The Boston Celtics won the 2023-2024 NBA championship by relying on the 3-point shot. The Celtics led the NBA in 3-point attempts and 3-points shots made while placing second in 3-point shooting percentage.
Payton Pritchard has been turning heads this season for the Celtics, and an ex-NBA player gave the guard his flowers.
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios expressed his thoughts this week on Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard after the team’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, December 25.
As a dangerous January schedule looms, Boston hasn't been playing up to its standard recently, falling 4 games out of first in the East.
Their three wins were blowouts over Detroit, Washington and Chicago. The Pistons and Bulls are fringe playoff teams at best in a watered-down Eastern Conference, and the Wizards are the worst team in the NBA. At 22-8, the Celtics now sit closer to the third-place New York Knicks than to the East-leading 26-4 Cleveland Cavaliers.
Payton Pritchard made history in our nation’s capital Sunday night. He penned his name all over the NBA record books while helping to lead the Boston Celtics to a 112-98 win over the Washington Wizards. Pritchard’s accomplishments mostly fell into the 3-point department as part of a 5-for-10 effort from long distance.
The Boston Celtics, currently ranked third in the NBA, have established themselves as one of the league’s best teams this season. Despite their success, they have faced heavy criticism for their strategy,
Checking in on a former Sixers prospect, learning about a new key cog in Boston's rotation and wondering if these Celtics are stoppable.
The Celtics’ team-first ethos helped carry them to an NBA championship last season and appears to have them well-positioned to win another. Before facing Boston on Thursday night, Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said the Celtics simply seem to care about ...
But Maxey zipped past Pritchard and found a clear lane to the basket, where he put in an off-balance layup just before time expired. The play all but finished off the Celtics in this 118-114 loss, and it was an example of the uncharacteristic missteps that doomed them.
Sometimes, the Celtics have a fluke loss you have to dismiss. But this wasn’t that, and it has me worrying about cracks in the supposedly-impenitrable armor