The Boston Celtics cruised into Little Caesars Arena without Jayson Tatum but still came away victorious against a shorthanded Detroit Pistons team. Jaylen Brown led with 33 points while Payton Pritchard nearly had double figures of 20 points and 10 assists.
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Jaylen Brown
The Boston Celtics won easily against the Los Angeles Lakers with an efficient scoring attack led by Jaylen Brown. The 6-foot-6 forward scored 33 points and 10 rebounds while also contributing four blocks and four blocks himself in their win to increase to 56-14 and become one of the top seeds in the East. Brown has proven himself reliable fantasy option across formats this year, averaging 25.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game over 25 appearances thus far this year.
Brown’s presence will likely make it more challenging for Neemias Queta to find playing time. He is listed as questionable for Monday’s matchup against Miami Heat but is expected to at least play some minutes on Monday evening.
Even without Jayson Tatum and Derrick White, the Celtics were still able to handily defeat the Pistons at home, scoring 59 points in just the third quarter alone! Payton Pritchard finished with 19 points and nine assists for an impressive game score total of 56-14 and are leading their Eastern Conference division by three games.
In the second half, Boston went on a fast start and pulled away from Detroit with ease. Although close in its final minutes, Jaylen Brown’s 3-pointer and Terry Rozier’s free throw allowed them to close out an important win – winning six consecutive games now and sitting one game behind Milwaukee Bucks for first place in the East division.
The Celtics won their fourth straight game at Amway Center by defeating the Pistons 115-103. Sam Hauser and Payton Pritchard played well off the bench, scoring a combined 41 points and 17 rebounds to lead their team in shooting (45% from field; 9-of-15 3-point shooting); outrebounding Detroit 46-23 while being plus 14 in turnover margin; overall they are now 5-0 on the road this year and 6-0 against Detroit; they’ve won six meetings there in total!
Payton Pritchard
Payton Pritchard’s efficient scoring has propelled him into becoming one of the NBA’s premier sixth men. The Boston Celtics guard has produced four straight 20+ point performances off the bench and should garner more interest from fantasy managers this postseason.
Former Oregon Ducks standout Jaylen Brown has been playing well, and will look to extend that run when the Celtics take on Detroit Pistons on Monday night. To secure home court advantage in the Eastern Conference playoffs, Boston needs to win its remaining three games and secure home-court advantage by winning all of them.
Pritchard has made an invaluable impactful impact for the Celtics this season despite an initially slow start, averaging 17.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 0.9 steals per game while shooting an impressive 40.1% from three point range.
Pritchard led his team with 38 points off the bench in Sunday’s 112-98 win against Washington Wizards, particularly during a dominating performance in the first half, nearly recording a triple-double with 12 assists and nearly outwitting Washington’s defense, holding them to just 38% shooting from the field.
Derrick White played an integral part in helping the Celtics withstand a late rally from Detroit’s Pistons. Following Malik Beasley’s 3-pointer with 8:16 remaining, Boston iced it with two free throws from Derrick White to seal victory and protect their lead.
Pritchard should play on Monday, but may not see the same amount of minutes he did on Sunday due to Boston’s deep bench and potential reduction in usage versus Detroit Pistons opponents. Still, enough minutes should be available for him to be an invaluable fantasy asset.
Kristaps Porzingis
Kristaps Porzingis is a 7-foot, 218-pound power forward from Latvia who was selected by the New York Knicks with pick 4 in the 2015 NBA Draft. Since then he has played 9 seasons across four teams – New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards – scoring 9252 points, collecting 3,688 rebounds and blocking 864 attempts over 472 games while garnering one All-Star appearance and one championship title along the way.
Washington Wizards traded him along with draft rights for Marcus Sasser and a 2024 first-round pick to Boston Celtics for Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala and a conditional draft pick in exchange for their draft rights and conditional draft pick. Since being acquired, he has started eight of nine games played for Boston, averaging 17.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists per 28 minutes played per contest.
Even without Jayson Tatum for two consecutive games, the Boston Celtics managed to edge out a close victory against Detroit Pistons. Leading by as much as 23 points in the first quarter and trailing for most of the third, but eventually rallying in the final minutes to win by 124-118.
Tonight marks a crucial Eastern Conference rematch between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons at home in an Eastern Conference showdown at TD Garden. Although only one victory has come their way against Detroit since April 2016, tonight could be their chance to break their streak when tip-off occurs at 7:30pm ET and broadcast via NBC Sports Boston/League Pass.
The Boston Celtics have started the 2018-19 season strong and hold an advantageous lead in the Atlantic Division. Winning four out of their initial six games while remaining undefeated at home this season. Next up for them will be a rematch with Detroit Pistons from last year’s Eastern Conference semifinals that could give one team the #1 seed heading into playoffs – this may give Boston an opportunity to create history this season; they must maintain high performance levels.
Derrick White
The Celtics entered this game looking to extend their winning streak, yet were unable to catch up to Detroit and gain another victory. At one point during the night they collected 15 offensive rebounds – their highest total since October!
The Pistons have struggled recently, losing two out of their last three games and appearing unable to contend for championship contention. Yet recent signs indicate they could break free against Boston.
At their inaugural meeting in Boston, the Celtics emerged victorious 113-105. Both teams held tightly-contested contests during the first half, trading baskets and possessions back and forth before halftime; Celtics held onto a narrow lead of 61-59 before rallying in the third quarter to tie at 94-96 and ultimately claim the win 113-105.
Just under one minute into the fourth, Jaden Ivey gave the Celtics an early lead with his 3-pointer, taking them ahead 95-96 before Malik Beasley tied it with just seconds remaining and sending the game into overtime.
The Boston Celtics won an overtime period against the Memphis Grizzlies thanks to Jaylen Brown’s free throw and Kyrie Irving’s steal, taking home a hard-fought victory and improving their record to 7-3.
On March 16, 2018 Derrick White set a career high for efficiency in an G-League game with 46 points in Austin Spurs’ 90-103 road win against Iowa Wolves, also contributing 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 blocks during that game.
The Celtics and Pistons have had a fierce, longstanding rivalry ever since they first met in 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals when Boston beat Detroit to advance to the Finals. When these teams met again in 1987 rematch, Detroit proved more aggressive, engaging in on-court fighting more frequently and frequently ejecting Bill Laimbeer and Isiah Thomas from Game 5 due to punching each other – most famously during Bill Laimbeer’s and Isiah Thomas’ ejection from Game 5 due to fighting.
