What happened
The 2026-27 NBA season opens Tuesday on NBC and Peacock, and the first game sends Boston to Detroit for a 3:00 p.m. ET meeting at Little Caesars Arena.
Boston is expected to be close to full strength, but Devin Carter is out with mononucleosis, while the Celtics still have not publicly locked in their regular-season starting five.
Carter’s absence keeps one back-end rotation spot open, so Boston’s opening-night guard and wing mix may still shift. The Celtics also leave Detroit without a confirmed fifth starter, which keeps some minute allocation unclear.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: How to watch Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons: TV/live stream info for 2026 NBA Season Tip-off — Yahoo Sports ↗