The Celtics’ longest active streak of consecutive games played came to an end Sunday. Backup guard Payton Pritchard was ruled out for Boston’s road matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers because of an illness,

Ahead of the Boston Celtics matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, the team has downgraded point guard Payton Pritchard for the game. Pritchard is dealing with a

Pritchard didn’t — or couldn’t. When the February trade deadline approached, Pritchard asked to be traded. The front office made calls to try to honor the request, team sources