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AUBURN HILLS. Mich. -- Al Horford got the winning basket, though it was Marcus Smart who made the biggest play.With the game tied at 92, Jae Crowder missed a go-ahead 3-pointer, but Smart came from the corner to tip the ball back at the basket. His shot didnt go in, but it gave Horford time to set himself for the follow shot with 1.3 seconds left that gave the Boston Celtics a 94-92 victory over the Detroit Pistons.The credit goes to Marcus, because that was a championship-level play, Horford said. He crashed the glass hard.Said Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy: We just stood there and watched. They missed and no one moved or blocked out.Isaiah Thomas had 24 points and eight assists for Boston, while Horford added 18 points and 11 rebounds.We didnt call a timeout in the last four minutes, because I just wanted to let them play, Boston coach Brad Stevens said. Our guys were making the right reads and the right plays.Marcus Morris led Detroit with 24 points and Andre Drummond had 20 points and 17 rebounds. The Pistons became the last NBA team to lose at home.The teams traded the lead for most of the fourth quarter, and Kentavious Caldwell Popes 3-pointer -- his first basket of the game -- gave the Pistons an 87-86 lead with 1:54 left. The teams traded dunks, and Thomas hit a layup over Drummond with 1:10 to play to make it 90-89.Caldwell-Pope missed an open 3, making him 1 for 7 on the night, and Drummond fouled Thomas on another drive. He made both free throws with 30.5 seconds left to give the Celtics a three-point lead, but Tobias Harris hit a tying 3-pointer.We were in position to come out of here with a victory, but we let them get off two extra shots, Harris said. Nobody, including myself, turned around to keep someone off the glass.Boston, realizing that Drummond was on the bench, didnt call a timeout and it ended up being the difference in the game.Im kicking myself right now, because if we have Andre on the floor, we get that rebound and were in overtime, Van Gundy said. We had Aron on the floor to run the play that led to our 3-pointer, but when they didnt call a timeout, we couldnt get Andre back out there.The Celtics were 6 of 10 on 3-pointers in the first quarter, including Thomas buzzer-beater, to take a 30-23 lead. Boston led 50-47 at halftime.Detroit got 37 points from its starting frontcourt in the half, but guards Ish Smith and Caldwell-Pope had three points on 1-of-5 shooting. Bostons backcourt of Avery Bradley and Thomas combined for 18 points and nine assists.The Pistons used a 10-0 run to take the lead midway through the third quarter, and still had a 73-71 advantage at quarters end.TIP-INSCeltics: Thomas started the second half with a four-point possession. He hit a free throw after the Pistons were called for a defensive three-second violation, then knocked down his second 3-pointer of the game.Pistons: Stanley Johnson, normally one of the Detroits top bench players, didnt play. Van Gundy said that Johnson will only be used as a backup small forward, and he wasnt needed with Morris and Harris both playing well.DRUMMOND MILESTONEDrummond pulled down his 4,000th career rebound in the third quarter. At 23 years and 101 days, he is the second-youngest player to reach the milestone, trailing only Dwight Howard (22 years, 129 days).CELTICS PLAY SMALLStevens wanted to keep a smaller lineup on the floor to try to give Drummond and Baynes matchup problems. Smart played 30:36 while starter Amir Johnson only got 20:22. We were trying to stretch those guys as much as we could, he said. It is hard to do that, because of Morris and Harris, but we thought it went well.UP NEXTCeltics: Travel to Minneapolis to play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday.Pistons: Host the Houston Rockets on Monday. Nike Shoes Outlet 2019 . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Deals Nike Shoes . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points. 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Bauer wont start Game 2 of the AL Championship Series against Toronto, again diverting the Indians pitching plans for the playoffs.Cleveland manager Terry Francona, who has had to juggle his rotation for weeks because of injuries, managed to keep a sense of humor about the latest -- and by far the strangest -- setback.Its kind of self-explanatory, Francona quipped at the start of his news conference. Probably everybody in here probably at some point or another had a drone-related problem.All kidding aside, the Indians are dealing with yet another pitching issue after they lost starters Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar in the final month of the regular season.Bauer, a quirky right-hander who pitched Game 1 of the ALDS against Boston, needed several stitches to close the cut on top of his right pinkie after he was sliced while repairing a propeller.Josh Tomlin, who was scheduled to pitch Game 3 in Toronto on Monday, will replace Bauer on Saturday. Francona said Dr. Thomas Graham, one of the countrys top hand specialists, told him Bauer should be able to pitch in Game 3 when the best-of-seven series resumes at Rogers Centre.Francona said he was in a shower Friday morning when he received an urgent text from Indians president Chris Antonetti telling him to call. He had no idea why.And you could have given me a lot of guesses, and I wouldnt have probably got this one, Francona said with a smile.This was a new kind of flying in Cleveland, where midges have buzzed the field before in October.Bauers penchant for drones is just one of the unique things about the 25-year-old, whose pregame routines, unorthodox training methods and analytical mind have rubbed some people the wrong way. While hes somewhat different, Francona said he wasnt upset with Bauer for getting hurt.This was not malicious, Francona said. He could have been opening a box in the kitchen. Things happen. I wish it wouldnt have, but llike I said, it wasnt done maliciously, it wasnt done by being silly.dddddddddddd Just happened.Francona started ace Corey Kluber in Game 1 against Torontos Marco Estrada before turning to Tomlin, who pitched into the sixth inning of his postseason debut last week at Fenway Park as the Indians closed out a three-game sweep of Boston. The 31-year-old is the longest tenured player on Clevelands roster, and Francona wasnt surprised when he didnt bat an eye when told he would be pitching two days earlier than expected.J.T. is probably the easiest guy in the world, Francona said. He handles everything. Hes about as tough mentally as youre going to find. He was excited.Tomlin said his preparation would change, its just that hes taking he mound sooner than he thought.It really doesnt affect me at all, he said. It will be on my fifth day, Ill be on normal rest. When I found out I was going tomorrow, I stuck to the game plan that I was going to do Monday and go out there and compete and win a game.Bauers injury is just another hurdle for the Indians, who have shown remarkable resiliency all season in overcoming injuries to win their first division title since 2007.This isnt the first obstacle weve had to overcome, Tomlin said. So face it head-on. And weve talked about it since day one of spring training. Were never going to back down from a challenge. This is another challenge for us to accept and move forward. The next guy that comes up has to step up and do their part and hopefully its just a little bump in the road and we can continue to be successful.Its somewhat fitting the Indians are turning to Tomlin in a time of need.The right-hander was bumped from the rotation in August, when he went 0-5 with a 11.48 ERA. Its only because of the injuries to Carrasco and Salazar that hes back in the picture, and now hes being counted on as the Indians try to get to their first World Series since 1997.Hes had starts delayed, scratched or moved up before. Never, though, under these circumstances.I dont know much about drones, he said. ' ' '