Here are five stats that defined the Celtics' 40-point victory over the Warriors on Monday. Read more on Boston.com.

Pritchard didn’t — or couldn’t. When the February trade deadline approached, Pritchard asked to be traded. The front office made calls to try to honor the request, team sources

Celtics guard Payton Pritchard had checked in for Derrick ... Dallas' Kyrie Irving and Golden State's Stephen Curry. Of that crew, Pritchard is the only one who comes off the bench.

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Blake Griffin and Payton Pritchard met at a Los Angeles Clippers game when Pritchard was just 16 years old before they knew they’d end up teammates on the Boston Celtics. Pritchard verbally comm ...

Payton didn't do that ... "When can I get to work?" Pritchard tries to model his game after Stephen Curry and how he exhausts his defenders. "That makes him so hard to guard," he says of Curry.

Jaylen Brown added 17 points and Payton Pritchard scored 14 for Boston. Stephen Curry scored 18 points to lead Golden State. The Warriors shot 34.8% for the game, with Andrew Wiggins making just 1 ...

Tatum 22, Porzingis 18, Brown 17, Pritchard 14, Holiday 10; Curry 18, Moody 13. #Warriors FG: BOS 49-92, GSW 32-92. -via Twitter @GwashburnGlobe / January 20, 2025

Eric Gordon, SG/SF, Philadelphia 76ers (97.4%) Gordon has scored 24 or more fantasy points in four straight games, and he's played at least 29 minutes in three of them. His primary value comes from scoring, and he should see plenty of field goal attempts against the Nuggets. Any rebounds, assists or steals he adds are a bonus.

Enter Gary Payton II, who received the ball from a driving Dennis Schröder and got all the way up, slamming down a thunderous dunk on OKC center Isaiah Hartenstein to extend the Warriors’ lead to nine points with just over a minute to play. The dunk got the entire Golden State bench on its feet, and sent the crowd into hysterics.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander accounted for 21 of the Thunder’s 34 first-quarter points as they lead by 14 over the Warriors at the first break. The MVP candidate has gone 7-for-8 from the floor and 6-for-7 from the line, and is giving the Warriors defense all kinds of issues.

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