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Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 104-103 at home on Monday, January 19, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Tobias Harris had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist for the Detroit Pistons. Jaylen Brown had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists for the Boston Celtics.
The Detroit Pistons led 59-51 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 33-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Jaylen Brown (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Boston Celtics 24, Detroit Pistons 23. Jalen Duren had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons?
- The Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 104-103 on January 19, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jaylen Brown scored 32 for the Boston Celtics with 11 rebounds; Tobias Harris scored 25 for the Detroit Pistons.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 29 | 22 | 31 | 21 | 103 |
| Detroit Pistons | 26 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 104 |
Game leaders
Boston Celtics
- Points
- 32 Jaylen Brown
- Rebounds
- 11 Jaylen Brown
- Assists
- 5 Derrick White
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 25 Tobias Harris
- Rebounds
- 9 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 14 Cade Cunningham
Jaylen Brown double-double (32 PTS, 11 REB) · Cade Cunningham double-double (16 PTS, 14 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown starter | 38:55 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11-28 | 2-8 | 8-10 | 3 | +2 |
| Derrick White starter | 37:44 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-11 | 0-6 | 2-3 | 1 | +9 |
| Payton Pritchard starter | 33:39 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 3 | +2 |
| Neemias Queta starter | 28:20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 4 | +15 |
| Sam Hauser starter | 27:21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4 | +2 |
| Anfernee Simons bench | 24:41 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | -13 |
| Jordan Walsh bench | 16:05 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | -7 |
| Luka Garza bench | 15:12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | -8 |
| Baylor Scheierman bench | 14:40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | -3 |
| Hugo Gonzalez bench | 1:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -2 |
| Xavier Tillman bench | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
Not available: Jayson Tatum, Chris Boucher
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 40:16 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-17 | 0-4 | 8-10 | 3 | +1 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 34:53 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-20 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4 | +0 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 31:32 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2 | -4 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 30:45 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | -4 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 27:34 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | -6 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 21:14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | +8 |
| Jaden Ivey bench | 17:10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | +2 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 17:00 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | +1 |
| Ron Holland bench | 12:20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | +3 |
| Javonte Green bench | 7:17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 |
Not available: Paul Reed, Wendell Moore Jr.
| Boston Celtics | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 24/30 (80%) | Free throws | 17/23 (73%) |
| 20/42 (47%) | 2 pointers | 27/53 (50%) |
| 13/41 (31%) | 3 pointers | 11/35 (31%) |
| 33/83 (39%) | Field goals | 38/88 (43%) |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 31 | Defensive rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 23 | Fouls | 25 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 9 |
| 17:38 | Time spent in lead | 24:51 |
| 8 | Biggest lead | 12 |
Largest margin: 10 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 9
- Times tied
- 14
- Largest lead · Boston Celtics
- 8 Q1 7:16
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 12 Q2 0:57
- Longest run
- 9-0 Detroit Pistons · Q2 9:46 to Q2 6:42
Scoring plays
Q1 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:03 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 3 | 2 |
| 10:08 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 5 | 2 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 5 | 5 |
| 9:45 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 7 | 5 |
| 9:28 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 7 | 7 |
| 9:18 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 10 | 7 |
| 8:34 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 12 | 7 |
| 7:54 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 13 | 7 |
| 7:54 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 14 | 7 |
| 7:37 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 14 | 8 |
| 7:16 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 15 | 8 |
| 7:16 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 16 | 8 |
| 6:16 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 16 | 10 |
| 5:49 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 16 | 12 |
| 5:06 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 19 | 12 |
| 4:50 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 19 | 14 |
| 4:50 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 19 | 15 |
| 3:53 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 19 | 16 |
| 3:53 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 19 | 17 |
| 3:39 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 21 | 17 |
| 3:34 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 21 | 19 |
| 3:34 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 21 | 20 |
| 3:18 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 24 | 20 |
| 3:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 24 | 21 |
| 3:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 24 | 22 |
| 2:30 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 26 | 22 |
| 1:25 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 26 | 24 |
| 1:03 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 26 | 25 |
