One of the very few bright spots for the Celtics in Tuesday night’s disappointing 119-115 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder was the performance from rookie Payton Pritchard.
Pritchard scored a career-high 28 points along with 3 rebounds and 4 assists on 9-of-16 shooting from the field.
With Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker out, the rookie stepped up alongside All-Star Jaylen Brown to keep the Celtics within range before ultimately falling short.
Pritchard, who signed a shoe deal with Nike this week, has proven a vital piece to the Celtics puzzle coming off the bench. Come playoff time, Boston will need the rookie to be effective if the Celtics are to make some noise.
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Check out the highlight video of Prichard’s career-high performance in the clip above, produced by Celtics fan videographer Tomasz Kordylewski.
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