Here are five stats that defined the Celtics' 40-point victory over the Warriors on Monday. Read more on Boston.com.

Pritchard didn’t — or couldn’t. When the February trade deadline approached, Pritchard asked to be traded. The front office made calls to try to honor the request, team sources

Celtics guard Payton Pritchard had checked in for Derrick ... Dallas' Kyrie Irving and Golden State's Stephen Curry. Of that crew, Pritchard is the only one who comes off the bench.

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Payton didn't do that ... "When can I get to work?" Pritchard tries to model his game after Stephen Curry and how he exhausts his defenders. "That makes him so hard to guard," he says of Curry.

Tatum 22, Porzingis 18, Brown 17, Pritchard 14, Holiday 10; Curry 18, Moody 13. #Warriors FG: BOS 49-92, GSW 32-92. -via Twitter @GwashburnGlobe / January 20, 2025

Jaylen Brown added 17 points and Payton Pritchard scored 14 for Boston. Stephen Curry scored 18 points to lead Golden State. The Warriors shot 34.8% for the game, with Andrew Wiggins making just 1 ...

It didn't take long for the action on the court to dispel any notion that it would be a dull contest. Or so we thought in the early going.

Enter Gary Payton II, who received the ball from a driving Dennis Schröder and got all the way up, slamming down a thunderous dunk on OKC center Isaiah Hartenstein to extend the Warriors’ lead to nine points with just over a minute to play. The dunk got the entire Golden State bench on its feet, and sent the crowd into hysterics.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander accounted for 21 of the Thunder’s 34 first-quarter points as they lead by 14 over the Warriors at the first break. The MVP candidate has gone 7-for-8 from the floor and 6-for-7 from the line, and is giving the Warriors defense all kinds of issues.

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Curry, 36, and James, 40, remain juggernauts in the NBA. Although their respective teams don't influence the Western Conference standings, their Christmas Day game showcased their importance to ...