Bulls, Celtics and Payton Pritchard

Payton Pritchard catches fire as Celtics beat Bulls, give themselves a Cup chance: 9 takeaways
The Celtics defeated the Bulls 135-129 in an NBA Cup contest in Chicago on Friday night. Read more on Boston.com.
Celtics lose starter to injury, beat Bulls to keep NBA Cup hopes alive
Boston’s 138-129 victory at the United Center kept Joe Mazzulla’s club alive in the NBA’s in-season tournament. The Celtics cannot win their group – Atlanta did so with its win over Cleveland earlier in the day – but can claim the Eastern Conference’s wild-card berth if they finish with the best point differential of the three second-place teams.
Celtics escape Bulls behind fourth-quarter surge from Payton Pritchard, keeping NBA Cup wild-card hopes alive
Pritchard scored 19 of his 29 points in the first 6:35 of the fourth quarter. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 35 points and pulled down 14 rebounds. Both players connected for seven 3-pointers.
Celtics eliminate Bulls from NBA Cup contention
Jayson Tatum had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score 29 points as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 138-129 Friday in the fourth NBA Cup game for each team.
4 takeaways as Celtics beat Bulls with important NBA Cup stakes
The Celtics needed to beat the Bulls by as much as possible Friday for NBA Cup purposes. The C’s got the victory in a 138-129 win over the Bulls in Chicago, though their NBA Cup dreams are up in the air (more on that below).

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