3 unsung heroes for the Boston Celtics these playoffs

Boston Celtics player No. 3) Payton Pritchard

Our version of playoff P, Payton Pritchard has been a revelation in the postseason for the Boston Celtics with his stellar ball handling, holding his own defensively, and shooting the lights out from beyond the arc.

His Game 2 performance vs the Nets caught the eyes of the great Magic Johnson who commended the point guard for his gutsy outing in the fourth quarter to close the game.

The Hall of Famer Laker took to Twitter to sing the praises of our unsung hero for his clutch performance.

PP is averaging five points on solid shooting splits of 44 percent shooting from the field, and 33 percent shooting from deep.

He also rarely turns the rock over in his 13.5 minutes nightly.

It has gotten to the point where at times he gets the nod to close out basketball games. The level of increased trust from the Celtics brass has made him a mainstay in Ime Udoka’s eight or nine-man rotations since the trade deadline.

At 6-1, many NBA pundits label him as the weak link of this C’s team, but it could not be further from the truth as he is an underrated defender despite his small stature and a buzzsaw offensively shooting with a superb calmness off the catch-and-shoot.

If he’s left open, then it is curtains for an opposing defense.

If you want to double either of the Jays, then they have a mirage of capable hitters from the outside at all positions. The trio of trey netters in Horford, Williams, and Payton are the leaders in terms of hired guns.