Undefeated Celtics take on 2-1 Pistons in SL play
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Detroit Pistons (2-1) vs Boston Celtics (3-0)
Thursday, July 12
11:00 AM ET (replay: 7:00 PM ET)
NBA-TV
Amway Center Practice Court
Game Thread
Detroit Pistons (2-1) vs Boston Celtics (3-0)
Thursday, July 12
11:00 AM ET (replay: 7:00 PM ET)
NBA-TV
Amway Center Practice Court
Game Thread
The Celtics remain the only undefeated team in the Orlando Summer League and they put their undefeated record on the line when they take on the 2-1 Pistons today. The Pistons feature the 6'11" Andre Drummond, who the Pistons nabbed with the 9th pick in the draft. Drummond is averaging 7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
Another player to watch on the Pistons is guard Brandon Knight who is averaging 13 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Also playing well is Austin Daye, son of former Celtic Darren Daye, who is averaging 18 points and 6 rebounds per game.
For the Celtics, Jared Sullinger, Kris Joseph, Dionte Christmas, and E'Twaun Moore have all consistently impressed in the 3 games so far. Fab Melo has shown some flashes, as have JaJuan Johnson, Sean Williams and Jonathon Gibson. This team has been fun to watch and I expect that this game will be a fun one as well.
Celtics Roster
63 Craig Brackins F 6'10" 230 Iowa State
50 Dionte Christmas G 6'5" 205 Temple
40 Jonathan Gibson G 6'1" 171 New Mexico State
12 JaJuan Johnson F 6'10" 221 Purdue
43 Kris Jospeh F 6'7" 215 Syracuse
52 Stephane Lasme F 6'8" 215 Massachusetts
13 Fab Melo C 7'0" 255 Syracuse
55 E'Twaun Moore G 6'4" 191 Purdue
41 Jamar Smith G 6'3" 185 Southern Indiana
7 Jared Sullinger F 6'9" 280 Ohio State
56 Sean Williams C-F 6'10" 235 Boston College
HEAD COACH **
Rivers, Doc
ASSISTANT COACHES
Hill, Armond
Eastman, Kevin
Longabardi, Mike
Lue, Tyronn
Young, Jamie
** SL coach: Tyronn Lue
5 Austin Daye F 6'11" 190 Gonzaga
9 Malcolm Delaney
1 Andre Drummond C 6'11" 279 Connecticut
24 Kim English G 6'6" 200 Missouri
34 Yancy Gates F-C 6'9" 289 Cincinnati
14 Armon Johnson G 6'3" 195 Nevada-Reno
7 Brandon Knight G 6'3" 189 Kentucky
20 Vernon Macklin F-C 6'10" 227 Florida
32 Khris Middleton G-F 6'7" 217 Texas A&M
23 Patrick Richard G 6'4" 208 McNeese State
25 Kyle Singler F 6'8" 228 Duke
8 Casper Ware G 5'10" 177 Long Beach State
HEAD COACH
Frank, Lawrence
ASSISTANT COACHES
Hill, Brian
Loyer, John
Rogers, Roy
Brown, Dee
Klask, Charles