The game had been over for a while.
The Boston Celtics were cruising to victory over the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday night and the benchwarmers checked in with about six minutes to go.
As part of the Celtics’ substitutions, second-year guard Payton Pritchard came back into the game. Pritchard, a Portland native and son of former Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard, was playing in front of a crowd in his hometown for the first time in the NBA.
He had played in 13 minutes with only three points when he entered the game with 5:51 to play, but by game’s end, Pritchard totaled a season-high 19 points after scoring just 30 total points in 18 previous appearances this season.