Last night’s game featured the Detroit Pistons traveling to Boston, seeking vengeance against Brad Stevens’ Celtics.
The Boston Celtics had just handed the Pistons their first loss of the season a few days prior in a humbling fashion.
On Tuesday, the Pistons were able to muster a more balanced scoring attack, allowing them to stay within punching distance for most of the game. They even survived a late third quarter scoring barrage from Kyrie Irving that gave the Celtics what felt like a nearly insurmountable lead.
Eventually, the scrappy Pistons, trying to prove they belong in the conversation with the Eastern Conference elite, cut the lead down to two with 20 seconds left.