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Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons

Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Boston Celtics lead 245-137382 meetings since 1957
Boston Celtics lead 221-116Regular season
Boston Celtics lead 24-21Playoff games
Detroit Pistons W2Current streak

Playoff meetings

Biggest wins

Every meeting (382)

Meetings 201–250 of 382, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Dec 17, 19831983-84BOS 129, DET 115
Nov 27, 19831983-84DET 99, BOS 114
Nov 11, 19831983-84DET 118, BOS 126
Oct 28, 19831983-84BOS 121, DET 127
Apr 13, 19831982-83BOS 101, DET 113
Apr 10, 19831982-83DET 113, BOS 115
Dec 19, 19821982-83DET 131, BOS 114
Dec 15, 19821982-83BOS 108, DET 104
Dec 4, 19821982-83BOS 119, DET 112
Nov 30, 19821982-83DET 123, BOS 116
Mar 26, 19821981-82DET 104, BOS 125
Mar 8, 19821981-82BOS 111, DET 101
Jan 16, 19821981-82BOS 128, DET 120
Jan 10, 19821981-82DET 124, BOS 134
Dec 2, 19811981-82DET 114, BOS 115
Nov 7, 19811981-82BOS 129, DET 88
Mar 27, 19811980-81DET 115, BOS 90
Feb 21, 19811980-81BOS 130, DET 119
Jan 19, 19811980-81DET 90, BOS 92
Dec 2, 19801980-81BOS 94, DET 85
Oct 29, 19801980-81BOS 103, DET 85
Mar 20, 19801979-80BOS 124, DET 106
Mar 2, 19801979-80DET 115, BOS 118
Feb 10, 19801979-80DET 111, BOS 128
Jan 23, 19801979-80BOS 131, DET 104
Dec 4, 19791979-80BOS 118, DET 114
Nov 14, 19791979-80DET 111, BOS 115
Mar 16, 19791978-79DET 98, BOS 99
Mar 9, 19791978-79BOS 117, DET 160
Dec 5, 19781978-79BOS 114, DET 112
Nov 12, 19781978-79DET 128, BOS 123
Apr 7, 19781977-78DET 111, BOS 109
Mar 14, 19781977-78DET 98, BOS 105
Dec 26, 19771977-78BOS 100, DET 122
Oct 24, 19771977-78BOS 85, DET 100
Mar 4, 19771976-77BOS 94, DET 92
Feb 15, 19771976-77DET 99, BOS 109
Jan 25, 19771976-77DET 91, BOS 89
Nov 20, 19761976-77BOS 110, DET 116
Mar 7, 19761975-76DET 87, BOS 88
Feb 1, 19761975-76BOS 114, DET 109
Jan 23, 19761975-76DET 91, BOS 108
Nov 8, 19751975-76BOS 118, DET 104
Mar 18, 19751974-75BOS 116, DET 90
Feb 3, 19751974-75BOS 114, DET 100
Jan 17, 19751974-75DET 90, BOS 96
Nov 8, 19741974-75DET 105, BOS 104
Feb 26, 19741973-74BOS 86, DET 83
Feb 19, 19741973-74DET 97, BOS 107
Jan 4, 19741973-74BOS 101, DET 106

All-time results (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup; preseason and summer league excluded). Play-in games are counted separately from playoff series. Franchise history is listed under current team names.

Series by season

Detroit Pistons 3-12025-26 · Regular season
Boston Celtics 3-12024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Jan 19, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonBOS 103, DET 104Jaylen Brown 32 · Tobias Harris 25
Dec 15, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonDET 112, BOS 105Cade Cunningham 32 · Jaylen Brown 34
Nov 26, 20252025-26 · 2025 NBA Cup · Group stageDET 114, BOS 117Cade Cunningham 42 · Jaylen Brown 33
Oct 26, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonBOS 113, DET 119Jaylen Brown 41 · Cade Cunningham 25
Feb 26, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonBOS 97, DET 117Jayson Tatum 27 · Malik Beasley 26
Dec 12, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonDET 99, BOS 123Ron Holland 26 · Payton Pritchard 27
Dec 4, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonDET 120, BOS 130Cade Cunningham 27 · Jaylen Brown 28
Oct 26, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonBOS 124, DET 118Jayson Tatum 37 · Jaden Ivey 26

2025-26 team comparison

Boston CelticsPer gameDetroit Pistons
114.9Points117.8
107.2Points allowed109.6
+8.1Net rating+8.2
120.6Offensive rating117.7
112.6Defensive rating109.6
95.2Pace100.0
46.4Rebounds45.6
24.6Assists27.8

Quick answers

Who won the last Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons game?
The Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 104-103 on January 19, 2026 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons play next?
The Boston Celtics visit the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons?
The Boston Celtics lead 245-137 in 382 meetings since 1957 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

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