BOSTON – Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and Boston Celtics ended Detroit's winning streak with a franchise-record 13, topping Cade Cunningham and the Pistons 117-114 on Wednesday night.
The Eastern Conference-leading Pistons missed a chance to break the record they shared with the 1989-90 and 2003-04 championship teams. They are 15-3 in two seasons after losing 28 straight, breaking the NBA's season record.
Brown had 33 points and 10 rebounds and White scored 11 of his 27 points in the final 4 1/2 minutes to help the Celtics overcome Cunningham's 42-point performance.
With Detroit down three points, Cunningham was fouled near midcourt as he was about to shoot a three-pointer. After checking, officials concluded that he was indeed in the act of shooting. Cunningham hit the first two but missed the third. Payton Pritchard grabbed the rebound for Boston, was fouled and made two free throws with 2.4 seconds left.
Boston stole the pass before Detroit could try to tie the game.
Pritchard added 16 points to help the Celtics win for the fifth time in six games.
Detroit beat Indiana on Monday, tying the team record for consecutive wins.
Pistons: Host Orlando on Friday night in NBA Cup action.
Celtics: At Minnesota on Saturday.
