As the season has progressed, Payton Pritchard has looked increasingly likely to clinch the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.
NBA teams can never get enough high-volume three-point shooters. The Detroit Pistons desperately needed some to surround Cade Cunningham with after a disappoint
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Pritchard using Beasley's ‘chirping' as motivation in Sixth Man racePayton Pritchard is welcoming Malik Beasley's trash talk as as the two super-subs battle it out for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.
NBA Sixth Man of the Year (6MOTY) race intensified over the past week, with the near-season-long frontrunner delivering a career-best performance.
The Celtics coach said Beasley "earned the right to do that" by scoring 26 points off the bench for the red-hot Pistons.
Malik Beasley scored 26 points, Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 117-97 on Wednesday night in a matchup of two of the NBA's hottest teams.The Pistons (33-26) won their eighth straight and ended a 12-game losing streak against Boston,
NBA Sixth Man of the Year (6MOTY) race is entering its stretch run, with each team having between 23 and 26 games remaining.
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