Jayson Tatum had one other massive recreation towards Detroit with 34 factors, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and the visiting Boston Celtics defeated the Pistons 111-99 on Monday evening.
Tatum additionally surpassed the 30-point mark in Boston’s first two video games towards Detroit this season. He had 31 factors in a 128-112 win over the Pistons on November 9 and 43 factors in a 117-108 triumph three days later.
Derrick White had 23 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists, whereas Malcolm Brogdon contributed 16 factors off the bench. Robert Williams III added 15 factors and grabbed 15 rebounds, and Sam Hauser scored 15 factors — all within the first half — in his first profession NBA begin.
Boston’s second-leading scorer, Jaylen Brown, missed the sport as a result of a non-COVID sickness.
Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 21 factors. Killian Hayes had 17 factors and 9 assists, whereas Saddiq Bey and Jaden Ivey added 14 factors apiece.
Hauser drained 5 of his six 3-point makes an attempt within the first half, lifting the Celtics to a 60-53 halftime benefit. White additionally had 15 factors together with 4 assists, whereas Bogdanovic led the Pistons with 12 factors. Hauser’s final 3-pointer of the half was a part of a 7-0 Boston spurt after the Pistons pulled inside two factors.
Boston opened the second half with an 11-2 run to take a 71-55 lead. White had a three-point play and an help and Tatum knocked down two 3-pointers throughout that sequence.
A Tatum layup upped the Celtics’ result in 75-57. When Tatum buried a 3-pointer with 3:44 remaining within the third quarter, Boston’s lead was as much as 23 at 88-65. Tatum reached the 30-point mark with a layup within the last minute of the interval, giving the Celtics a 90-72 lead.
Detroit climbed again with a 17-5 run to start out the fourth quarter. Hayes was the catalyst, as he racked up three 3-pointers and three assists in the course of the outburst.
White made a 3-pointer with 4:18 left to revive a double-digit benefit at 103-93. The Pistons might get no nearer than 9 factors the remainder of the way in which.
