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5 rational thoughts about the Celtics’ ugly loss last night

The Celtics lost to the Pistons last night, 116-103, a frustrating game in which Boston was unable to stop Detroit’s barrage of field goals. It didn’t help that Jayson Tatum sat out for load manag … uhh … with tendinitis of the knee, but the visitors were even more shorthanded, without starters Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson and Luke Kennard. Here’s a closer look at what happened.

1. Detroit was out of the box early

The Pistons opened the game by making their first five shots. Meanwhile, the Celtics made just one of their first six attempts.