The break from the All-Star Game has not broken Boston’s great momentum since the start of 2022. Traveling to Detroit on Saturday afternoon, the Celtics won against the catchy Pistons (113-101), their 11th victory in 12 matches. A success coupled with a small revenge against the only team that beat them in February. But in Michigan, Jayson Tatum’s teammates had to wait to dismiss Detroit.
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Seven minutes from the buzzer, the Pistons, last in the Eastern Conference, stood up to Boston, en route to the play-offs (88-88, 41st) thanks to Cade Cunningham (25 points), number 1 in the draft. past year. Detroit was also aggressive in defense, like French leader Killian Hayes (3 points, 4 assists), author of an interception followed by a dunk on the counterattack. But the Celtics stood out thanks to their star duo. With an award-winning shot Jaylen Brown (27 points) recreated the gap (95-88, 42nd), imitated a few moments later by Jayson Tatum (26 points) to put a first blow on the head of the Pistons (100-90 , 43rd).
Holder in the All-Star Game last Sunday, Tatum sealed the victory for his team after a somewhat crazy possession. Falling to the ground, the winger found Payton Pritchard who stood out with a nice feint of shot before returning the swelling to Tatum for an easy dunk (109-101, 47th). The Celtics keep their sixth place in the East (36 wins – 26 losses), with a record very close to Philadelphia, third (36 wins – 23 losses).
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With 18 wins and 7 losses since January 1, 2022, Boston has the third best record in the NBA over the period behind Memphis (18-6) and Phoenix (22-3). A totally different dynamic from the start of the season: as of December 31, 2021, the Celtics only had the 17th record (17 wins – 19 losses).
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