Halftime scorching takes: Payton Pritchard is doing what Jaylen Brown informed us he would do

The Celtics are enjoying basketball and they’re profitable once more. By means of 24 minutes, Boston leads the Detroit Pistons 73-62 and also you need the takes.

So right here they’re.

Payton Pritchard is fulfilling Jaylen Brown’s prophecy.

Sam Hauser is out, so he can’t make 10 threes. Thus, it’s Payton’s job to step up and do the job Jaylen Brown assigned him.

Boy has he.

Pritchard had 16 factors and 4 made three pointers within the first half. Payton Pritchard is basically good and extra folks want to speak about it.

The Celtics are going to interrupt the all-time single season three pointer file by a workforce.

I do know what you’re considering, the 2023-24 Celtics should personal that file don’t they? No, they don’t, they’re second.

The 2022-23 Warriors do with 1,363 made threes and this Celtics workforce goes to interrupt that file.

They made 29 threes on opening night time and hit 16 within the first half on Saturday.

This workforce has so many shooters and takes so many threes, they’ll break that file.

The Celtics protection left so much to be desired.

The offense has been unbelievable and was superior within the first half, the protection wasn’t.

The Pistons aren’t an offensive juggernaut and their shot variance hasn’t been nice tonight, 7/19 from three.

But, they nonetheless have 62 factors within the first half.

Detroit shot 53% within the first half and the Celtics have to protect higher than they did within the first half.

I really like Al Horford

This isn’t a take, however Al wants some flowers after that half he gave us.

17 factors, 3 steals and three rebounds within the half Horford was superior in the course of the first 24 minutes.

As at all times, Al Horford ceaselessly.