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The Celtics and Pistons have wrapped up their regular season series. What stood out?
Brown holds a 43% usage rate against the Pistons, higher than his 36% usage for the season (for reference, he is second in the league behind Luka Doncic in usage, who is at 38%). 39% of his field goal attempts against Detroit came off possessions where he had 3-6 dribbles, and 24.5% were off seven or more dribbles before firing.
DeMarcus Cousins had high praise for Detroit Pistons big man Jalen Duren after his strong game vs the Celtics.
Jaylen Brown got to a spot he liked and took a shot he’s hit a hundred times already this season. “Catch. Get to a spot. Go up. Gotta make a play fo
Jaylen Brown gets a great look — just doesn’t fall Celtics fall 104-103 to the Pistons pic.twitter.com/1DDkam9qjv Tobias Harris and Duncan Robinson have been no strangers to the Celtics over the years.
Cade Cunningham led the way for the Pistons in Saturday’s victory as he ended the game with 16 points, three rebounds and five assists while Duncan Robinson recorded 16 points and two assists. While both sides are looking to pick up a victory in Monday night’s matchup, one side may be without some of their key players due to injuries.
The Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons collide Monday night in Detroit for a matchup of two of the NBA Eastern Conference’s top contenders.