Detroit Pistons vs. Boston Celtics
January 19, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Pistons beat the Celtics 104-103 on 2026-01-19 at home. The Pistons started Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Ausar Thompson. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Payton Pritchard, and Sam Hauser. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 10 points (3/12) in his matchups, with Cade Cunningham as his primary defender. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 18 points (6/12) in his matchups, with Derrick White as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
DET
Detroit Pistons
104
Did not play: Daniss Jenkins (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bobi Klintman (DNP - Coach's Decision), Chaz Lanier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Paul Reed (DNP - Coach's Decision), Marcus Sasser (DNP - Coach's Decision)
BOS
Boston Celtics
103
Did not play: Chris Boucher (DNP - Coach's Decision), Josh Minott (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
DET
Detroit Pistons
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson Starter 21.7 min
- Caris LeVert · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Jaden Ivey · Ronald Holland II 7.3 min
- Tobias Harris · Duncan Robinson · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson 3.1 min
- Tobias Harris · Caris LeVert · Javonte Green · Isaiah Stewart · Jaden Ivey 2.8 min
- Duncan Robinson · Isaiah Stewart · Cade Cunningham · Jaden Ivey · Jalen Duren 2.8 min
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser Starter 15.5 min
- Jaylen Brown · Anfernee Simons · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Baylor Scheierman 3.5 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Neemias Queta · Jordan Walsh 3.1 min
- Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Neemias Queta · Sam Hauser · Jordan Walsh 2.8 min
- Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Luka Garza · Baylor Scheierman · Jordan Walsh 2.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pistons defense
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Jaylen Brown 10 pts (3/12) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Cade Cunningham (39 %, 2 pts) · Tobias Harris (12 %, 0 pts) · Duncan Robinson (9 %, 3 pts)
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Anfernee Simons 12 pts (6/10) in 48 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden Ivey (31 %, 0 pts) · Cade Cunningham (18 %, 2 pts) · Caris LeVert (16 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | Jaylen Brown: 28 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Jordan Walsh: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tobias Harris | Derrick White: 23 poss., 14 pts (6/8) · Jaylen Brown: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Duncan Robinson | Payton Pritchard: 28 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Sam Hauser: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jalen Duren | Neemias Queta: 18 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Luka Garza: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Ausar Thompson | Sam Hauser: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Payton Pritchard: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Isaiah Stewart | Luka Garza: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Neemias Queta: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jaden Ivey | Anfernee Simons: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Baylor Scheierman: 3 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Caris LeVert | Derrick White: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Anfernee Simons: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Ronald Holland II | Derrick White: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylen Brown: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Javonte Green | Derrick White: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylen Brown: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Celtics defense
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Cade Cunningham 18 pts (6/12) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick White (27 %, 2 pts) · Anfernee Simons (20 %, 2 pts) · Jaylen Brown (15 %, 0 pts)
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Jalen Duren 24 pts (9/18) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Neemias Queta (52 %, 5 pts) · Luka Garza (14 %, 0 pts) · Derrick White (9 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | Tobias Harris: 30 poss., 8 pts (2/7) · Cade Cunningham: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Derrick White | Cade Cunningham: 20 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Tobias Harris: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Payton Pritchard | Ausar Thompson: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Duncan Robinson: 16 poss., 8 pts (2/2) |
| Neemias Queta | Jalen Duren: 29 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Isaiah Stewart: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Sam Hauser | Duncan Robinson: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ausar Thompson: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Anfernee Simons | Cade Cunningham: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Ronald Holland II: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Jaden Ivey: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Duncan Robinson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Luka Garza | Isaiah Stewart: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jalen Duren: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jordan Walsh | Cade Cunningham: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tobias Harris: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Hugo González | Caris LeVert: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Duncan Robinson: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Xavier Tillman | Jalen Duren: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Javonte Green: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |