The Boston Celtics (37-16, 17-9 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, head to face the Detroit Pistons (14-40, 7-20 Home) on Monday. Boston dropped their last game against the Phoenix Suns 106-94 at TD Garden on Friday. Jaylen Brown was a top performer in the loss with 27 points and eight rebounds.
The Celtics are two games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks atop the Eastern Conference, currently sitting in first. Detroit lost on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena, falling to the Phoenix Suns 116-100. Saddiq Bey had 25 points in defeat to lead the team. The Pistons are 15th in the Eastern Conference.
This marks the final meeting of the season between the teams. Boston will be aiming for a season sweep against Detroit after coming out on top in both of their earlier meetings, the last of which was a 117-108 victory at Little Caesars Arena in November 2022, their fourth straight head-to-head victory.
Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 43 points and 10 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic had 28 points in the losing effort. The Celts have been led this season by Tatum and Brown, who are averaging 30.9 and 27.0 points per game, respectively. Tatum is sixth in the NBA in scoring. Tatum also has grabbed 8.7 rebounds per game.
Meanwhile, Marcus Smart is dishing 7.2 assists per game. Bogdanovic’s 21.4 points per game have powered the Pistons on offense. Jalen Duren is pulling down 8.6 rebounds per game, and Killian Hayes is doling out 5.7 assists.
The Celtics are one of the most explosive offenses in the NBA, ranking third with 117.7 points per game. The Celtics are 7-2 in nine trips to Little Caesars Arena.
Boston is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +4.7 (114.7-110.0). Detroit has gone 3-7 over the last 10, allowing 120.5 points per game on average while scoring only 115.4 (-5.1 margin).
CELTICS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Derrick White: 25.8 | 17.2 | +8.6
Points per game:
Derrick White: 17.0 | 10.5 | +6.5
Al Horford: 6.3 | 9.2 | -3.0
PISTONS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Saddiq Bey: 29.2 | 21.2 | +8.0
Points per game:
Saddiq Bey: 20.0 | 15.0 | +5.0
Rebounds per game:
Saddiq Bey: 6.6 | 4.6 | +2.0
Assists per game:
Jaden Ivey: 5.8 | 4.6 | +1.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Boston Celtics -11.5 (-115)
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