The Boston Celtics are coming off an NBA title, and look in prime position to win a second consecutive one after finishing ...

Led by Payton Pritchard’s 34 points, the Celtics’ backups closed out the regular season with a 93-86 win over the Hornets.

The Boston Celtics closed out their road games ... Boston's starting lineup saw Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet, Torrey Craig, and Baylor Scheierman take the court in a potential future ...

Sam Hauser got ... a huge dunk, and Boston went on an 11-0 run with buckets from Scheierman and Payton Pritchard. This trimmed the deficit, and at halftime, the Boston Celtics trailed 49-41.

And appropriately, the Celtics had no chance against the Magic. Sometimes Payton Pritchard ... assists. Sam Hauser thrives when his opportunities are created by Tatum or Brown. Luke Kornet was ...

(AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski) Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner (22) fights through the screen by Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet, left, as he guards Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11 ...

The Boston Celtics closed out their road games in the regular season on Wednesday night, with an underwhelming performance, as all of the main starters were sitting the game out. Boston's starting ...

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Jaylen Brown didn’t play in the fourth quarter or overtime during the Boston Celtics ... Mazzulla leaned on Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard, and Luke Kornet during crunch time as Boston mounted ...

When the Celtics visited the New York Knicks on Feb. 8, Luke Kornet ... Boston’s rotation backups also have been clicking during the lead-up to the postseason. Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser ...

Sam Hauser couldn’t have been more impressed with the way he and his Boston Celtics teammates dominated the glass ... Leading the way for Boston was NBA Sixth Man of the Year frontrunner Payton ...

Minus starters Jayson Tatum and Kristaps Porzingis, the Boston Celtics had no trouble handling business ... which was led by Justin Champagnie. Outside of Kornet's game-high, Payton Pritchard, Sam ...