The game between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons will take place at TD Garden on Wednesday, February 15 at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Boston Celtics will welcome the Detroit Pistons to TD Garden for an NBA game on Wednesday. The Celtics lost 131-125 in their last game over the Bucks. Antetokounmpo added 36 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists as the Bucks (40-17) moved within a half-game of the Celtics (41-17) in the Eastern Conference standings.
Boston was playing without both its All-Stars – Jayson Tatum (non-COVID illness) and Jaylen Brown (facial fracture) – as well as Marcus Smart (sprained right ankle) and Al Horford (swelling in right knee). The Celtics still nearly earned their fifth straight win.
“We expected to win that game,” said Malcolm Brogdon, who scored 26 points. “We went into that game like we were going to win, like we were supposed to win. And we believe we are the best team on the floor every single night.” Boston’s Sam Hauser, a Wisconsin native who had 40 friends and family members in the stands, made a game-tying 3-pointer with three seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Boston’s Derrick White then scored the first five points of overtime.
The Detroit Pistons on the other hand lost 119-118 against the Raptors in their last game. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 33 points, Alec Burks had 21, and Hamidou Diallo and Jaden Ivey each had 18 for the Pistons. Detroit failed once again to win consecutive games for the second time this season. Detroit beat San Antonio in double overtime Friday in a matchup of two of the NBA’s worst teams.
The Pistons haven’t won back-to-back games since victories at Denver and Utah on Nov. 22 and 23, following all 10 wins since with defeats. Ivey’s 3-pointer with 10.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter cut it to 116-113 before VanVleet answered with a pair of free throws. Bogdanovic hit two free throws, but Achiuwa made one of two at the line to put Toronto up by four points with 4.4 seconds left. Ivey’s 3 at the buzzer wasn’t enough for Detroit.
Pistons center Jalen Duren injured his right ankle in the second quarter, but returned to start the second half. The rookie teenager scored a career-high 30 points Friday. The 19-year-old Duren finished with six points in 21 minutes. “He turned it pretty good,” Casey said. “Just trying to go up and down the floor and when they were attacking the rim, he just couldn’t pivot and move. Hopefully it’s not something that’s long lasting.”
Boston Celtics: Grant Williams, Mike Muscala, Blake Griffin, Derrick White, Sam Hauser
Detroit Pistons: Bojan Bogdanović, Isaiah Stewart, Jalen Duren, Jaden Ivey, Killian Hayes
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Danilo Gallinari
Detroit Pistons: Marvin Bagley III, Nerlens Noel, Cade Cunningham
The game between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons will take place at TD Garden on Wednesday, February 15 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons will be telecast live on Bally Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Detroit, NBC Sports Boston.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Detroit, NBC Sports Boston. | February 15 (7:30 PM ET) |
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