Paul George hit three straight threes early in the third quarter, and Boston led by 22 with 8:32 left in the period.

Javonte Green, Paul Reed and Isaiah Joe cut it to 88-82 after three. The Pistons won the second half 76-55.

Down 99-89 with 8:19 left, Detroit scored 23 straight. Duncan Robinson hit five threes and Green's fifth three made it 112-99.

George scored 38 on 7-of-12 from three with 5 steals, the most points by a Celtic in his team debut.

In his first opener since the Achilles tear, Jayson Tatum shot 6-of-23 and 0-for-7 from three, with 11 assists.

J.B. Bickerstaff's Pistons visit Miami on Friday, 8 p.m. ET, which is 3 a.m. Saturday in Cairo.

Photo by Erik Drost, CC-BY-2.0, resized. Cade Cunningham with the Detroit Pistons on February 19, 2022.

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