With his team missing three starters in Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, and Jayson Tatum, guard Payton Pritchard put on a performance of a lifetime against his hometown Portland Trail Blazers. Getting an opportunity to thrive against the team he grew up watching,

The Celtics, of course, cruised through their championship run in 2024 with a 16-3 playoff record after a 64-18 regular-season campaign that topped the NBA. Boston still has all its essential contributors from that run, and now, an improved Pritchard.

The Boston Celtics earned a thrilling 128-118 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night, thanks to historic performances from role players Payt