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Tatum scores 37 points and Celtics hold to beat stubborn Pistons 124-118
DETROIT (AP) Jayson Tatum scored six of his 37 points in the final 65 seconds and the Boston Celtics held on for a 124-118 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.
The Celtics led by as many as 23 points in the first half, but trailed for much of the third quarter. Jrue Holiday tied the game with back-to-back 3-pointers, and Tatum put the Celtics up 116-114 by hitting a pair of free throws with 1:05 left.
The Pistons missed two shots on the ensuing possession and Tatum's jumper made it 118-114 with 29 seconds left.
Malik Beasley's 3-pointer pulled Detroit within one, but Derrick White hit two free throws and Boston clinched the game from the line.
Jaylen Brown had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Boston. Jaden Ivey had 26 points for Detroit while Cade Cunningham finished with 21 points and 10 assists.
Celtics: Boston started the game looking like they would break the NBA record of 29 3-pointers they tied on Tuesday against the Knicks. They had 15 in the first 18 minutes of the game, building a 64-44 lead. In the next 18 minutes, they went 4 of 14 on 3s.
Pistons: A young team could have rolled over when they were getting blown out by the defending champions, but Detroit outshot Boston 59.1% to 33.3% in a 31-point third quarter. But they couldn't create good shots down the stretch.
After cutting Detroit's lead to 110-106 with 8:16 left, the Celtics failed to score on their next six possessions until Holiday hit a 3-pointer with 3:32 to play. However, the Pistons only scored two points in the stretch.
The Pistons led 110-106 with 8:16 to play, but only scored eight more points.
The Celtics play host to the Milwaukee Bucks while the Pistons face the Heat in Miami on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Al Horford vs. Jalen Duren (Jrue Holiday gains possession) | ||
| 11:48 |  | Jrue Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point pullup jump shot | 3-0 |
| 10:57 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Jrue Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Tobias Harris turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:18 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running dunk (Jaden Ivey assists) | 3-2 |
| 9:57 | | Tobias Harris shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 9:57 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:57 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 9:43 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point bank jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point putback dunk | 4-4 |
| 9:23 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:16 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 10-4 |
| 9:00 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:45 | | Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-5 |
| 8:45 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-6 |
| 8:37 | | Cade Cunningham personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point running finger roll layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 10-8 |
| 8:16 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 13-8 |
| 7:49 | | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 7:42 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:40 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point pullup jump shot | 13-10 |
| 7:19 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point stepback jump shot | 16-10 |
| 6:57 | | Tobias Harris misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:55 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 19-10 |
| 6:32 | | Derrick White blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving dunk | ||
| 6:30 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 6:22 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-11 |
| 6:22 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-12 |
| 6:01 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point cutting dunk (Luke Kornet assists) | 21-12 |
| 5:38 | | Luke Kornet shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:38 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-13 |
| 5:38 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-14 |
| 5:27 | | Pistons technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 5:27 | | Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:27 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 21-16 |
| 4:58 | | Simone Fontecchio personal foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 4:53 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 4:42 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Payton Pritchard steals) | ||
| 4:41 | | Cade Cunningham blocks Payton Pritchard's two point running layup | ||
| 4:39 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 4:16 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 23-16 |
| 3:58 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point cutting dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 23-18 |
| 3:47 | | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot | 26-18 |
| 3:18 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 26-21 |
| 3:18 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:58 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Luke Kornet assists) | 29-21 |
| 2:42 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Xavier Tillman personal foul (Isaiah Stewart draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | +3 | Ronald Holland II makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 29-24 |
| 2:21 | | Pistons technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 2:21 | | +1 | Payton Pritchard makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 30-24 |
| 2:04 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 33-24 |
| 1:52 | | Jrue Holiday personal foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-25 |
| 1:52 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-26 |
| 1:45 | | Isaiah Stewart shooting foul (Payton Pritchard draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | +1 | Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 34-26 |
| 1:45 | | +1 | Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 35-26 |
| 1:45 | | +1 | Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 36-26 |
| 1:28 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point stepback jump shot | 36-29 |
| 1:13 | | Ronald Holland II shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 1:13 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-29 |
| 1:13 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-29 |
| 1:02 | | Malik Beasley misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Payton Pritchard shooting foul (Malik Beasley draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | +1 | Malik Beasley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-30 |
| 0:40 | | +1 | Malik Beasley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-31 |
| 0:33 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-31 |
| 0:15 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:13 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 42-31 |
| 0:00 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Malik Beasley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Xavier Tillman defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Ronald Holland II misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point driving bank jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 42-33 |
| 10:48 | | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 45-33 |
| 10:25 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 45-35 |
| 10:13 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point pullup jump shot | 48-35 |
| 10:02 | | Isaiah Stewart turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Tillman steals) | ||
| 9:48 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (lost ball) (Tobias Harris steals) | ||
| 9:42 | | Ronald Holland II misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point tip layup | 50-35 |
| 9:34 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:19 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 9:07 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 53-35 |
| 8:48 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 53-38 |
| 8:36 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point running layup | 53-40 |
| 8:30 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 8:30 | | Jaden Ivey misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:29 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Luke Kornet assists) | 56-40 |
| 7:57 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kornet steals) | ||
| 7:54 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point running layup | 58-40 |
| 7:38 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 58-42 |
| 7:14 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 |