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The Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96, taking a 3-1 lead in the series. Payton Pritchard set a new NBA Playoffs record with 32 points off the bench.
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Deep benches mean deeper runs in the NBA Playoffs. The Boston Celtics led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown continue to prove this true after their 128-96 demolition of the Philadelphia 76ers. In fact, Coach Joe Mazzulla's squad is the only Eastern Conference team to have a 3-1 lead in the postseason so far. All of that was due to the heroics of Payton Pritchard and a historic performance.
Coach Joe Mazzulla may have made Payton Pritchard come off the Celtics bench but he was entrusted with 35 minutes of playing time for Game 4 against the 76ers. Why did the Celtics head coach do this? It was because Pritchard had the hot hand. He finished the game with 32 points by going 50% from three-point range, 57% from the field, and 100% from the free throw line.
Pritchard notched a fair amount of records because of his Game 4 performance. He joins greats like Kevin McHale and Eddie House as the only three Celtics to score more than 30 points after coming off the bench. If looked at closely, Pritchard also just recorded the second-most NBA Playoffs points from a bench player in Celtics history with his 32 points, per StatMuse.
Payton Pritchard set a new record for the second-most points scored by a bench player in Celtics history with 32 points.
The Celtics dominated the 76ers with a 128-96 victory, taking a 3-1 lead in the playoff series.
Payton Pritchard joins Kevin McHale and Eddie House as the only Celtics to score more than 30 points after coming off the bench.
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It was not just in getting the ball to sink down the net that Pritchard excelled. Coach Mazzulla enabled him to get the ball to other Celtics like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. This prowess in facilitating the offense to toy with the 76ers got him five assists.
Defensively, the Celtics also saw him put up an insane performance. He grabbed four rebounds against way bigger people like Adem Bona and Joel Embiid. Pritchard rounded it all out with a steal.
Coach Mazzulla is lucky to have Pritchard on the Celtics. After years of playing in the NBA Playoffs, he has evolved to become one of the best scorers in the postseason and it is why they are a win away over the 76ers from reaching the second round.