Boston Celtics 122, Detroit Pistons 120 — Recap

January 3, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 122, Detroit Pistons 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 31-33 DET; Q2 BOS 30-24 DET; Q3 BOS 30-31 DET; Q4 BOS 31-32 DET.

Top performers (box score): Jaylen Brown (BOS) 31 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 13-of-16 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Jerami Grant (DET) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Marcus Smart (BOS) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-10 shooting; Daniel Theis (BOS) 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jaylen Brown

31 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 13-16 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

24 PTS, 8 REB, 12 AST, 4 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · DET

Jerami Grant

22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 8-16 FG

Season highs

Jayson Tatum · Season-high 12 assistsTristan Thompson · Season-high 11 reboundsMarcus Smart · Season-high 10 assistsDerrick Rose · Season-high 8 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	31	30	30	31		122
DET	33	24	31	32		120

🧮 How They Scored

BOSDET

52Points in the paint44

6Fast-break points9

14Second-chance points10

12Points off turnovers22

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

64.9%Effective FG%57.0%

15.5%Turnover %8.5%

32.4%Offensive rebound %21.6%

0.149Free-throw rate0.291

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	37	24	8	12	0	2	0	10-22	4-8	0-0	+2
Jaylen Brown G	35	31	1	3	0	0	6	13-16	5-8	0-0	+1
Marcus Smart G	34	17	3	10	0	1	2	5-10	1-5	6-6	-1
Payton Pritchard G	28	5	4	4	1	1	2	2-6	1-3	0-0	+7
Tristan Thompson C-F	27	12	11	1	0	0	1	5-10	0-0	2-4	-1
Daniel Theis F	25	15	4	1	1	0	2	7-8	1-2	0-1	-1
Semi Ojeleye F	22	11	2	0	0	0	2	4-7	3-6	0-0	-1
Robert Williams III C-F	17	5	5	2	2	1	2	2-4	0-0	1-2	+3
Jeff Teague G	16	2	3	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	+1

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jerami Grant F	34	22	6	2	1	0	2	8-16	2-6	4-4	+1
Blake Griffin F	29	13	3	4	1	0	0	4-14	3-10	2-4	-4
Mason Plumlee F-C	25	13	8	2	1	1	0	3-4	0-0	7-8	+2
Killian Hayes G	24	5	1	4	0	0	2	2-5	1-2	0-0	-3
Derrick Rose G	23	13	1	8	0	1	4	4-12	1-3	4-4	+6
Saddiq Bey F	20	6	3	2	1	0	0	2-6	2-3	0-0	-1
Delon Wright G	18	4	3	3	2	1	1	1-2	0-0	2-2	-10
Svi Mykhailiuk G	15	15	2	1	0	0	0	5-8	3-6	2-2	+5
Isaiah Stewart F-C	15	2	3	0	0	2	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	+1
Josh Jackson F	14	13	1	2	1	0	0	5-10	2-4	1-1	+6
Sekou Doumbouya F	14	8	0	0	1	1	0	3-3	2-2	0-0	-8
Jahlil Okafor C	8	6	2	1	0	1	0	3-3	0-0	0-0	-5

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaylen Brown	Bench	35	31	96.9	27.5	+1.4	14.6
Jayson Tatum	Bench	37	24	54.5	23.9	+0.9	16.8
Marcus Smart	Bench	34	17	67.2	19.0	+0.4	13.0
Daniel Theis	Bench	25	15	88.9	16.9	+0.6	8.3
Tristan Thompson	Bench	27	12	51.0	19.4	+0.5	8.2
Semi Ojeleye	Bench	22	11	78.6	18.4	+0.6	5.0
Robert Williams III	Bench	17	5	51.2	17.1	+12.6	9.1
Payton Pritchard	Bench	28	5	41.7	12.9	+8.5	2.9
Jeff Teague	Bench	16	2	25.0	10.5	+3.3	3.5

Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jerami Grant	Bench	34	22	61.9	25.0	+1.4	11.7
Svi Mykhailiuk	Bench	15	15	84.5	25.7	+5.1	24.6
Mason Plumlee	Bench	25	13	86.4	14.0	+6.5	14.7
Blake Griffin	Bench	29	13	41.2	22.5	-6.6	6.1
Josh Jackson	Bench	14	13	62.3	30.3	+20.0	14.4
Derrick Rose	Bench	23	13	47.2	32.7	+10.5	10.3
Sekou Doumbouya	Bench	14	8	133.3	9.7	-23.9	10.6
Saddiq Bey	Bench	20	6	50.0	14.3	+3.2	6.6
Jahlil Okafor	Bench	8	6	100.0	17.6	-33.3	20.7
Killian Hayes	Bench	24	5	50.0	13.5	-0.9	0.8
Delon Wright	Bench	18	4	69.4	10.3	-24.2	13.1
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	15	2	33.3	8.6	+3.2	0.0