Jayson Tatum and reserve guard Payton Pritchard are major reasons why the Celtics are 27-10. The two have had strong enough campaigns to be recognized as contenders for a pair of major NBA awards.

Mazzulla preached those same points Thursday and Friday after Brandon Jennings, a former NBA journeyman, made headlines for calling Jayson Tatum “the softest superstar in Celtics history.” ...