Detroit Pistons 121-113 Boston Celtics: final score
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Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 121-113 on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in the NBA.
- Competition
- NBA
- Start time
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 3:00 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
- 👥
- 20178
- Where to watch
- NBC (In the United States · ESPN)
The match in numbers
- A 121-113 win for Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
By period
| Detroit Pistons | 27 | 18 | 37 | 39 | 121 |
| Boston Celtics | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 113 |
Match videos
Live commentary
- 4th Quarter · 0.6Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 0.6Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 6.7Javonte Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 6.7Javonte Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 7.5Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 4th Quarter · 18.2Duncan Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 41.0Ausar Thompson makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists)
- 4th Quarter · 1:06Paul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- 4th Quarter · 1:26Derrick White makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- 4th Quarter · 2:02Paul George makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 2:02Paul George makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 2:16Cade Cunningham makes driving layup
- 4th Quarter · 2:31Jayson Tatum makes 17-foot two point shot (Paul George assists)
- 4th Quarter · 3:18Derrick White makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Paul George assists)
- 4th Quarter · 3:33Javonte Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ausar Thompson assists)
- 4th Quarter · 4:27Cade Cunningham makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Duncan Robinson assists)
- 4th Quarter · 5:13Duncan Robinson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Daniss Jenkins assists)
- 4th Quarter · 5:50Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 1
- 4th Quarter · 5:50Jalen Duren makes running layup (Ausar Thompson assists)
- 4th Quarter · 6:41Javonte Green makes 23-foot running jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists)
- 4th Quarter · 7:07Duncan Robinson makes free throw 3 of 3
- 4th Quarter · 7:07Duncan Robinson makes free throw 2 of 3
- 4th Quarter · 7:07Duncan Robinson makes free throw 1 of 3
- 4th Quarter · 7:34Duncan Robinson makes 26-foot three pointer (Cade Cunningham assists)
- 4th Quarter · 8:00Duncan Robinson makes 25-foot three pointer (Ausar Thompson assists)
- 4th Quarter · 8:19Derrick White makes 28-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
- 4th Quarter · 8:36Duncan Robinson makes free throw 3 of 3
- 4th Quarter · 8:36Duncan Robinson makes free throw 2 of 3
- 4th Quarter · 9:36Ausar Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1
- 4th Quarter · 9:36Ausar Thompson makes driving layup
- 4th Quarter · 9:49Baylor Scheierman makes two point shot
- 4th Quarter · 10:18Mitchell Robinson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Derrick White assists)
- 4th Quarter · 11:15Payton Pritchard makes driving layup
- 4th Quarter · 11:33Cade Cunningham makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
- 4th Quarter · 11:48Paul George makes 4-foot layup (Derrick White assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 1.2Baylor Scheierman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 53.8Isaiah Joe makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Huerter assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 1:47Payton Pritchard makes 15-foot two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 2:12Paul Reed makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 2:12Paul Reed makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 2:21Payton Pritchard makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 2:21Payton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 2:32Isaiah Joe makes free throw 2 of 3
- 3rd Quarter · 2:32Isaiah Joe makes free throw 1 of 3
- 3rd Quarter · 3:06Javonte Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 4:01Javonte Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Reed assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 4:20Sam Hauser makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 4:40Javonte Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Reed assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 5:09Javonte Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 5:09Javonte Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 5:33Neemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 5:46Paul Reed makes 3-foot two point shot
- 3rd Quarter · 6:21Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 1
- 3rd Quarter · 6:21Cade Cunningham makes driving layup (Kevin Huerter assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 6:30Paul George makes free throw 1 of 1
- 3rd Quarter · 6:30Paul George makes driving layup (Derrick White assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 6:40Duncan Robinson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 7:04Cade Cunningham makes 26-foot three pointer
- 3rd Quarter · 7:42Derrick White makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Neemias Queta assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 7:59Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 1
- 3rd Quarter · 7:59Jalen Duren makes two point shot
- 3rd Quarter · 8:32Paul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 8:57Paul George makes 26-foot three pointer (Derrick White assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 9:24Paul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 9:48Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 1
- 3rd Quarter · 9:48Jalen Duren makes layup (John Collins assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 10:12Derrick White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 10:49Paul George makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 11:08John Collins makes layup (Cade Cunningham assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 35.5Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 35.5Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 1:11Paul George makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 1:11Paul George makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 1:40Paul George makes 25-foot three pointer
- 2nd Quarter · 1:50Jalen Duren makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 2:02Paul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 2:14Jalen Duren makes running layup (Cade Cunningham assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 2:50Sam Hauser makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 3:27Jayson Tatum makes 11-foot two point shot
- 2nd Quarter · 4:27Sam Hauser makes tip shot
- 2nd Quarter · 4:54Jayson Tatum makes driving layup
- 2nd Quarter · 5:27Paul George makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 5:27Paul George makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 7:24Paul George makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- 2nd Quarter · 7:54Luka Garza makes two point shot
- 2nd Quarter · 8:14Daniss Jenkins makes 26-foot three pointer (Ausar Thompson assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 8:51Jalen Duren makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 8:51Jalen Duren makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 9:05Payton Pritchard makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 9:05Payton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 9:29Jalen Duren makes 2-foot dunk
- 2nd Quarter · 10:20Ausar Thompson makes 4-foot reverse layup (Daniss Jenkins assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 11:05Mitchell Robinson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Derrick White assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 11:15Isaiah Joe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Daniss Jenkins assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 11:38Baylor Scheierman makes 25-foot running jump shot (Derrick White assists)
- 1st Quarter · 0.3Jayson Tatum makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
- 1st Quarter · 14.0Jalen Duren makes 4-foot dunk (Ronald Holland II assists)
- 1st Quarter · 47.6Neemias Queta makes running layup (Jayson Tatum assists)
- 1st Quarter · 1:17Payton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 1:37Jalen Duren makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 1:57Payton Pritchard makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 1:57Payton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 2:08Kevin Huerter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Joe assists)
- 1st Quarter · 2:25Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Neemias Queta assists)
- 1st Quarter · 3:05Cade Cunningham makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot
- 1st Quarter · 3:40Cade Cunningham makes 3-foot running dunk
- 1st Quarter · 4:43Sam Hauser makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- 1st Quarter · 4:59Cade Cunningham makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
- 1st Quarter · 5:12Jayson Tatum makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Sam Hauser assists)
- 1st Quarter · 5:56Ausar Thompson makes 4-foot dunk
- 1st Quarter · 6:15Derrick White makes driving layup
- 1st Quarter · 6:48Paul Reed makes 4-foot reverse layup (Cade Cunningham assists)
- 1st Quarter · 7:24John Collins makes running layup (Ausar Thompson assists)
- 1st Quarter · 7:58Derrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
- 1st Quarter · 8:11Ausar Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 8:11Ausar Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 8:28Paul George makes running layup (Jayson Tatum assists)
- 1st Quarter · 9:25Duncan Robinson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)
- 1st Quarter · 9:41Paul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Walsh assists)
- 1st Quarter · 10:19Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 1
Commentary: ESPN
Game stats
DETBOS
45Field goals (%)45
38Three-pointers (%)40
88Free throws (%)76
49Rebounds39
27Assists28
17Turnovers14
7Steals10
5Blocks5
Head-to-head record
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Draws
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Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 121-113 on Tuesday, October 20 (NBA).
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Detroit Pistons play Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, October 25 at 7:30 PM (ET).
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