The Celtics have been hot and the Detroit Pistons have not, so it was no surprise tonight that Boston never trailed in winning the opener of a three-game road trip, 102-93.
The Celtics front-line rotation players held the Pistons to under 30% shooting, while the offense was led by Jayson Tatum’s 24 points (without needing to play in the fourth quarter). Robert Williams had 5 blocks to key the team defensive effort. A last-ditch run by Detroit against the Boston bench made the final score closer than the game actually was.