On December 29, 2023, Beijing time, the NBA regular season was in full swing, and the Celtics faced the Pistons at home with a 23-6 record this season. The Pistons are in the midst of an embarrassing losing streak for the longest single season in NBA history, but the players clearly don't want to continue that streak on the Celtics' home court. Correspondingly, the Celtics don't want to be the backdrop for the Pistons to end their losing streak. The Celtics' Jaylen Brown is out due to injury, and their starting lineup is Holiday , White, Tatum, Horford and Pozin;The Pistons started with Cunningham, Ivey, Bojan, Knox and Duren.
In the first quarter of the game, Cunningham took the lead in scoring with a throw for the Pistons, and Tatum followed up with a dunk for the Celtics to respond. Cunningham and Bojan scored back-to-back points to give the Pistons a 6-2 lead. Pozin hit a jumper, but Cunningham and Ivey countered and the Pistons led by seven points. Tatum and White cut the deficit to two points, and Ivey hit a three-pointer, but Holiday and Pozin fought back to fall behind by just one point. Cunningham, Duren and Livers combined to score as the Pistons took a double-digit lead. Hauser and Tatum chased points for the Celtics, but Hayes' mid-range shot helped the Pistons maintain the lead. Tatum hit a three-pointer to end the first quarter and give the Pistons a 30-27 lead.
In the second quarter, Ketta and Pritchard put the Celtics in the lead, but Burks, Bojan and Duren quickly helped the Pistons take a four-point lead. Pritchard scored on a layup, Cunningham and others responded, and the Pistons stretched the margin to 13 points. Tatum and Hauser scored for the Celtics, but Ivey and Knox responded and the Pistons maintained their 21-point lead. Pritchard scored four straight points and Duren scored on a layup to give the Pistons a 66-47 lead at halftime.
Cunningham had a strong first half, scoring 22 points, three assists and three steals, while Tatum contributed 16 points, three rebounds and three assists for the Celtics. The Celtics shot just 24-of-4 from three-point range in the first half and shot just 39 percent overall, which was the main reason why they were behind by a large margin, while the Pistons shot 61 overall4%。
In the third quarter, Tatum and Pozin teamed up to score, but Knox, Bojan and Duren helped the Pistons maintain the lead. The likes of Pozin and Holiday chased down points for the Celtics, narrowing the gap to 10 points. Bojan scored on a mid-range shot, Bozin and White scored five straight points to give the Pistons a seven-point lead. Rivers hit a three-pointer, and White and Horford combined to chase the points, and the gap narrowed to one point at one point. Wiseman and Burks scored five straight points to tie the score with Tatum and Pozin. At the end of the third quarter, the two sides were tied at 82-82.
In the fourth quarter, White scored on a mid-range shot, and the Celtics took a two-point lead. Duren scored for the Pistons, White scored four more and the Celtics led by four points. Bojan hit a three-pointer and Horford responded with a three-pointer. Cunningham and Burks hit two three-pointers in a row, and the Pistons took a two-point lead. Keta scored on a dunk, Cunningham and Burks responded, and the Pistons held a four-point lead. Bozin hit a three-pointer, Bojan and Ivey responded, and the Pistons held a four-point lead. Pozin scored five points in a row to overtake one point, and the game entered the final stage. Tatum and Pozin scored five straight points after the timeout, and the Celtics led by six points. Ivey scored six straight points to tie the score, Tatum scored on a layup, and the Celtics led by two points. In the final moments of the game, Cunningham missed a three-point shot, Bojan made a rebound, Tatum missed a shot, and the game went into overtime.
In overtime, Pozin scored on a jumper, Bojan and Ivey scored four points in a row, and the Pistons led by two points. White completed 2+1, Ivey scored three points, and the Pistons maintained a two-point lead. Holiday and White combined to score as the Celtics took a four-point lead. After a timeout, Duren hit both free throws, White and Pozin scored four straight points to give the Celtics a six-point lead. After the Pistons called a timeout, Pozin hit both free throws, Cunningham scored on a layup, Holiday made one of a free throw, Cunningham hit another three-pointer, and White hit both free throws. Bojan missed a three-pointer to end the game with the Celtics beating the Pistons 128-122 to complete a 21-point comeback.
Pozin played well in this game, shooting 21-of-13 from the field, scoring 35 points and 8 rebounds, becoming a key figure in the Celtics' comeback. Tatum was 11-of-31 from the field, contributing 31 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals, while White was 9-of-15 from the field and had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Cunningham made 12-of-22 shooting and contributed 31 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals for the Pistons, Ivey had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, Bojan had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, Duren had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Burks had 12 points and 2 rebounds.
The Pistons' losing streak after this game increased to 28 games, tying the 76ers' all-time NBA record, but the record was all the more embarrassing because the Pistons achieved it in a single season. The Celtics were at a disadvantage in the game, but thanks to Pozin's timely action, they avoided becoming the backdrop for their opponents' losing streaks.
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