GLENDALE, Arizona -- The large Tom Brady banner on the lighthouse at Gillette Stadium, as well as Bradys No. 12, will be taken down Sunday night, New England Patriots president Jonathan Kraft told 98.5 The Sports Hub.Kraft, speaking during his weekly pregame interview, explained the purpose of the banner, saying, From the end of the preseason to today, we wanted to symbolize the fact he is on everybodys mind and we love him.But Kraft said the time is right to take it down, because Brady would be the last person who would want to be the center of attention once the regular season begins.Kraft said construction crews were on hand at Gillette Stadium on Sunday night and will start working on taking the banner down once the teams game against the Arizona Cardinals begins.On Thursday, Brady said of the banner on a radio interview with Westwood One, I think it was a very cool gesture by Mr. Kraft and the team. 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The more we play like that the better the season is going to be.The Pistons beat the Hornets by 23 points a night earlier.Coming in with the problems weve had on the road, to play the way weve played the last two nights against two teams that are over .500 and have good personnel, to be on a back-to-back is a heck of a win, Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy said.Isaiah Thomas paced the Celtics with 27 points, and Kelly Olynyk scored a season-high 19. Boston had won five of seven.Its disappointing, but like I said, they were making shots, man, Celtics guard Avery Bradley said. Hats off to those guys. They played well. Their starters played very well. (Weve) just got to move on to the next game.The Pistons shot 55.2 percent. Boston finished at 44 percent, going 15 of 42 on 3-point attempts.They made shots, Olynyk said. They made shots when they needed to make shots. They made them four quarters in a row.Detroit used a 9-0 spree midway through the fourth quarter to open a 103-95 edge with 5:08 to play after Boston went on an 11-0 run to take its first lead since early in the opening period. Morris and Harris each hit a 3-pointer during the Pistons spurt.Detroit pushed its lead to 112-101 on Smiths basket before BBoston closed within four points in the final 30 seconds.dddddddddddd.The Pistons were shooting better than 55 percent midway through the third quarter and opened their biggest lead of the game, 90-80, on Jon Leuers dunk.Boston center Al Horford returned after missing Mondays win at Miami due to the birth of his second child. He scored nine points.TIP-INSPistons: Van Gundy said G Reggie Bullock hasnt gotten an appointment yet for a second opinion on the torn meniscus in his left knee.Celtics: Coach Brad Stevens said there was no longer a limit on F Jae Crowders minutes in his sixth game back from a sprained left ankle. ... G Marcus Smart went down to the floor hard early in the fourth, but walked slowly to the bench during a stoppage.SIMPLE FORMULAThe Pistons outrebounded Boston 52-33 and had a 13-9 edge on the offensive glass.Thats been a key for us, Van Gundy said. When weve rebounded the ball well, weve won. When we havent, we havent won.GET BETTERThe Pistons reached the .500 mark (10-10), but Smith said they can play a lot better.Its not bad. Weve got so much room for improvement, he said. Weve been a really good home team, defensively at home. We can get so much better.LOOKING GOODOlynyk shot the ball well despite having a cut on his right elbow that he sustained Monday in Miami. He had it wrapped and went 7 for 9 from the floor.Its good, Olynyk said. Obviously tender.UP NEXTPistons: At Atlanta on Friday in the finale of a three-game road trip before they return home for two straight.Celtics: Host Sacramento on Friday before they head on the road for three in a row. The Kings scheduled game at Philadelphia on Wednesday night was postponed due to condensation on the court. ' ' '
