Sam Hauser left Monday’s Celtics game against the Detroit Pistons with an ankle sprain and is questionable to return.

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.

BOSTON — The Celtics battled the Pistons in another close game as the East rivals have had some high-stakes finishes already this season. But in the end, the C’s didn’t have enough as they lost 112-105 to the Pistons on Monday at TD Garden.

Thanks to Brown's big half, the Celtics took a 57-53 lead into halftime, but they fell behind late and couldn't catch the Pistons.

RECAP: The Celtics let another double-digit lead slip out of their grasp on the way to a 112-105 loss to the Pistons at TD Garden.

BOSTON — Sam Hauser checked himself out of the Celtics’ game against the Pistons on Monday. He was downgraded on the injury report to questionable to return due to a left ankle sprain. Hauser had played four minutes before exiting the game,

Detroit Pistons, leading the East at 20-5, face the Boston Celtics (15-10) on Monday, December 15, 2025, at TD Garden. The game, airing at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock, NBCS-BOS, and FDSDET, sees Boston as a slight 1.

Golden State has also pulled Jonathan Kuminga out of the rotation in the past week, leaving Draymond Green, Quinten Post and Trayce Jackson-Davis to soak up all the minutes in the frontcourt with Horford sidelined.