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Pistons fresh for showdown against Celtics
The Straits Times
|January 20, 2026
The Detroit Pistons were not supposed to be the top team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference.
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Detroit Pistons' Cade Cunningham driving to the basket between Indiana Pacers' Isaiah Jackson (right) and Taelon Peter during the Pistons' 121-78 win on Jan 17. Cunningham is averaging 33 points against the Boston Celtics. PHOTO: AFP
(AFP)
The Boston Celtics were supposed to be in a transition year after shedding salary last off-season.Instead, they currently hold the top two spots in the standings, and will have a showdown in Detroit on Jan 19 (Jan 20, Singapore time).
The Pistons reached the 30-win mark by pummelling the undermanned Indiana Pacers 121-78 on Jan 17. They have won five of their last six games.
The Celtics hit the midway point of the season with 26 victories by clobbering the Atlanta Hawks on Jan 17, 132-106. They have won seven of their last 10 games.
The Pistons jumped to a 24-2 lead over the Pacers and never looked back. Indiana sat out most of their regulars due to injuries or simply to rest players in the second game of a back-to-back.
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