Little Caesars Arena in Detroit will host a meeting between Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics, bringing the Eastern Conference teams together on the Pistons' home floor.
Coming into the Season
The Pistons finished last season with 60 wins and 22 losses, placing first in the Eastern Conference before exiting in the conference semifinals against Cleveland Cavaliers. Their pre-season record was three wins and one loss, with victories over Phoenix Suns by 109-107, Minnesota Timberwolves by 128-106 and Toronto Raptors by 129-125, alongside a 114-108 loss to Washington Wizards.
The Celtics ended last season with 56 wins and 26 losses, finishing second in the Eastern Conference before Philadelphia 76ers eliminated them in the first round. Boston went 4-0 in pre-season, beating Cleveland Cavaliers 124-113, Philadelphia 76ers 144-106 and 125-120, and Charlotte Hornets 114-93.
Head-to-Head Record
The Pistons won last season's series 3-1 over Celtics. The most recent meeting was a 104-103 Pistons win over Celtics in Detroit, while this game is the teams' first meeting this season.
Key Players
The Pistons' figures are per-game averages from last season. Cade Cunningham appeared in 64 games and averaged 23.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 9.9 assists and 1.4 steals in 33.9 minutes, with a 7.8 rating. Jalen Duren played 70 games, averaging 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 0.8 steals in 28.2 minutes, with a 7.5 rating. Ausar Thompson's 73 games produced averages of 9.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.0 steals in 25.9 minutes, alongside a 6.8 rating.
The Celtics' figures also come from last season. Derrick White appeared in 77 games, averaging 16.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 34.1 minutes, with a 7.2 rating. Payton Pritchard played 79 games and averaged 17.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 0.7 steals in 32.4 minutes, also with a 7.2 rating. Paul George's figures for Philadelphia 76ers came across 37 games: 17.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals in 30.7 minutes, with a 7.2 rating.
Injury Report
As reported at the time of writing.
No absences have been reported for the Pistons.
The Celtics have listed Paul George, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Mitchell Robinson, Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser as unavailable for rest. Devin Carter is listed as unavailable because of illness.
Betting Insights
Across five regular-season meetings, the average was 220.2 combined points.
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