Detroit Pistons 120, Boston Celtics 130 — Recap

December 4, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 120, Boston Celtics 130. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 24-39 BOS; Q2 DET 34-33 BOS; Q3 DET 30-31 BOS; Q4 DET 32-27 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Jaylen Brown (BOS) 28 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 27 points, 9 rebounds, 14 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Tobias Harris (DET) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 26 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Sam Hauser (BOS) 20 points, 3 rebounds, null assists, 5 threes on 7-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jaylen Brown

28 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 1 3PM · 10-21 FG

Scoring · DET

Cade Cunningham

27 PTS, 9 REB, 14 AST, 3 3PM · 11-21 FG

Scoring · DET

Tobias Harris

27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 6 3PM · 9-17 FG

Season highs

Tobias Harris · Season-high 27 pointsKristaps Porzingis · Season-high 26 pointsSam Hauser · Season-high 20 pointsCade Cunningham · Season-high 14 assistsDerrick White · Season-high 11 assistsJaylen Brown · Season-high 9 assistsSam Hauser · Season-high 5 threes

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
DET	24	34	30	32		120
BOS	39	33	31	27		130

🧮 How They Scored

DETBOS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.8%Effective FG%59.0%

19.3%Turnover %13.2%

20.0%Offensive rebound %37.8%

0.250Free-throw rate0.266

Box Score

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	34	27	9	14	—	1	6	11-21	3-9	2-2	-7
Tobias Harris F	31	27	3	2	2	1	—	9-17	6-9	3-3	—
Jalen Duren C	25	5	5	2	1	—	4	1-5	—	3-6	-4
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	25	2	3	—	—	—	1	1-2	—	—	-16
Jaden Ivey G	24	11	2	2	—	1	3	3-6	1-3	4-4	-18
Isaiah Stewart F-C	22	2	2	1	1	1	—	1-2	—	—	-6
Marcus Sasser G	19	12	2	2	3	—	1	5-7	2-3	—	+6
Ronald Holland II F	16	7	2	3	1	1	2	2-4	2-3	1-2	-6
Simone Fontecchio F	11	4	2	—	—	—	1	2-4	0-1	—	-5

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown G	39	28	6	9	3	—	4	10-21	1-6	7-11	+16
Derrick White G	38	14	4	11	2	2	—	4-15	3-11	3-4	+5
Payton Pritchard G	34	19	5	4	1	—	4	7-15	5-13	—	-1
Sam Hauser F	31	20	3	—	1	—	1	7-12	5-10	1-1	+13
Al Horford C-F	30	14	4	3	1	1	3	5-7	4-6	—	+4
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	29	26	9	2	—	2	2	8-17	3-7	7-8	+16
Luke Kornet F-C	21	9	8	1	2	2	—	4-6	—	1-1	-4
Xavier Tillman F	8	—	2	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	+3
Jordan Walsh G	7	—	1	—	—	—	1	0-1	—	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Tobias Harris	Bench	31	27	73.7	23.7	0.0	15.3
Cade Cunningham	Bench	34	27	61.7	32.9	-14.9	16.4
Marcus Sasser	Bench	19	12	85.7	18.2	+12.2	15.3
Jaden Ivey	Bench	24	11	70.9	18.3	-35.9	6.0
Ronald Holland II	Bench	16	7	71.7	18.4	-17.1	8.8
Jalen Duren	Bench	25	5	32.7	19.4	-9.9	-2.3
Simone Fontecchio	Bench	11	4	50.0	19.2	-25.5	6.3
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	25	2	50.0	5.1	-29.1	1.6
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	22	2	50.0	3.8	-17.3	3.5
Paul Reed	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	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
Jaylen Brown	Bench	39	28	54.2	28.2	+20.6	14.8
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	29	26	63.4	28.8	+23.2	14.9
Sam Hauser	Bench	31	20	80.4	16.0	+20.3	12.2
Payton Pritchard	Bench	34	19	63.3	21.8	-1.4	7.6
Al Horford	Bench	30	14	100.0	13.3	+4.1	8.3
Derrick White	Bench	38	14	41.8	18.1	+6.3	8.7
Luke Kornet	Bench	21	9	69.9	11.8	-12.2	18.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	8	—	0.0	4.3	+15.8	5.6
Neemias Queta	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	7	—	0.0	12.5	+7.1	-5.3
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0