Game ID: 22500106
Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DET 24 36 34 25 119BOS 33 25 23 32 113
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 10/22 · season opener
full strength
DET availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
DET availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
DET availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backOUT LeVert missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
NEW Harris 29 to 37 min over the last 3
NEW Robinson 28 to 34 min over the last 3
DET availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT LeVert missed 3 since 10/24, returns tonight: 16 min (83% of 19)
DET availability going into 11/01
BACK LeVert back 10/29 after 3, 16 min since (83% of 19)
DET availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 10/29 after 3, 16 min since (83% of 19)
BOS availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
BOS availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BOS availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
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BOS availability going into 10/27 · back-to-back
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BOS availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BOS availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restNEW Minott 16 to 22 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/01 · back-to-backOUT Boucher missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 13 min (122% of 10)
NEW Minott 16 to 24 min over the last 4
10/22 @ CHI 111-115 — DET notes
DET lost 111-115. DET took 10 more shots (97 to 87), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to CHI's 45%, 7 of 24 from three, and got to the line 26 times to CHI's 32. DET turned it over 10 times to CHI's 17. Cunningham led with 23 (8 of 24, 1 of 6 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Stewart added 20, Holland II 19. Q4 was theirs, 32-21, the deficit cut from 15 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 94-79 against them.
10/24 @ HOU 115-111 — DET notes
DET won 115-111. DET shot 47% (42 of 90) to HOU's 39%, 16 of 39 from three, and got to the line 23 times to HOU's 48. Cunningham led with 21 (7 of 16, 3 of 8 from three); Thompson added 19, Robinson 17. The hinge was Q2, 31-23: DET came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 7. Robinson was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
10/26 vs BOS 119-113 — DET notes
DET won 119-113. DET shot 42% (39 of 93) to BOS's 43%, 9 of 34 from three, and went to the line 36 times to BOS's 24 — 32 points from the stripe to their 18. The glass went 55-38 for them. Cunningham led with 25 (8 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Duren added 24, Thompson 21. The hinge was Q2, 36-25: DET came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2, and the lead reached 15. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/01 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Cunningham at 22 and Duren at 15 a game. 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 30 free throws a game; Davis at 21 and Washington at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nembhard (2 straight), Lively II (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-6. Call it Detroit 116, Dallas 110.
11/03 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Morant at 20 and Jackson Jr. at 17 a game. Without Jackson (4 straight), Bassey (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Cunningham at 22 and Duren at 15 a game. One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 16 times a game to Memphis's 11 and the line, where Detroit takes 29 free throws a game to Memphis's 22. Call it Memphis 117, Detroit 116, Detroit keeping it close.
10/22 vs PHI 116-117 — BOS notes
BOS lost 116-117. BOS shot 45% (41 of 91) to PHI's 46%, 11 of 43 from three. Brown led with 25 (9 of 18, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); White added 25, Queta 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-18, turning a 6-point deficit into a 11-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 99-81 against them. They led by as many as 13.
