Payton Pritchard’s step-back, Jayson Tatum clocks Jaylen Brown, and a tech party. Second verse, same as the first. The Boston Celtics won Game 1, lost Game 2, and then won two straight games on the road to take a 3-1 series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
The narrative may be that the Celtics are a super team, but Jayson Tatum isn't convinced.
The Boston Celtics have opened their second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 120-95 win on Tuesday night. Jaylen Brown and Derrick White took the headlines, as they had 32 and 25 points, respectively.
Former Oregon basketball star Payton Pritchard has emerged as a dependable piece of a Boston Celtics team headed to Eastern Conference semifinals in the 2024 NBA playoffs.
On Wednesday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics officially punched their ticket to the second round of the 2024 NBA playoffs with a thrashing of the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first round, exacting some revenge on (what was left of) a squad that sent them home in 2023.
As the Boston Celtics await their next opponent in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Payton Pritchard was asked about his choice of sneakers, revealing a fascinating connection to his Oregon Ducks days and a fellow athlete.
Payton Pritchard is a key player in the Boston Celtics’ second unit. This season, the Celtics guard averaged a career-high 9.6 points, 3.4 assists, and 3.2 rebounds over 22.3 minutes per game. Last year, Pritchard played a career-low 13.4 minutes per game and reportedly requested a trade from Boston.
Joe Mazzulla praised Jayson Tatum’s first-round approach, Al Horford expressed his comfortability with entering the starting line-up, and Payton Pritchard shared his gratitude for meaningful playoff minutes.
Payton Pritchard and the Boston Celtics are currently awaiting the end of the Orlando Magic - Cleveland Cavaliers series to learn their opponent for the upcoming Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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