Pistons Vs Celtics

In the NBA's Eastern Conference matchup, Detroit will host the reigning champs Boston at Little Caesars on Saturday.
The Pistons have, predictably, started 2024–25 with a 0–2 record after recording just 14 victories and ending with the lowest record in the league the previous season. That being said, even if the squad hasn't won yet, it hasn't been entirely bad.

Before losing to the Cavaliers 113-101 Friday night, they gave the Pacers a fair chance in their season opening. Detroit had a strong shooting performance against Cleveland, making 13 of their 32 three-point tries, or over 40% of the total.

On Saturday, October 26, 2024, the Boston Celtics (2-0) will play the Detroit Pistons (0-1) at Little Caesars Arena. On NBCS-BOS and FDSDET, it begins at 7:00 PM ET.

The Celtics are double-digit favorites going into their matchup with the Pistons. The Celtics have a 13.5-point advantage. The game has 229 points overall.
The Boston Celtics have won consecutive games. The most recent occurred at Capital One Arena, when the Washington Wizards lost 122-102 while traveling. Derrick White scored 19 points, Jayson Tatum scored 25, and Jaylen Brown scored 27.

The Detroit Pistons have now suffered back-to-back losses after their most recent game on the road. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 113-101. Malik Beasley scored 13, Jaden Ivey scored 22, and Cade Cunningham scored 33 points.

The Celtics defeated the Pistons in their most recent meeting. The score was 129-102 at Little Caesars Arena. The Celtics have defeated the Pistons nine times in a row. In the last ten head-to-head meetings, they have won nine of them.

In the last ten games, the Celtics have won nine and lost one. They are shooting 46.2% from the field and 82.9% from the free-throw line, and their average stats are 110.7 points, 41.5 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 7.0 steals, and 5.3 blocks. In each game, the opponent has averaged 41.7 rebounds and 103.0 points.

Derrick White averages 3.5 (41.2%) 3-pointers made, whereas Jayson Tatum averages 25.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 7.3 assists.

In their last ten games, the Pistons have lost nine and won one. averaging 45.0% from the field and 76.6% from the free-throw line, along with 103.3 points, 38.6 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 7.7 steals, and 4.2 blocks a game. On average, their opponents have pulled down 46.3 rebounds and scored 113.9 points.