How Celtics’ Payton Pritchard Feels About Early Candidacy For NBA Award

Payton Pritchard has unlocked a never-before-seen version of himself that’s propelled the reigning champion Boston Celtics night after night, and it’s allowed the undersized guard to begin securing some early-season award consideration.

Pritchard answered the call to action again Thursday, this time by giving the Celtics 31 minutes off the bench against the Detroit Pistons. Celtics star Jayson Tatum was ruled out (right knee tendinopathy) before tip-off, leaving a scoring void to be...