Who won Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics?

The Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 123-99 on December 12, 2024.

Ron Holland scored 26 for the Detroit Pistons; Payton Pritchard scored 27 for the Boston Celtics.

Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics

2024-25 · Regular season Thu, Dec 12, 2024 · 7:30 pm EST · All results that day · Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · Detroit Pistons schedule · Boston Celtics schedule

Final

Away

Boston Celtics

123

Venue: TD Garden

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

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 123-99 at home on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at TD Garden. Payton Pritchard had 27 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists for the Boston Celtics. Ron Holland had 26 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists for the Detroit Pistons.

The Boston Celtics led 59-44 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 27-16. Double-digit figures in two categories: Payton Pritchard (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Detroit Pistons 54, Boston Celtics 53. Derrick White had 23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 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 Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics?: The Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 123-99 on December 12, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: Ron Holland scored 26 for the Detroit Pistons; Payton Pritchard scored 27 for the Boston Celtics.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Detroit Pistons	16	28	24	31	99
Boston Celtics	27	32	34	30	123

Game leaders

Detroit Pistons

Points: 26 Ron Holland
Rebounds: 8 Cade Cunningham
Assists: 8 Cade Cunningham

Boston Celtics

Points: 27 Payton Pritchard
Rebounds: 9 Jaylen Brown
Assists: 10 Payton Pritchard

Payton Pritchard double-double (27 PTS, 10 AST)

Detroit Pistons
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cade Cunningham starter	35:21	18	8	8	0	1	3	9-22	0-4	0-0	1	-19
Isaiah Stewart starter	27:30	2	5	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	-11
Jaden Ivey starter	26:45	10	3	2	1	0	0	3-14	2-9	2-2	1	-17
Tobias Harris starter	25:38	9	8	3	0	0	0	4-9	1-3	0-0	0	-14
Tim Hardaway Jr. starter	19:10	6	6	1	2	0	1	3-6	0-3	0-0	2	-8
Ron Holland bench	20:58	26	3	0	0	0	1	11-14	2-5	2-2	2	-4
Marcus Sasser bench	16:44	9	1	4	2	1	1	4-7	1-4	0-0	0	+2
Simone Fontecchio bench	16:31	6	1	1	0	0	1	1-4	1-3	3-4	1	-7
Malik Beasley bench	16:11	5	4	3	0	0	0	2-7	0-3	1-2	0	-27
Paul Reed bench	15:21	4	0	3	2	1	0	2-6	0-2	0-0	2	-6
Ausar Thompson bench	13:19	4	3	0	0	0	1	2-6	0-1	0-0	2	-15
Wendell Moore Jr. bench	6:32	0	1	2	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	+6

Not available: Bobi Klintman, Jalen Duren

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Derrick White starter	30:35	23	2	4	2	1	2	7-13	7-12	2-2	0	+14
Kristaps Porziņģis starter	30:08	19	8	2	1	2	1	8-18	2-7	1-2	0	+23
Jaylen Brown starter	29:57	14	9	6	1	0	4	6-12	1-2	1-1	1	+30
Jrue Holiday starter	25:00	12	7	6	0	0	1	4-8	2-4	2-2	1	+17
Al Horford starter	19:38	2	6	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	+6
Payton Pritchard bench	31:00	27	4	10	0	0	1	10-20	7-15	0-0	0	+22
Drew Peterson bench	19:13	5	3	2	0	0	1	1-3	0-2	3-3	2	+12
Neemias Queta bench	18:03	4	2	1	1	1	2	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	-6
Jordan Walsh bench	13:29	2	3	1	1	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	-5
Luke Kornet bench	12:32	12	7	1	0	0	0	5-5	0-0	2-3	1	+16
JD Davison bench	6:32	3	0	0	0	0	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	-6
Xavier Tillman bench	3:53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-3

Not available: Sam Hauser, Jaden Springer, Jayson Tatum

Team statistics
Detroit Pistons	Stat	Boston Celtics
8/10 (80%)	Free throws	11/13 (84%)
35/61 (57%)	2 pointers	26/42 (61%)
7/37 (18%)	3 pointers	20/48 (41%)
42/98 (42%)	Field goals	46/90 (51%)
43	Rebounds	51
34	Defensive rebounds	43
9	Offensive rebounds	8
27	Assists	34
8	Turnovers	14
8	Steals	6
4	Blocks	4
12	Fouls	9
8	Max points in a row	10
1:32	Time spent in lead	44:01
2	Biggest lead	32

