Payton Pritchard Has Stern Message For Celtics After Game 5 Implosion Vs. 76ers
Pritchard had a harsh assessment of Boston's brutal Game 5 loss to Philadelphia.
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Game 5 was there for the taking for the Boston Celtics . They had a double-digit lead at home in the second half, and Joel Embiid even left the game for a few minutes with a minor injury. However, the Celtics failed to take it.
They let the Philadelphia 76ers hang around and eventually get hot. Meanwhile, Boston went ice-cold, missing its final 16 field-goal attempts of the game and losing by 16. It was an ugly collapse for the Celtics in a potential close-out game.
Now they must head back to Philadelphia for Game 6 on Thursday. Payton Pritchard, who scored 12 points for Boston on 5-of-10 shooting, was not happy with the team's poor performance during the second half. Payton Pritchard with some strong words after the C's loss: "We were a little lackadaisical at times when we could've put them away, and we just messed around with the game.