On the road, in a game the Celtics needed badly, Pritchard delivered in the type of position he had wanted for so long.

The most productive playoff performance of Payton Pritchard’s career helped spark the Celtics in their Game 3 win.

Jalen Brunson lost sight of Pritchard after a double-screen from Jayson Tatum and Porzingis, leaving the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year wide open for his first make late in the first quarter. But overall, Pritchard had a suboptimal start to the game, missing three of his first four shots.