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Boston Celtics ahead)

Largest margin: 32 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 8
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Detroit Pistons: 2 Q1 5:24
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 32 Q4 3:01
Longest run: 10-0 Boston Celtics · Q2 5:57 to Q2 4:19

Scoring plays

Q1 · 21 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
10:21	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	0	3
9:19	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	2	3
8:39	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	2	5
8:12	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	4	5
6:37	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	6	5
6:21	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	6	8
6:12	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	8	8
5:24	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	10	8
5:09	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	10	11
4:28	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	12	11
3:39	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	12	13
3:20	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	14	13
3:08	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	14	15
2:35	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	14	17
2:35	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet Free throw	14	18
2:08	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	14	20
1:44	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal	16	20
1:27	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	16	22
1:03	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 2-pt field goal	16	24
0:38	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet Free throw	16	25
0:09	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	16	27

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
11:43	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	18	27
11:16	Detroit Pistons	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	19	27
11:16	Detroit Pistons	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	20	27
11:06	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	20	30
10:40	Detroit Pistons	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	23	30
9:44	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	23	33
9:01	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	25	33
8:40	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	27	33
8:04	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	29	33
7:22	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	29	35
6:51	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	29	37
6:36	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	31	37
6:04	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	33	37
5:57	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	33	38
5:57	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	33	39
5:27	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday Free throw	33	40
5:27	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday Free throw	33	41
4:56	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	33	44
4:19	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	33	47
3:48	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	35	47
3:35	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	35	49
3:19	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	37	49
2:47	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal	39	49
2:27	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	39	51
2:03	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal	42	51
1:44	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	42	54
1:22	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	42	57
1:00	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	42	59
0:28	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	44	59

Q3 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
11:35	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	44	62
11:26	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal	47	62
10:47	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	47	65
10:00	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	49	65
9:48	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	49	67
9:48	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	49	68
9:02	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis Free throw	49	69
8:43	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey 2-pt field goal	51	69
8:13	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	51	71
7:53	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	53	71
7:36	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	53	74
7:16	Detroit Pistons	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	55	74
6:59	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	55	77
6:42	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey Free throw	56	77
6:42	Detroit Pistons	Jaden Ivey Free throw	57	77
6:21	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	57	80
6:06	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal	60	80
4:46	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	60	82
4:04	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal	62	82
3:37	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	62	84
3:21	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	64	84
3:04	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	64	86
2:38	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	64	89
2:22	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal	66	89
1:51	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	66	91
1:35	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	66	93
0:51	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley Free throw	67	93
0:31	Detroit Pistons	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	68	93

Q4 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
11:20	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 3-pt field goal	71	93
11:09	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	71	95
10:32	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	71	98
10:14	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	73	98
9:32	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	73	100
9:12	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal	76	100
7:04	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	76	103
6:33	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	76	106
6:18	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal	78	106
5:42	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	80	106
5:42	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	81	106
5:26	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	81	109
5:12	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	83	109
4:57	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	83	111
4:42	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	85	111
4:23	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	85	113
3:58	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	85	115
3:53	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	87	115
3:53	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	88	115
3:37	Boston Celtics	Drew Peterson 2-pt field goal	88	117
3:01	Boston Celtics	Drew Peterson Free throw	88	118
3:01	Boston Celtics	Drew Peterson Free throw	88	119
3:01	Boston Celtics	Drew Peterson Free throw	88	120
2:30	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	90	120
2:08	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	92	120
1:49	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	94	120
1:26	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	96	120
0:58	Boston Celtics	JD Davison 3-pt field goal	96	123
0:44	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 3-pt field goal	99	123

2024-25 season series

After this game: Boston Celtics 3-0. 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 (this game)
Feb 26: Boston Celtics 97 at Detroit Pistons 117

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Boston Celtics 123-99 Detroit Pistons — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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