Back to the Charlotte Hornets Newsfeed

Payton Pritchard puts up 22 as Celtics crush Hornets

April 12 - Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score a game-high 22 points and Derrick White added 19 points, seven assists and four blocked shots to lead the Boston Celtics to a 130-94 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

Jayson Tatum had 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Boston (60-21), which is locked into the No. 2 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs. Charlotte (19-62) was eliminated from playoff contention last month.

The Celtics led by one point at halftime but outscored the Hornets 76-41 over the final 24 minutes.