Let’s get the ugliness out of the way. The Detroit Pistons trailed by double digits the majority of the night and fell 128-112. Cade Cunningham had his worst, least impactful game of the season. His shot was off, he settled for bad shots, was a poor floor general, and got cooked several times on defense. The Pistons allowed a season-high 18 threes to the Celtics. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown scored more than 30, and they did it easily.
It was an ugly night.
OK, now let’s forget all of that and never speak of it again.