Celtics Triumph Over Pistons in Overtime Duel
BOSTON (AP) – Hoping to avoid a 28th straight loss that tied the longest losing streak in NBA history, the Detroit Pistons forced overtime against the league-leading Celtics on Thursday night before Boston cruised to a 128-122 victory. Despite reaching overtime for the first time due to a slide, Detroit faced the “Trust the Process” Philadelphia 76ers with 28 straight losses.
The Pistons need a win at home against Toronto on Saturday night to avoid breaking the record. Detroit opened a season-high 21-point lead in the first half and fell behind 106-100 in the final two minutes. Jaden Ivey scored six straight points to erase the deficit, then Bojan Bogdanovic made a rebound with 4.6 seconds left to send it to OT.
But Derrick White scored 10 of his 23 points in overtime and Kristaps Porzingis scored six in overtime — swiping a full pass from Jayson Tatum and then making a pair of free throws to make it 125-117. Porzingis scored 35 points in the fourth quarter – 11 and eight of them during a 10-0 run that turned a four-point deficit into a 106-100 lead.
BOSTON (AP) – Hoping to avoid a 28th straight loss that tied the longest losing streak in NBA history, the Detroit Pistons forced overtime against the league-leading Celtics on Thursday night before Boston cruised to a 128-122 victory. Despite reaching overtime for the first time due to a slide, Detroit faced the “Trust the Process” Philadelphia 76ers with 28 straight losses.
The Pistons need a win at home against Toronto on Saturday night to avoid breaking the record. Detroit opened a season-high 21-point lead in the first half and fell behind 106-100 in the final two minutes. Jaden Ivey scored six straight points to erase the deficit, then Bojan Bogdanovic made a rebound with 4.6 seconds left to send it to OT.
But Derrick White scored 10 of his 23 points in overtime and Kristaps Porzingis scored six in overtime — swiping a full pass from Jayson Tatum and then making a pair of free throws to make it 125-117. Porzingis scored 35 points in the fourth quarter – 11 and eight of them during a 10-0 run that turned a four-point deficit into a 106-100 lead.
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