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Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons — 2026-10-20 NBA Game Analysis

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Boston Celtics 113, Detroit Pistons 121. Final.

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FinalLittle Caesars Arena
Boston CelticsBOS113
Detroit PistonsDET121
  1. 1st 11:092DETJohn Collins makes two point shot0–2
  2. 1st 10:362DETJalen Duren makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)0–4
  3. 1st 10:192BOSJayson Tatum makes layup (Mitchell Robinson assists)2–4
  4. 1st 10:191BOSJayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 13–4
  5. 1st 9:413BOSPaul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Walsh assists)6–4
  6. 1st 9:253DETDuncan Robinson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)6–7
  7. 1st 8:282BOSPaul George makes running layup (Jayson Tatum assists)8–7
  8. 1st 8:111DETAusar Thompson makes free throw 1 of 28–8
  9. 1st 8:111DETAusar Thompson makes free throw 2 of 28–9
  10. 1st 7:583BOSDerrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)11–9
  11. 1st 7:242DETJohn Collins makes running layup (Ausar Thompson assists)11–11
  12. 1st 6:482DETPaul Reed makes 4-foot reverse layup (Cade Cunningham assists)11–13
  13. 1st 6:152BOSDerrick White makes driving layup13–13
  14. 1st 5:562DETAusar Thompson makes 4-foot dunk13–15
  15. 1st 5:122BOSJayson Tatum makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Sam Hauser assists)15–15
  16. 1st 4:592DETCade Cunningham makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot15–17
  17. 1st 4:433BOSSam Hauser makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)18–17
  18. 1st 3:402DETCade Cunningham makes 3-foot running dunk18–19
  19. 1st 3:052DETCade Cunningham makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot18–21
  20. 1st 2:253BOSPayton Pritchard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Neemias Queta assists)21–21
  21. 1st 2:083DETKevin Huerter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)21–24
  22. 1st 1:571BOSPayton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 222–24
  23. 1st 1:571BOSPayton Pritchard makes free throw 2 of 223–24
  24. 1st 1:371DETJalen Duren makes free throw 2 of 223–25
  25. 1st 1:171BOSPayton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 224–25
  26. 1st 47.62BOSNeemias Queta makes running layup (Jayson Tatum assists)26–25
  27. 1st 14.02DETJalen Duren makes 4-foot dunk (Ronald Holland II assists)26–27
  28. 1st 0.32BOSJayson Tatum makes 8-foot pullup jump shot28–27
  29. 2nd 11:383BOSBaylor Scheierman makes 25-foot running jump shot (Derrick White assists)31–27
  30. 2nd 11:153DETIsaiah Joe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Daniss Jenkins assists)31–30
  31. 2nd 11:052BOSMitchell Robinson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Derrick White assists)33–30
  32. 2nd 10:202DETAusar Thompson makes 4-foot reverse layup (Daniss Jenkins assists)33–32
  33. 2nd 9:292DETJalen Duren makes 2-foot dunk33–34
  34. 2nd 9:051BOSPayton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 234–34
  35. 2nd 9:051BOSPayton Pritchard makes free throw 2 of 235–34
  36. 2nd 8:511DETJalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 235–35
  37. 2nd 8:511DETJalen Duren makes free throw 2 of 235–36
  38. 2nd 8:143DETDaniss Jenkins makes 26-foot three pointer (Ausar Thompson assists)35–39
  39. 2nd 7:542BOSLuka Garza makes two point shot37–39
  40. 2nd 7:242BOSPaul George makes 19-foot pullup jump shot39–39
  41. 2nd 5:271BOSPaul George makes free throw 1 of 240–39
  42. 2nd 5:271BOSPaul George makes free throw 2 of 241–39
  43. 2nd 4:542BOSJayson Tatum makes driving layup43–39
  44. 2nd 4:272BOSSam Hauser makes tip shot45–39
  45. 2nd 3:272BOSJayson Tatum makes 11-foot two point shot47–39
  46. 2nd 2:503BOSSam Hauser makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)50–39
  47. 2nd 2:142DETJalen Duren makes running layup (Cade Cunningham assists)50–41
  48. 2nd 2:023BOSPaul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)53–41
  49. 2nd 1:502DETJalen Duren makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)53–43
  50. 2nd 1:403BOSPaul George makes 25-foot three pointer56–43
  51. 2nd 1:111BOSPaul George makes free throw 1 of 257–43
  52. 2nd 1:111BOSPaul George makes free throw 2 of 258–43
  53. 2nd 35.51DETCade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 258–44
  54. 2nd 35.51DETCade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 258–45
  55. 3rd 11:082DETJohn Collins makes layup (Cade Cunningham assists)58–47
  56. 3rd 10:492BOSPaul George makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)60–47
  57. 3rd 10:123BOSDerrick White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)63–47
  58. 3rd 9:482DETJalen Duren makes layup (John Collins assists)63–49
  59. 3rd 9:481DETJalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 163–50
  60. 3rd 9:243BOSPaul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)66–50
  61. 3rd 8:573BOSPaul George makes 26-foot three pointer (Derrick White assists)69–50
  62. 3rd 8:323BOSPaul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)72–50
  63. 3rd 7:592DETJalen Duren makes two point shot72–52
  64. 3rd 7:591DETJalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 172–53
  65. 3rd 7:422BOSDerrick White makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Neemias Queta assists)74–53
  66. 3rd 7:043DETCade Cunningham makes 26-foot three pointer74–56
  67. 3rd 6:403DETDuncan Robinson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)74–59
  68. 3rd 6:302BOSPaul George makes driving layup (Derrick White assists)76–59
  69. 3rd 6:301BOSPaul George makes free throw 1 of 177–59
  70. 3rd 6:212DETCade Cunningham makes driving layup (Kevin Huerter assists)77–61
  71. 3rd 6:211DETCade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 177–62
  72. 3rd 5:462DETPaul Reed makes 3-foot two point shot77–64
  73. 3rd 5:331BOSNeemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 278–64
  74. 3rd 5:091DETJavonte Green makes free throw 1 of 278–65
  75. 3rd 5:091DETJavonte Green makes free throw 2 of 278–66
  76. 3rd 4:403DETJavonte Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Reed assists)78–69
  77. 3rd 4:203BOSSam Hauser makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)81–69
  78. 3rd 4:013DETJavonte Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Reed assists)81–72
  79. 3rd 3:063DETJavonte Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)81–75
  80. 3rd 2:321DETIsaiah Joe makes free throw 1 of 381–76
  81. 3rd 2:321DETIsaiah Joe makes free throw 2 of 381–77
  82. 3rd 2:211BOSPayton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 282–77
  83. 3rd 2:211BOSPayton Pritchard makes free throw 2 of 283–77
  84. 3rd 2:121DETPaul Reed makes free throw 1 of 283–78
  85. 3rd 2:121DETPaul Reed makes free throw 2 of 283–79
  86. 3rd 1:472BOSPayton Pritchard makes 15-foot two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)85–79
  87. 3rd 53.83DETIsaiah Joe makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Huerter assists)85–82
  88. 3rd 1.23BOSBaylor Scheierman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)88–82
  89. 4th 11:482BOSPaul George makes 4-foot layup (Derrick White assists)90–82
  90. 4th 11:332DETCade Cunningham makes 15-foot step back jumpshot90–84
  91. 4th 11:152BOSPayton Pritchard makes driving layup92–84
  92. 4th 10:182BOSMitchell Robinson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Derrick White assists)94–84
  93. 4th 9:492BOSBaylor Scheierman makes two point shot96–84
  94. 4th 9:362DETAusar Thompson makes driving layup96–86
  95. 4th 9:361DETAusar Thompson makes free throw 1 of 196–87
  96. 4th 8:361DETDuncan Robinson makes free throw 2 of 396–88
  97. 4th 8:361DETDuncan Robinson makes free throw 3 of 396–89
  98. 4th 8:193BOSDerrick White makes 28-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)99–89
  99. 4th 8:003DETDuncan Robinson makes 25-foot three pointer (Ausar Thompson assists)99–92
  100. 4th 7:343DETDuncan Robinson makes 26-foot three pointer (Cade Cunningham assists)99–95
  101. 4th 7:071DETDuncan Robinson makes free throw 1 of 399–96
  102. 4th 7:071DETDuncan Robinson makes free throw 2 of 399–97
  103. 4th 7:071DETDuncan Robinson makes free throw 3 of 399–98
  104. 4th 6:413DETJavonte Green makes 23-foot running jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists)99–101
  105. 4th 5:502DETJalen Duren makes running layup (Ausar Thompson assists)99–103
  106. 4th 5:501DETJalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 199–104
  107. 4th 5:133DETDuncan Robinson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Daniss Jenkins assists)99–107
  108. 4th 4:272DETCade Cunningham makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Duncan Robinson assists)99–109
  109. 4th 3:333DETJavonte Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ausar Thompson assists)99–112
  110. 4th 3:182BOSDerrick White makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Paul George assists)101–112
  111. 4th 2:312BOSJayson Tatum makes 17-foot two point shot (Paul George assists)103–112
  112. 4th 2:162DETCade Cunningham makes driving layup103–114
  113. 4th 2:021BOSPaul George makes free throw 1 of 2104–114
  114. 4th 2:021BOSPaul George makes free throw 2 of 2105–114
  115. 4th 1:262BOSDerrick White makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot107–114
  116. 4th 1:063BOSPaul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)110–114
  117. 4th 41.02DETAusar Thompson makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists)110–116
  118. 4th 18.21DETDuncan Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2110–117
  119. 4th 7.53BOSPayton Pritchard makes 25-foot three point jumper113–117
  120. 4th 6.71DETJavonte Green makes free throw 1 of 2113–118
  121. 4th 6.71DETJavonte Green makes free throw 2 of 2113–119
  122. 4th 0.61DETCade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2113–120
  123. 4th 0.61DETCade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2113–121

