Payton Pritchard scores 43 points on 10 3-pointers, and Derrick White adds 4 on nine 3s to become the first duo in NBA history to both make nine or more 3s in the same game.

Impact NBA players generally start out that way as rookies. However, Payton Pritchard is one of 10 impact players that were late bloomers.

The Celtics, of course, cruised through their championship run in 2024 with a 16-3 playoff record after a 64-18 regular-season campaign that topped the NBA. Boston still has all its essential contributors from that run, and now, an improved Pritchard.

Celtics point guard Payton Pritchard was more concerned with winning than breaking records during a historic win over the Trail Blazers.

As the season has progressed, Payton Pritchard has looked increasingly likely to clinch the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.

The Cavs are officially playoff-bound, Payton Pritchard & Derrick White combine for 19 3s and Harden goes for 50.