Career best

Pritchard’s 43 is the best game of his career

Payton Pritchard had 43 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists on 14 for 20 shooting in 43 minutes, and the Celtics beat the Trail Blazers 128-⁠118.

His Performance Score of +21.7 is the best of his 387 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 43 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 5 more than his 38 against Washington on April 14, 2024.

He scored 19 of his 43 in the third quarter. He went 4 for 4 at the rim and 10 for 16 from 3. His 38 points from the field came on 20 shots, 15.6 more than the league scores from the same zones. Jaylen Brown set up 4 of his 14 baskets. He scored 22 of his 43 after the game was decided.

His old best, +15.6, was 38 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists on 15 for 21 shooting in 44 minutes, a 132-⁠122 win over Washington on April 14, 2024.

The game

Celtics 128, Trail Blazers 118Home, March 5, 2025Box score and story ›

Payton Pritchard

5-5 FT42:51 min

Points1st 122nd 63rd 194th 6

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (43; his best before, 29). Season high in 3-pointers (10; his best before, 8). Before this game he averaged 13.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 60 regular-season games.

Shot making: 38 points from the field on 20 shots15.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 2:46 leftchance to win 47% to 56%
Guarded by: Henderson: 27 poss, 5 ptsSharpe: 15 poss, 5 ptsSimons: 13 poss, 11 pts
He guarded: Henderson: 21 poss, 5 ptsSimons: 20 poss, 3 ptsSharpe: 19 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.88 miles4.11 mph on average77 touches
Hustle: 2 shots contested1 loose ball3 box-outs2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +21.796.8% true shooting21.4% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 5, 2025vs POR	W 128-118	43	43	10	5	0	14-20	10-16	5-5	0	+12	+21.7
2	April 14, 2024vs WAS	W 132-122	44	38	9	12	0	15-21	4-6	4-4	2	+13	+15.6
3	Nov. 29, 2024at CHI	W 138-129	29	29	7	1	1	10-16	7-11	2-2	0	+11	+13.9
4	Oct. 28, 2024vs MIL	W 119-108	28	28	5	3	2	10-14	8-12	0-0	2	+12	+13.8
5	March 18, 2022at SAC	W 126-97	21	14	5	8	1	5-5	4-4	0-0	0	+31	+13.6

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Celtics 132, Wizards 122Home, April 14, 2024Box score and story ›

Payton Pritchard

4-4 FT43:43 min

Points1st 62nd 163rd 104th 6

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (38; his best before, 31). Before this game he averaged 9.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 81 regular-season games.

Shot making: 34 points from the field on 21 shots11.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 2:19 leftchance to win 53% to 62%
Guarded by: Butler: 26 poss, 13 ptsDavis: 24 poss, 10 ptsBernard: 16 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: Davis: 20 poss, 0 ptsButler: 16 poss, 7 ptsBernard: 16 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 3.29 miles4.23 mph on average111 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection1 shot contested1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +15.683.5% true shooting23.1% usage