“Payton Pritchard did Isaiah Thomas one better with his 92 points”: NBA Twitter turns on former Celtics MVP candidate as Pritchard sets Portland Pro-Am on fire

Over the weekend, Payton Pritchard erupted for a 92-point performance and then followed it with an incredible 57-point triple-double performance, leading Team Pritchard to win the 2021 Portland Pro-Am Championship.

Payton Pritchard has been on fire this past week. The Boston Celtics shooting guard has been everywhere on social media for his incredible 92-point performance.

Yes, you read that absolutely correct. The 23-year-old represented Team Pritchard at the 2021 Portland Pro-Am Championship this summer. And over the weekend, dropped a surreal 92-point and 8-rebounds performance, in a 165-163 win, to help his team advance to the finals of the tournament. And With his jaw-dropping 92-point night, Payton eclipsed Former MVP candidate Isaias Thomas and his recent 81-point performance at a Seattle Pro-Am Game.

Pritchard just didn’t stop there. After an unbelievable 92-point night, the former Oregon Duck had an outstanding 57-point, 15 rebounds and 12 assists triple-double to help his team defeat ICP Portland 160-133 to win the 2021 Portland Pro-Am Championship.

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NBA Twitter can’t stop raving about Payton Pritchard and his incredible Pro-Am performances

As soon as Pritchard’s performances went viral on social media, NBA Twitter just couldn’t stop talking about him. While a few fans were in awe of his performances, there was also a group of critiques who didn’t appreciate him cause “he couldn’t do the same in an NBA game”.

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After such massive performances, Payton revealed he would fly back to Las Vegas in time to play the Championship game. In the 3 games, he played at the Summer League, Pritchard averaged 20.3 points and 8.7 assists per game on 57.7% shooting from beyond the arc.

Will Pritchard be able to cap off such an incredible week with a Summer League Championship? Fans will have to tune in on Tuesday at 6 PM ET, to watch Payton in action against an undefeated Sacramento Kings team.