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Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White lead Boston Celtics past Houston Rockets



Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White lead Boston Celtics past Houston Rockets

It wasn’t pretty but we’ll take it Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets thank you Chris thops porzingis how they exploited that matchup to get this win and why the Celtics need to answer their own challenge The Gauntlet they dropped it’s all right now on the lock down Celtics [Applause]

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Talking about the Boston Celtics barely sort of kind of barely beating the Houston Rockets they’re they look like they were on their way to a an easy win they could have gotten an easy win but instead if you look at my first bullet point on YouTube it’s an ugly win

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Pretty win the Celtics came out kind of neither team could hit a shot uh then christops porzingis got going Derek white got going in the second quarter and it looked like that combination uh was GNA carry them to a nice easy win they were up five I think after after

One no or or 10 they were up 10 after one and then they added five to that in the second quarter so porzingis had 15 points in the first uh it was pretty clear that he was he had it going and then the Rockets got going against the the Boston bench that second

Unit now no Drew holiday no Al Horford so Joe went to other kind of combinations and and Houston took advantage that they looked like they were getting a lot of points running and creating these cross matches and and starting to hit some shots then Derek white came in at the you know middle

Part of the second quarter and dominated he was awesome it was another just an incredible stretch for Derek white really bolstering his All-Star candidacy uh and then and then it felt like at halftime Celtics were like cool 15 points cruise control they came out out in the second half they came out in

That third quarter and it was just it felt like they did the bare minimum for most of the second half you know the Rockets got it close the Celtics would make a little bit of a push kind of get it back up eight nine 10 Rockets got it close again Celtics

Made another push and they won the game so not the prettiest second half at all and this is this is where the The Gauntlet that I mentioned at the top this is where this comes in because Jaylen Brown especially has been saying this is the time of the year this

Stretch of at this point I think it’s like 12 what do I got I know they have a seven game home strand so maybe they’re up to nine maybe there’s nine games left uh before no there’s a few more Road games after that so anyway my point is this little

Stretch I love thinking things through in a podcast I’m sure that’s always a lot of fun there’s this stretch here that Jaylen keeps talking about where he says we have to be better we have to get through this uh stretch of this the the schedule where teams

Generally kind of let down and this was honestly the first game this season where I felt like this was a uh reminiscent of last year kind of performance I don’t think they’ve had a lot of games that look like last year and this second half was was pretty bad

Look they won this game and I’m not going to complain you know you shouldn’t have to apologize for wins but it was it was still a very ugly second half uh the let’s let’s see they lost the the second half by six Houston got seven more shots two more offensive rebounds two more

Free throws 14 more points in the paint six more Second Chance points two more fast break points all of the margins that Joe moula loves to talk about all of those margins were lost in the second half they the the Celtics were outplayed in the second half and it’s because they

Came out and kind of slew walked through the whole thing it took a little stretch by Kristof porzingis in the fourth quarter to really kind of get that that get them back on track the the Rockets had cut this thing down to three and that’s when porzingis started to assert himself a

Little bit the Celtics went on a uh was 14- six run in that fourth quarter that kind of got enough separation where they were able to kind of hold off the Rockets it felt like and you heard scowl talking about this on the broadcast felt like they came out of halftime and they

Said we’re good we got the we got the Mavericks tomorrow we’re going to win this game so we’re just going to chill and we’ll we’ll figure out a way to win this but we’re not GNA put in a maximum effort because we got this game tomorrow and

And that’s that’s going to be a big game and whatever so it just it felt like they were trying to find this line of what’s the bare minimum what’s the least we can do and still pull this game out and that’s that’s you know it’s good that they won but it’s bad that

They are back to trying to find that line to me that’s something that they did last year a lot and this this kind of exploration of trying to find this line of how far can we go without it biting Us in the ass that’s something that’s going to bite you in

