Last season's star-turn in the NBA Finals was a decade in the making for Payton Pritchard, who says a meeting with a six-time All-Star set him a path to NBA success and championship glory in Boston.

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

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 ...

He is the focal point of a lot of scouting reports,” Heat center Bam Adebayo said of Herro. “So for us, it’s understanding that he’s got to play kind of like Steph. He might not get the ball, but

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory on Monday.

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.

Steph Curry continues to etch his name deeper into NBA history. The Golden State Warriors superstar added another milestone to his illustrious career on Wednesday night, passing Hall of Famer Ray Allen for 27th place on the league’s all-time scoring list.

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For the sixth consecutive season, Jayson Tatum is headed to the NBA All-Star Game. The Boston Celtics superstar was announced Thursday as one of five Eastern Conference starters, joining Giannis Antetokounmpo,