Detroit Pistons 122, Boston Celtics 128 — Recap

December 28, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 122, Boston Celtics 128 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 30-27 BOS; Q2 DET 36-20 BOS; Q3 DET 16-35 BOS; Q4 DET 26-26 BOS; OT1 DET 14-20 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 35 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 13-of-21 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 31 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-31 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 31 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Derrick White (BOS) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Jaden Ivey (DET) 22 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Kristaps Porzingis

35 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 13-21 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

31 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 2 3PM · 11-31 FG

Scoring · DET

Cade Cunningham

31 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 12-22 FG

Season highs

Kristaps Porzingis · Season-high 35 pointsJayson Tatum · Season-high 10 assistsJaden Ivey · Season-high 10 rebounds

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	OT		T
DET	30	36	16	26	14		122
BOS	27	20	35	26	20		128

🧮 How They Scored

DETBOS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

64.4%Effective FG%54.0%

16.6%Turnover %9.8%

30.4%Offensive rebound %33.3%

0.365Free-throw rate0.253

Box Score

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	43	31	6	9	3	2	6	12-22	4-6	3-4	+4
Jalen Duren C	40	15	14	2	—	—	—	5-6	—	5-6	-6
Jaden Ivey G	33	22	10	4	—	1	3	8-15	3-5	3-5	+8
Isaiah Livers F	23	9	1	2	—	1	3	3-7	2-6	1-4	-13
Ausar Thompson G-F	12	2	3	2	—	—	—	1-2	0-1	—	-1

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jrue Holiday G	44	12	9	3	1	1	3	4-9	0-2	4-5	+1
Jayson Tatum F	43	31	7	10	5	—	3	11-31	2-11	7-8	+10
Derrick White G	38	23	4	5	—	2	2	9-15	2-4	3-3	+8
Al Horford C-F	37	8	5	3	1	1	1	3-4	2-3	—	+10
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	36	35	8	1	1	—	1	13-21	3-9	6-7	+12
Payton Pritchard G	24	9	4	2	1	—	1	4-11	1-6	—	-9
Neemias Queta C	20	5	2	—	1	—	—	2-2	—	1-2	-3
Sam Hauser F	18	5	3	1	—	—	1	2-6	1-4	—	-8

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cade Cunningham	Bench	43	31	65.2	27.3	+3.2	15.2
Jaden Ivey	Bench	33	22	64.0	25.3	+15.9	11.3
Jalen Duren	Bench	40	15	86.8	8.8	-5.9	13.9
Isaiah Livers	Bench	23	9	51.4	19.7	-36.6	0.5
Ausar Thompson	Bench	12	2	50.0	7.1	+4.0	10.5
Marvin Bagley III	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Marcus Sasser	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	36	35	72.7	30.9	+17.1	22.1
Jayson Tatum	Bench	43	31	44.9	38.1	+12.6	12.9
Derrick White	Bench	38	23	70.5	21.2	+13.7	14.0
Jrue Holiday	Bench	44	12	53.6	14.0	+2.5	7.5
Payton Pritchard	Bench	24	9	40.9	20.7	-11.2	7.3
Al Horford	Bench	37	8	100.0	6.0	+15.2	8.3
Neemias Queta	Bench	20	5	86.8	6.5	-4.6	3.8
Sam Hauser	Bench	18	5	41.7	15.6	-16.9	4.5
Luke Kornet	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Svi Mykhailiuk	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0