Pritchard and Tatum lead Celtics to 124-104 win over 76ers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Payton Pritchard made eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Jayson Tatum finished with his fourth career triple-double, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 124-104 on Thursday night.

Tatum had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Jaylen Brown added 20 points, Kristaps Porzingis scored 17, and Derrick White had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won eight of nine.

Paul George scored 17 points to lead the 76ers. Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 16 apiece. The Sixers have lost six straight and eight of nine, falling a season-worst 15 games under .500.

Celtics: The Celtics trailed by 26 points before beating the host 76ers 118-110 on Feb. 2. They needed no such heroics this time, scoring 75 points in the first half and leading by 26 after three quarters.

76ers: The Sixers are 7-7 this season in games that Joel Embiid, Maxey and George have started together. They fell behind by 29 in this one and were never competitive during the final three quarters. Embiid scored 15 points on 3-of-9 shooting in 27 minutes.

The Celtics' reserves led a 15-6 run early in the second quarter for a 16-point lead. Luke Kornet and Pritchard scored six points each during that span.

The Celtics made 11 of their first 16 attempts from 3-point range and shot 15 of 25 on 3s in the first half. They finished 24 of 54 (44.4%). Boston leads the league with 48.3 3-point attempts per game.

Celtics: Host New York on Sunday.

76ers: Host Brooklyn on Saturday.

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Philadelphia 76ers' Guerschon Yabusele, left, goes up for a shot against Boston Celtics' Luke Kornet during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum (0) goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, right, is fouled by Boston Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Boston Celtics' Luke Kornet, center, goes up for a dunk against Philadelphia 76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr., right, and Guerschon Yabusele during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum, right, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers' Quentin Grimes during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Boston Celtics' Payton Pritchard, left, tries to get past Philadelphia 76ers' Quentin Grimes, center, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown goes up for a dunk during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s motorcade took a different route than usual to the airport as he was departing Florida on Sunday due to a “suspicious object,” according to the White House.

The object, which the White House did not describe, was discovered during security sweeps in advance of Trump’s arrival at Palm Beach International Airport.

“A further investigation was warranted and the presidential motorcade route was adjusted accordingly,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Sunday.

The president, when asked about the package by reporters, said, “I know nothing about it.”

Trump left his Palm Beach, Florida, club, Mar-a-Lago, around 6:20 p.m. for the roughly 10-minute drive to the airport, but took a circular route around the city to get there.

During the drive, police officers on motorcycles created a moving blockade for the motorcade, at one point almost colliding with the vans that accompanied Trump.

Air Force One was parked on the opposite side of the airport from where it is usually located and the lights outside the plane were turned off.

Anthony Guglielmi, the spokesman for U.S. Secret Service, said the secondary route was taken just as a precaution and that “that is standard protocol.”

President Donald Trump departs Trump International Golf Club in the presidential limousine, known as The Beast, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)