Celtics star Jaylen Brown trusts backup point guard Payton Pritchard, and that was evident in Boston's Monday night win over the Heat.

"He's been in my bag, man, for sure," Brown said. The post What Jaylen Brown said about Payton Pritchard going on a hot streak in his signature shoes appeared first on Boston.com.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said Brown is out with a non-COVID illness while White is dealing with a foot sprain suffered in the third quarter of Friday’s win over Chicago. Brown averages 24.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists while White is the team’s best on-the-ball defender.