Celtics' bench explodes
Boston erased a 16‑point deficit vs. Atlanta as the bench poured in 51 points — Payton Pritchard’s first‑quarter buzzer‑beater is part of a season‑long hot streak (Boston is 15‑1 when he hits one) and the road team has now won five straight in this series. (youtube.com)
Celtics won 109-102 at TD Garden on March 27, 2026, with Payton Pritchard scoring 36 points and Jayson Tatum adding 26 points and 12 rebounds. (espn.com) Boston’s bench accounted for 55 points in the game, a dominant reserve showing that outscored Atlanta’s bench by a wide margin. (ca.sports.yahoo.com) Pritchard played 34:33 and shot 13-of-23 from the field and 6-of-11 from three while chipping in seven rebounds, and fellow reserves Luka Garza (11) and Jordan Walsh (5) helped fuel the surge. (ca.sports.yahoo.com) Atlanta’s top scorers were Jalen Johnson (29), CJ McCollum (21) and Nickeil Alexander‑Walker (20) as the Hawks led 60-55 at halftime before Boston’s reserves flipped the game. (ca.sports.yahoo.com) The Celtics improved to 49-24 on the season while the Hawks fell to 41-33; Boston was missing Jaylen Brown (left Achilles tendinitis) and is 7-1 in games without him this year. (espn.com) Boston’s next game is a road trip to Charlotte on March 29, 2026, while Atlanta hosts Sacramento the following night. (espn.com)