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Game recap

Regular season. Final. Quarters: Boston Celtics 28, 30, 30, 25; Detroit Pistons 27, 18, 37, 39.

Paul George 38 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists. Payton Pritchard 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists. Derrick White 17 points, 1 rebounds, 8 assists

Jalen Duren 22 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists. Cade Cunningham 22 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists. Duncan Robinson 21 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons — NBA Game Analysis

Detroit Pistons defeated Boston Celtics 121–113, a 8-point margin. Boston Celtics shot 40% from three-point range, compared with 38% from three-point range for Detroit Pistons. Detroit Pistons led the rebounding count, 49 to 39. Boston Celtics committed fewer turnovers, 14 to 17. Detroit Pistons led in points in the paint, 44 to 34.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatBoston CelticsDetroit Pistons
FG40-8839-86
Field Goal %4545
3PT17-4215-40
Three Point %4038
FT16-2128-32
Free Throw %7688
Rebounds3949
Offensive Rebounds1214
Defensive Rebounds2735
Assists2827
Steals107
Blocks55
Turnovers1417
Total Turnovers1417
Fast Break Points1117
Points in Paint3444

Leaders

  • PointsJalen Duren · DET · 22
  • AssistsCade Cunningham · DET · 8
  • ReboundsAusar Thompson · DET · 11
  • PointsPaul George · BOS · 38
  • AssistsJayson Tatum · BOS · 11
  • ReboundsJordan Walsh · BOS · 6

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