The Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 96-93 on Jan 1, 2021 at Little Caesars Arena.
Final · Little Caesars Arena
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Jerami Grant led the Pistons with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 37 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11-24 | 3-11 | 3-5 | 1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 38 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12-21 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Marcus Smart | 38 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5-14 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 3 |
| Jeff Teague | 20 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Grant Williams | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Tristan Thompson | 26 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Daniel Theis | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Robert Williams III | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 229 | 93 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 39-81 | 8-31 | 7-14 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Detroit Pistons box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerami Grant | 37 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-24 | 2-9 | 4-5 | 2 |
| Derrick Rose | 24 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-12 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Saddiq Bey | 30 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 30 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Delon Wright | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Killian Hayes | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Sekou Doumbouya | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 213 | 85 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 31-76 | 10-31 | 13-20 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 30, 2020: MEM 107, BOS 126 · Next Jan 3, 2021: BOS 122, DET 120
- Pistons · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 29, 2020: GS 116, DET 106 · Next Jan 3, 2021: BOS 122, DET 120