Pistons 86-83 Celtics (29 Jan, 2003) Play-by-Play - ESPN

Boston Celtics

26-19, 10-11 away

83

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	22	16	19	26	83
DET	25	19	23	19	86

Detroit Pistons

29-15, 16-5 home

86

TIME	PLAY		BOS	DET
12:00		Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0

Regular Season Series

DET leads 1-0

Celtics
83
Pistons
86

Pistons
118
Celtics
66

Celtics
81
Pistons
71

Pistons
92
Celtics
99

The Palace of Auburn Hills

The Palace of Auburn Hills

12:30 AM, 29 January 2003

Auburn Hills, MI

Attendance: 17,371

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Bill Kennedy
Monty McCutchen

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	31	13	.705	-	W2
New York	29	16	.644	2.5	W2
Philadelphia	15	27	.357	15	L7
Brooklyn	14	31	.311	17.5	L5
Toronto	11	32	.256	19.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	36	7	.837	-	L1
Milwaukee	24	17	.585	11	W4
Indiana	24	19	.558	12	W2
Detroit	23	21	.523	13.5	W2
Chicago	19	25	.432	17.5	W1

Oklahoma City hosts Dallas after Gilgeous-Alexander's 54-point game

Oklahoma City hosts Dallas after Gilgeous-Alexander's 54-point game

Dallas Mavericks (23-21, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (36-7, first in the Western Conference)

Golden State plays Chicago in non-conference action

Golden State plays Chicago in non-conference action

Chicago Bulls (19-25, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (21-22, 11th in the Western Conference)

Bucks face the Heat on 4-game win streak

Bucks face the Heat on 4-game win streak

Miami Heat (21-21, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (24-17, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

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