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Jayson Tatum scored 22 points and the Celtics handed the Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory on Monday.
Payton Pritchard is an American point guard who plays for the Boston Celtics in the NBA. He is known for his reliable ball-handling and ability to provide instant offense off the bench.
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.
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Sadly, it doesn't look like the Golden State Warriors are going to compete for another title in the Stephen Curry ... Jrue Holiday, Curry, Tatum, Al Horford, and Payton Pritchard not be in ...
The Celtics head west following a 119-115 overtime loss at home to the Hawks on Saturday night, their fourth defeat in an eight-game stretch of alternating results.
The Warriors fell 125-85 to the Celtics on Monday, the first time they've lost by at least 40 points at home since 1985 and sixth time since 1962.
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Jayson Tatum scored 22 points as Boston dealt Golden State its most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory on Monday.
Jayson Tatum led six Boston players in double figures with a game-high 22 points on Monday as the Celtics steamrolled the Golden State Warriors 125-85 in San Francisco as part of the NBA's Martin Luther King Jr.
The Celtics entered the game 8-8 in their last 16 games. But on the first of four stops out West, they led by 15 at the half and never looked back.