Payton Pritchard scores 32, Celtics go 3-1
- Payton Pritchard scored 32 points off Boston’s bench Sunday night as the Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 in Game 4. - Boston hit a franchise-playoff-record 24 three-pointers, while Jayson Tatum added 30 points and 11 assists and the Celtics’ bench outscored Philadelphia 57-24. - Joel Embiid returned from an appendectomy, but Boston moved within one win of advancing. (nba.com)
Payton Pritchard came off the bench for 32 points Sunday night, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 for a 3-1 series lead. (nba.com) (espn.com) Boston led 34-18 after one quarter, pushed the margin to 18 by halftime, and then won the third quarter 39-36 to break the game open in Philadelphia. (espn.com) Pritchard shot 12-for-21 from the field, made 6 of 12 three-point attempts, and added five assists, four rebounds and a plus-20 in 35 minutes. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and handed out 11 assists, giving Boston two 30-point scorers in the same playoff game. (nba.com) (espn.com) The Celtics made 24 of 53 three-pointers, a franchise playoff record, and their bench outscored Philadelphia’s reserves 57-24. (nba.com) (espn.com) Philadelphia got Joel Embiid back after an appendectomy, but his return did not change Game 4’s shape. He scored 24 points in 35 minutes as the 76ers fell behind early and never led by more than one. (espn.com 1) (espn.com 2) The series now shifts to Boston for Game 5 on Tuesday, April 28, with the Celtics one win from eliminating the 76ers in the first round. (nba.com) (espn.com) Game 4 turned on Boston’s shooting and depth: Pritchard alone outscored the entire Philadelphia bench, and the Celtics left Philadelphia with a chance to close the series at home. (nba.com)
