NBA DETROIT AT BOSTON
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DETROIT (92) AT BOSTON (85)
DETROIT
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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HILL F 44 12-20 8-15 1 4 5 2 1 5 1 32
WILLIAMS F 34 9-15 3-4 11 3 14 1 4 7 0 21
DELE C 23 2-6 2-4 0 8 8 1 6 1 2 6
DUMARS G 38 0-2 1-2 0 5 5 3 1 0 6 1
HUNTER G 40 4-13 5-5 0 3 3 4 4 2 2 13
BUECHLER 17 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 8
LAETTNER 11 2-5 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 4
MONTROSS 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
REID 12 1-1 1-3 1 1 2 1 4 0 2 3
STACKHOUSE 16 2-7 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
OBANNON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
VAUGHT DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 35-73 20-33 17 26 43 12 23 15 18 92
(.479) (.606) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 21(28 PTS)
BOSTON
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BATTIE F 24 4-6 0-0 4 9 13 1 4 0 2 8
PIERCE F 37 7-15 2-3 1 4 5 2 3 3 3 21
POTAPENKO C 31 2-4 1-6 0 2 2 4 4 3 4 5
BARROS G 31 3-8 4-6 2 2 4 4 5 2 3 12
MERCER G 43 4-16 4-4 1 3 4 2 5 3 5 12
GARNETT 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
D JONES 17 4-7 0-0 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 10
MCCARTY 38 6-13 4-5 5 6 11 3 4 1 6 17
MINOR 15 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
RILEY 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SCHINTZIUS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WALKER DNP - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE
TOTALS 240 30-73 15-24 13 31 44 18 26 13 25 85
(.411) (.625) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 26(34 PTS)
DETROIT 19 19 25 29 - 92
BOSTON 20 27 26 12 - 85
BLOCKED SHOTS: DETROIT - REID 2, DELE, WILLIAMS, HILL. BOSTON - MCCARTY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DETROIT 2-9 (.222), DUMARS 0-2, HUNTER 0-3, BUECHLER
2-3, STACKHOUSE 0-1. BOSTON 10-28 (.357), PIERCE 5-10, BARROS 2-6, D JONES
2-3, MCCARTY 1-5, MINOR 0-4.
TECHNICALS: DETROIT - DELE.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, TIM DONAGHY, RON OLESIAK.
A - 16,408. T - 2:26.
Box Score
DETROIT (92)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Hill 44 12-20 8-15 1-5 2 1 32
Williams 34 9-15 3-4 11-14 1 4 21
Dele 23 2-6 2-4 0-8 1 6 6
Dumars 38 0-2 1-2 0-5 3 1 1
Hunter 40 4-13 5-5 0-3 4 4 13
Buechler 17 3-4 0-0 0-2 0 0 8
Laettner 11 2-5 0-0 2-2 0 0 4
Montross 5 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 2 0
Reid 12 1-1 1-3 1-2 1 4 3
Stackhouse 16 2-7 0-0 1-1 0 1 4
Obannon DNP - coach's decision
Vaught DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 35-73 20-33 17-43 12 23 92
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Percentages: FG-.479, FT-.606. 3-Point Goals:
2-9, .222 (Dumars 0-2, Hunter 0-3, Buechler 2-3,
Stackhouse 0-1). Team rebounds: 5. Blocked shots:
5 (Reid 2, Dele, Williams, Hill). Turnovers: 21
(Dumars 6, Dele 2, Hunter 2, Laettner 2, Montross
2, Reid 2, Buechler, Hill). Steals: 15 (Williams
7, Hill 5, Hunter 2, Dele).
BOSTON (85)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Battie 24 4-6 0-0 4-13 1 4 8
Pierce 37 7-15 2-3 1-5 2 3 21
Potapenko 31 2-4 1-6 0-2 4 4 5
Barros 31 3-8 4-6 2-4 4 5 12
Mercer 43 4-16 4-4 1-4 2 5 12
Garnett 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
D Jones 17 4-7 0-0 0-3 1 1 10
Mccarty 38 6-13 4-5 5-11 3 4 17
Minor 15 0-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
Riley 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Schintzius DNP - coach's decision
Walker DNP - sprained left ankle
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TOTALS 240 30-73 15-24 13-44 18 26 85
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Percentages: FG-.411, FT-.625. 3-Point Goals:
10-28, .357 (Pierce 5-10, Barros 2-6, D Jones
2-3, Mccarty 1-5, Minor 0-4). Team rebounds: 11.
