In the NBA regular season, the Celtics played at home against the Pistons. Whether it is from the strength or state of the two teams, the Celtics are in the upper hand, but this time the Pistons, who are ranked second from the bottom in the East, quickly entered the state, and have been clinging to the score, only 2 points behind after the first three quarters, but in the final quarter of the key, the team suddenly collapsed, and the consecutive shots did not hit a single quarter to get only 13 points, and the Celtics opened up the point difference. In the end, the Celtics beat the Pistons 114-103 to win five straight.
Don't look at the Pistons' poor results this season, but some games they still played very well, and this time they also startled the Celtics in a cold sweat. The Pistons entered the state early in the first quarter, and then the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, the score was not pulled apart, and the Pistons led by 1 point after playing in the half; in the third quarter, the Pistons were still in good shape, still playing with the Celtics, and finally Tatum and White took the lead with points. In the final quarter, the Celtics came up with a 7-0 offensive attack, and the Pistons lost the next, playing eight minutes to get four points, and the game lost suspense.
Both teams played well in this game, with 6 players scoring 20+ points, and Tatum on the Celtic side continued its recent excellent form. This time played 37 minutes, 13 of 27 shooting, had 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, plus-minus +14. In the past three games, Tatum has scored a total of 135 points, breaking his record of 128 points set last season. Green Army star Pierce also praised, "Tatum is contributing MVP level performances, and this Celtic team has also played a great game, if they continue to perform like this, I think they can reach the Eastern Conference Finals, maybe even the Finals." ”
In addition to Tatum, Brown also had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists this time, Smart 20 points, 5 assists and 5 steals, Williams 12 points and 9 rebounds, and White 11 points. Today's Celtics are indeed very different from the beginning of the season, the offensive and defensive ends have become more balanced, and they will also become a problem in the playoffs.
The Pistons also played well this time, with Grant scoring 20 points and Bagley starting with 20 points and 11 rebounds. And Yuanlang Cunningham and Tatum this time to start a confrontation, but unfortunately the feel is not very good, crazy shots 27 times, only hit 10 goals, three points 10 of 3, got 27 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. The shape of the group has been good lately, but it needs to maintain a more stable rhythm.