Celtics 104 - Pistons 98: Jaylen Brown lifts C's, snap two-game skid

It was as ugly of a win as one could imagine in the NBA on 'Rip' Hamilton night at the Palace of Auburn Hills. But the Celtics held on long enough to beat the Pistons despite blowing another double-digit lead, Boston snapped a two-game losing streak in a 104-98 victory over Detroit.

Celtics 113 - Pistons 103: C's win two-in-a-row, claim seventh seed

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Detroit - The Celtics (35-42) were a half game ahead of the Heat as the eighth seed after an overtime win in Toronto on Saturday night. They were looking to avenge a loss from nearly three-weeks ago at the TD Garden. As the playoff push continued, a national audience finally got to witness the scrappy C's get a 113-103 win over the Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills and keep up in the Eastern Conference playoff race.