Boston Celtics 97, Detroit Pistons 117 — Recap

February 26, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 97, Detroit Pistons 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 20-29 DET; Q2 BOS 35-26 DET; Q3 BOS 24-35 DET; Q4 BOS 18-27 DET.

Top performers (box score): Jayson Tatum (BOS) 27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Derrick White (BOS) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Payton Pritchard (BOS) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-10 shooting; Tobias Harris (DET) 16 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jayson Tatum

27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 10-19 FG

Scoring · DET

Cade Cunningham

21 PTS, 4 REB, 11 AST, 1 3PM · 9-21 FG

Scoring · BOS

Payton Pritchard

18 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 6-10 FG

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	20	35	24	18		97
DET	29	26	35	27		117

🧮 How They Scored

BOSDET

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.2%Effective FG%54.7%

15.7%Turnover %12.8%

17.1%Offensive rebound %32.4%

0.190Free-throw rate0.230

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	33	27	6	3	—	—	4	10-19	4-9	3-4	-11
Derrick White G	31	18	3	3	—	—	2	6-12	5-10	1-2	-11
Payton Pritchard G	31	18	3	4	1	—	1	6-10	5-8	1-1	-5
Jrue Holiday G	31	4	2	6	—	—	3	2-10	0-5	—	-11
Al Horford C-F	30	9	10	2	2	1	—	3-10	3-9	—	-14
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	26	11	2	1	3	—	2	4-11	2-3	1-3	-24
Jordan Walsh G	15	—	2	—	—	—	—	0-3	0-1	—	-7
Sam Hauser F	12	3	1	1	—	—	1	1-1	1-1	—	-7
Neemias Queta C	11	—	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	-2
JD Davison G	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	3-3	-2
Baylor Scheierman G	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	1-2	-2
Xavier Tillman F	5	—	2	—	1	—	2	0-1	0-1	—	-2

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	34	21	4	11	—	—	4	9-21	1-4	2-2	+12
Tobias Harris F	34	16	9	2	1	2	1	6-10	2-4	2-2	+13
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	29	9	4	2	1	—	—	3-8	1-4	2-2	-1
Ausar Thompson G-F	27	7	6	2	5	—	3	3-6	—	1-2	+15
Jalen Duren C	26	13	11	2	1	—	1	6-7	—	1-2	—
Marcus Sasser G	21	8	1	3	—	—	—	3-8	2-6	0-2	+19
Isaiah Stewart F-C	20	4	5	1	—	2	—	1-2	—	2-4	+19
Ronald Holland II F	19	8	3	3	3	—	2	4-8	0-3	—	+8
Lindy Waters III F	3	3	—	—	1	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	+1
Paul Reed F	3	2	3	1	—	—	1	1-3	—	0-1	+1
Bobi Klintman F	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+1
Daniss Jenkins G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Bench	33	27	65.0	33.8	-13.0	14.6
Derrick White	Bench	31	18	69.9	22.1	-13.6	9.3
Payton Pritchard	Bench	31	18	86.2	16.2	-6.1	14.7
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	26	11	44.6	23.7	-43.4	1.0
Al Horford	Bench	30	9	45.0	15.2	-19.0	12.0
Jrue Holiday	Bench	31	4	20.0	19.1	-13.6	-0.7
Sam Hauser	Bench	12	3	150.0	7.7	-29.2	5.7
JD Davison	Bench	5	3	64.7	18.2	-22.2	22.2
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	5	1	26.6	18.2	-22.2	-11.1
Xavier Tillman	Bench	5	—	0.0	27.3	-22.2	-5.6
Neemias Queta	Bench	11	—	0.0	4.3	-2.6	1.7
Jordan Walsh	Bench	15	—	0.0	9.1	-19.8	-7.1

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cade Cunningham	Bench	34	21	48.0	31.0	+13.7	11.4
Tobias Harris	Bench	34	16	73.5	15.4	+18.8	14.3
Jalen Duren	Bench	26	13	82.5	14.5	-2.0	15.7
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	29	9	50.7	13.4	+0.1	8.2
Marcus Sasser	Bench	21	8	45.0	17.6	+46.1	4.9
Ronald Holland II	Bench	19	8	50.0	22.2	+21.6	14.2
Ausar Thompson	Bench	27	7	50.9	15.9	+27.3	10.1
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	20	4	53.2	8.7	+48.7	7.5
Lindy Waters III	Bench	3	3	150.0	14.3	+33.3	150.0
Paul Reed	Bench	3	2	29.1	57.1	+33.3	50.0
Dennis Schroder	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bobi Klintman	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	+33.3	0.0
Daniss Jenkins	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	-25.0