Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Venue: TD Garden, Boston, MA
Broadcast: NBA TV
On Thursday, at TD Garden, the Boston Celtics (19-5) are set to clash with the Detroit Pistons (10-15).
The Pistons recently faced the Knicks and secured a 120-111 victory. They committed 20 fouls while the Knicks had 12. From beyond the arc, the Pistons managed to sink 11 of 34 attempts. The Knicks struggled at the free-throw line, achieving only 59.3% by hitting 16 of 27. New York gathered 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive) but couldn’t add a block to their stats. The Knicks also dished out 27 assists and made 11 steals in this contest. Defensively, the Pistons allowed their opponents to shoot 53.2% from the field, with a total of 42 made out of 79 attempts. Moreover, Detroit successfully created 15 turnovers while registering 7 steals and obtaining 43 rebounds, 9 of which were offensive. At the line, the Pistons converted 16 of 19, yielding an impressive 84.2%. Overall, they concluded the game with a 51.8% shooting rate from the field (43 of 83) and made 18 of 36 from three-point range.
Cade Cunningham had a significant impact during this game, scoring 29 points on 9 of 17 shooting, playing for 35 minutes and grabbing 10 rebounds. He finished with a shooting percentage of 52.9% and provided 15 assists.
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Entering this matchup, Detroit holds a record of 10-15 this season. They average 16.7 turnovers per game while committing 20.0 personal fouls each contest. As a unit, the Pistons secure 45.4 rebounds per game and have tallied 633 assists this season, placing them 15th in the league for distributing the ball. The Pistons are shooting 36.3% from three-point range (333 of 917) and 76.5% at the free-throw line. They average 110.5 points per game, ranking 21st in the league, with a field goal percentage of 46.4%.
Defensively, the Pistons force 13.8 turnovers per game and commit 18.1 fouls. They rank 17th in assists allowed (624 total this season). The Pistons defense has conceded a field goal percentage of 46.5% (1,036 out of 2,226) and allows 41.9 rebounds per game. Opponents are shooting at 37.5% from long-distance, placing the Pistons 16th in the NBA for points allowed per game (113.0).
In their latest outing, the Celtics suffered a 127-121 defeat against the Grizzlies. Boston managed to collect 36 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds, summing up to a total of 51. They turned the ball over 13 times but managed to secure 6 steals. The Grizzlies contributed 25 personal fouls, leading to 28 free throw attempts for the Celtics, of which they converted 19 at a rate of 67.9%. From three-point territory, Boston sank only 18 of 60 attempts (30.0%). Overall, the Celtics shot 42 out of 105 from the field for a 40.0% shooting rate. Meanwhile, they allowed the Grizzlies to hit 47 of 94 from the floor, resulting in a 50.0% shooting performance. Memphis shot 45.5% from beyond the arc, connecting on 15 out of 33 attempts, and finished the night 18 of 23 from the charity stripe (78.3%). Boston allowed Memphis to grab a total of 52 rebounds (11 offensive).
For Boston, Jrue Holiday had a noteworthy performance, shooting 8 of 26 in the contest (30.8%) while gathering 4 rebounds. He achieved 23 points in 30 minutes and provided 3 assists.
The Celtics own a season record of 19-5. Offensively, they are shooting 45.7% from the field, ranking them 19th in the NBA. So far this season, Boston has scored a total of 2,883 points (averaging 120.1 per contest) and pulls down 44.0 rebounds per game. They average 25.7 assists (17th in basketball) and have 11.8 turnovers per game. The Celtics commit 16.8 fouls on average and shoot 80.5% from the free-throw line.
On the defensive side, Boston allows a 3-point shooting percentage of 35.8% (302 of 844) and their opponents are converting 77.3% of their free throw attempts. They yield 24.3 assists and 44.0 rebounds per game, ranking them 5th and 16th in the NBA, respectively. Defensively, the Celtics hold the 10th position in points allowed per game at 110.7. They force their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and allow a shooting percentage of 46.5% (14th in the NBA).
Free Prediction: Bet on Boston (-12.5)
