Detroit Pistons – Boston Celtics · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 15 December 2025

DET112–105BOS

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Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when BOS leads and falls when DET does.

This is how the game was decided.

Cade Cunningham decided it, the Detroit Pistons player with the most points (32, with 4 rebounds and 10 assists; +2 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Javonte Green's (+13). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

Boston Celtics 105-112 Detroit Pistons (December 15, 2025) was not decided in the closing minutes: the Detroit Pistons went ahead for good in the third quarter (3:09 left), with a layup by Jaden Ivey for 72-71, and never gave up the lead.

The biggest run of Boston Celtics 105-112 Detroit Pistons (December 15, 2025) was a 14-0 run by the Boston Celtics in the first quarter (from 6:17 to 2:09), from 14-19 to 28-19. The Detroit Pistons' best was a 9-0 run in the second quarter (from 8:45 to 6:46), from 34-41 to 43-41.

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I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

This is how the two teams compared in passes and jump shots.

Detroit made 277 passes and Boston made 273.
DET 277273 BOS
Detroit made 21 of 55 jump shots and Boston made 27 of 64.
DET21/55
BOS27/64

Passes come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game: each team's total adds up its players' passes. Jump shots come from ESPN's play-by-play: every field-goal attempt ESPN logs as a jump shot counts, threes included.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · DET

Cunningham · Harris · Duren · Robinson · Green

Closing lineup · BOS

Brown · White · Pritchard · Queta · Simons

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DET

Cade Cunningham

36′ · +2

Tobias Harris

32′ · +7

Jalen Duren

29′ · -1

Duncan Robinson

26′ · +8

Ausar Thompson

23′ · +1

Jaden Ivey

21′ · +1

Isaiah Stewart

22′ · +1

Caris LeVert

19′ · -2

Ronald Holland II

14′ · +7

Daniss Jenkins

3′ · -2

Javonte Green

14′ · +13

BOS

Jaylen Brown

40′ · -6

Derrick White

38′ · -16

Payton Pritchard

35′ · -1

Neemias Queta

34′ · +5

Jordan Walsh

18′ · -10

Hugo Gonzalez

16′ · +9

Anfernee Simons

25′ · +8

Josh Minott

13′ · -11

Sam Hauser

4′ · -1

Baylor Scheierman

15′ · -12

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. DET and BOS.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Detroit Pistons

Robinson, Cunningham, Duren, Thompson, and Harris played 12.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Green, Stewart, Cunningham, Ivey, and Holland played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Robinson, Stewart, Cunningham, Thompson, and Harris played 3.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

Boston Celtics

Brown, White, Queta, Pritchard, and Walsh played 7.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Brown, White, Simons, Queta, and Pritchard played 6.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Brown, White, Queta, Pritchard, and Scheierman played 5.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

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Detroit Pistons

Robinson, Green, Stewart, Cunningham, and Holland played 3.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
LeVert, Ivey, Duren, Thompson, and Harris played 3.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
LeVert, Green, Ivey, Duren, and Harris played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
LeVert, Stewart, Cunningham, Ivey, and Duren played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
LeVert, Stewart, Ivey, Holland, and Harris played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
LeVert, Robinson, Stewart, Holland, and Jenkins played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Robinson, Green, Cunningham, Duren, and Harris played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Cunningham, Ivey, Duren, Thompson, and Harris played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
LeVert, Cunningham, Duren, Thompson, and Harris played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
LeVert, Robinson, Cunningham, Duren, and Harris played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
LeVert, Stewart, Ivey, Holland, and Jenkins played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
LeVert, Stewart, Cunningham, Ivey, and Holland played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

Boston Celtics

Brown, White, Queta, Pritchard, and Gonzalez played 5.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Brown, Simons, Queta, Pritchard, and Gonzalez played 3.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 11 points.
White, Simons, Queta, Pritchard, and Walsh played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Brown, Pritchard, Minott, Scheierman, and Gonzalez played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Brown, White, Simons, Minott, and Walsh played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Brown, Simons, Minott, Scheierman, and Walsh played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Brown, White, Simons, Minott, and Scheierman played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
White, Simons, Queta, Hauser, and Walsh played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
White, Simons, Queta, Hauser, and Gonzalez played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Derrick White covered 4.20 km, more than anyone in the game.

Cade Cunningham touched the ball 100 times, a game high.
Derrick White made 70 passes, a game high.
Derrick White defended 7 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 5.
Neemias Queta had 23 rebound chances, a game high.

