BOSTON – Jaylen Brown had 28 points with nine assists and Kristaps Porzingis added 26 points and nine rebounds, leading the Boston Celtics to their ninth win in 10 games, a 130-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

Derrick White had 14 points and 11 assists and Payton Pritchard scored 19 points off the bench for Boston. The Celtics scored 12 straight goals to take an 18-4 lead and a 20-point lead less than four minutes into the game.

The Celtics held a double-digit lead until the fourth quarter, when Detroit hit four straight 3-pointers to get within eight points, 109-101, forcing Boston coach Joe Mazzulla to reinstate Brown. The Pistons cut the lead to five in the final minute on Tobias Harris’ 3-pointer, but Pritchard’s 3-pointer sealed the win.

Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds for Detroit. Harris also scored 27 points and Malik Beasley had 23 off the bench.

Takeaways

Pistons: Made 20 3-pointers – a season high – on 39 attempts, including three from Beasley and one from Marcus Sasser, to get back in the game on the fourth try.

Celtics: Despite Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday being sidelined with injuries, the Celtics were too much for the Pistons.

Key moment

With 3:46 minutes left, Porzingis was fouled on the way to the basket. His momentum took him into the seats, where he clapped some fans’ hands before raising his arms to the crowd, earning huge cheers. He hit both free throws and gave Boston a 121-107 lead.

Key statistics

Sam Hauser made his second start of the year and scored 14 points in the third quarter en route to a season-high 20 points. He was 5 of 10 from 3-point range.

Next

The Celtics host Milwaukee on Friday night and the Pistons visit New York on Saturday.

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