Celtics star Jason Tatum got the chance to turn the tables with the final whistle, but his throw rebounded from the edge of the basket.
The two teams exchanged progress in the last quarter six times out of 25 in the game, before the Pistons did it and achieved their first victory since January 30, when they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (115-105).
The Celtics, who entered the game in high spirits following their big win over Philadelphia 76ers (135-87) on Tuesday, missed Marcus Smart because of an injury to his right ankle.
Jalen Brown was the best scorer in the match and among the losers with 31 points with six assists, Tatum added 22 points, Al Horford 19 points and Grant Williams 17 points.
The Pistons owe their victories to star player Jerome Grant, who scored the winning basket 19 seconds before the end of the game
For his part, the Phoenix Suns, the leader in the league and the western region, continued their successive victories, and raised them to six, when they beat guest Houston Rockets (124-121) thanks to Devin Booker’s 24 points and Devin Booker’s 23 points.
On the other hand, his direct chaser, the Golden State Warriors, suffered his second loss in a row and fourth in his last five matches, when he fell to his guest Denver Nuggets (116-117).
The Chicago Bulls, the Eastern leader, followed in the footsteps of the Suns when they achieved their fifth win in a row, by defeating their guest Sacramento Kings (125-118), while the Brooklyn Nets continued their revival and achieved their second win in a row when they defeated their host New York Knicks (111-106).
In the rest of the games, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Washington Wizards (113-108), the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz (106-101), while the Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Portland Trail Blazers (119-123), and the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Toronto Raptors (91-91). 103), the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the San Antonio Spurs (106-114), and the Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks (109-130).
