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When, where: Tonight, 7, at the FleetCenter.

TV, radio: FSNE, WWZN (1510).

Records: Detroit is 29-16 (second in the Central Division); Boston is 22-24 (second in the Atlantic Division).

Points: Richard Hamilton 18.0, Chauncey Billups 17.9, Tayshaun Prince 10.4.

Rebounding: Ben Wallace 13.0, Mehmet Okur 6.6, Prince 5.3.

Assists: Billups 5.3, Hamilton 3.6, Prince 2.6.

Head to head: This is the third and final meeting. The Pistons have won the previous encounters. They held the Celtics to a season low in points in a 78-68 victory at the FleetCenter Jan. 5. Detroit also won at home, 96-88, Nov. 5.

Miscellany: After winning 13 games in a row, the Pistons have lost three straight, including an 81-69 stinker at Indiana Jan. 20 . . . The Pistons are 23d in scoring (at 89.1 points per game), but are fifth in team defense (85 ppg) . . . Wallace leads the league in blocked shots (averaging 3.11 per game) and is second in rebounding . . . Billups is fifth in the league in free throw percentage (.892) and ninth in 3-point percentage (.426).