Jayson Tatum will not play on Friday night when the Boston Celtics face the Toronto Raptors on December 20, 2025. The Celtics forward remains sidelined as he continues his recovery from right Achilles surgery,

Derrick White had a career-night on Friday to lead the Boston Celtics to a double-digit win over the rival Miami Heat.

The Detroit Pistons have won five of their last six matchups, most recently defeating the Atlanta Hawks 142-115 at home last Friday. It was the team's largest win of the season, and the bench scored a season-high 77 points in the win. 12 players scored at least 7 points, making the Pistons the third team in NBA history to accomplish that feat.

The Boston Celtics will play the Detroit Pistons tonight, Dec. 15 at TD Garden in Boston. What you need to know about the game.

BOSTON — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has spent a lot of time watching Celtics guard Derrick White during his career, including with Team USA as a coach during the 2024 Olympics.

On the second night of a back to back, it was a skeleton crew for the Miami Heat with ten available players, while two of those ten being on two-way contracts.

Jaylen Brown and Derrick White are shouldering the load for the Boston Celtics while Jayson Tatum rehabs from an achilles tear during last season’s playoffs. Tonight, Brown continued his 30-point scoring streak and entered rare Boston air in the process.

Cade Cunningham scored 32 points and hit a season-high six 3-pointers to lead the Pistons, who improved to 21-5. The Celtics, who handed Detroit one of its five losses on Nov. 26, dropped their second straight game to fall to 15-11.