While he was the subject of transfer rumors last week, Jerami Grant made a crucial basket 19 seconds from time and finished with 24 points for the Pistons, who had lost their last eight games and were lost in total in 14 of their previous 16 meetings played.
Cade Cunningham scored 20 points and had a big block in the final minute to help Detroit earn its first win since Jan. 30.
Jayson Tatum, author of 22 points, had one last chance for the Celtics, but his jump shot bounced off the hoop.
The Celtics, who had atomized the Sixers in Philadelphia (135-87) on Tuesday, were without Marcus Smart, who sprained his right ankle during this match.
Jaylen Brown carried his with 31 points, but in vain.
In the Eastern Conference standings, Boston is in sixth place, in the race for the play-offs, while Detroit is 14th out of 15 franchises.
Decisive rookie Thomas
Nets rookie Cam Thomas?
was the star of the show on the big stage at Madison Square Garden, where Brooklyn rallied from a 28-point deficit to stun the New York Knicks (111-106).
Thomas scored 16 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.
His teammate, superstar Kevin Durant, who is recovering from his knee injury, stood on the bench to celebrate his successful three-point shot with seven seconds remaining.
"I'm glad he came back, because I was struggling tonight," said Thomas, who had shot just two of three in the first three quarters.
Seth Curry, who recently arrived in the trade that sent James Harden to Philadelphia for Ben Simmons, added 20 points for the Nets.
Andre Drummond, recruited in the same trade, grabbed 19 rebounds, the most for a Nets player this season.
Jerami Grant of the Detroit Pistons tries to get past Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies during the first half of the NBA game between the Pistons and the Grizzlies at Little Caesars Arena on February 10, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan Gregory Shamus GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA /AFP
Julius Randle scored 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who embarrassingly lost their third straight game.
DeRozan overtakes Chamberlain
In Chicago, DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points to lead the Bulls to a 125-118 victory over the Sacramento Kings, breaking a record set by NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain.
DeRozan indeed became the first player in North American league history to score 35 or more points and shoot 50% or more in seven straight games, compared to six at Chamberlain twice in 1961 and 1963.
Coby White had six 3-pointers and scored 31 points for Chicago.
Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who posted a fifth straight win and edged the Eastern Conference-leading Miami Heat.
In the West, the Lakers needed a great LeBron James to dominate the Jazz but they had to deal with a new injury from Anthony Davis.
James scored 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, when Los Angeles erased a 12-point deficit over Utah.
Davis, who scored 17 points in 17 minutes, injured his ankle shortly before halftime when he landed on Rudy Gobert's foot and was grimacing in pain when he had to be helped off the field by his teammates .
Los Angeles Lakers' Russell Westbrook (L), LeBron James (C) and Talen Horton-Tucker (R) stand by teammate Anthony Davis on the ground after his injury in the second quarter during the game of NBA between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz at the Crypto.com Arena on February 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California Katelyn Mulcahy GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP
The Californian franchise indicated that its 28-year-old pivot suffered from a simple sprain but his duration of unavailability was not communicated.
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