Celtics' Payton Pritchard has huge first half against Kings

The Boston Celtics were forced to play without All-Star starter Jaylen Brown on Friday night against the Sacramento Kings because of left hamstring tightness and a right knee contusion.

Payton Pritchard stepped up in a big way in the first half, scoring 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range. He added eight assists in the half.

Rookie Baylor Scheierman scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including a pair of 3-point shots.

The Celtics were up 72-46 at the half.