BOSTON -- — Payton Pritchard scored 27 points, and the Boston Celtics used a big second half to post their 20th victory and roll past the Detroit Pistons 123-99 on Thursday night.

Pritchard finished with seven 3-pointers to continue to build his early case for Sixth Man of the Year honors. Derrick White added 23 points and also had seven 3s help the Celtics win for the fourth time in five games. Pritchard made his 500th career 3-pointer, becoming the 10th Celtic to reach that mark.

Boston connected on 20 3s for the night and led by as many as 32 points in the fourth quarter. Six Celtics reached double figures.

Cade Cunningham had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Pistons.

Boston played without All-Star Jayson Tatum, who rested with a sore right knee. Sam Hauser also sat out with a strained abdominal muscle. Coach Joe Mazzulla said Tatum's knee issue isn't serious.

Takeaways

Pistons: Coach J.B. Bickerstaff hoped his team would carry over the momentum from its previous win over the Knicks. Consistency remains elusive for a young team that has only posted back-to-back victories twice this season.

Celtics: After a slow start, Boston settled in during the second half and had a relatively easy outing. With Tatum resting, the offense was balanced, a positive sign for a team coming off its longest break between games this season.

Key moment

Boston outscored Detroit 34-24 in the third quarter to increase a 15-point halftime lead to 93-68 entering the fourth.

Key stat

The Pistons went 2 of 19 from the 3-point line in the first half and 7 of 37 for the game.

Up next

The Pistons host the Miami Heat on Monday. The Celtics visit the Washington Wizards on Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Isaiah Stewart vs. Kristaps Porzingis (Al Horford gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:35	Jaden Ivey defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Cade Cunningham misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:20	Al Horford defensive rebound	0	0
11:02	Kristaps Porzingis misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:00	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	0	0
10:50	Tobias Harris misses driving layup	0	0
10:49	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	0	0
10:42	Isaiah Stewart blocks Kristaps Porzingis 's 1-foot dunk	0	0
10:41	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	0	0
10:36	Jaden Ivey misses 23-foot three point shot	0	0
10:35	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	0	0
10:21	Kristaps Porzingis makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	3	0
10:00	Cade Cunningham misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	3	0
9:59	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	3	0
9:47	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	0
9:45	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	3	0
9:38	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point shot	3	0
9:36	Al Horford defensive rebound	3	0
9:26	Jrue Holiday misses layup	3	0
9:24	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	3	0
9:19	Cade Cunningham makes 14-foot two point shot (Tobias Harris assists)	3	2
8:54	Jaylen Brown misses two point shot	3	2
8:52	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	3	2
8:47	Derrick White blocks Jaden Ivey 's 6-foot two point shot	3	2
8:45	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	3	2
8:41	Cade Cunningham blocks Kristaps Porzingis 's 1-foot alley oop dunk shot	3	2
8:40	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	3	2
8:39	Kristaps Porzingis makes dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)	5	2
8:12	Tobias Harris makes 8-foot two point shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	5	4
8:01	Kristaps Porzingis misses 29-foot three point jumper	5	4
8:00	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	5	4
7:54	Jaden Ivey misses driving floating jump shot	5	4
7:53	Al Horford defensive rebound	5	4
7:41	Jrue Holiday bad pass (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals)	5	4
7:35	Jaden Ivey misses 26-foot three point shot	5	4
7:34	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	5	4
7:34	Celtics Full timeout	5	4
7:11	Jaylen Brown misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	5	4
7:10	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	5	4
6:59	Cade Cunningham misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	4
6:58	Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound	5	4
6:55	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	4
6:54	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	5	4
6:43	Kristaps Porzingis bad pass (Jaden Ivey steals)	5	4
6:37	Tobias Harris makes 1-foot dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)	5	6
6:21	Derrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)	8	6
6:12	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Jaden Ivey assists)	8	8
6:01	Kristaps Porzingis misses 28-foot three point jumper	8	8
5:59	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	8	8
5:52	Tobias Harris misses running pullup jump shot	8	8
5:50	Celtics defensive team rebound	8	8
5:50	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Derrick White	8	8
5:50	Luke Kornet enters the game for Al Horford	8	8
5:50	Malik Beasley enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	8	8
5:50	Paul Reed enters the game for Jaden Ivey	8	8
5:50	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Isaiah Stewart	8	8
5:38	Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	8
5:36	Jrue Holiday offensive rebound	8	8
5:33	Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	8
5:32	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	8	8
5:24	Ausar Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (Malik Beasley assists)	8	10
5:09	Payton Pritchard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kristaps Porzingis assists)	11	10
4:51	Tobias Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	10
4:50	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	11	10
4:45	Cade Cunningham personal foul	11	10
4:41	Jaylen Brown misses driving layup	11	10
4:40	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	11	10
4:28	Cade Cunningham makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Tobias Harris assists)	11	12
4:13	Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	11	12
4:13	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Tobias Harris	11	12
4:02	Cade Cunningham bad pass (Kristaps Porzingis steals)	11	12
3:56	Payton Pritchard misses running pullup jump shot	11	12
3:53	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	11	12
3:46	Simone Fontecchio misses 25-foot three point shot	11	12
3:44	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	11	12
3:39	Jaylen Brown makes driving floating jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists)	13	12
3:37	Pistons Full timeout	13	12
3:37	Drew Peterson enters the game for Jrue Holiday	13	12
3:37	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Ausar Thompson	13	12
3:20	Cade Cunningham makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Paul Reed assists)	13	14
3:08	Kristaps Porzingis makes 15-foot two point shot (Payton Pritchard assists)	15	14
3:08	Paul Reed shooting foul	15	14
3:08	Jaden Ivey enters the game for Cade Cunningham	15	14
3:08	Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 1 of 1	15	14
3:08	Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound	15	14
2:52	Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point shot	15	14
2:51	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	15	14
2:45	Simone Fontecchio personal foul	15	14
2:45	Al Horford enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	15	14
2:38	Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	15	14
2:36	Luke Kornet offensive rebound	15	14
2:35	Luke Kornet makes two point shot	17	14
2:35	Jaden Ivey shooting foul	17	14
2:35	Luke Kornet makes free throw 1 of 1	18	14
2:24	Paul Reed misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	14
2:22	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	18	14
2:08	Luke Kornet makes layup (Drew Peterson assists)	20	14
1:44	Malik Beasley makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists)	20	16
1:27	Luke Kornet makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Payton Pritchard assists)	22	16
1:27	Pistons Full timeout	22	16
1:12	Paul Reed misses 9-foot two point shot	22	16
1:11	Drew Peterson defensive rebound	22	16
1:03	Al Horford makes layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	24	16
47.1	Paul Reed misses 26-foot three point jumper	24	16
46.1	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	24	16
37.1	Paul Reed shooting foul	24	16
37.1	Luke Kornet misses free throw 1 of 2	24	16
37.1	Celtics offensive team rebound	24	16
37.1	Cade Cunningham enters the game for Ronald Holland II	24	16
37.1	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Paul Reed	24	16
37.1	Luke Kornet makes free throw 2 of 2	25	16
30.1	Cade Cunningham misses 12-foot two point shot	25	16
28.0	Al Horford defensive rebound	25	16
8.2	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	27	16
2.2	Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	16
1.0	Al Horford defensive rebound	27	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	16

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

TD Garden

Boston, MA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, December 13, 2024

Coverage

NBA TV, NBC Sports BO, FanDuel SN DET Ext

Attendance

19,156

Referees

Zach Zarba, Dedric Taylor, John Conley

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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