Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons: player stats (Oct 20, 2026)
Regular seasonFinal
Boston Celtics 113, Detroit Pistons 121
Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI
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On October 20, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena, the Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 121-113. Cade Cunningham scored 22 to lead the Detroit Pistons, and Paul George had 38 for the Boston Celtics.
How it happened
- FinalDetroit beats Boston 121-113 behind a 49-39 rebounding edge and 28-of-32 free throws. Paul George led all scorers with 38 for Boston, but the Celtics' 14 turnovers gave the Pistons room to pull away in the fourth.
- Q4 6:41Detroit closes the fourth on a 12-0 run, with Javonte Green's three putting the Pistons up 101-99 with 6:41 left. Duncan Robinson scored nine of the 12 points in 1:19 while Boston went without a basket.
- Q3Boston leads Detroit 88-82 after three quarters, shooting 30-of-62 from the field to Detroit's 28-of-67. The Celtics have 13 threes to the Pistons' 10, and Paul George leads all scorers with 31.
- Q3 6:30Paul George makes a 5-foot shot to reach 30 points for Boston, going 10-of-14 from the field and 6-of-8 from three with 3 rebounds and 1 assist. The Celtics lead Detroit 76-59 with 6:30 left in the third.
- HalftimeBoston leads Detroit 58-45 at the half, shooting 20-of-41 from the field against 17-of-44 for the Pistons. Boston's 7-of-18 threes and 30-18 second quarter built the lead, with Paul George's 17 points leading both teams.
- Q2 4:16Boston closes the second quarter on a 10-0 run, taking a 45-39 lead after Sam Hauser's two. Paul George led the burst with 4 points, and the Celtics scored every point in 3:38 from 35-39.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson TatumF | 37:00 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 6-23 | 0-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -5 |
| Derrick WhiteG | 35:00 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -4 |
| Paul GeorgeF | 30:00 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 12-21 | 7-12 | 7-8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | +9 |
| Mitchell RobinsonC | 18:00 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -8 |
| Jordan WalshG | 13:00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton PritchardG | 27:00 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| Neemias QuetaC | 22:00 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +7 |
| Sam HauserF | 18:00 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +5 |
| Baylor ScheiermanG | 18:00 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 |
| Hugo GonzálezG | 9:00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15 |
| Luka GarzaC | 8:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -9 |
| Team | 235 | 113 | 39 | 28 | 40-88 | 17-42 | 16-21 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
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| Cade CunninghamG-F | 35:00 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 8-18 | 1-6 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 |
| Ausar ThompsonG-F | 33:00 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +12 |
| Jalen DurenC | 28:00 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Duncan RobinsonF | 27:00 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 5-10 | 5-9 | 6-8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +5 |
| John CollinsF-C | 25:00 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -13 |
| Isaiah JoeG | 19:00 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin HuerterG | 18:00 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 |
| Javonte GreenG-F | 17:00 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5-10 | 5-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +21 |
| Paul ReedF | 16:00 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +12 |
| Daniss JenkinsG | 15:00 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +4 |
| Ronald Holland IIF | 2:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| Team | 235 | 121 | 49 | 27 | 39-86 | 15-40 | 28-32 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
DNP: Chaz Lanier, Tolu Smith, Ebuka Okorie
Recap
Javonte Green scored 19 points off the bench, and the Detroit Pistons rallied from 22 down in the third quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 121-113 on Tuesday, October 20.
Green made 5 of 8 threes, finished 5-of-10 from the field and went 4-of-4 at the line in 17 minutes. Detroit outscored Boston by 21 points while he played, the best plus-minus on either team.
Keel projection
How the projections do →Made before tip-off from the players available and the season so far; frozen at tip-off.
BOS 45%DET 55%
- Expected margin
- DET by 1.7
- Result: DET by 8
- The projection called it.
Season series
BOS 0, DET 1- Oct 20 · this gameBoston Celtics 113, Detroit Pistons 121
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