BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 27 factors, and the Boston Celtics used a giant second half to publish their twentieth victory and roll previous the Detroit Pistons 123-99 on Thursday night time.
Pritchard completed with seven 3-pointers to proceed to construct his early case for Sixth Man of the Yr honors. Derrick White added 23 factors and likewise had seven 3s assist the Celtics win for the fourth time in 5 video games. Pritchard made his five hundredth profession 3-pointer, turning into the tenth Celtic to achieve that mark.
Boston linked on 20 3s for the night time and led by as many as 32 factors within the fourth quarter. Six Celtics reached double figures.
Cade Cunningham had 18 factors, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Pistons.
Boston performed with out All-Star Jayson Tatum, who rested with a sore proper knee. Sam Hauser additionally sat out with a strained belly muscle. Coach Joe Mazzulla mentioned Tatum’s knee subject isn’t severe.
Takeaways
Pistons: Coach J.B. Bickerstaff hoped his staff would carry over the momentum from its earlier win over the Knicks. Consistency stays elusive for a younger staff that has solely posted back-to-back victories twice this season.
Celtics: After a sluggish begin, Boston settled in through the second half and had a comparatively straightforward outing. With Tatum resting, the offense was balanced, a optimistic signal for a staff coming off its longest break between video games this season.
Key second
Boston outscored Detroit 34-24 within the third quarter to extend a 15-point halftime result in 93-68 coming into the fourth.
Key stat
The Pistons went 2 of 19 from the 3-point line within the first half and seven of 37 for the sport.
Up subsequent
The Pistons host the Miami Warmth on Monday. The Celtics go to the Washington Wizards on Sunday.
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