{"id":412679,"date":"2023-02-16T00:19:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T05:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=412679"},"modified":"2023-02-16T00:22:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T05:22:09","slug":"tatum-led-celtics-defeat-pistons-in-final-game-before-all-star-break","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/tatum-led-celtics-defeat-pistons-in-final-game-before-all-star-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Tatum-led Celtics defeat Pistons in final game before All-Star break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-75 p Component-p-0-2-66\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/boston-celtics\/\">Boston Celtics<\/a> welcomed a few key players back to the lineup on Wednesday night and scored a comfortable 127-109 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/detroit-pistons\/\">Detroit Pistons<\/a> in their last game before the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another one \u2618\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GZhlpMRI7G\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/GZhlpMRI7G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/1626049774456647680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-75 p Component-p-0-2-66\">Jayson Tatum scored 38 points, including 24 in the third quarter to help the Eastern Conference-leading Celtics (42-17) enter the break with five wins in their last six games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another masterpiece from the man himself \ud83c\udfa8<\/p>\n<p>JT is tonight&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gatorade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Gatorade<\/a> Player of the Game <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/10WBpWkwNn\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/10WBpWkwNn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/1626052160419921926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll things considered, everything that we\u2019ve went through this season as a team with coaching changes and guys getting injured, missing games and being in and out of the lineup. &#8230; Overall, it\u2019s been a hell of a start,\u201d Tatum said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-75 p Component-p-0-2-66\">Malcolm Brogdon had 25 points off the bench, and Al Horford contributed 11 points and seven rebounds for Boston. Derrick White finished with 11 points and six assists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-75 p Component-p-0-2-66\">Reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart scored nine points and added seven rebounds, six assists and six steals in his first game back after missing nine with a sprained right ankle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-75 p Component-p-0-2-66\">\u201cWe missed a lot,\u201d Celtics interim coach Joe Mazzulla said of Smart\u2019s absence. \u201cWe missed his joy. He brought a level of joy into the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-75 p Component-p-0-2-66\">The Celtics have a one-game lead over second-place Milwaukee, which has won 11 straight and plays its final game before All-Star Weekend on Thursday at Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pistons with 28 points and five rebounds. Isaiah Stewart added 14 points. 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