One player for the Celtics decided that he was mostly to blame for why the Pistons were able to crush them in this game. Starting center Kristaps Porzingis took a lot of the blame on his shoulders, saying after the game that he played poorly.

Cleveland leads Boston by 6.5 games but has lost two of the three meetings against the Celtics this season. Boston prevailed at home, 120-117, on Nov. 19 and in Cleveland 112-105 on Feb. 4. The Cavs,

The Detroit Pistons defeated the Boston Celtics, 117-97, for their 8th consecutive victory which is their highest win streak since the 2008-09 season. Detroit Pistons Top Performers Cade Cunningham – 21 points,