| 1:03 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart Free throw | 26 | 26 |
| 0:43 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 27 | 26 |
| 0:29 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 28 | 26 |
| 0:29 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 29 | 26 |
Q2 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:59 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 31 | 26 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Pistons | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 31 | 28 |
| 10:07 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 33 | 28 |
| 9:46 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 33 | 30 |
| 8:49 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 33 | 32 |
| 7:17 | Detroit Pistons | Javonte Green 3-pt field goal | 33 | 35 |
| 6:42 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 33 | 37 |
| 6:16 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 34 | 37 |
| 6:16 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 35 | 37 |
| 5:59 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 35 | 39 |
| 5:59 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 35 | 40 |
| 5:51 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 36 | 40 |
| 5:51 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 37 | 40 |
| 5:31 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 37 | 42 |
| 5:12 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 2-pt field goal | 39 | 42 |
| 4:54 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 42 | 42 |
| 4:18 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 42 | 45 |
| 3:37 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 42 | 47 |
| 3:19 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 43 | 47 |
| 3:19 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 44 | 47 |
| 3:07 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 44 | 49 |
| 2:47 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 46 | 49 |
| 2:38 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 46 | 51 |
| 2:06 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 46 | 54 |
| 1:34 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 46 | 55 |
| 1:34 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 46 | 56 |
| 0:57 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 46 | 58 |
| 0:48 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal | 49 | 58 |
| 0:17 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 49 | 59 |
| 0:04 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 50 | 59 |
| 0:04 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 51 | 59 |
Q3 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 51 | 61 |
| 11:25 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 54 | 61 |
| 10:45 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 57 | 61 |
| 9:57 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 60 | 61 |
| 9:37 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 60 | 63 |
| 9:13 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 2-pt field goal | 62 | 63 |
| 8:56 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 62 | 64 |
| 8:32 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 64 | 64 |
| 8:15 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 64 | 67 |
| 7:34 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 66 | 67 |
| 6:57 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 67 | 67 |
| 6:57 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 68 | 67 |
| 6:19 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 68 | 68 |
| 6:19 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 68 | 69 |
| 5:55 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 68 | 71 |
| 5:34 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 71 | 71 |
| 5:22 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 71 | 74 |
| 5:00 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 73 | 74 |
| 4:26 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 73 | 76 |
| 4:17 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 76 | 76 |
| 3:33 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 76 | 78 |
| 3:05 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 3-pt field goal | 79 | 78 |
| 2:48 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 79 | 80 |
| 2:01 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 80 | 80 |
| 1:39 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 80 | 82 |
| 0:53 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 82 | 82 |
| 0:34 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 82 | 84 |
Q4 · 21 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 3-pt field goal | 85 | 84 |
| 10:26 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 87 | 84 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal | 87 | 87 |
| 9:50 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey Free throw | 87 | 88 |
| 8:41 | Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey 3-pt field goal | 87 | 91 |
| 8:24 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 89 | 91 |
| 7:50 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 91 | 91 |
| 7:22 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 91 | 93 |
| 6:18 | Detroit Pistons | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 91 | 96 |
| 5:13 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 92 | 96 |
| 5:13 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 93 | 96 |
| 4:30 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta Free throw | 94 | 96 |
| 4:30 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 95 | 96 |
| 3:20 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 97 | 96 |
| 2:58 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 97 | 99 |
| 2:44 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 98 | 99 |
| 2:44 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 99 | 99 |
| 2:21 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 99 | 101 |
| 1:37 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 99 | 104 |
| 1:22 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 101 | 104 |
| 0:46 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 103 | 104 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Detroit Pistons 3-1. Final series: Detroit Pistons 3-1.
- Oct 26: Boston Celtics 113 at Detroit Pistons 119
- Nov 26: Detroit Pistons 114 at Boston Celtics 117
- Dec 15: Detroit Pistons 112 at Boston Celtics 105
- Jan 19: Boston Celtics 103 at Detroit Pistons 104 (this game)
Highlights
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