Payton Pritchard has emerged as a Sixth Man of the Year candidate, and he's doing it in Jaylen Brown's signature 741 shoes.

Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Payton Pritchard scored 25 off the bench on Monday night as the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 108-89. Derrick White added 19 points as the defending NBA champions won for the eighth time in nine games.

The Boston Celtics are the defending NBA champions, and they've started the 2024 season like they're on a mission to go back-to-back. They're 17-4, with their latest win coming over a massive Eastern Conference rival,

The Boston Celtics improved to 17-4 on the season with a 108-89 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night, thanks to another strong performance from star players Jayson Tatum (18 points, 11 rebounds) and Jaylen Brown (29 points,

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said Brown is out with a non-COVID illness while White is dealing with a foot sprain suffered in the third quarter of Friday’s win over Chicago. Brown averages 24.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists while White is the team’s best on-the-ball defender.