This was nothing short of magical...
Oct 21, 2026
Video Summary
AI GeneratedThe Detroit Pistons achieved a historic season-opening victory over the Boston Celtics, becoming the first NBA team this century to overcome a 20-point deficit in an opener and win by at least eight points. The win highlights the team's depth, rebounding dominance, and a surprising offensive spark from their bench.
What we just witnessed is nothing short of magical,
as the Detroit Pistons, after trailing
versus the Boston Celtics, come out with a dominant win,
with a major comeback, being
the first team this century to pull this off.
We're going to dive into absolutely everything you need
to know on the Detroit Pistons' win
over the Boston Celtics, starting the season 1-0,
and what this means moving forward for
not only this rotation but the team we're gonna
break down everything you need to know because
there's so much to dive into and I'm just gonna dive straight
into it today where yes you're gonna
read this right the Pistons are the first NBA team
this century to trail by as many 20 points
in a season opener and end up winning
by at least eight points the Boston Celtics came out of the
gates and made a lot of Pistons fans kind
of worried of course going into the game with so
much banking on this after a disappointing second round exit
to the Cleveland Cavaliers we see
the Detroit Pistons on the backs
of many players including one hidden gem truly come back and win
this game and it dives straight into exactly why fans should
not only be fired up because of this
game because again first team in this century to ever do it
but it shows the depth and this
organization now looking at the right side
of your screen Cade Cunningham with 22 8 and 4 we can of
course see Jalen Durham with 22 points 9 rebounds 1 assist
but the unsung hero of this
game was Javonte Green with 19 points
in 17 minutes we're gonna dive into Javonte and what
this means for the rotation moving forward
but there's so much to love the first thing I really
want to lean into is this rebounding
of course John Collins not the league's best rebounder we
can see over this game six points five rebounds one assist oh
for three from three which of course
you wanted to shoot better after an incredible run last year
with the Clippers on that but diving in
to the Boston Celtics
and looking at the rebounding Paul George led them next to Jordan
Walsh when it comes to rebounding
but looking at the centers Mitchell Robinson three total boards
Kuida four total boards
and Luka Garza with two, the Detroit Pistons absolutely dominated on the
defensive and offensive glass
when it came versus the Boston Celtics and that being a major point
going forward as Boston was known
as a great rebounding team, people that crashed the glass
picked up Mitchell Robinson
but nonetheless this was a team that rallied behind multiple people
And Cade Cunningham, of course, 5 turnovers,
not the prettiest, but still, 35 minutes, 8 for 18,
1 for 6 from 3, early season jitters, that's okay.
This was a team that came out of this deficit,
the 22 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, but looking at this,
there was one man in particular that truly came alive,
and that was Javante Green, dominating for the Detroit Pistons.
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but let's go straight back to
Javante Green, the biggest story around right now
with the three triples in the third quarter
sparking that Pistons run
and what led them to going in to this game and having a legitimate
chance. Javante was the spark plug that kind
of sparked this entire 22-point comeback. Now listen,
you can see on the bottom there,
Paul George had an incredible game. Hats off to him. The old man
can still ball, but they don't have Javante Green over there
and looking at what he brought to this
team from the threes in that quarter.
Looking at the shot chart, this was a man that was on a
mission, the two corner threes, another
from the top, he continued working, hitting everything that
he was firing up finishing the game with five
for ten from the field five for seven from three
incredible four for four from the line
and Javante Green is going to be someone that Bickerstaff now
has a decision to make and looking at where he
was shooting the corner, shooting the threes above
the break, the free throws, this is what this team needs
and that's exactly what Javante brought to
the roster, but it's not only Javante
and we can see the fans reactions, I'm not the only one
freaking out, Pistons should have played Javante more
in the playoffs last year, completely agreed
this was a guy, and we get another one, is Javante Green
the best basketball player alive, he's better
than Jason Tatum the man that just choked in that game
and let's go look at him before we go any
further, if you're Celtics fans, close your eyes right now
because listen again this guy is a
broad and nowhere near what Cade Cunningham brings to this floor
but looking at that of course Paul
George had his game 38 points
but the thing was here 6 for 23 0 for 7 1 for 1 do you know why
Jayson Tatum had this game because JV Bickerstaff had
his perfect explanation what made this opener
hard for him a Sar Thompson welcome to the Sar Asylum
this guy was a box like a fish and this
just goes to show not only do you have
an MVP caliber guy in Cade Cunningham coming into this
Jalen Duren looking for a rebound he'll look outstanding especially
on the glass the depth
in Javante Green you have the league's best defender
in the world the world's best defender
coming through and the NBA should be terrified
of exactly what he's bringing and what we see
from a Sarah Thompson no courts with the Sarah 11
and 11 an incredible game four for eight and
his playmaking look better someone that went out there
with confidence we can see most of the points
are coming from in the paint that's completely fine
because you have again the league's best
defender out there proving points
and causing havoc making guys never want to play them people
are going to fake being sick there's going to be guys looking
and ducking from this matchup
because they don't want to have that embarrassing night
that the Celtics fans not only just had to
witness but of course what we just seen
from Jayson Tatum a Sarah Pullett midi at the buzzer
to put it out of reach is rough this is a guy
that has a brand new confidence level has the
same defense probably even better at this point
and surely what we are seeing from this team and
you guys can call me overhyped it's game one
of the season I completely understand but not only
is basketball back not only is the Sarah Thompson back
not only is the Detroit Pistons back but this
is a goddamn sorry team that is out there to prove people wrong
and we got that tonight after fans
were writing this off writing this team off following
a disappointing first half I understand
but this is the team that has the shooting they have
the depth they have everything in between
they have Jalen Duren who signed his contract
of course if anyone missed that because of course
you couldn't help it I spoke about it too much fans I want
to know your thoughts am I getting over
hyped for this i'll throw up the shot chart
for you as well what's your guys thoughts on the
shot chart shot charts by the way it's pretty cool
isn't it let me know your thoughts on everything
to do around Detroit basketball down in the comments
because i love reading through them
am i rambling too much is this a perfect example
of that historic comeback the first time this
century someone did something like this let me know all
your thoughts down in the comments
i've been your host mark bye take care
pistons fans and i'll see you in the next one

