The Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 122-120 on Jan 3, 2021 at Little Caesars Arena.
Final · Little Caesars Arena
Top performers
- Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 31 points, 1 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Jerami Grant led the Pistons with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 35 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13-16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 37 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Marcus Smart | 34 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 1 |
| Daniel Theis | 25 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5 |
| Tristan Thompson | 27 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Robert Williams III | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Jeff Teague | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 219 | 111 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 45-80 | 12-27 | 9-13 | 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 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 24 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 4 |
| Blake Griffin | 29 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Sekou Doumbouya | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jahlil Okafor | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Saddiq Bey | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Killian Hayes | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Delon Wright | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 226 | 107 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 36-76 | 14-32 | 21-24 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous Jan 1, 2021: BOS 93, DET 96 · Next Jan 4, 2021: BOS 126, TOR 114
- Pistons · 2020-21 season · Previous Jan 1, 2021: BOS 93, DET 96 · Next Jan 4, 2021: DET 115, MIL 125