Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his season-high 29 points in the fourth quarter to help Boston rally for a 138-129 win in Chicago. It was Boston’s seventh straight win and pulls them within a game of Cleveland for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. It also keeps the Celtics in contention for a wild-card spot in the NBA Cup.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum believes Payton Pritchard can win Sixth Man of the Year, especially after torching the Bulls.

Boston’s 138-129 victory at the United Center kept Joe Mazzulla’s club alive in the NBA’s in-season tournament. The Celtics cannot win their group – Atlanta did so with its win over Cleveland earlier in the day – but can claim the Eastern Conference’s wild-card berth if they finish with the best point differential of the three second-place teams.

W hen the Boston Celtics media hype machine began the season suggesting that backup Boston point guard Payton Pritchard could be a serious candidate to win the NBA's 2025 Sixth Ma

Pritchard finished 10-for-16 from the field (7-for-11 from three) with seven rebounds on Friday. The post Payton Pritchard catches fire as Celtics beat Bulls, give themselves a Cup chance: 5 takeaways appeared first on Boston.

Payton Pritchard leads the Celtics' charge in the fourth quarter with 19 points as Boston wins on the road.