The Celtics (40-16) returned from the All-Star break and knocked off the Philadelphia 76ers, (124-104) at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Thursday night. The Celtics had 6 different players in Double-Figures.  The Celtics have won 4 in a row and 8 of 9 overall.     

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Scoring Leaders: Payton Pritchard scored 15 of his team-high 28 in the 1st Half.  Pritchard knocked down 8 3's for Boston.  Jaylen Brown finished the night with 20 Points.  Brown also had 6 Rebounds and 6 Assists.  Al Horford hit 3 3's and had 11 Points off the bench.  Derrick White had 16 Points and 10 Rebounds.    

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#'s of the Night: Jayson Tatum turned in his 2nd Triple-Double of the season and the 4th Regular Season Triple-Double of his career. with the 15 Points to go with 11 Rebounds and 10 Assists.  With the win, the Celtics are a season-high 24 Games over .500.  The Celtics led by 26 going to the 4th Quarter and reached 100 or more Points thru 3 for the 6th time in their 1st 56 Games. The Celtics have won 7 in  row on the road.

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1st-Half Nuggets: The Celtics hit 8 3's and led by 8 after the 1st Quarter.  Payton Pritchard knocked down 5 3's in the 1st Half and had 15 Points in the 1st 24 Minutes. The Celtics led by as many as 16 Points and that was the Halftime lead at 72-56. The Celtics were 15-for-25 on 3's in the 1st Half and shot 56.8% overall from the field.  Boston also had 20 Assists (25 made Field Goals) in the 1st Half with Jayson Tatum chipping in with 7.         

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Up Next: The Celtics are home against the Knicks on Sunday.  The Celtics then return to the road and play back-to-back nights against the Raptors and Pistons next Tuesday and Wednesday.  The Celtics close out February with a home match-up against the Cavaliers on Friday, February 28th.         

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