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WATCH: Jerami Grant Posterizes Celtics in Pistons Win

The former Syracuse star led Detroit to their first win of the season.
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WATCH: Jerami Grant Posterizes Celtics in Pistons Win
WATCH: Jerami Grant Posterizes Celtics in Pistons Win

Jerami Grant led his new team, the Detroit Pistons, to its first victory of the season as they topped the Boston Celtics 96-93 Friday night. During the game, Grant had one of the best dunks in the NBA's young season. 

The dunk was over Boston's Daniel Theis, the starting center for the Celtics. Theis did finish with three blocks in 24 minutes, along with two points and three rebounds, but Grant got the best of him on this play. 

In total, Grant had a team high 24 point on 9-24 shooting including a pair of three pointers. Grant added four rebounds and a steal. Josh Jackson, Saddiq Bey and Derrick Rose all finished with double figures in scoring. Bey and Rose each scored 17 points while Jackson added 11. Rose also dished out four assists and grabbed five rebounds. Bey added seven rebounds. 

Detroit's starting center, Miles Plumlee grabbed a game high 17 rebounds in the win. The win improves Detroit to 1-4 on the season, while the Celtics dropped to 3-3. 

Grant and the Pistons agreed to a three year, $60 million deal during the offseason. This was a huge pay raise for Grant, who has become one of the better role players in the league. With the Pistons, Grant is getting the opportunity to be a featured player. He is averaging 23 points and 5.6 rebounds per game through the first five of the season. Both would be career highs if he can keep up with that pace. 

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Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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