Cunningham leads Detroit against Boston after 41-point showing

Wed, Dec 27, 2023
NBA News (AP)

Detroit Pistons (2-28, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (23-6, first in the Eastern Conference)

Boston; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Detroit faces the Boston Celtics after Cade Cunningham scored 41 points in the Pistons' 118-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

The Celtics are 19-4 in conference matchups. Boston is fifth in the Eastern Conference scoring 120.1 points while shooting 48.0% from the field.

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The Pistons are 2-19 against conference opponents. Detroit has a 2-14 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Celtics average 16.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.7 more made shots on average than the 11.5 per game the Pistons allow. The Pistons are shooting 46.5% from the field, 1.7% higher than the 44.8% the Celtics' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jayson Tatum is averaging 26.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown is averaging 24.2 points over the last 10 games for Boston.

Isaiah Stewart is shooting 47.2% and averaging 10.4 points for the Pistons. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Detroit.

LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 8-2, averaging 126.4 points, 46.8 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 7.1 steals and 7.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.7 points per game.

Pistons: 0-10, averaging 109.5 points, 38.8 rebounds, 23.4 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.2 points.

INJURIES: Celtics: Lamar Stevens: day to day (illness), Svi Mykhailiuk: day to day (heel).

Pistons: Killian Hayes: day to day (illness), Monte Morris: out (quad).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.