Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons
17-13, 9-6 Away
99
17-13, 9-6 Away
17-14, 10-5 Home
93
17-14, 10-5 Home
Shot Chart
- Reggie Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ersan Ilyasova assists)
- Andre Drummond makes 4-foot two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
- Marcus Morris makes 12-foot two point shot
- Andre Drummond misses 7-foot hook shot
- Ersan Ilyasova misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andre Drummond misses hook shot
- Marcus Morris makes 20-foot jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 7-foot Running Jumper
- Marcus Morris misses 13-foot jumper
- Reggie Jackson misses 4-foot jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 6-foot two point shot
- Andre Drummond misses layup
- Andre Drummond makes two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andre Drummond makes layup
- Stanley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Stanley Johnson misses 6-foot jump bank shot
- Ersan Ilyasova misses 7-foot jumper
- Steve Blake makes driving layup
- Stanley Johnson misses Running Jumper
- Aron Baynes makes 7-foot two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
- Marcus Morris misses 10-foot jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Stanley Johnson misses 20-foot jumper
- Marcus Morris misses 7-foot hook shot
- Anthony Tolliver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Stanley Johnson assists)
- Andre Drummond misses 7-foot hook shot
- Marcus Morris misses 10-foot jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andre Drummond makes dunk (Steve Blake assists)
- Marcus Morris makes driving layup
- Reggie Jackson misses 14-foot jumper
- Andre Drummond makes layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 19-foot jumper
- Reggie Jackson makes driving layup
- Andre Drummond makes 6-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Reggie Jackson misses 7-foot jumper
- Ersan Ilyasova misses 22-foot jumper
- Andre Drummond makes 5-foot two point shot (Ersan Ilyasova assists)
- Stanley Johnson misses 9-foot jumper
- Ersan Ilyasova makes 26-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Reggie Jackson makes driving layup
- Ersan Ilyasova misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 16-foot jumper
- Ersan Ilyasova misses layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes layup (Marcus Morris assists)
- Reggie Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Ersan Ilyasova makes layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Ersan Ilyasova misses 21-foot jumper
- Marcus Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Reggie Jackson makes driving layup
- Reggie Jackson misses 5-foot jumper
- Andre Drummond misses hook shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 14-foot jumper
- Reggie Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
- Andre Drummond misses layup
- Stanley Johnson makes jumper (Andre Drummond assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses jumper
- Stanley Johnson misses 15-foot jumper
- Stanley Johnson makes layup (Anthony Tolliver assists)
- Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Steve Blake misses 55-foot three point jumper
- Stanley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Andre Drummond misses 5-foot hook shot
- Andre Drummond misses 6-foot hook shot
- Anthony Tolliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Stanley Johnson makes layup
- Marcus Morris makes 13-foot two point shot
- Andre Drummond makes two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
- Andre Drummond misses layup
- Evan Turner blocks Marcus Morris 's 6-foot jumper
- Andre Drummond misses hook shot
- Reggie Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Morris makes 18-foot jumper
- Marcus Morris makes driving layup
- Reggie Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 19-foot Regular Jump Shot
- Marcus Morris makes driving layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Stanley Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Reggie Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Reggie Jackson misses 39-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Isaiah Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes jumper
- Isaiah Thomas makes two point shot
- Isaiah Thomas misses 13-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jared Sullinger makes layup
- Avery Bradley makes 19-foot jumper
- Jared Sullinger misses 16-foot jumper
- Jae Crowder misses 15-foot jumper
- Amir Johnson makes 8-foot two point shot (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Isaiah Thomas makes two point shot
- Avery Bradley makes 18-foot jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup
- Avery Bradley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jonas Jerebko misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Evan Turner makes 21-foot jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)
- Kelly Olynyk misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses layup
- Evan Turner makes 18-foot two point shot
- R.J. Hunter misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Tyler Zeller misses 11-foot jumper
- Kelly Olynyk misses two point shot
- Tyler Zeller makes 18-foot jumper (R.J. Hunter assists)
- Kelly Olynyk makes two point shot (R.J. Hunter assists)
- Evan Turner makes 13-foot jumper
