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Celtics-Pistons takeaways: Boston survives 23-point collapse to stay unbeaten originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
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Jayson Tatum ties season-high points figure
Celtics recover after blowing 23-point lead
Quiet Jrue Holiday makes timely impact
The Boston Celtics avoided an embarrassing defeat Saturday, holding on to beat the Detroit Pistons 124-118 on the road after blowing a 23-point lead.
Boston enjoyed another hot start, outscoring Detroit 42-31 behind Jayson Tatum’s quick outburst. Al Horford also got going early from multiple scoring levels.
It was 73-62 at halftime, with Tatum’s 22 points on 8-for-14 shooting (5-for-10 from long range) leading the way. Horford added 17 points with 5-for-8 3-point shooting while Jaylen Brown put in 14 points. Payton Pritchard made a significant impact off the bench with 16 points on 4-for-6 3-point shooting.
Boston led by 23 points at the five-minute mark of the second quarter, but Detroit used a sensational run to lead 88-86 late in the third, its first advantage of the game.
The Celtics managed to hang on 94-93 to end the third, but it was far from pretty as the hot shooting dried up. Brown, in particular, struggled to find his footing, hitting shots at a 6-for-20 clip and Jrue Holiday not yet making a field goal.
But after trailing 112-106 in the fourth, Boston found a way through Holiday and played the late free-throw game to stay unbeaten at 3-0. Detroit, led by Jaden Ivey’s efficient 26 points, fell to 0-3 despite better bench impact.
With the Milwaukee Bucks next on Monday, here are three takeaways from the Celtics’ win vs. the Pistons:
Jayson Tatum ties season high in points to continue fine form
Tatum has been on a roll to open the 2024-25 season, logging totals of 37 and 25 points in each of the last two games.
He tied his season high of 37 in this game, doing so by scoring 12 of 26 field goals (6-for-13 from deep) to go with a 7-for-9 clip from the foul line.
As Brown failed to get any momentum going, even when he forced the issue in the fourth quarter, Tatum took control and provided the key baskets down the stretch.
Tatum has faced criticism in the past for…
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Publish date : 2024-10-27 01:56:00
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