Payton Pritchard erupted for 28 points in 28 minutes off the bench in the Celtics victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.
Pritchard went 8-for-12 from 3-point range, tying the franchise record for most made threes off the bench in a single game.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers said something told him to pay attention to Pritchard before the game.
“Payton Pritchard happened. Honestly, it’s so funny but it’s not. This morning I literally circled his name,” Rivers said. “It’s like this guy comes in and he’s a gamechanger. I don’t know if you remember last year, but we had a six point lead and he came in and changed the whole game.