- Kelly Olynyk misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Evan Turner misses 18-foot jumper
- Kelly Olynyk makes two point shot (Jae Crowder assists)
- Tyler Zeller misses
- Isaiah Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
- Kelly Olynyk makes layup
- Jae Crowder makes driving layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Jae Crowder misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Andre Drummond blocks Amir Johnson's jumper
- Jae Crowder makes 6-foot jumper (Jared Sullinger assists)
- Andre Drummond blocks Tyler Zeller 's 4-foot jumper
- Isaiah Thomas misses layup
- Amir Johnson makes layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Avery Bradley makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Jae Crowder misses layup
- Kelly Olynyk misses 13-foot two point shot
- Isaiah Thomas misses 9-foot jumper
- Jared Sullinger makes 6-foot two point shot (Jae Crowder assists)
- Isaiah Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Amir Johnson makes 6-foot two point shot (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Jared Sullinger misses 7-foot jumper
- Jared Sullinger misses 19-foot jumper
- Jared Sullinger makes layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Avery Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jared Sullinger makes driving layup (Avery Bradley assists)
- Jae Crowder makes driving layup
- Amir Johnson makes 6-foot two point shot
- Jared Sullinger misses layup
- Isaiah Thomas misses jumper
- Jared Sullinger makes layup
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kelly Olynyk makes 28-foot three point jumper (Evan Turner assists)
- Evan Turner misses 10-foot jumper
- Evan Turner makes driving layup
- Evan Turner misses 10-foot jumper
- Tyler Zeller makes 17-foot jumper (Evan Turner assists)
- Tyler Zeller misses 14-foot jumper
- Tyler Zeller makes 20-foot jumper (Evan Turner assists)
- Evan Turner misses 7-foot jumper
- Evan Turner makes 5-foot jumper
- Isaiah Thomas makes 9-foot jumper
- Isaiah Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
- Evan Turner misses layup
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Evan Turner misses 14-foot jumper
- Jae Crowder makes 10-foot jumper (Jared Sullinger assists)
- Jae Crowder makes 8-foot two point shot (Isaiah Thomas assists)
- Avery Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jonas Jerebko makes jumper
CELTICS
PISTONS
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Amir Johnson vs. Andre Drummond (Marcus Morris gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:48 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Avery Bradley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists) | 3 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | Reggie Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ersan Ilyasova assists) | 3 | 3 |
| 10:48 | | Isaiah Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper | 3 | 3 |
| 10:48 | | Ersan Ilyasova defensive rebound | 3 | 3 |
| 10:33 | | Andre Drummond makes 4-foot two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 3 | 5 |
| 10:33 | | Jared Sullinger defensive goaltending violation | 3 | 5 |
| 10:22 | | Avery Bradley makes jumper | 5 | 5 |
| 9:56 | | Marcus Morris makes 12-foot two point shot | 5 | 7 |
| 9:45 | | Isaiah Thomas makes two point shot | 7 | 7 |
| 9:22 | | Jared Sullinger shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | 7 | 7 |
| 9:22 | | Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 9:22 | | Pistons offensive team rebound | 7 | 7 |
| 9:22 | | Andre Drummond makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 9:11 | | Isaiah Thomas misses 13-foot jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 9:10 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 9:03 | | Andre Drummond misses 7-foot hook shot | 7 | 8 |
| 9:00 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 8:53 | | Avery Bradley misses 23-foot three point jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 8:53 | | Amir Johnson offensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 8:45 | | Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 8:45 | | Amir Johnson offensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 8:41 | | Jae Crowder personal foul (Marcus Morris draws the foul) | 9 | 8 |
| 8:29 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive Charge (Jared Sullinger draws the foul) | 9 | 8 |
| 8:29 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover | 9 | 8 |
| 8:15 | | Jared Sullinger makes layup | 11 | 8 |
| 7:58 | | Avery Bradley personal foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul) | 11 | 8 |
| 7:48 | | Ersan Ilyasova misses 26-foot three point jumper | 11 | 8 |
| 7:47 | | Jared Sullinger defensive rebound | 11 | 8 |
| 7:39 | | Avery Bradley makes 19-foot jumper | 13 | 8 |
| 7:26 | | Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover (Avery Bradley steals) | 13 | 8 |
| 7:13 | | Jared Sullinger misses 16-foot jumper | 13 | 8 |
| 7:13 | | Marcus Morris defensive rebound | 13 | 8 |
| 7:05 | | Andre Drummond misses hook shot | 13 | 8 |
| 7:03 | | Ersan Ilyasova offensive rebound | 13 | 8 |
| 6:48 | | Jae Crowder misses 15-foot jumper | 13 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | Pistons defensive team rebound | 13 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | Amir Johnson loose ball foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | 13 | 10 |
