{"id":535445,"date":"2026-01-14T05:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/535445\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T05:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:44:19","slug":"celtics-payton-pritchard-makes-basketball-history-never-done-in-nba-by-boston-before-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/535445\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics’ Payton Pritchard makes basketball history never done in NBA by Boston before"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celtics’ Payton Pritchard makes basketball history never done in NBA by Boston before<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Payton Pritchard continues to be unlike any other player to ever suit up for the Boston Celtics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A small point guard with rebounding prowess, Pritchard can also score efficiently and protect the basketball, too.<\/p>\n

His latest record is an all-time mark for the storied Celtics franchise: He has the most games with 20-plus points and zero turnovers among point guards in Boston history.<\/p>\n

He’s up to 13 such games.<\/p>\n

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Pritchard made that happen on Monday night. He scored 23 points (and dished out eight assists) while not turning it over even once against the Pacers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It’s actually the second time in a week that Pritchard did it, also making it happen last week against the Bulls<\/a> when he had 21 points, five assists and no turnovers.<\/p>\n

On the season, Pritchard is averaging 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 0.9 steals and just 1.1 turnovers per game.<\/p>\n

He’s shooting 44.8% from the floor, 33.8% from 3 and 87.0% from the foul line.<\/p>\n

Pritchard will eventually lose a bit of his role when Jayson Tatum comes back, but he’s clearly a crucially important player to the Celtics, and now with a little bit of history on his side, too.<\/p>\n

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