"But Pritchard - who was already in a bit of a rhythm - hit a tough stepback two that trimmed the lead to five. On the next possession, he zigged and zagged through the paint before dishing to Sam Hauser for a triple. On the next possession, he drilled a 3-pointer of his own. Suddenly, the Celtics had flipped the deficit into a lead."
"With Jaylen Brown sidelined on the second night of a back-to-back on the road, the Celtics trailed by seven with five minutes left in the third. They had already thrown a first-half punch with a 16-0 run in the first quarter, which the Raptors absorbed and countered, and the Celtics' offense sputtered at times in the second and third quarters. But Pritchard - who was already in a bit of a rhythm - hit a tough stepback two that trimmed the lead to five."
Payton Pritchard scored 33 points and led the Celtics to a 112-96 win over the Raptors. Jaylen Brown sat out the second night of a back-to-back on the road. The Celtics trailed by seven with five minutes left in the third quarter after an offense that sputtered in the second and third quarters. Pritchard hit a tough stepback two, drove through the paint and assisted Sam Hauser for a three, then made a 3-pointer to flip the deficit into a lead. He scored or assisted on every Celtics basket for the remainder of the period. Pritchard finished 13-for-24 with eight rebounds and 10 assists, shooting 4-for-9 from deep. Derrick White shot 5-for-20, but the team secured the win despite Brown's absence.
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