Rookie Point Guard Payton Pritchard Posts First Career Triple-Double in Celtics Victory

Payton Pritchard registered 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists, single-handedly leading the depleted Celtics to a 120-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
The Celtics sat their five starters and key reserves but still finished the season with 57 wins, their most in over a decade.
Pritchard's historic performance included nine three-pointers as the Celtics made 25 threes, two short of the franchise record.
The Hawks were also shorthanded, missing their top six scorers, but Pritchard proved unstoppable in powering the Celtics to the win.
Pritchard's breakout game could earn the rookie more playing time when the Celtics face the Hawks or Heat in the first round of the playoffs.