Celtics star Jaylen Brown trusts backup point guard Payton Pritchard, and that was evident in Boston's Monday night win over the Heat.

Payton Pritchard has emerged as a Sixth Man of the Year candidate, and he's doing it in Jaylen Brown's signature 741 shoes.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said Brown is out with a non-COVID illness while White is dealing with a foot sprain suffered in the third quarter of Friday's win over Chicago. Brown averages 24.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists while White is the team's best on-the-ball defender.