Who won Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons?

The Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 117-97 on February 26, 2025.

Jayson Tatum scored 27 for the Boston Celtics; Malik Beasley scored 26 for the Detroit Pistons.

Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Feb 26, 2025 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons head-to-head · Boston Celtics schedule · Detroit Pistons schedule

Final

Away

Detroit Pistons

117

Venue: Little Caesars Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 117-97 at home on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. Malik Beasley had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Jayson Tatum had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for the Boston Celtics.

The game was tied 55-55 at halftime. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 35-24. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Jalen Duren (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Boston Celtics 28, Detroit Pistons 51. Cade Cunningham had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons?: The Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 117-97 on February 26, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jayson Tatum scored 27 for the Boston Celtics; Malik Beasley scored 26 for the Detroit Pistons.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Boston Celtics	20	35	24	18	97
Detroit Pistons	29	26	35	27	117

Game leaders

Boston Celtics

Points: 27 Jayson Tatum
Rebounds: 10 Al Horford
Assists: 6 Jrue Holiday

Detroit Pistons

Points: 26 Malik Beasley
Rebounds: 11 Jalen Duren
Assists: 11 Cade Cunningham

Cade Cunningham double-double (21 PTS, 11 AST) · Jalen Duren double-double (13 PTS, 11 REB)

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jayson Tatum starter	33:09	27	6	3	0	0	4	10-19	4-9	3-4	1	-11
Derrick White starter	31:17	18	3	3	0	0	2	6-12	5-10	1-2	2	-11
Jrue Holiday starter	31:17	4	2	6	0	0	3	2-10	0-5	0-0	2	-11
Al Horford starter	30:05	9	10	2	2	1	0	3-10	3-9	0-0	1	-14
Kristaps Porziņģis starter	25:56	11	2	1	3	0	2	4-11	2-3	1-3	5	-24
Payton Pritchard bench	31:23	18	3	4	1	0	1	6-10	5-8	1-1	0	-5
Jordan Walsh bench	15:05	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	-7
Sam Hauser bench	12:03	3	1	1	0	0	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	-7
Neemias Queta bench	11:05	0	1	1	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-2
Xavier Tillman bench	4:40	0	2	0	1	0	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-2
Baylor Scheierman bench	4:40	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	-2
JD Davison bench	4:40	3	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	3-3	0	-2
Drew Peterson bench	4:40	3	0	0	1	0	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	-2

Not available: Luke Kornet, Jaylen Brown

Detroit Pistons
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cade Cunningham starter	34:07	21	4	11	0	0	4	9-21	1-4	2-2	3	+12
Tobias Harris starter	34:01	16	9	2	1	2	1	6-10	2-4	2-2	2	+13
Tim Hardaway Jr. starter	28:42	9	4	2	1	0	0	3-8	1-4	2-2	0	-1
Ausar Thompson starter	26:36	7	6	2	5	0	3	3-6	0-0	1-2	2	+15
Jalen Duren starter	25:38	13	11	2	1	0	1	6-7	0-0	1-2	3	+0
Malik Beasley bench	21:39	26	5	2	1	1	0	10-15	6-11	0-0	0	+12
Marcus Sasser bench	20:56	8	1	3	0	0	0	3-8	2-6	0-2	1	+19
Isaiah Stewart bench	19:39	4	5	1	0	2	0	1-2	0-0	2-4	2	+19
Ron Holland bench	18:58	8	3	3	3	0	2	4-8	0-3	0-0	1	+8
Paul Reed bench	2:43	2	3	1	0	0	1	1-3	0-0	0-1	0	+1
Bobi Klintman bench	2:43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+1
Lindy Waters III bench	2:43	3	0	0	1	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	+1
Daniss Jenkins bench	1:35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	+0

Not available: Simone Fontecchio, Jaden Ivey, Tolu Smith, Dennis Schröder, Ron Harper Jr.

