Big time redemption in the second half. In the first half he played three defensive possessions and lost Rawson on two of them for 5 points and was yanked.

The second half we some nice glimpses on who he will be. Clutch threes, nice boards, and some great high low passes to Yoeli. He faked out Yo on the second pass because Childs thought Payton was going to shoot it. Payton also is the vocal leader when he is in the game. I didn't really like the 2/3 zone with Worthington in the middle and Payton on the wing but they only ran that scheme once with him on the wing.

Monster second half where he helped push a 5 point lead to double digits and got a very nice standing ovation from the fans when he came out. Happy to see that for Payton tonight.