| 6:31 | | Marcus Morris makes 20-foot jumper | 13 | 12 |
| 6:09 | | Amir Johnson makes 8-foot two point shot (Isaiah Thomas assists) | 15 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 7-foot Running Jumper | 15 | 12 |
| 5:50 | | Jared Sullinger defensive rebound | 15 | 12 |
| 5:46 | | Isaiah Thomas lost ball turnover (Ersan Ilyasova steals) | 15 | 12 |
| 5:43 | | Jared Sullinger shooting foul (Ersan Ilyasova draws the foul) | 15 | 12 |
| 5:43 | | Pistons Full timeout | 15 | 12 |
| 5:43 | | Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Jae Crowder | 15 | 12 |
| 5:43 | | Jonas Jerebko enters the game for Jared Sullinger | 15 | 12 |
| 5:43 | | Ersan Ilyasova makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 13 |
| 5:43 | | Ersan Ilyasova makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 14 |
| 5:24 | | Isaiah Thomas makes two point shot | 17 | 14 |
| 5:16 | | Marcus Morris offensive foul (Jonas Jerebko draws the foul) | 17 | 14 |
| 5:16 | | Marcus Morris turnover | 17 | 14 |
| 5:09 | | Isaiah Thomas offensive foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul) | 17 | 14 |
| 5:09 | | Isaiah Thomas turnover | 17 | 14 |
| 4:50 | | Marcus Morris misses 13-foot jumper | 17 | 14 |
| 4:50 | | Amir Johnson defensive rebound | 17 | 14 |
| 4:39 | | Avery Bradley makes 18-foot jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists) | 19 | 14 |
| 4:28 | | Reggie Jackson traveling | 19 | 14 |
| 4:09 | | Isaiah Thomas makes driving layup | 21 | 14 |
| 3:57 | | Reggie Jackson misses 4-foot jumper | 21 | 14 |
| 3:56 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | 21 | 14 |
| 3:42 | | Avery Bradley misses 25-foot three point jumper | 21 | 14 |
| 3:41 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 21 | 14 |
| 3:33 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 6-foot two point shot | 21 | 16 |
| 3:16 | | Jonas Jerebko misses 24-foot three point jumper | 21 | 16 |
| 3:15 | | Ersan Ilyasova defensive rebound | 21 | 16 |
| 3:05 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | 21 | 16 |
| 3:03 | | Andre Drummond misses layup | 21 | 16 |
| 3:03 | | Andre Drummond makes two point shot | 21 | 18 |
| 3:03 | | Isaiah Thomas possession lost ball turnoverKentavious Caldwell-Pope | 21 | 18 |
| 3:00 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper | 21 | 16 |
| 2:58 | | Andre Drummond makes layup | 21 | 18 |
| 2:58 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | 21 | 16 |
| 2:53 | | Celtics Full timeout | 21 | 18 |
| 2:53 | | Steve Blake enters the game for Marcus Morris | 21 | 20 |
| 2:53 | | Stanley Johnson enters the game for Reggie Jackson | 21 | 20 |
| 2:53 | | R.J. Hunter enters the game for Amir Johnson | 21 | 20 |
| 2:53 | | Evan Turner enters the game for Isaiah Thomas | 21 | 20 |
| 2:47 | | Stanley Johnson personal foul (Jonas Jerebko draws the foul) | 21 | 20 |
| 2:41 | | Andre Drummond kicked ball violation | 21 | 20 |
| 2:26 | | Evan Turner makes 21-foot jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 23 | 20 |
| 2:23 | | Jonas Jerebko personal take foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | 23 | 22 |
| 2:23 | | Andre Drummond makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 21 |
| 2:23 | | Andre Drummond makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 22 |
| 2:10 | | Kelly Olynyk misses 27-foot three point jumper | 23 | 22 |
| 2:10 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 1:59 | | Stanley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 23 | 22 |
| 1:59 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 1:58 | | Celtics defensive team rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 1:58 | | Aron Baynes enters the game for Andre Drummond | 23 | 22 |
| 1:40 | | Evan Turner lost ball turnover (Ersan Ilyasova steals) | 23 | 22 |
| 1:29 | | Stanley Johnson bad pass (Avery Bradley steals) | 23 | 22 |
| 1:12 | | Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper | 23 | 22 |
| 1:10 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 1:07 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope out of bounds lost ball turnover | 23 | 22 |
| 53.0 | | Avery Bradley misses layup | 23 | 22 |
| 53.0 | | Aron Baynes defensive rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 29.0 | | Stanley Johnson misses 6-foot jump bank shot | 23 | 22 |
| 29.0 | | Ersan Ilyasova offensive rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 23.0 | | Ersan Ilyasova misses 7-foot jumper | 23 | 22 |
| 23.0 | | R.J. Hunter defensive rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 6.0 | | Evan Turner makes 18-foot two point shot | 25 | 22 |
| 1.0 | | Steve Blake makes driving layup | 25 | 24 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 24 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
The Palace of Auburn Hills
12:30 AM, 27 December 2015
Auburn Hills, MI
Attendance: 18,288
- Referees:
- John Goble
- Eric Dalen
- Curtis Blair
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 23 | 9 | .719 | - | W3 |
| Boston | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3 | W1 |
| Toronto | 20 | 14 | .588 | 4 | W2 |
| Philadelphia | 17 | 14 | .548 | 5.5 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 10 | 20 | .333 | 12 | L1 |
2025-26 Central Standings
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