BOSTON — Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and the Boston Celtics ended Detroit’s profitable streak at a franchise record-tying 13, outlasting Cade Cunningham and the Pistons 117-114 on Wednesday evening.
The Jap Convention-leading Pistons squandered an opportunity to interrupt the report they share with the 1989-90 and 2003-04 championship groups. They’re 15-3 two seasons after dropping 28 in a row to interrupt the NBA season report.
Brown had 33 factors and 10 rebounds, and White scored 11 of his 27 factors within the closing 4½ minutes to assist the Celtics overcome Cunningham’s 42-point effort.
“We perceive it is one recreation, and we perceive additionally that we did not play our greatest basketball,” Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff mentioned. “There have been issues that we might’ve carried out higher, and we nonetheless put ourselves in place to have a shot at it on the finish of the sport. So you understand, all this stuff tally up. We’re nonetheless studying, and hopefully, you understand, we’re not pretty much as good now as we’re in April.”
With Detroit trailing by three, Cunningham was fouled close to midcourt simply as he was about to go up for a 3-pointer. After a overview, the officers dominated he was certainly within the act of capturing. Cunningham hit the primary two free throws however missed the third. Payton Pritchard grabbed the rebound for Boston, was fouled and hit two free throws with 2.4 seconds left.
Boston stole a go earlier than Detroit might try a possible tying 3.
“All of us wished it tonight, all of us wished 14 wins,” Cunningham mentioned. “I am not gonna act prefer it did not imply something to us. It is a huge deal, all of us wished to be on that facet of historical past, but it surely did not occur.
“We won’t return. I can not shoot the free throw once more. We won’t stand up on 3s once more. The sport is over with. It is about how we will reply. It is numerous season left to go accomplish numerous nice issues and that is the place our thoughts is at.”
Pritchard added 16 factors to assist the Celtics win for the fifth time in six video games.
On Monday, Detroit received at Indiana to match the group report for consecutive victories.
The Related Press contributed to this report.