Blocked shots: 1 (Mccarty). Turnovers: 26
(Mccarty 6, Mercer 5, Potapenko 4, Barros 3,
Pierce 3, Battie 2, D Jones 2). Steals: 13
(Mercer 3, Pierce 3, Potapenko 3, Barros 2,
Mccarty, Minor).
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Detroit 19 19 25 29 - 92
Boston 20 27 26 12 - 85
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Technical fouls: Detroit 1 (Dele, 7:38 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 16,408. T: 2:26.
Officials: Dick Bavetta, Tim Donaghy, Ron Olesiak.
Game Story
BOSTON (Ticker) -- Grant Hill scored 10 of his 32 points in the
fourth quarter as the Detroit Pistons rallied from a 16-point
deficit for a 92-85 victory over the Boston Celtics.
Hill's jumper put Detroit ahead with three minutes remaining,
82-80, giving the Pistons' first lead since early in the first
quarter. Jerome Williams added a layup and Jud Buechler hit a
3-pointer, extending the advantage to 87-80 with 1:34 left and
capping a 30-7 run.
Williams finished with 21 points and a career-high 14 rebounds
for the Pistons, who swept the season series from Boston for
only the second in the 50-year history of the rivalry. Detroit
went 4-0 against the Celtics in 1996-97.
"When we were down that much late in the third, some of us may
have been thinking about our injuries, how banged up we were,"
Hill said. "But we really got a big shot in the arm from Jud
off the bench and we turned up the intensity big-time on
defense."
Buechler contributed eight points in 17 minutes.
The Pistons, who held Boston scoreless for a six-minute stretch
bridging the third and fourth quarters, also tied Milwaukee for
sixth place in the Eastern Conference and maintained a two-game
edge over ninth-place Charlotte.
Detroit coach Alvin Gentry admitted he was not sure his team
could come back.
"When you're down 16 points and you're telling your team to hang
close, give yourself a chance, it's more hoping than anything
else," he admitted. "We knew it would be really tough, very
difficult to overcome that deficit. They just stopped making
their open shots and we got our transition points off their
turnovers."
Boston pulled within 89-85 on a foul shot by Dana Barros with 32
seconds remaining before the Pistons hit 3-of-4 from the line to
clinch the win.
"We won the game, that's all I can say that's good about this
one," said Williams, who also had a career-best seven steals.
"It certainly was ugly, but we never quit. We never stopped
playing defense and in the end, we were rewarded for it."
The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Celtics, who
were coming off consecutive 29-point victories over Chicago and
Washington.
For awhile, it appeared Boston could be headed for another
lopsided win. But the Celtics managed only 12 points in the
final period. They also committed 26 turnovers that the Pistons
converted into 34 points. It was one shy of Boston's season
high, set against Cleveland on February 6.
Boston attempted 28 3-pointers, making only 10, while the
Pistons were 2-of-9 from beyond the arc.
"I wouldn't say we took too many 3-pointers," said Boston rookie
Paul Pierce, who had 21 points. "The looks were there. We hit
them early, we just didn't hit them down the stretch."
Boston opened a 73-57 lead on a follow shot by Walter McCarty
with 1:07 remaining in the third period, but the Pistons ripped
off the next 15 points, closing to 73-72 on Hill's layup with
7:34 to play.
Pierce ended the drought, hitting a 3-pointer to give the
Celtics a 76-72 lead with 6:57 remaining.
"We didn't hit our open shots," said McCarty, who had 17 points
and 11 rebounds. "We played hard, we just didn't play well down
the stretch."
"I can say this for Walter, he played hard again. But we had
too many turnovers, too many mistakes," Boston coach Rick Pitino
said. "That can't keep happening."
Pierce's third 3-pointer of the second quarter gave the Celtics
a 45-30 lead with 2:53 remaining before halftime.
After trailing 47-38 at the intermission, Detroit closed to
60-55 on Williams' two free throws with 3:30 remaining in the
third period. Boston ripped off a 13-2 run to take their
biggest lead of the game.
Lindsey Hunter added 13 points for the Pistons, who shot 48
percent (35-of-73) from the field en route to their second
straight road win. Detroit was coming off Sunday's 91-83
victory at Toronto.
Tony Battie grabbed 13 rebounds for the Celtics, who shot just
41 percent (30-of-73). Ron Mercer added 12 points on 4-of-16
shooting.
