The break from the All-Star Game has not broken Boston’s great momentum since the start of 2022. Traveling to Detroit on Saturday afternoon, the Celtics won against the catchy Pistons (113-101), their 11th victory in 12 matches. A success coupled with a small revenge against the only team that beat them in February. But in Michigan, Jayson Tatum’s teammates had to wait to dismiss Detroit.
Seven minutes from the buzzer, the Pistons, last in the Eastern Conference, stood up to Boston, en route to the play-offs (88-88, 41st) thanks to Cade Cunningham (25 points), number 1 in the draft. past year. Detroit was also aggressive in defense, like French leader Killian Hayes (3 points, 4 assists), author of an interception followed by a dunk on the counterattack. But the Celtics stood out thanks to their star duo. With an award-winning shot Jaylen Brown (27 points) recreated the gap (95-88, 42nd), imitated a few moments later by Jayson Tatum (26 points) to put a first blow on the head of the Pistons (100-90 , 43rd).
Holder in the All-Star Game last Sunday, Tatum sealed the victory for his team after a somewhat crazy possession. Falling to the ground, the winger found Payton Pritchard who stood out with a nice feint of shot before returning the swelling to Tatum for an easy dunk (109-101, 47th). The Celtics keep their sixth place in the East (36 wins – 26 losses), with a record very close to Philadelphia, third (36 wins – 23 losses).
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With 18 wins and 7 losses since January 1, 2022, Boston has the third best record in the NBA over the period behind Memphis (18-6) and Phoenix (22-3). A totally different dynamic from the start of the season: as of December 31, 2021, the Celtics only had the 17th record (17 wins – 19 losses).