Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons
November 26, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Celtics beat the Pistons 117-114 on 2025-11-26 at home. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Luka Garza, and Jordan Walsh. The Pistons started Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Ausar Thompson. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 19 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Baylor Scheierman as his primary defender. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 11 points (4/12) in his matchups, with Tobias Harris as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
BOS
Boston Celtics
117
Did not play: Chris Boucher (DNP - Coach's Decision), Xavier Tillman (DNP - Coach's Decision)
DET
Detroit Pistons
114
Did not play: Chaz Lanier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Paul Reed (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Jordan Walsh Starter 10.3 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman · Jordan Walsh 5.8 min
- Derrick White · Sam Hauser · Josh Minott · Baylor Scheierman · Jordan Walsh 3.4 min
- Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Josh Minott · Baylor Scheierman · Amari Williams 3.3 min
- Jaylen Brown · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman · Jordan Walsh · Amari Williams 2.9 min
DET
Detroit Pistons
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson Starter 11.3 min
- Tobias Harris · Caris LeVert · Duncan Robinson · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren 4.6 min
- Javonte Green · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 4.2 min
- Caris LeVert · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Jaden Ivey · Ronald Holland II 4.0 min
- Caris LeVert · Isaiah Stewart · Jaden Ivey · Ronald Holland II · Daniss Jenkins 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Celtics defense
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Cade Cunningham 19 pts (6/11) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Baylor Scheierman (23 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Walsh (21 %, 0 pts) · Derrick White (17 %, 9 pts)
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Jalen Duren 17 pts (6/10) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Amari Williams (32 %, 0 pts) · Luka Garza (28 %, 0 pts) · Jaylen Brown (9 %, 7 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | Tobias Harris: 28 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Ausar Thompson: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Payton Pritchard | Ausar Thompson: 32 poss., 8 pts (2/4) · Caris LeVert: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Cade Cunningham: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Caris LeVert: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Derrick White | Cade Cunningham: 13 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Tobias Harris: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Walsh | Cade Cunningham: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Duncan Robinson: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Sam Hauser | Jaden Ivey: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Duncan Robinson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Minott | Isaiah Stewart: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Javonte Green: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Amari Williams | Jalen Duren: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Stewart: 4 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Anfernee Simons | Daniss Jenkins: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ronald Holland II: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Luka Garza | Jalen Duren: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tobias Harris: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Hugo González | Cade Cunningham: 5 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Stewart: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Pistons defense
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Jaylen Brown 11 pts (4/12) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Tobias Harris (22 %, 3 pts) · Ausar Thompson (20 %, 0 pts) · Isaiah Stewart (15 %, 0 pts)
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Anfernee Simons 0 pts (0/4) in 21 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden Ivey (29 %, 0 pts) · Daniss Jenkins (29 %, 0 pts) · Isaiah Stewart (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | Jordan Walsh: 26 poss., 7 pts (1/6) · Baylor Scheierman: 16 poss., 7 pts (2/4) |
| Jalen Duren | Amari Williams: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Luka Garza: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Duncan Robinson | Payton Pritchard: 27 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Jaylen Brown: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Tobias Harris | Jaylen Brown: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Derrick White: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Caris LeVert | Payton Pritchard: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Baylor Scheierman: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Ausar Thompson | Jaylen Brown: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Payton Pritchard: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Isaiah Stewart | Jaylen Brown: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Minott: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jaden Ivey | Anfernee Simons: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Derrick White: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ronald Holland II | Baylor Scheierman: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Sam Hauser: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Javonte Green | Josh Minott: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derrick White: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Daniss Jenkins | Anfernee Simons: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Baylor Scheierman: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |