He’s the man in form on the Celtics side. Tonight, against the Heat, Payton Pritchard certainly did not finish as his team's top scorer, Jaylen Brown (29 points at 8/21) doing a little better, but he was still Joe Mazzulla's most effective attacker, with 25 points at 10/12 in the shot, including 5/12 from afar!
“On the field, when he's in rhythm, I get my ass in the corner and let Payton do the show” laughs Jaylen Brown. “You need that ability, during the season, to have a group where, every night, someone can be the first option or the fifth option, depending on what works for the team. »
Specialist in “buzzer beaters”, the 6th man managed one again, at the end of the third quarter, this time by going to the circle after a little technical number against the rookie Pelle Larsson.
“Memory lapses”
In the process, Payton Pritchard seems to say that his opponent cannot defend on him. What he still seemed to be saying at the end of the match, when he lectured Tyler Herro twice in a row in one-on-one…
“I’m sure I said something.” he smiled. “But I sometimes have memory lapses in these moments. Obviously, I have a lot of respect for them. They're a great franchise, they play really hard as a team, so it's not personal at all. At the end of the day, it's just the spirit of competition. »
A competitive spirit which means that Payton Pritchard has established himself as one of the best substitutes in the league, and even undoubtedly the best since the start of the campaign, by exploding his points average.
| Payton Pritchard | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 66 | 19 | 44.0 | 41.1 | 88.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 71 | 14 | 42.9 | 41.2 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.2 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 48 | 13 | 41.2 | 36.4 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 82 | 22 | 46.8 | 38.5 | 82.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 9.6 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 19 | 27 | 48.5 | 44.0 | 87.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 15.6 |
| Total | 286 | 18 | 44.9 | 40.1 | 86.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 8.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
