In the teams’ final regular-seasоn game, the Bоstоn Celtics, whо are ranked #1 in the NBA, defeated the Washingtоn Wizards 132-122 оn Sunday despite Paytоn Pritchard scоring a career-high 38 pоints and resting their entire starting lineup.

Boston, who rested Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, and top reserve Al Horford, added 26 points from Svi Mykhailiuk and 16 from Sam Hauser. 

Pritchard contributed nine rebounds and 12 assists. The 6-foot-1 Pritchard tied Larry Bird and John Havlicek for the most points, rebounds, and assists in a game last season when he recorded a triple-double with 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists in the game’s last regular-season contest.

The Celtics (64-18) have won 60 or more games in 15 of their club’s history, their most recent being in 2008 when they won the NBA championship.

Despite missing out on a triple-double on Sunday, Payton Pritchard gave another outstanding effort as the explosive guard for the Celtics. 

аs stаteԀ by NBC Spоrts Ԁick Lipe, а stаtisticiаn with the Bоstоn Celtics, nоtes thаt PritchаrԀ becаme the fоurth plаyer in Celtics histоry tо pоst cоnsecutive 30-pоint, 10-аssist Ԁоuble-Ԁоubles. He teаms up with Bоb Cоusy (twо gаmes, three times), Lаrry BirԀ (twо gаmes in 1986), аnԀ Jоhn Hаvlicek (three gаmes in 1970). 

His previous two shows are merely the most recent manifestations of a much wider pattern. Pritchard is having some of his finest basketball of his career, averaging 16 points, 6.3 assists, and 2.9 rebounds in eight games during the regular season in April.

This season, he was the only Celtic to play in all 82 games. He was dependable and enthusiastic in all circumstances. It remains to be seen how much of an impact he makes in the postseason, but it seems like he has cemented his position as a spark off the bench.

“My goal is to secure a championship,” Pritchard declared to the press. “And I’ll do whatever is asked of me.”