White hit two free throws and Boston clinched the game from the line.
Jaylen Brown had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Boston. Jaden Ivey had 26 points for Detroit while Cade Cunningham finished with 21 points and 10 assists.
Takeaways Celtics: Boston started the game looking like they would break the NBA record of 29 3-pointers they tied on Tuesday against the Knicks. They had 15 in the first 18 minutes of the game, building a 64-44 lead. In the next 18 minutes, they went 4 of 14 on 3s.
Pistons: A young team could have rolled over when they were getting blown out by the defending champions, but Detroit outshot Boston 59.1% to 33.3% in a 31-point third quarter. But they couldn't create good shots down the stretch.
Key Moment After cutting Detroit's lead to 110-106 with 8:16 left, the Celtics failed to score on their next six possessions until Holiday hit a 3-pointer with 3:32 to play. However, the Pistons only scored two points in the stretch.
Key Stat The Pistons led 110-106 with 8:16 to play, but only scored eight more points.
Up Next The Celtics play host to the Milwaukee Bucks while the Pistons face the Heat in Miami on Monday night.