Queta provided a lift off the Celtics bench Wednesday, recording team-high-tying marks in rebounds and blocks while leading all bench players in scoring and finishing as one of five Boston players with a double-digit point total. Queta recorded his ninth outing of the season with 10 or more points, his first since Feb. 8.

Stevens mentioned that he almost traded the Celtics' best bench player. He revealed that he almost traded Payton Pritchard away before he became one of the best bench players in the league.

Payton Pritchard and the Celtics are feeling good as they get ready to make a run at a second consecutive NBA title.

Kristaps Porzingis will reclaim his starting spot from Kornet after missing Boston's previous contest due to an illness. Kornet has averaged 8.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 18.9 minutes across his last 10 appearances coming off the bench.

Payton Pritchard added a new endorsement deal ahead of the NBA Playoffs, and it's with a Boston-based company.

Payton Pritchard has signed a shoe deal with Converse, sources told @TheAthletic. Pritchard joins Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Kelly Oubre Jr. as the Boston brand’s signature NBA players. "As a player, I'm always looking for ways to push the boundaries of what's possible, and… pic.twitter.com/THWiUStim4

Jaylen Brown dropped 31 points and helped spark the Celtics to a dominant 123-103 bounce-back win over the Suns on Friday.

With Payton Pritchard the most experienced and established Celtic on the floor, the offense struggled to find cohesion, committed turnovers and couldn’t keep up with the Magic.