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Besides another Boston Celtics win, Friday night signified the return of Payton Pritchard to the Celtics rotation.

With Malcolm Brogdon with the night off, Pritchard took on heavy minutes, contributing 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 4-of-8 from deep.

Pritchard spoke on his injury and explained what had been keeping him out of Boston’s lineup over the past few games: