Payne posted 24 points (9-16 FG, 6-10 3Pt), three assists and one rebound over 38 minutes in Sunday's 135-120 win over Toronto.
Payne got the starting nod Sunday since Tyrese Maxey (hip) was inactive, connecting on a team-high-tying mark from three to go along with a trio of assists and ending as one of three players with 20 or more points in a high-scoring victory. Payne set season-high marks in both scoring and in threes made, and he's surpassed the 20-point mark in three games while burying five or more threes on three occasions.