The Boston Celtics kicked off the 2026-27 season in Detroit on Tuesday against the Pistons. Though the Celtics lost 121-113, Paul George stood out in his debut. Though he dominated with 38 points, George’s was hit with a $2,000 fine for flopping towards the end of the 4th quarter. As the Celtics took the ball […]
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Talking heads are overreacting to Jayson Tatum's rough opening night against the Pistons. The hot takes are way out of line, and Celtics fans shouldn't panic.
Paul George had an excellent Boston Celtics debut, but it was also a costly one.
The Boston Celtics need to make some changes after their season-opening loss to the Detroit Pistons, and starting Payton Pritchard should be one of them.
The Celtics' new center plan backfired on opening night as Mitchell Robinson and Neemias Queta were out-rebounded badly by Jalen Duren and the Pistons.
The Celtics never lost when leading by at least 20 last season. In this year's opener against the Pistons, Detroit's comeback made NBA history. Here's what went wrong for Boston.
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The Detroit Pistons fought with bones and nails in the season opener, and they look like a big problem in the East, even for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Bobby Manning welcomes Hunter Patterson from The Athletic to discuss how the Celtics blew a 22 point lead vs the Pistons in their opening day game. Then, they discuss how much we can draw from Jayson Tatum’s struggles in the 4th quarter and Jaylen Brown’s opening night win with the 76ers vs the Knicks. Celtics [...]
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The Celtics had more than enough opportunities to prevent their opening-night collapse. Too often, they helped the Pistons along. That’s the assessment of John Karalis of Celtics On SI, whose breakdown of Tuesday’s 121-113 loss goes beyond Jayson Tatum’s poor shooting. Boston squandered a 22-point lead through a combination of stalled possessions, missed chances around […]
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On Tuesday afternoon, the Boston Celtics fell to 0-1 with a huge blown lead against the Detroit Pistons on the road. It was a particularly bad game for star Jayson Tatum, who shot just 6-23 from the field in the loss and laid several bricks down the stretch as Boston attempted to make a late […]
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Stephen A. Smith did not blame the defense. Rather, he pointed at Jayson Tatum a little after the Celtics lost their season opener 121-113 to the Pistons. Ever since Boston traded Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia, some fans have been looking for someone to blame. The sour opening night just gave them another reason to say […]
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The Boston Celtics started Jordan Walsh during their season-opening loss against the Detroit Pistons, but they should look to replace him.
Detroit guaranteed Ron Holland's fourth year, then barely used him in the season opener. #Pistons
Detroit Pistons big man Jalen Duren looked the part in the season opener, and he always knew the fans would have his bag despite his contract saga.
Celtics fans should be concerned after their team's Opening Night collapse against the Pistons.
The Boston Celtics’ season opener against the Detroit Pistons started with nerves and excitement followed by confidence and joy, but ultimately resulted in sheer disappointment. The Celtics blew a 22-point second-half lead, falling 121-113. It was just one game out of 82 and after Boston’s longest offseason in 10 years, you take it with a […]
Javonte Green sat out the entire first half of Detroit's opener. The second half was all his. #Pistons
The Celtics showed in the first half that they can be a dominant team. Their defense and rebounding were very good. But then they somehow fell apart and stopped playing defense and stopped rebounding. I guess we have to wait to see which is the real Celtics team this season. Pistons fans are so fickle. They trashed Robinson so bad the whole game until he hit some 3's and suddenly he was their best player. Fans like that aren't really fans. My favorite...
On Wednesday’s edition of First Take, Stephen A. Smith did not hold back when speaking about the Celtics’ 121-113 loss to the Detroit Pistons. While the Celtics were able to get a 72-50 lead early in the third quarter, the Pistons made a miraculous comeback that ultimately saw them come back in the game and […]
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The Pistons tried putting John Collins at center but it didn’t work.
The Detroit Pistons generated more second-chance opportunities than the Celtics.
The Pistons had some new looks to use in the second half.
On Tuesday, basketball fans got what they’ve been waiting for with NBA opening night (and day) for the 2026-27 season. […]