If you thought the Celtics would have an easy time going against a winless Pistons team without their best player (Blake Griffin/concussion), you were wrong. Dead wrong.
The Celtics played sluggish and sloppy for most of the first half and dug themselves a 21-point hole. Predictably, Boston tightened up the defense in the 3rd quarter and rode Jaylen Brown (25 points) and Jayson Tatum (28 points) to a 5-point lead with 4 minutes remaining. Ball game, right? There’s no way this Pistons team could hang with Boston’s double-barrel closers, right?
Wrong. I encourage you to review the highlights, but be warned you’ll probably need a tetanus shot by the end.