Follow usJaylen Brown notched 33 points and the league-leading Boston Celtics triumph in their 8th consecutive match, defeating the short-handed Detroit Pistons 129-102 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI.
Made it 8 in a row ✅ pic.twitter.com/XvzR31FbSo
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 23, 2024
The Celtics improved to 56-15 — a .800 winning %. Pistons are tied with the Wizards at the bottom of NBA at 12-58 — 44 matches behind Boston.
Peyton Pritchard scored 20 points and Derrick White added 19 points and 11 assists. Jayson Tatum missed the match to rest an ankle for 2nd time in 5 days, also missing a 119-94 win at the beginning of the week.
Had the hot hand straight out the gates ?
JB is tonight's @Gatorade Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/gClZWSAQxR
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 23, 2024
James Wiseman had a campaign-high 24 points for the Pistons, and Jaden Ivey added 16. Detroit has lost 9 consecutive matches vs. Celtics.
Detroit couldn’t count on Duren, Umude, Fontecchio, Stewart, and Thompson, as even before the beginning of the game, it became clear that the Pistons would need a miracle to beat Boston, and that didn’t happen.
Boston will face the Bulls in Chicago tomorrow, while Detroit will welcome the Pelicans at the end of the weekend.
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