Peyton Pritchard has reached a rare Celtics milestone that has only been seen 4 times before

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The Boston Celtics they are going through a season in transition. The dice fell in the playoffs last spring when All-Star Jayson Tatum suffered a torn Achilles that forced them to change their game plan and lower expectations. Since the start of the season, the Celtics have struggled to stay over the .500 mark instead of dominating the Eastern Conference like they did with a healthy Tatum in the lineup. In games where they started strongly, they were often successful. However, in games where they fall behind, they struggle to come back.

In Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics he started the fastest. Guard Payton Pritchard he managed to hit a three-point shot before the game was 10 seconds old. As a result of that early success, Pritchard became one of only five players in team history to hit a 3-pointer in the opening game.

The Celtics got the tip, and Jaylen Brown had the ball. He performed two dribbles and passed the ball to Pritchard. He fired a shot two meters behind the arc and drained him for 8 seconds. He joined Brown, Marcus Smart, Aaron Baynes and Chauncey Billups who also accomplished the feat.

A fast start helped the Celtics record a 117-115 victory over the Cavaliers.

Pritchard continues to have big games for the Celtics

While the Celtics Pritchard is usually viewed as a key back-up player for Brown, he was the star of the game against the Cavaliers. He scored a game-high 42 points as he hit 15-of-22 shooting from the field, including 6-of-11 from the field.

For the season, Pritchard is averaging 16.2 points and 4.9 assists per game. He is second on the team in scoring behind Brown, who is averaging 28.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

The Celtics improved their record to 11-9 with the win and will look to make it two straight and three out of four when they host the Knicks on Tuesday.





2025-12-01 01:50:00

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