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BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break. Jaylen Brown added 24 points.
In a game where it trailed by as many as 13 points, the OKC Thunder rallied to earn a 105-92 home win over the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics.
The Celtics have already agreed to one trade ahead of Thursday’s deadline but more moves could still be in the works. One potential name that could be on the move is reserve forward Chris Boucher, who has been out of Joe Mazzulla’s rotation since November.
Payton Pritchard had 23 points and Jaylen Brown scored 20 on Monday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 102-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
Per Celtics insider Steve Bulpett, Boston’s home game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, March 1st, has been upgraded to a nationally televised game on NBC, in the primetime slot at 8pm EST. With that information released many people believe it may signal the return of a certain superstar.
A notable change to an upcoming Celtics should be enough to get the speculation going when it comes to Jayson Tatum.
Jaylen Brown has helped make the Celtics one of the biggest surprises of the NBA this season with the best play of his career. The first-time All-Star starter gained some recognition for those efforts at All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles from some of the league’s biggest stars.
Today in Boston Celtics history, Larry Bird played one of his most historic tilts, the iconic left-handed game.