BOSTON -- — Payton Pritchard scored 22 points, Sam Hauser had 20 and the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets 130-94 on Friday night for their 60th victory of the season.

The teams will meet again in Boston on Sunday.

Derrick White added 19 points, Jayson Tatum had 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Al Horford had 13 points with 11 rebounds for the Celtics (60-21). Boston coach Joe Mazzulla rested his starters in the final quarter.

Celtics star Jaylen Brown was out with a sore right knee that’s hampered him the past month, making him ineligible for postseason awards because he didn’t reach the league’s threshold for games played.

Seth Curry led the Hornets with 17 points and hit his 82nd 3-pointer, which qualifies him for the NBA’s percentage lead. He went 5 of 7 on 3s and is at 45.6%.

Sacramento’s Zach LaVine entered the night, leading at 44.6%.

Boston, which set the league record for 3s in a season this month, hit seven in the third, pushing a one-point halftime edge to 91-75 entering the fourth.

The Celtics were coming off a 20-point loss in Orlando Wednesday when they sat their top six players.

Takeaways

Hornets: Sat LaMelo Ball (ankle) and Miles Bridges (hip). They near the end of a dismal season (19-62) and haven’t made the postseason since 2016.

Celtics: Brown’s sore knee could become a factor as the Celtics try to repeat as NBA champs. The reigning Finals MVP is a key defender against opponents’ top scorers.

Key moment

Tatum hit a 3 from the top and was fouled 3:17 into the third, making the free throw to complete a four-point play.

Key stat

Boston reached 60 wins for the 15th time in franchise history and the first in back-to-back seasons since 2007-08 and 2008-09.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Mark Williams vs. Kristaps Porzingis (DaQuan Jeffries gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Al Horford blocks Josh Okogie 's 28-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:42	Hornets offensive team rebound	0	0
11:38	KJ Simpson misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:36	Al Horford defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Kristaps Porzingis misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:22	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	Mark Williams makes driving dunk (Josh Okogie assists)	0	2
10:56	Al Horford misses 10-foot two point shot	0	2
10:55	Mark Williams defensive rebound	0	2
10:45	KJ Simpson makes driving layup (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	0	4
10:27	Kristaps Porzingis misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:26	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	0	4
10:18	Mark Williams misses layup	0	4
10:17	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	0	4
10:09	Kristaps Porzingis misses 31-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:07	Jayson Tatum offensive rebound	0	4
10:04	Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:03	Mark Williams defensive rebound	0	4
9:53	DaQuan Jeffries makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)	0	7
9:38	Derrick White makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	2	7
9:19	Mark Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	7
9:07	KJ Simpson personal foul	2	7
9:03	Derrick White makes 1-foot layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	4	7
8:55	Josh Okogie misses two point shot	4	7
8:54	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	4	7
8:44	Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	7
8:42	Mark Williams defensive rebound	4	7
8:32	KJ Simpson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	4	10
8:15	Al Horford out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	10
8:03	Mark Williams bad pass (Jrue Holiday steals)	4	10
7:53	Derrick White makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	7	10
7:39	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	10
7:38	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	7	10
7:21	Mark Williams blocks Jayson Tatum 's 4-foot driving layup	7	10
7:20	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	7	10
7:13	Mark Williams misses layup	7	10
7:12	Derrick White defensive rebound	7	10
7:05	Derrick White lost ball turnover (Mark Williams steals)	7	10
6:45	Josh Okogie misses 13-foot jumper	7	10
6:44	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	7	10
6:36	Al Horford makes layup (Derrick White assists)	9	10
6:36	Hornets Full timeout	9	10
6:36	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Josh Okogie	9	10
6:25	Nick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mark Williams assists)	9	13
6:10	Derrick White makes 2-foot layup (Kristaps Porzingis assists)	11	13
6:00	KJ Simpson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	13
5:59	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	11	13
5:47	Kristaps Porzingis misses 6-foot two point shot	11	13
5:43	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	11	13
5:30	Nick Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	11	16
5:12	Kristaps Porzingis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	14	16
4:59	Nick Smith Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	14	16
4:58	Derrick White defensive rebound	14	16
4:48	Kristaps Porzingis misses 33-foot three point jumper	14	16
4:46	Mark Williams defensive rebound	14	16
4:43	Mark Williams bad pass (Derrick White steals)	14	16
4:40	Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot layup (Derrick White assists)	16	16
4:20	Mark Williams misses 12-foot jumper	16	16
4:19	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	16	16
4:10	Al Horford misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	16
4:08	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	16	16
3:52	KJ Simpson misses driving floating jump shot	16	16
3:51	KJ Simpson offensive rebound	16	16
3:51	KJ Simpson makes tip shot	16	18
3:28	Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	18
3:27	KJ Simpson defensive rebound	16	18
3:20	Derrick White blocks KJ Simpson 's 3-foot two point shot	16	18
3:18	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	16	18
3:12	DaQuan Jeffries blocks Al Horford 's 5-foot two point shot	16	18
3:10	Al Horford offensive rebound	16	18
3:07	Derrick White misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	18
3:05	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	16	18
2:41	Mark Williams misses 7-foot two point shot	16	18
2:39	Al Horford defensive rebound	16	18
2:31	Derrick White misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	18
2:30	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	16	18
2:21	Derrick White blocks Tidjane Salaun 's 3-foot driving layup	16	18
2:20	Al Horford defensive rebound	16	18
2:16	Jayson Tatum makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	19	18
1:56	KJ Simpson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Mark Williams assists)	19	20
1:55	Celtics Full timeout	19	20
1:55	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	19	20
1:55	Sam Hauser enters the game for Derrick White	19	20
1:55	Luke Kornet enters the game for Al Horford	19	20
1:55	Damion Baugh enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	19	20
1:55	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Mark Williams	19	20
1:55	Josh Okogie enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	19	20
1:55	Seth Curry enters the game for KJ Simpson	19	20
1:41	Jayson Tatum misses 17-foot jumper	19	20
1:40	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	19	20
1:30	Sam Hauser shooting foul	19	20
1:30	Josh Okogie misses free throw 1 of 2	19	20
1:30	Hornets offensive team rebound	19	20
1:30	Josh Okogie makes free throw 2 of 2	19	21
1:14	Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul	19	21
1:14	Luke Kornet makes free throw 1 of 2	20	21
1:14	Luke Kornet misses free throw 2 of 2	20	21
1:14	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	20	21
51.0	Jusuf Nurkic makes 4-foot two point shot	20	23
32.0	Jayson Tatum misses driving dunk	20	23
31.1	Jrue Holiday offensive rebound	20	23
30.0	Sam Hauser makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	23	23
10.0	Jusuf Nurkic makes 2-foot two point shot (Damion Baugh assists)	23	25
1.1	Payton Pritchard makes 17-foot two point shot	25	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	25

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

TD Garden

Boston, MA

Date & Time

11:30 PM, April 11, 2025

Coverage

NBC Sports BO, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,156

Referees

Sean Wright, Rodney Mott, John Conley

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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