Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla could have inserted Pritchard into the starting lineup for Sunday’s showdown with the Cavaliers after Derrick White (foot) and Jaylen Brown (illness) were scratched, but with Pritchard meshing well with the second unit and emerging as a top bench scorer,

The key to him is he finds different ways to impact games,” Joe Mazzulla said. “He’s grown as a player over the course of his career."