10/24 @ NYK 95-105 — BOS notes
BOS lost 95-105. BOS shot 43% (35 of 82) to NYK's 38%, 15 of 44 from three, and got to the line 15 times to NYK's 25. The glass went 37-53 against them. Brown led with 23 (9 of 18, 3 of 7 from three); Hauser added 18, White 15. Q1 was theirs, 30-22, but the other 3 periods went 83-65 against them. Brown's -14 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 @ DET 113-119 — BOS notes
BOS lost 113-119. BOS shot 43% (40 of 94) to DET's 42%, 15 of 45 from three, and got to the line 24 times to DET's 36. The glass went 38-55 against them. Brown led with 41 (12 of 25, 5 of 9 from three, 12 of 15 at the line); Pritchard added 21, White 15. Q1 was theirs, 33-24, but the other 3 periods went 95-80 against them. They led by as many as 17. Simons's -13 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGoPrQuWh 5 19 +12 6 9 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 4 1 4 2 1 3
BOS Brown, González, Pritchard, Queta, White
in Brown, González, Pritchard, Queta, White
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 5 7 -12 2 9 22 1 4 25 0 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 5 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaHaPrSiWh 3 10 +5 2 2 100 2 6 33 1 2 50 0 4 3 0 0 0 1
BOS Garza, Hauser, Pritchard, Simons, White
in Garza, Hauser, Simons
out Brown, González, Queta
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuIiRoSt 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Holland II, Robinson, Stewart
in Holland II, Stewart
out Harris, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaHaPrSiWh 3 10 +5 2 2 100 2 6 33 1 2 50 0 4 3 0 0 0 1
BOS Garza, Hauser, Pritchard, Simons, White
in Garza, Hauser, Simons
out Brown, González, Queta
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuGrIiRoSt 2 2 -5 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Green, Holland II, Robinson, Stewart
in Green
out Duren
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GaHaMiPrSi 3 4 -8 2 3 67 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
BOS Garza, Hauser, Minott, Pritchard, Simons
in Minott
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrIiLaStTh 3 12 +8 2 2 100 2 3 67 2 2 100 0 2 4 1 1 0 1
DET Green, Holland II, Lanier, Stewart, Thompson
in Lanier, Thompson
out Cunningham, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrMiScSi 3 8 0 1 3 33 2 5 40 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
BOS Boucher, Brown, Minott, Scheierman, Simons
in Boucher, Brown, Scheierman
out Garza, Hauser, Pritchard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuHaIiLaSt 3 4 -4 2 2 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DET Cunningham, Harris, Holland II, Lanier, Stewart
in Cunningham, Harris
out Green, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrMiScSi 3 8 0 1 3 33 2 5 40 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
BOS Boucher, Brown, Minott, Scheierman, Simons
in Boucher, Brown, Scheierman
out Garza, Hauser, Pritchard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuGrHaIiSt 1 4 +4 1 2 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
DET Cunningham, Green, Harris, Holland II, Stewart
in Green
out Lanier
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrQuScSi 2 2 -4 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2
BOS Boucher, Brown, Queta, Scheierman, Simons
in Queta
out Minott
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuGrHaTh 3 9 +4 2 5 40 1 2 50 4 4 100 2 1 2 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Green, Harris, Thompson
in Duren, Thompson
out Holland II, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaPrQuWh 2 8 +5 2 3 67 1 2 50 1 1 100 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
BOS Brown, Hauser, Pritchard, Queta, White
in Pritchard
out González
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DuGrHaRoTh 2 3 -5 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
DET Duren, Green, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Robinson
out Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGoPrQuWh 6 12 -5 1 4 25 3 7 43 1 2 50 0 3 4 2 1 1 4
BOS Brown, González, Pritchard, Queta, White
in Queta
out Garza
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 5 14 +4 3 4 75 0 2 0 6 7 86 1 5 2 0 0 3 4
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Duren
out Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGoPrQuWh 6 12 -5 1 4 25 3 7 43 1 2 50 0 3 4 2 1 1 4
BOS Brown, González, Pritchard, Queta, White
in Queta
out Garza
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaJeRo 2 5 +2 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Jenkins, Robinson
in Jenkins
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGaHaPrSi 2 4 -4 0 1 0 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
BOS Brown, Garza, Hauser, Pritchard, Simons
in Garza, Hauser, Simons
out González, Queta, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DuHaIiJeTh 2 6 +3 1 1 100 0 1 0 6 6 100 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
DET Duren, Harris, Holland II, Jenkins, Thompson
in Holland II, Thompson
out Cunningham, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrHaSiWh 3 5 +1 2 2 100 0 1 0 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
BOS Boucher, Brown, Hauser, Simons, White
in Boucher, White
out Garza, Pritchard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuIiJeStTh 2 4 0 2 2 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Holland II, Jenkins, Stewart, Thompson