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Detroit Pistons

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Cade Cunningham	4.02	6.7	100	67
Tobias Harris	3.38	6.4	45	30
Jalen Duren	3.15	6.7	37	30
Duncan Robinson	2.96	7.0	25	18
Ausar Thompson	2.61	7.1	39	27
Jaden Ivey	2.45	7.1	42	29
Isaiah Stewart	2.35	6.3	17	11
Caris LeVert	2.22	6.9	38	26
Ronald Holland II	1.69	7.0	27	16
Javonte Green	1.66	7.1	21	16
Daniss Jenkins	0.40	7.1	11	7

Boston Celtics

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Derrick White	4.20	6.7	95	70
Jaylen Brown	4.12	6.2	94	55
Payton Pritchard	3.93	6.8	60	44
Neemias Queta	3.67	6.5	34	26
Anfernee Simons	3.02	7.0	39

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

This is how each team's plays were shared among its players.

Detroit Pistons

Player	Min	Usage (%)
Cade Cunningham	36:19	29.5
Tobias Harris	31:49	18.9
Jalen Duren	29:05	10.4
Duncan Robinson	25:52	9.1
Ausar Thompson	22:46	21.2
Isaiah Stewart	22:18	11.9
Jaden Ivey	20:59	27.1
Caris LeVert	19:04	23.4
Ronald Holland II	14:29	23.7
Javonte Green	14:10	11.4
Daniss Jenkins	3:11	20.0

Boston Celtics

Player	Min	Usage (%)
Jaylen Brown	40:29	39.8
Derrick White	37:52	29.3
Payton Pritchard	35:19	20.8
Neemias Queta	34:27	7.0
Anfernee Simons	25:19	16.7
Jordan Walsh	17:41	14.0
Hugo González	16:28	11.4
Baylor Scheierman	14:54	5.7
Josh Minott	13:12	6.3

Usage is the NBA's official figure (NBA.com) for this game: out of every 100 team plays while he was on the floor, how many he finished with a shot, a turnover or free throws.

Who guarded whom

Jalen Duren guarded Neemias Queta for 9.2 minutes, over 39 possessions.
In that time, Neemias Queta scored 2 points and made 1 of 2 shots.
Tobias Harris guarded Jaylen Brown for 7.4 minutes, over 28 possessions.
In that time, Jaylen Brown scored 7 points and made 2 of 6 shots.
Neemias Queta guarded Jalen Duren for 6.9 minutes, over 28 possessions.
In that time, Jalen Duren scored 2 points and made 1 of 4 shots.

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Detroit Pistons defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Duren	Queta	9.2	39	2 (1/2)
Harris	Brown	7.4	28	7 (2/6)
Thompson	Pritchard	5.5	16	6 (2/7)
Cunningham	White	4.8	16	1 (0/1)
Stewart	Minott	2.4	11	0 (0/0)
LeVert	Simons	2.4	9	0 (0/0)
Cunningham	Scheierman	2.3	10	0 (0/1)
Ivey	Pritchard	2.3	10	2 (1/1)
Robinson	Walsh	2.0	8	3 (1/1)
Ivey	White	2.0	9	2 (1/2)

Boston Celtics defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Queta	Duren	6.9	28	2 (1/4)
Pritchard	Robinson	5.4	21	3 (1/2)
White	Harris	4.2	19	4 (2/5)
Brown	Thompson	3.6	12	2 (1/2)
Brown	Harris	3.5	16	2 (0/0)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Detroit Pistons

Ausar Thompson deflected 4.4 passes per game over his 73 games.
He ranks 1 of 399 in the league.
Cade Cunningham recovered 0.9 loose balls per game over his 64 games.
He ranks 5 of 399 in the league.
Isaiah Stewart contested 9.1 shots per game over his 58 games.
He ranks 12 of 399 in the league.

Boston Celtics

Jaylen Brown recovered 0.8 loose balls per game over his 71 games.
He ranks 13 of 399 in the league.
Neemias Queta contested 7.8 shots per game over his 76 games.
He ranks 24 of 399 in the league.
Derrick White drew 0.10 charges per game over his 77 games.
He ranks 29 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Boston Celtics have won 244 of their 383 games against the Detroit Pistons.

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Game context

Attendance

19.156

102.9% of capacity

TD Garden · Boston

Scoring

217

combined points

14.2 below the season average (231.2)