Celtics learn tough lesson of failed magic in Pistons rematch

Detroit Pistons v Boston Celtics | Brian Babineau/GettyImagesAfter winning an instant classic against the first-place Detroit Pistons last month, the Boston Celtics failed to replicate the result on Monday. They fell to Detroit, 112-105, in a back-and-forth matchup.

Here's what stood out:

It’s really fun when your team is the one that pulls out a random zone defense

For years, Celtics fans have watched their team struggle when the opposition randomly throws a zone defense at them. Most notably, the Miami Heat would do this in the playoffs, and Boston would look as if they’d never seen anything like it before.

Well, the tables turned on Monday when the Cs threw their own junk defense at the…