The main drama leading up to the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers' contest on Tuesday night centered around the purportedly fractured relationship between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Brown was out for revenge after the Celtics surprisingly traded him to the 76ers this offseason, but in the end, another man who was in for a revenge game, Paul George, had the final say.

George, the main piece the Celtics got from the 76ers in exchange for Brown, showed why Boston were justified in making that trade. He put up 36 points on 14-of-22 shooting from the field, and he caught fire in the fourth quarter — scoring 14 consecutive points to deliver one killing blow after another to his former team.

At the end of the day, every Celtics player is rooting for one another, which is why Payton Pritchard and company had a blast seeing George get his lick back against the team that traded him away.

“We have a great group, and everybody enjoys being around each other. So that makes a difference. You want to see the next man win. We want to see PG kill. We want to see JT go off. It really matters. So everybody’s gonna have their nights, and we love to see it,” Pritchard said, per Noa Dalzell of Celtics Blog.

“It starts from the top, and you got to give credit to [president of basketball operations] Brad [Stevens]. He picks really good people to be a part of it, and it’s not just about basketball. It’s the type of person they are.”

Paul George mentioned the camaraderie has been his favorite thing about the Celtics, so asked Payton Pritchard about that:

“It starts from the top, and you got to give credit to Brad. He picks really good people to be a part of it, and it’s not just about basketball. It’s the… pic.twitter.com/b1t9M6CztR

— Noa Dalzell 🏀 (@NoaDalzell) November 11, 2026

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Hot shooting seemed to be contagious for Boston, especially late in their win over Philly. Pritchard made four threes, all of which came late in the third quarter and fourth quarter, and this paved the way for George's takeover that sealed a 123-101 win for the Celtics.

What Pritchard said about team harmony and locker room chemistry could also be a veiled shot towards Brown, but that may be nothing but a reach, depending on one's perspective.