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Boston Celtics practice report: Kemba Walker's minutes increasing, Jayson Tatum closer to return

The Boston Celtics practice Thursday afternoon, hoping to bounce back from a tough 117-109 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Kemba Walker played nearly 22 minutes on his way to 19 points on 6-for-15 shooting and 6 assists. However, Walker sat for a long time between coming out of the second quarter and waiting until the end of the third quarter to return so he could be part of the closing lineups on his minutes restriction.

“It was tough,” Walker said after the game. “But I knew; he told me early, so I was fine with it.