Celtics dealing with painful reminder that requires trade action

The Celtics need to acquire a more traditional center, one that upgrades a position in need.

Boston Celtics, Joe Mazzulla. | Jason Miller/GettyImagesThe Detroit Pistons returned to TD Garden and avenged their loss on that same parquet the day before Thanksgiving. The visitors handed the Boston Celtics a 112-105 loss. The defeat drops the latter to fourth in the Eastern Conference standings. They're half a game from moving back into third but one game from falling to ninth.

Going up against the powerful tandem of Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart, the Celtics kept Neemias Queta on the court for 34 minutes. When he was off the floor, just as they've done for much of the season, they went small.

That…