Patrick Mahomes — like any Mavericks fan — was feeling the pain of watching Celtics guard Payton Pritchard hit another absurd halfcourt shot in the NBA Finals.
With 0.8 seconds left in the first half, the Prichard connected on a 3-pointer buzzer-beater from halfcourt to put his team up 67-46 at the break at TD Garden on Monday night.
The Chiefs quarterback, a Texas native, had the perfect reaction to the shot, writing “Bro I hate this dude” with five laughing face emojis on X.
The dramatic shot sent the Celtics on their way to a 106-88 Game 5 win and the franchise’s record 18th NBA championship.
This wasn’t the Celtics point guard’s first impressive buzzer-beater in the Finals.
Pritchard also hit a long-range shot at the end of the third quarter in Game 2 when he was brought into the game with 3.3 seconds left.
He sank the 34-foot shot from the Finals logo, echoing a similar moment to Monday night’s play.
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla described it as the play of the game.
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