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NESN.com Mar 23, 2024

Celtics Tie Rare NBA Record In Dominant Win Over Pistons

The Celtics earned their eighth-straight win after handling the Pistons with ease at Little Caesars Arena on Friday night, and they made history while doing so. Boston was without Jrue Holiday, Jayson Tatum and Al Horford, but it still beat Detroit 129-102. Jaylen Brown led the team with 33 points on 13-of-19 shooting. Payton Pritchard […]
CelticsBlog Mar 23, 2024
Another game closer: 10 takeaways from Celtics/Pistons

Another game closer: 10 takeaways from Celtics/Pistons

Photo by Gregory Shamus/ The Boston Celtics only need two more wins to clinch the first seed in the East. #1 Pritchard’s streak continues Payton Pritchard has extended his hot streak to four games. In those outings, he’s averaging 19 points, 8 assists and 3.8 rebounds on 51.6% shooting from 3-point range and 52.7% from the field. Sooner or later, he’s going to regress to the mean. There’s no doubt that Pritchard is capable of producing high-level impact on a game-to-game basis, but his shooting will undoubtedly level out. We should be hoping that his current...
NESN.com Mar 22, 2024

Payton Pritchard Appreciates ‘Intensity’ Of Celtics’ Depth

Payton Pritchard is having quite the week as an important contributor for the Boston Celtics. The chase to lock up the No. 1 seed while missing starters pushed Pritchard into a more prominent role. That started with 19 points in a fiery effort while defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 122-119 at TD Garden on Wednesday. Pritchard […]
NESN.com Mar 22, 2024

Kendrick Perkins Claims This Celtic ‘Put World On Notice’ In Bucks Matchup

The Celtics have been careful with their key players and managed their loads in the final stretch of the regular season, and Payton Pritchard stepped up when he got those extended minutes. Jrue Holiday did not play in Boston’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden on Wednesday due to a right AC joint […]
NESN.com Mar 21, 2024

Payton Pritchard Reaping Reward Of Patience Off Celtics Bench

Payton Pritchard was a key component of Wednesday night’s 122-119 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, which exemplified the major transition made in less than a calendar year’s time with the Boston Celtics. Last season, the Celtics ran a roster featuring three guards — Marcus Smart, Derrick White and Malcolm Brogdon — who ranked ahead of […]
CelticsBlog Mar 21, 2024
Payton Pritchard has that dawg in him

Payton Pritchard has that dawg in him

Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports Pritchard put together an inspiring performance to help the Celtics to a 122-119 win over the Bucks — their 7th consecutive victory. A year ago today, Payton Pritchard was completely out of the Celtics’ rotation. He had lobbied for a trade prior to the All-Star break, desperate to get to a team where he’d see the court, but the Celtics decided to hold onto him, continuing to proclaim their long-term belief in his work ethic and play. The rest is history. One year later, Pritchard is a star in his role. He has the third-highest...
CelticsBlog Mar 21, 2024
Earning it: 10 takeaways from Celtics/Bucks

Earning it: 10 takeaways from Celtics/Bucks

Photo by Adam Glanzman/ The Celtics survived a Milwaukee surge to secure the win. #1 Pritchard proves he can do it against the best With Jrue Holiday out, Payton Pritchard continued his surge in both minutes and usage. His performance gave the Boston Celtics a spark off the bench as he blended his ability to penetrate with his perimeter shooting and drive-and-kick creation. Pritchard enjoyed a strong showing against the Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons. However, it’s easy to shrug those performances off due to the difficulties those franchises have navigated...
NESN.com Mar 21, 2024

Payton Pritchard Goes Big After ‘Too Small’ Trash Talk In Celtics Win Vs. Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley drove past 7-foot-2 Luke Kornet in the second quarter and immediately hit the Celtics big man with a “too small” trash talk gesture. Celtics guard Payton Pritchard didn’t care for the gesture and made the Bucks pay by dropping 10 points in the quarter. “He kind of lit a fire […]
CelticsBlog Mar 18, 2024
Imperio: 10 takeaways from Celtics/Wizards

Imperio: 10 takeaways from Celtics/Wizards

Photo by Patrick Smith/ The Boston Celtics torched the Washington Wizards, despite missing 3 starters. #1 Hauser’s 30-piece There’s nowhere else we should be starting today’s takeaways. Getting 16th career star, Sam Hauser proved he has mastered the Incendio spell. He was a flamethrower, both as a movement shooter and when spotting up. Here is my favorite bucket from Hauser’s big night. A little strong-side ‘twirl’ action between Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser confuses the defense before the sharpshooter uses the Luke Kornet screen to pop out to the...
CelticsBlog Mar 12, 2024
A Payton Pritchardpalooza in Portland

A Payton Pritchardpalooza in Portland

Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via The Celtics’ yearly trip to Moda Center has become the official day of Pritchard. After his senior year of high school, a poll conducted by The Oregonian ranked Payton Pritchard as the eighth-best Oregon boy’s basketball player of all time. Only two players ranked above him stayed in the state for college - AC Green (Oregon State) and Terrell Brandon (Oregon). Only one of those players led their team to the Final Four - Pritchard. In his freshman year with the Ducks, Pritchard helped Oregon get the furthest they’ve been in the...
CelticsBlog Mar 1, 2024
Three Leaf Clover: Pritchard and Hauser are answering all the questions

Three Leaf Clover: Pritchard and Hauser are answering all the questions

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser are thriving off the bench, Al Horford is timeless, and the Celtics are West Virginia’s team. I don’t want to be hyperbolic, but the Celtics are really good. In fact, they are closing in on being one of the best Celtics teams ever. If they win 62 games, which is a Mitt Romney-esque Conservative-ish projection, that would tie them for the 5th most wins in Celtics history. If they manage 64 wins, they’d be 4th. Stars alone don’t drive a team to that type of success, so today we are talking bench....

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