Payton Pritchard erupted for a season-high 42 points and Jaylen Brown added a triple-double, helping to lead the shorthanded Celtics to an impressive road win over the Cavaliers on Sunday night.

Boston played without Derrick White (calf) and Neemias Queta (ankle) against a beaten up Cavs squad that was also missing four rotation players. However, the Celtics got massive efforts up and down the roster to pull off the victory on a tough back-to-back.

Pritchard was instrumental early in helping Boston build up a lead that stretched to be as much as 21 points in the second half behind sensational shot making from inside and outside the arc. Pritchard was 15-of-22 from the field and 6-of-11 from 3-point range. Brown struggled with his shot (19 points, 3-of-13) but did everything else for Bost

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