Former Oregon basketball star Payton Pritchard has a long legacy of Duck highlights, buzzer beaters and NCAA Tournament runs. As a key cog in the Boston Celtics’ current NBA playoff run, Pritchard put his stamp on their first-round series against the Miami Heat.
Boston’s bench unit is essential to their postseason success. Before Jrue Holiday got to the Boston Celtics, he heard some chatter about some players on the team not being able to hold up on defense.
Payton Pritchard starred in his role, providing a needed spark in the Celtics' 104-84 win over the Heat on Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in this first-round rivalry clash.
On Saturday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics took a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first round matchup vs the Miami Heat with an impressive 104-84 road win vs the Miami Heat in a game that wasn’t even really as close as the final score might suggest.
Coming into the 2023-24 NBA season, it was all about the stars of the Boston Celtics and their new additions. And rightfully so, as the Green Team’s starting five was one of the best in the league and boasts four past and present All-Stars.
Payton Pritchard made winning plays to help Boston reclaim home court advantage. After losing Game 2, I remember looking at the box score and noticing that not only did Payton Pritchard not score, but he didn’t attempt a shot.
How an early March game was the turning point to Payton Pritchard’s season It was a couple weeks before the trade deadline when Bill Simmons declared on his podcast (and I’m paraphrasing) that Payton Pritchard was too small to be an effective NBA player, that Celtics needed to upgrade his rotation spot.
Mike Gorman, Svi Mykhailiuk, and top-notch ball movement. The regular season wrapped up on Sunday afternoon with a Boston Celtics win over the Washington Wizards.
Pritchard had previously set his scoring record Friday night against the Hornets. Entering Sunday’s game, the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards both had nothing to play for.
If the guard can carry his recent production level into the postseason, he will be a significant threat off the Celtics bench.
Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 38 points and added 12 assists and nine rebounds as the Boston Celtics beat the visiting Washington Wizards 132-122 Sunday on the final day of the NBA's regular season.
Payton Pritchard reflected on a year of growth after going off for a career-high 31 points in the second-to-last Celtics game of the regular season. Last year, Payton Pritchard’s minutes and role fluctuated.
Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 31 points and had 11 assists to help the Boston Celtics end a two-game losing streak with a 131-98 rout of the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Friday.
The Boston Celtics boast a potent starting five that’s one of the best in the NBA. And on Tuesday night against the Indiana Pacers, every Celtics starter had at least 17 points en route to a 129-124 victory.
On Saturday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics improved to an impressive record of 30-9 on the 2023-24 NBA season with a dominant home win over the Houston Rockets.
Payton Pritchard is off to a bad start this NBA season, just a month after he signed a multi-year contract extension with the Boston Celtics. With the offseason trades of Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon, Pritchard received an expanded role as the team’s primary backup point guard.
The Celtics locked up Payton Pritchard long-term. But his contract also makes him a perfect trade chip.
In recent news, the Boston Celtics have reportedly signed guard Payton Pritchard to a four-year, $30 million contract extension. It is being reported that Pritchard’s contract is fully guaranteed.
Payton Pritchard has signed a four-year, $30 million deal with the Boston Celtics. The 6-foot-1 guard was entering the final year of his current deal. Pritchard has been with the Celtics since being drafted with the 26th pick in 2020.
The Celtics and guard Payton Pritchard are in agreement on a four-year rookie scale extension worth $30M, his agents at CAA Basketball tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The Boston Celtics fell short in their quest for an NBA championship last season.
At the end of the 2021-22 campaign, coming off a Finals run where he averaged 12.9 minutes per contest in the playoffs, Payton Pritchard stated, "Hopefully, I can carry more of the torch," while speaking about adding to his game and seeking to earn more playing time.
Payton Pritchard would like to be traded by the Boston Celtics this summer, according to NBA insiders Jay King and Jared Weiss of The Athletic. Pritchard had several DNPs in the regular season and playoffs.
One Boston Celtics player is keeping it real after the trade deadline, openly admitting that he was hoping for a move out of Boston.
The Celtics have been all biscuits and gravy over the last year or so, but one player on their roster may soon be looking to dip.
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