Los Detroit Pistons They won this Monday at Boston Celtics by 105-112 at TD Garden with a double-double of Cade Cunningham, who finished the game with 32 points and 10 assists.
It was the third head-to-head of the season between the Pistons (21-5) and the Celtics (15-11), with a balance of 2-1 for Detroit. Los Pistons They won the first crossing in October, but the Celtics took the second, leaving Detroit outside the NBA Cup.
Los Pistonswith their fourth consecutive victory, remain leaders in the Eastern Conferenceafter the second best start to the season in their history, surpassed only by the 23-3 of the season 2005-06. This Monday's game in Boston It had 15 alternations on the scoreboard and was tied seven times.
Los Celtics They achieved a maximum advantage of 12 points at the beginning of the second quarter, answered by the Pistons with a run of 2-16 to take the lead on the scoreboard. The Pistons They took their definitive lead in the final minutes of the third quarter, but they never had a comfortable cushion, with differences always less than 10 points.
Hugo González faces Cunningham / Associated Press/LaPresse / LAP
In addition to the 32 points of Cunningham, Tobias Harris and Caris LeVert They scored 13 points each. The bench of the Pistons He contributed 47 points to his overall tally. For the Celtics, Jaylen Brown He finished with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. In the absence of Jayson Tatumwith Achilles tendon tear, Brown has assumed command of Boston at this beginning of the course.
Derrick White contributed 31 points, although he was portrayed with a loss one minute from the end, when Boston I was still five down. For his part, the Spanish 'rookie' Hugo Gonzalez He scored 5 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 16 minutes and 28 seconds on the court.
