The Boston Celtics (15-10) are welcoming the Detroit Pistons (19-5) at TD Garden on Monday.

The Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, Dec. 30, has been picked up by NBC Sports and Peacock.

The Pistons made their first big leap last season when they won 44 games, made the playoffs for the first time since 2019 and pushed the New York Knicks to six games in the first round. Instead of cashing in their chips over the summer to bring in a star and expedite their rebuild, they decided to operate in the margins.

Thanks to some league flexing, we've got a major Eastern Conference showdown on Peacock NBA Monday.

Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons have a two-game cushion on the New York Knicks for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference heading into Friday night’s