Before their 17-point Game 1 win over the Magic, the Celtics already had one of their two star wings dealing with the impact of a bone bruise.

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has been listed as doubtful with a bone bruise in his right wrist for Game 2 of Boston’s Eastern Conference first-round series against the Orlando Magic

Boston Celtics reserve guard Payton Pritchard has won the 2025 NBA Kia Sixth Man of the Year award in a landslide, crushing the competing nominees in the voting and adding to the Celtics tradition of winning the award on their way to hanging banners over the decades.

Payton Pritchard came off the bench and changed games for the Boston Celtics this season. He was the only player in the NBA with more than 1,000 points in games that he didn’t start.