The Celtics secured their most impressive win of the season without one of their most important players.

Starting center Neemias Queta missed Wednesday’s matchup with the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons with an ankle sprain, and Boston survived without him, holding on for a wild 117-114 victory at TD Garden that snapped Detroit’s 13-game winning streak.

Though veteran Luka Garza got his first start of the season in Queta’s absence, the Celtics big man who logged the most minutes in the Thanksgiving Eve upset was Amari Williams.

Who is Amari Williams? He’s a 23-year-old, 6-foot-11 center out of Kentucky whom Boston selected 46th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft. Williams is on a two-way contract, and before Wednesday, the vast majority of his limited professional experience had come in t

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