There’s never been a more prolific bench shooting season than the one Payton Pritchard is having right now for the Boston Celtics. Pritchard drilled his 219th 3-pointer off the bench on Saturday night, setting a new NBA record. The 6-foot-1 guard from Oregon is shooting a career-best 41.5 percent from 3 on the season, helping […]
Boston Celtics' depth on display through guard Payton Pritchard
The Boston Celtics secured the Eastern Conference’s top seed in late March, meaning there wasn’t much incentive to play their best players down the stretch. Despite this, head coach Joe Mazzulla played stars Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis through their 79th regular-season game. In their penultimate game against the Charlotte Hornets, guard Payton […]