3 years agoBoston Celtics point guard Payton Pritchard earned himself elevated minutes in Tuesday's defeat to the Heat due to his offensive contributions, which wound up as an 18-point effort off the bench. Pritchard was immensely aggressive, recording 16 shots -- 11 from deep -- across 30 minutes, absorbing backcourt minutes and shot opportunities from Marcus Smart (foot). After hitting a quartet of triples in Game 7 vs. Milwaukee, Pritchard knocked down four more threes, this time adding five rebounds and four assists to round out his stat line. While Miami yielded the fewest DFS points per game to opposing point guards during the regular season, Pritchard will figure to have room for upside if Smart remains unavailable for Game 2 on Thursday.--Jesse Borek
Source: ESPN