Team statistics
Boston Celtics	Stat	Detroit Pistons
10/15 (66%)	Free throws	10/17 (58%)
12/31 (38%)	2 pointers	34/56 (60%)
21/49 (42%)	3 pointers	13/33 (39%)
33/80 (41%)	Field goals	47/89 (52%)
32	Rebounds	51
25	Defensive rebounds	37
7	Offensive rebounds	14
21	Assists	29
17	Turnovers	12
9	Steals	13
1	Blocks	5
15	Fouls	16
7	Max points in a row	15
0:45	Time spent in lead	45:33
2	Biggest lead	23

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Detroit Pistons ahead)

Largest margin: 23 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 2
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 2 Q1 2:54
Largest lead · Detroit Pistons: 23 Q4 1:16
Longest run: 15-0 Detroit Pistons · Q1 2:35 to Q2 11:07

Scoring plays

Q1 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
11:35	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:02	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	0	5
10:10	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	0	6
10:10	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	0	7
9:32	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	2	7
8:59	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	2	9
7:52	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	2	11
7:33	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris Free throw	2	12
7:33	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris Free throw	2	13
7:23	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	4	13
7:23	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis Free throw	5	13
6:53	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	7	13
6:34	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	9	13
6:17	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	9	15
4:49	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	12	15
4:28	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	12	16
4:04	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	14	16
3:51	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	14	18
3:36	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	17	18
2:54	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	20	18
2:35	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart Free throw	20	19
2:09	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal	20	21
1:27	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	20	24
0:52	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal	20	26
0:25	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	20	29

Q2 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
11:24	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal	20	31
11:07	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal	20	33
10:45	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	23	33
10:30	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal	23	36
10:16	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	26	36
10:06	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	26	38
9:22	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	28	38
8:42	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal	28	41
8:19	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	28	43
6:35	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	31	43
6:19	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	31	45
5:56	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	34	45
5:13	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	37	45
4:30	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	37	47
3:59	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	37	49
3:42	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	40	49
3:22	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	40	51
3:06	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	43	51
2:46	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	46	51
2:27	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	46	53
1:50	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	49	53
1:33	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	52	53
1:15	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	52	55
0:56	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	55	55

Q3 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
11:39	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	55	56
11:03	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	55	59
10:41	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	55	60
10:41	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	55	61
10:23	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	58	61
10:08	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	58	64
9:53	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	61	64
9:34	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal	61	67
8:50	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	61	69
8:31	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	63	69
7:18	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	63	71
6:54	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	64	71
5:39	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	64	73
5:20	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	66	73
5:05	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	66	75
4:38	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	66	77
4:24	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	68	77
4:15	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	68	79
3:50	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	71	79
3:37	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	71	81
3:12	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	71	84
2:45	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	73	84
2:45	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	74	84
2:13	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	74	86
1:56	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	76	86
1:56	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	77	86
1:39	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart Free throw	77	87
1:14	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	78	87
1:14	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	79	87
0:54	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	79	90

Q4 · 21 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
11:43	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	79	93
11:19	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	79	96
10:03	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	79	98
9:16	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	81	98
9:01	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	81	100
8:14	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	84	100
7:48	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal	84	102
7:33	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	87	102
7:08	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	87	104
6:43	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	87	106
6:32	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	90	106
5:16	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	90	108
3:56	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	90	110
3:23	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	90	112
3:08	Boston Celtics	Drew Peterson 3-pt field goal	93	112
1:59	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	93	114
1:35	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman Free throw	94	114
1:16	Detroit Pistons	Lindy Waters III 3-pt field goal	94	117
0:38	Boston Celtics	JD Davison Free throw	95	117
0:38	Boston Celtics	JD Davison Free throw	96	117
0:38	Boston Celtics	JD Davison Free throw	97	117

2024-25 season series

After this game: Boston Celtics 3-1. Final series: Boston Celtics 3-1.

Oct 26: Boston Celtics 124 at Detroit Pistons 118
Dec 4: Detroit Pistons 120 at Boston Celtics 130
Dec 12: Detroit Pistons 99 at Boston Celtics 123
Feb 26: Boston Celtics 97 at Detroit Pistons 117 (this game)

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Detroit Pistons 117-97 Boston Celtics — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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