In the final game of a treacherous five-game week for the Boston Celtics, the Memphis Grizzlies were in the stadium on Saturday night. Most notably, Marcus Smart played against the Celtics for the first time since the deal. This game generated a lot of excitement, and once the action started it wasn’t hard to see why.

Memphis played very, very well against the Celtics the entire game, and they were up by double digits for much of the night. But Boston didn’t let up and when the early fourth came, they had the lead. It was a back-and-forth affair for most of the final frame, but the Celtics couldn’t get it done, falling to the Grizzlies 127-121.

Here are three guys and three duds from the Celtics’ loss to the Grizzlies on Saturday night.

On a night where the Celtics struggled to find a rhythm on offense, Payton Pritchard was there. Just one game removed from a scoreless game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Pritchard was back.

He hit three triples in the first half and continued to be a reliable source of offense for Boston throughout the game – something the Celtics desperately needed.

And as always, Pritchard was there in big moments. As the third quarter came to a close, he hit a three-pointer that pushed Boston’s momentum to the tipping point. In the fourth round these shots kept coming.

Pritchard is one of the league’s most underrated goalscorers, and on Saturday night it wasn’t hard to see why.

It wasn’t entirely his fault, but Jrue Holiday had a brutal night against the Grizzlies. Memphis’ entire game plan was to make Holiday the Celtics’ primary scorer, and it worked.

Holiday couldn’t reach the sea if he shot from a boat. It was an extremely inefficient game for the veteran guard and also a great reminder of why he thrives in such a niche role in Boston.

All game long, the Grizzlies’ bigs left Holiday open in the corner, and he just couldn’t hit his threes consistently. Holiday even tried to do some stuff deep in the post, but those shots didn’t look great either.

The Grizzlies forced Holiday into the role, but he didn’t make them pay for it.

He didn’t play many minutes in this game, but when he was in the game, Neemias Queta put in some very solid performances. It was an encouraging competition for the great Portuguese.

Obviously the monster slam he threw stands out, but beyond that he also did a good job of being in the right spots on both ends of the court. His eagerness, athleticism and instincts were evident this year despite some inconsistencies.

Good defense below the rim was paired with improved vision on offense. One move in the first half is particularly noteworthy. Queta caught the ball deep under the basket, but was still able to pass it perfectly to a three-point shooter.

Boston played Queta in a double-big lineup with Porzingis (or Luke Kornet) for most of the second half and it looked great. He gave the Celtics some great minutes on Saturday night.

The Celtics were completely burned out on Saturday night. Every time the Grizzlies got a stop, they ran down the floor and Boston just couldn’t keep up.

Whether it was Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. or anyone else on the roster, the Grizzlies made it a point to pick up the tempo and get ahead of the Celtics. It helped them build a consistent lead throughout the game.

As Boston struggled to stop the bleeding, their offensive woes didn’t help, and it was the exact opposite of the best of both worlds – it was the worst of both.

The first half of this game was brutal for Kristaps Porzingis. He has some good blocks, but the shots weren’t falling and he was pushed around a bit.

But when the third quarter came, Porzingis, after recovering from an ankle injury, turned things up a notch. The third quarter was a major turning point in this game and he was one of the main reasons why.

Anything from dunks to threes to ones was possible for Porzingis, and it was great to see how tough his first half was.

This was an extremely strange game for Jaylen Brown. He was efficient but barely shot. All night long it seemed like he wasn’t looking to score, but not in a pass-first way.

Instead, it looked like Brown wasn’t a big part of the Celtics’ offensive game plan, which is completely unusual. Holiday’s big offensive role had something to do with it, but Jayson Tatum and Porzingis had good chances.

Brown wasn’t necessarily bad in this game, but the odd performance made it a dud. It just didn’t look like Brown out there.

Even when Brown started to get a little more aggressive in the fourth quarter, things weren’t looking good and his turnover problems were brutal. He was a little too sloppy with the ball, capping a very unusual evening for the Boston star.