Jaylen Brown scores 33 points, NBA-leading Celtics beat Pistons 129-102 for 8th straight win
DETROIT (AP) Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics won their eighth straight game, beating the short-handed Detroit Pistons 129-102 on Friday night.
“It's an honor to coach Jaylen when is playing like this,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “He's processing every possession on both ends of the floor and he's getting the shots he wants, both for himself and his teammates. He's playing very well-rounded basketball and it has been fun to watch.”
Boston improved to 56-15 - an .800 winning percentage. Detroit is tied with Washington at the bottom of the league at 12-58 - 44 games behind the Celtics.
Peyton Pritchard added 20 points, and Derrick White had 19 points and 11 assists. Jayson Tatum sat out against Detroit to rest an ankle for the second time in five days, also missing a 119-94 home victory Monday night.
Brown was 13 of 19 from the floor, including 10 of 11 on 2-point shots.
“I just wanted to be aggressive, because we had some guys out,” he said. ”When (Tatum) isn't out there, I know I have to play a little bit faster."
The Celtics were starting a season-long six-game road trip.
“It's the same challenge you have on any trip - continuing to play at a high level and keep the main things as the main things,” Mazzulla said.
James Wiseman had a season-high 24 points for Detroit, and Jaden Ivey had 16. The Pistons have dropped nine straight against Boston.
“The stats and stuff really don't matter to me, because I want to win,” said Wiseman, who started for the first time this season. “We've had a lot of peaks and valleys this season, but there are still things we can get better at down the stretch.”
The Pistons were missing their top five post players in Jalen Duren (back), Stanley Umude (ankle), Simone Fontecchio (toe), Isaiah Stewart (hamstring) and Ausar Thompson (illness). That left them with a starting backcourt of Tosan Evboumwan, Troy Brown Jr. and Wiseman.
“I can't ever use (talent level) as an excuse," Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “We showed in the first quarter and a little in the third that we could compete. We just had two tough quarters - 19 in the second and 19 in the fourth.”
Tied at 43 in the second period, Boston took over in a stretch that included parts of the second and third quarters. The Celtics had a 47-21 run to take a 90-64 lead with 6:10 left in the third.
Brown finished with 17 points in the third to help Boston take a 104-83 lead. Mazzulla emptied the bench in the fourth.
UP NEXT
Celtics: At Chicago on Saturday night.
Pistons: Host New Orleans on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kristaps Porzingis vs. James Wiseman (Jaden Ivey gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:36 |  | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Tosan Evbuomwan turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 11:06 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:03 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:32 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Xavier Tillman offensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Cade Cunningham shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 10:29 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 10:29 | | Derrick White misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:25 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point pullup jump shot | 4-2 |
| 9:57 | | Payton Pritchard shooting foul (James Wiseman draws the foul) | ||
| 9:57 | | +1 | James Wiseman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-3 |
| 9:57 | | +1 | James Wiseman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 9:40 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-4 |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 6-6 |
| 9:18 | | Payton Pritchard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:15 | | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point putback layup | 6-8 |
| 8:48 | | Jaden Ivey shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 8:48 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 8:26 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 8-10 |
| 8:10 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving layup | 10-10 |
| 7:54 | | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Tosan Evbuomwan draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | Tosan Evbuomwan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:54 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +1 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-11 |
| 7:33 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 12-11 |
| 7:15 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (James Wiseman assists) | 12-13 |
| 6:56 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (Cade Cunningham steals) | ||
| 6:51 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point running finger roll layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 12-15 |
| 6:40 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:40 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:24 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:23 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks James Wiseman's two point putback layup | ||
| 6:20 | | Xavier Tillman defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point layup | 14-15 |
| 6:03 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point pullup jump shot (Tosan Evbuomwan assists) | 14-17 |
| 5:49 | | Cade Cunningham personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point cutting layup (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 16-17 |
| 5:28 | | Xavier Tillman shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 5:28 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-18 |
| 5:28 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-19 |
| 5:10 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point running layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 16-21 |
| 4:50 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 19-21 |
| 4:42 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:42 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Sam Hauser makes two point cutting layup (Payton Pritchard assists) | 21-21 |
| 4:18 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:17 | | Cade Cunningham offensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Cade Cunningham's two point putback layup | ||
| 4:15 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point floating jump shot | 21-23 |
| 4:13 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:54 | | Jared Rhoden personal foul (Payton Pritchard draws the foul) | ||
| 3:50 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point layup (Payton Pritchard assists) | 23-23 |
| 3:37 | | Jared Rhoden turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running finger roll layup | 25-23 |
| 3:11 | | Tosan Evbuomwan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Tosan Evbuomwan offensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | +2 | Jared Rhoden makes two point jump shot (Chimezie Metu assists) | 25-25 |
| 2:44 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Chimezie Metu personal foul (Loose ball) (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 2:42 | | Luke Kornet misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:42 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-25 |
| 2:23 | | Evan Fournier misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point driving layup | 28-25 |
| 1:47 | | Evan Fournier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Sam Hauser misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:40 | | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | +3 | Marcus Sasser makes three point stepback jump shot | 28-28 |
| 1:12 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:12 | | Evan Fournier defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Luke Kornet personal foul (Troy Brown Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:00 | | +3 | Troy Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 28-31 |
| 0:50 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | +3 | Troy Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 28-34 |
| 0:29 | | Chimezie Metu shooting foul (Oshae Brissett draws the foul) | ||
| 0:29 | | +1 | Oshae Brissett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-34 |
| 0:29 | | Oshae Brissett misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:26 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point pullup jump shot (Oshae Brissett assists) | 32-34 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Jared Rhoden defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 35-34 |
| 10:58 | | +3 | Jared Rhoden makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 35-37 |
| 10:44 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Luke Kornet assists) | 38-37 |
| 10:26 | | +2 | Troy Brown Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (James Wiseman assists) | 38-39 |
| 10:08 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point stepback jump shot | 40-39 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-41 |
| 9:41 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point stepback jump shot (Luke Kornet assists) | 43-41 |
| 9:17 | | Jared Rhoden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Derrick White misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Svi Mykhailiuk defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Evan Fournier blocks Sam Hauser's two point running layup | ||
| 8:38 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point running jump shot (Evan Fournier assists) | 43-43 |
| 8:14 | | Marcus Sasser shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-43 |
| 8:14 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-43 |
| 8:03 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 45-45 |
| 8:03 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 8:03 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 45-46 |
| 7:47 | | Derrick White misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 7:46 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hauser steals) | ||
| 7:26 | | Jump ball. Kristaps Porzingis vs. Marcus Sasser (Sam Hauser gains possession) | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point driving layup (Sam Hauser assists) | 47-46 |
| 7:26 | | James Wiseman defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:26 | | Troy Brown Jr. shooting foul (Svi Mykhailiuk draws the foul) | ||
| 7:26 | | +1 | Svi Mykhailiuk makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 48-46 |
| 7:14 | | Oshae Brissett blocks Jaden Ivey's three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating jump shot | 50-46 |
| 6:38 | | Jaden Ivey shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:38 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 51-46 |
| 6:18 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Oshae Brissett defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists) | 53-46 |
| 5:13 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:05 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Jaden Ivey offensive foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:35 | | Payton Pritchard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:19 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 55-46 |
| 3:51 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Evan Fournier shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:43 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:41 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 3:18 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:17 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 |