Celtics-Pistons recap: Brown, Porzingis star in C's win

Eddie House and our Celtics Postgame Live crew react to the Celtics' victory over the Pistons.

Celtics sharpshooter Sam Hauser caught up with our Abby Chin after the victory to talk about his 20-point outburst and more:

Score: 117-107 Celtics, 5:19 left in fourth quarter

The Pistons cut the Celtics' 20-point lead to six, but Boston widened that lead back up to 10 with just over five minutes to go.

Jaylen Brown (25 points), Kristaps Porzingis (22 points), and Sam Hauser (20 points) have kept the C's ahead. They'll look to keep it up over the final five minutes against a scrappy Detroit team that hasn't backed down against the reigning champions.

Score: 109-98 Celtics, 8:57 left in fourth quarter

The Pistons continue to play hard and are chipping away at the Celtics' lead. They've outscored Boston 10-6 so far in the final frame to cut the deficit to 11.

Score: 103-88 Celtics

The Tatum-less Celtics are getting contributions from all of their regulars tonight. All five starters are in double figures, including Jaylen Brown (25 points) and Sam Hauser (20 points). Luke Kornet continues to shine with six points, seven rebounds, and a block off the bench.

Defensively, it hasn't been Boston's best performance. It has allowed Detroit to score 30+ points in back-to-back quarters.

Score: 101-85 Celtics, 1:51 left in third quarter

Sam Hauser has enjoyed a stellar third quarter and is now up to 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting (5-9 3-PT). The Celtics sharpshooter went coast-to-coast for an and-1 and followed that up with a pair of 3s.

All five Celtics starters are in double figures. Jaylen Brown (25 points) and Hauser lead the pack.

Tobias Harris leads Detroit with 21 points.

Score: 88-75 Celtics, 7:19 left in third quarter

The C's are shooting 31-for-58 (53.4 percent) from the floor and 15-for-32 (46.9 percent) from 3-point range, giving them 88 points not even halfway through the third quarter.

Jaylen Brown has done it all. In addition to his game-high 23 points, he has eight assists, three rebounds and three steals.

Kristaps Porzingis quietly has put up 18 points with six rebounds.

According to Celtics stats guru Dick Lipe, Jaylen Brown is the first player in 10 years to have at least 23 points, five assists and three steals in a first half. James Harden last accomplished that feat in 2014.

Score: 72-58 Celtics

The Pistons actually outscored the C's 34-33 in the second quarter, but Boston takes a comfortable 14-point lead into the half.

It's been all Jaylen Brown to this point. With Jayson Tatum out, Brown has stepped up to lead the Celtics with 23 points (8-13 FG), five assists, three steals, and two rebounds.

Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White have played big roles with 13 and 11 points, respectively. White is 3-for-5 from 3-point range.

Cade Cunningham has a team-high 15 points for Detroit. Malik Beasley and Marcus Sasser have nine each off the bench.

Score: 68-53 Celtics, 2:23 left in second quarter

Jaylen Brown is up to a game-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting as we approach the half. He also has five assists and two steals.

The Pistons have stayed in this game by shooting 10-of-17 from deep, just one 3-pointer shy of the Celtics (11-22).

Cade Cunningham leads Detroit with 15 points (3-4 3-PT).

Score: 48-36 Celtics, 7:49 left in second quarter

The Pistons haven't backed down after watching the Celtics catch fire from 3-point range in the first quarter. They've outscored the C's 12-9 so far in the second.

The bench unit has stepped up for Detroit. Marcus Sasser and Malik Beasley have a team-high nine points apiece.

Jaylen Brown has 16 points, three assists, and two steals for Boston.

Score: 39-24 Celtics

The Celtics shot 13-of-21 from the floor (61.9 percent) including 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) from 3-point range in the opening quarter. Jaylen Brown has a game-high 16 points, including a thunderous dunk on Isaiah Stewart to finish the frame.

Cade Cunningham and Marcus Sasser lead the Pistons with seven points apiece.

Score: 21-7 Celtics, 7:06 left in first quarter

It's raining 3s at TD Garden early. Boston is 5-for-7 from deep with all five starters getting in on the action.

Kristaps Porzingis is leading the way with six points, one rebound, an assist, and a block in five minutes.

Score: 12-4 Celtics, 9:02 left in first quarter

No Jayson Tatum, no problem?

The C's are off to a strong start at TD Garden. Sam Hauser, Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown each have three points. Porzingis set the tone with an emphatic block.

Celtics: Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis.

Pistons: Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Tim Hardaway Jr., Tobias Harris, Jalen Duren.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla spoke on Jayson Tatum's knee issue, sharing that he doesn't expect it to force Tatum to miss any games after he sits out Wednesday:

The Celtics have officially ruled out Jayson Tatum (right patella tendinopathy) and Jrue Holiday (left knee tendinopathy) for tonight's game.