Pritchard's Historic Celtics Performance

0:00It's March 28, Boston Celtics news today starts now, AI powered and ready for kickoff. Peyton Pritchard, the former Oregon duck star point guard, just dropped 36 points off the bench for the Boston Celtics against the Atlanta, Hawks on Friday night. He shot 13 of 23 from the field, 6 of 11 from 3 point range, and nailed 4 free throws. That performance made him the first Celtics since the 1970-71 season to hit multiple 35 plus point games without, starting. Back in college, Pritchard spent four seasons with the ducks out of West Linn, helping them reach the final four as a freshman. He left his Oregon's all-time assist leader and second in steals, earning Pac-12 player of the year and consensus all-American honors in his senior year of 2019-20. In the NBA, Pritchard's already a sixth man of the year winner from last season and his teammates trust him in crunch time, just like they did at Oregon. His averaging career highs of 16.9 points and 5.2 assists per game this year.

1:04He started 49 of Boston's 71 games early on when Jason Tatum missed time with an Achilles injury, but now with Tatum back. Pritchard's thriving from the bench again, proving his value every night. Six years into his pro career, this Oregon legend keeps climbing, etching his name deeper into Celtics and NBA lore with no signs of slowing down.