Celtics player Payton Pritchard is still not over their Game 7 loss against the 76ers and he revealed what stung the most from that loss. The Boston Celtics' 2025-26 season was a wild rollercoaster that ended in an absolute heartbreaker, and the sting of that collapse hasn't faded for guard Payton Pritchard. But a promising playoff run quickly turned into a nightmare when they blew a 3-1 series lead, culminating in a devastating 109-100 Game 7 elimination loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. “But obviously in the playoffs, we didn't have the playoff run we wanted, let a 3-1 lead slip, which, you know, ate away at a lot of us this summer. With Tatum returning to health and a revamped roster taking the floor, Boston has plenty of doubters to silence.