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Detroit Pistons vs. Boston Celtics

October 20, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Pistons beat the Celtics 121-113 on 2026-10-20 at home. The Pistons started John Collins, Duncan Robinson, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Ausar Thompson. The Celtics started Paul George, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Mitchell Robinson, and Jordan Walsh. Jayson Tatum (Celtics) scored 14 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Javonte Green as his primary defender. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 20 points (8/18) 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 121

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham GS	35:17	22	4	8	1	1	5	0	8-18	1-6	5-5	-1
Ausar Thompson GS	33:15	11	11	5	1	0	3	3	4-8	0-1	3-3	+12
Jalen Duren GS	28:02	22	9	1	1	1	1	2	8-13	0-0	6-7	-1
Duncan Robinson GS	27:49	21	2	2	1	0	3	4	5-10	5-9	6-8	+5
John Collins GS	25:28	6	5	1	1	1	0	0	3-7	0-3	0-0	-13
Isaiah Joe	19:18	8	2	2	1	1	1	0	2-9	2-7	2-3	0
Kevin Huerter	18:16	3	3	2	0	0	0	2	1-4	1-4	0-0	+5
Javonte Green	17:49	19	4	0	0	0	0	2	5-10	5-8	4-4	+21
Paul Reed	16:42	6	6	2	1	0	2	3	2-3	0-0	2-2	+12
Daniss Jenkins	15:20	3	2	3	0	0	1	4	1-3	1-1	0-0	+4
Ronald Holland II	2:45	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	-4
Totals		121	49	27	7	5	17	22	39-86	15-40	28-32

Did not play: Elijah Harkless (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Isaac Jones (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Chaz Lanier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ebuka Okorie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ugonna Onyenso (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Taurean Prince (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tolu Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)

BOS

Boston Celtics 113

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum GS	37:49	13	4	11	0	0	2	3	6-23	0-7	1-1	-5
Derrick White GS	35:55	17	1	8	1	0	4	2	7-13	3-7	0-0	-4
Paul George GS	30:35	38	5	3	5	0	3	5	12-21	7-12	7-8	+9
Mitchell Robinson GS	18:06	4	3	1	1	2	2	2	2-2	0-0	0-2	-8
Jordan Walsh GS	13:28	0	6	1	1	1	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0
Payton Pritchard	27:30	17	4	1	0	0	0	2	4-9	2-5	7-8	-10
Neemias Queta	22:08	3	4	2	1	2	1	4	1-3	0-0	1-2	+7
Baylor Scheierman	18:14	8	3	0	1	0	1	1	3-4	2-2	0-0	-10
Sam Hauser	18:11	11	4	1	0	0	0	3	4-7	3-5	0-0	+5
Hugo González	9:43	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-15
Luka Garza	8:22	2	2	0	0	0	1	4	1-3	0-2	0-0	-9
Totals		113	39	28	10	5	14	26	40-88	17-42	16-21

Did not play: Devin Carter (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Chris Cenac Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Mike Conley (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ron Harper Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dillon Mitchell (Inactive - Coach's Decision), Amari Williams (Inactive - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DET

Detroit Pistons

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

John Collins · Duncan Robinson · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson Starter 9.7 min
John Collins · Paul Reed · Isaiah Joe · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson 4.4 min
John Collins · Duncan Robinson · Paul Reed · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson 3.7 min
Kevin Huerter · Isaiah Joe · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson · Daniss Jenkins 3.2 min
Duncan Robinson · Javonte Green · Cade Cunningham · Jalen Duren · Ausar Thompson 3.1 min

BOS

Boston Celtics

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Paul George · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Mitchell Robinson · Jordan Walsh Starter 7.8 min
Jayson Tatum · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman 6.2 min
Paul George · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Sam Hauser 4.8 min
Paul George · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard 4.2 min
Paul George · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Jordan Walsh 3.4 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Pistons defense

Jayson Tatum 14 pts (4/8) in 76 possessions

Guarded by: Javonte Green (20 %, 9 pts) · John Collins (20 %, 0 pts) · Ausar Thompson (14 %, 2 pts)
Paul George 18 pts (6/15) in 63 possessions

Guarded by: Cade Cunningham (30 %, 10 pts) · Ausar Thompson (20 %, 0 pts) · John Collins (16 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Cade Cunningham	Paul George: 19 poss., 10 pts (3/7) · Jordan Walsh: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/4)
Ausar Thompson	Paul George: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derrick White: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jalen Duren	Mitchell Robinson: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Neemias Queta: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Duncan Robinson	Derrick White: 23 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Paul George: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
John Collins	Jayson Tatum: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Paul George: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Javonte Green	Jayson Tatum: 16 poss., 9 pts (3/5) · Derrick White: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Isaiah Joe	Sam Hauser: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Baylor Scheierman: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Paul Reed	Neemias Queta: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jayson Tatum: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Daniss Jenkins	Payton Pritchard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Derrick White: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Kevin Huerter	Payton Pritchard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Baylor Scheierman: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Ronald Holland II	Jayson Tatum: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Payton Pritchard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Celtics defense

Cade Cunningham 20 pts (8/18) in 72 possessions

Guarded by: Derrick White (30 %, 6 pts) · Jayson Tatum (19 %, 2 pts) · Paul George (15 %, 2 pts)
Duncan Robinson 20 pts (7/9) in 56 possessions

Guarded by: Derrick White (25 %, 4 pts) · Jordan Walsh (18 %, 0 pts) · Sam Hauser (14 %, 3 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Jayson Tatum	Ausar Thompson: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Cade Cunningham: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/6)
Derrick White	Cade Cunningham: 22 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Duncan Robinson: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Paul George	John Collins: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Cade Cunningham: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Payton Pritchard	Daniss Jenkins: 14 poss., 11 pts (2/2) · Ausar Thompson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Neemias Queta	Jalen Duren: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Paul Reed: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Mitchell Robinson	Jalen Duren: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · John Collins: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Sam Hauser	Isaiah Joe: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Duncan Robinson: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Baylor Scheierman	Isaiah Joe: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Duncan Robinson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jordan Walsh	Duncan Robinson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Collins: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Hugo González	Duncan Robinson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cade Cunningham: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Luka Garza	Paul Reed: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Duren: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1)