Payton Pritchard made eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Jayson Tatum finished with his fourth career triple-double, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 124-104 on Thursday night. Tatum had 15 points,

Payton Pritchard lit up the nets during the Boston Celtics’ 124-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. This prompted his fellow star teammate Jayston Tatum to heap praise on the fifth-year guard.

Payton Pritchard came off the bench in the Boston Celtics' 124-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night and absolutely dominated. Pritchard led the Celtics with 28 points—on eight three-pointers—to go along with four assists in 31 minutes (the second most behind Jayson Tatum).

But with starters Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis all sitting out Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, the duo raised their games to a level never before seen in NBA history.

But with starters Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis all sitting out Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, the duo raised their games to a level never before seen in NBA history.

In the victory, Tatum contributed 19 points and 11 assists while Jaylen Brown and Derrick White led the team in scoring. Three players for Boston scored at least 20 points: Brown, White, and Payton Pritchard,

The story for Boston was much of the same in a lot of their wins this season, a balanced effort from the starters including a triple-double from Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard continuing his campaign for Sixth Man Of the Year,

On the first night of a back-to-back, the Boston Celtics decided to rest a few of their key guys, including Jayson Tatum. Joining Tatum on the inactive list were Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday as the Celtics continue to preserve their most important players’ health heading into the stretch run of the season.

Payton Pritchard made eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Jayson Tatum finished with his fourth career triple-double.

Despite getting the win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla called out his team. Mazzulla is a perfectionist and wants his team to reflect that thought process. Celtics star Jayson Tatum hyped up guard Payton Pritchard for a major NBA award.