A 19-point fourth quarter from Payton Pritchard was the difference maker, as Billy Donovan's team kept responding to Boston's offensive runs, keeping the game tight until midway through the final 12 minutes of play.

Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his season-high 29 points in the fourth quarter to help Boston rally for a 138-129 win in Chicago. It was Boston’s seventh straight win and pulls them within a game of Cleveland for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. It also keeps the Celtics in contention for a wild-card spot in the NBA Cup.

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."