Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons
December 15, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Pistons beat the Celtics 112-105 on 2025-12-15 on the road against the Celtics. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Payton Pritchard, and Jordan Walsh. The Pistons started Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Ausar Thompson. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 14 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Derrick White as his primary defender. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 12 points (5/12) 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
105
Did not play: Chris Boucher (DNP - Coach's Decision), Luka Garza (DNP - Coach's Decision), Xavier Tillman (DNP - Coach's Decision), Amari Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)
DET
Detroit Pistons
112
Did not play: Chaz Lanier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Paul Reed (DNP - Coach's Decision), Marcus Sasser (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Jordan Walsh Starter 7.4 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard 6.3 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman 5.4 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Hugo González 5.3 min
- Jaylen Brown · Anfernee Simons · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Hugo González 3.5 min
DET
Detroit Pistons
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson Starter 12.2 min
- Javonte Green · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Jaden Ivey · Ronald Holland II 4.1 min
- Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson 3.9 min
- Duncan Robinson · Javonte Green · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Ronald Holland II 3.6 min
- Tobias Harris · Caris LeVert · Jaden Ivey · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson 3.1 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 14 pts (5/9) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick White (24 %, 1 pts) · Baylor Scheierman (15 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Walsh (14 %, 3 pts)
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Jalen Duren 5 pts (2/7) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Neemias Queta (77 %, 2 pts) · Jaylen Brown (6 %, 3 pts) · Derrick White (6 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | Tobias Harris: 28 poss., 7 pts (2/6) · Isaiah Stewart: 10 poss., 6 pts (3/6) |
| Derrick White | Cade Cunningham: 16 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Tobias Harris: 10 poss., 10 pts (4/5) |
| Neemias Queta | Jalen Duren: 39 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Isaiah Stewart: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Payton Pritchard | Ausar Thompson: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/7) · Jaden Ivey: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Anfernee Simons | Caris LeVert: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaden Ivey: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Jordan Walsh | Cade Cunningham: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Duncan Robinson: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Hugo González | Caris LeVert: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cade Cunningham: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Cade Cunningham: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Duncan Robinson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Minott | Isaiah Stewart: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ronald Holland II: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sam Hauser | Duncan Robinson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Isaiah Stewart: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Pistons defense
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Jaylen Brown 12 pts (5/12) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Tobias Harris (23 %, 2 pts) · Ausar Thompson (17 %, 2 pts) · Isaiah Stewart (9 %, 0 pts)
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Anfernee Simons 8 pts (2/3) in 44 possessions
Guarded by: Caris LeVert (31 %, 2 pts) · Duncan Robinson (13 %, 2 pts) · Jaden Ivey (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | Jordan Walsh: 12 poss., 10 pts (3/4) · Derrick White: 10 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Tobias Harris | Derrick White: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Jaylen Brown: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Jalen Duren | Neemias Queta: 28 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jaylen Brown: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Duncan Robinson | Payton Pritchard: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Anfernee Simons: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Stewart | Josh Minott: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Neemias Queta: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Caris LeVert | Anfernee Simons: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jaylen Brown: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Jaden Ivey | Payton Pritchard: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Jaylen Brown: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ausar Thompson | Jaylen Brown: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Derrick White: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Javonte Green | Payton Pritchard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylen Brown: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ronald Holland II | Derrick White: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Josh Minott: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Daniss Jenkins | Baylor Scheierman: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylen Brown: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |