After a terrible shooting performance against Cleveland, Boston responded with a much improved effort against Detroit. Isaiah Thomas led the way to start the game. He was aggressive early, with some nice drives into the paint. The scoring was nice, but he had some nice kick out passes that led to good shots as well. Andre Drummond is the key to what Detroit does. He's a terrifying rim running threat, who rebounds as well as anyone in the league. Turns out he can hit half court shots too. Who knew? He buried one to give Detroit a three point lead heading into half.
Boston's offense was a little stagnant in the third quarter. They had some turnover issues, and the Pistons capitalized. Detroit extended their lead to 10 points by the halfway mark of the quarter. Drummond had been mostly held in check, but he came alive in the third. He chipped in a quick six points during their run, four of them directly after offensive rebounds.Brad Stevens went with the Hack a Drummond strategy after Detroit built their double digit lead. Drummond went 3-6 during this stretch and got pulled from the game. Boston scored on each possession following the Drummond free throws, so it helped them cut down the lead.
The third quarter closed with a heavy dose of Thomas and Zeller. They scored 20 straight points for the Celtics, and brought them within 2 points to end the quarter. Thomas was absolutely on fire, and had 28 points after three quarters. The fourth quarter began with yet another Tyler Zeller basket, bringing him to 12 points and finally tying the game. Isaiah came out, and Detroit jumped out ahead again. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope continued his hot shooting by nailing two quick shots. With a questionable Drummond tip-in and a pair of Tolliver 3s, Detroit was suddenly back up by 12.The fourth quarter began with yet another Tyler Zeller basket, bringing him to 12 points and finally tying the game. Isaiah came out, and Detroit jumped out ahead again. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope continued his hot shooting by nailing two quick shots. With a questionable Drummond tip-in and a pair of Tolliver 3s, Detroit was suddenly back up by 12.
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