Saddiq Bey scored 30 points, hitting his seventh triple with 39 seconds to go, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 108-102 on Friday.
Boston cut a deficit to three points that reached 13 in the fourth quarter. But he could not take the victory away from the visitors.
Bey grabbed 12 rebounds and hit all seven of his 3s, including the one that gave Detroit a 101-95 lead in the final minute. The bottom Pistons (7-19) have beaten Boston (13-12) twice and have also won victories over the Lakers, Nets, 76ers and Suns – teams that are above the .500 mark.
Jayson Tatum had 33 points with 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown added 27 units.
The Celtics were leading by 10 points early, but allowed 11 unanswered units. Detroit took a 27-23 lead and even put it on 13 points in the fourth quarter.
Boston came close to 95-93 with just two minutes left.
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