in Cunningham, Stewart
out Duren, Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMiQuSiWh 3 10 +6 1 3 33 1 4 25 2 2 100 2 1 1 2 1 1 2
BOS Hauser, Minott, Queta, Simons, White
in Hauser, Minott, Queta
out Boucher, González, Pritchard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuGrIiJeSt 2 2 -2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 2 1 0 0 0 1 1
DET Cunningham, Green, Holland II, Jenkins, Stewart
in Cunningham, Green
out Harris, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMiQuSiWh 3 10 +6 1 3 33 1 4 25 2 2 100 2 1 1 2 1 1 2
BOS Hauser, Minott, Queta, Simons, White
in Hauser, Minott, Queta
out Boucher, González, Pritchard
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuGrJeRoSt 1 2 -4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DET Cunningham, Green, Jenkins, Robinson, Stewart
in Robinson
out Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiPrQuWh 2 5 -2 3 3 100 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
BOS Brown, Minott, Pritchard, Queta, White
in Brown, Pritchard
out Hauser, Simons
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuGrRoStTh 2 7 +2 1 1 100 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
DET Cunningham, Green, Robinson, Stewart, Thompson
in Thompson
out Jenkins
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaPrQuWh 2 5 +3 1 4 25 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
BOS Brown, Hauser, Pritchard, Queta, White
in Hauser
out Minott
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DuHaIiRoTh 1 2 -1 1 1 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
DET Duren, Harris, Holland II, Robinson, Thompson
in Duren
out Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGaGoMiWh 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
BOS Brown, Garza, González, Minott, White
in Garza, González, Minott
out Hauser, Pritchard, Queta
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 3 6 +1 2 5 40 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Cunningham
out Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGaHaPrWh 1 2 -2 1 1 100 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
BOS Brown, Garza, Hauser, Pritchard, White
in Hauser, Pritchard
out González, Minott
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 3 6 +1 2 5 40 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Cunningham
out Holland II
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaPrQuWh 1 7 +3 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
BOS Brown, Hauser, Pritchard, Queta, White
in Queta
out Garza
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuGrHaTh 1 4 -3 2 2 100 0 1 0 2 3 67 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
DET Cunningham, Duren, Green, Harris, Thompson
in Green
out Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiPrQuWh 1 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
BOS Brown, Minott, Pritchard, Queta, White
in Minott
out Hauser
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CuDuHaRoTh 1 2 +2 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
DET Cunningham, Duren, Harris, Robinson, Thompson
in Robinson
out Green
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAS A. Simons
BS B. Scheierman
CB C. Boucher
DW D. White
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JM J. Minott
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
DETAT A. Thompson
CC C. Cunningham
CL C. Lanier
DJ D. Jenkins
DR D. Robinson
IS I. Stewart
JD J. Duren
JG J. Green
RH R. Holland II
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
Cunningham scores 25, helps Pistons overcome slow start and Brown's 41 points to top Celtics 119-113
DETROIT -- — Cade Cunningham scored 25 points and Jalen Duren had 24 to help the Detroit Pistons hold off the Boston Celtics for a 119-113 win on Sunday.
Jaylen Brown scored 41 points for Boston, which led 14-2 in the opening minutes and by as much as 17 points.
Ausar Thompson added 21 for Detroit, which scored 30 second-chance points, including four by Thompson in the closing minutes.
The Celtics didn’t give up 42 points in a quarter as they did in each of the first two losses, but did allow Detroit to score a combined 70 points over the second and third periods to take a 13-point lead into the fourth.
Boston pulled within four points with 1:13 left when Brown made two free throws, but Tobias Harris scored off an offensive rebound on the ensuing possession to help seal the win.
Harris had 18 points as the team's fourth double-digit scorer. Duren also had 17 rebounds, Thompson had 12 and Cunningham finished with eight assists.
Payton Pritchard scored 21 points, Derrick White had 15 and reserve Anfernee Simons scored 12 for the Celtics.
The Celtics have lost their first three games, adjusting without injured star Jayson Tatum and departed contributors Jrue Holiday , Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford .
Detroit has won two straight after a season-opening loss at Chicago.
Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said before the game that NBA players and coaches have to be mindful of conversations they have with people outside their organizations that may have gambling implications.
The NBA’s gambling scandal has been a hot topic in Detroit, where Chauncey Billups helped the Pistons win the 2004 title as NBA Finals MVP and had the most successful stint of his Basketball Hall of Fame career.