The ass because you gotta you got to cross the line to find out where it is right you got to figure out what’s the step too far so you can be like oh no okay this is the line right you can’t figure out where the line is it’s hard

To do without going like oh no that was too much let’s just go back here this way so you you don’t want to get to that’s too much with with this team this year you don’t want to because that’s when you get to that’s too much in basketball

That means you’ve lost the game so Jaylen has laid down a gauntlet basically challenging his team this is the stretch of the schedule we need to kind of navigate we need to get through we need to focus this is where getting through this type of the the schedule

This part of the schedule is going to be what helps us get to through the playoffs and he’s right that’s you’ve got to be mentally tough to get through that this was the game where it’s like the first time more so than the Memphis game more so than the Charlotte game

More so like than than any other performance this was the one where I was like okay they’re they’re not they’re not themselves there this was not a 2024 Celtics team this was the team that kind of was kind of infuriating last season so they can’t do that I hope they understand that this

Was they got away with it they got away with it because porzingis is the incredible mismatch and both he and Derek white are this the this engine that drives the Celtics more like Jaylen obviously Jason obviously they’re your two best players but man Derek white Chris thops porzingis are just critical

Critical critical the Celtics were able to exploit the porzingis matchup porzingis really won them this game with a nice assist from Derek white I’ll talk about how they exploited the matchup there in just a second Today’s Show is brought to you by LinkedIn and Linkedin jobs at the start

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Wide right again it’s all there so go check it out uh I’m not going to go crazy with all the sports stuff that’s what that’s there for christops porzingis was awesome in this game uh he finished with uh 32 32 points uh five blocks that’s incredible 32 points five

Blocks uh six threp pointers according to Dick Le the NBC Sports Boston stats guy there have only been three games in regular season history in which a player has had at least 32 points six three-pointers and five blocks Brook Lopez did it in 2017 Kristof porzingis did it twice

Including in this game so he’s the only person to have that statline 32 six and five uh and he did it twice so it just shows the versatility and they look they’re able to get him going uh I broke it down on Boston Sports Journal when he’s got it

Going from three and you’re playing a team that had no size uh like the Rockets did and alron shenon is a slower Center he’s crafty and all of that stuff but he’s slower and if if they want to exploit this matchup uh in a night where

Jason Tay I’ll talk about him in a bit uh struggles Jaylen Brown did not have the biggest scoring night he in fact finished with 133 points so but he did have a triple double 13 11 rebounds 10 assists kind of snuck that last assist

In at the end so hey uh I’m fine with that I’m I’m totally fine with that don’t worry but people love to get worked up about you know give give the guy he doesn’t get a lot of triple doubles they were aware of it the the

Rockets kind of set that up for him because they wanted to keep on playing till till the very end that’s fine you want you want to keep pressing you want to keep playing then the Celtics are going to keep keep running and keep scoring so it’s not like they it’s not

Like the Rockets gave up and they got a cheap assist anyway the Rockets were playing the Rockets were fouling they were playing to the last second so Jaylen got the ball O’Shea brette was running down the floor and they they gave it to him he gave it to him and he

Scored they all knew that that was going to be the 10th assist but hey the Rockets made that decision and if they had given up they the Celtics would have backed it out and taken their 24 second violation so I’m cool with how Jaylen got his triple double but anyway this is

About Chris thops porzingis and his ability to get the different matchups so they had a couple of six seven guys trying to guard him uh cam Whitmore uh you know and this is just the cross matches right this is like amen Thompson the these guys had chances to guard porzingis and

Porzingis is not gonna back anybody down like he’s not so strong that he he’s gonna back people down and he’s so tall he doesn’t have the he has a high center of gravity it’s kind of tough to get low enough to kind of dislodge guys and push

Them off their spots so but what what they get with porzingis is first of all it starts with the three-pointers and with those falling it it kind of impacts how he’s defended the Celtics were able to run a couple of plays to get him open

Looks and then when you know you see the the rockets in drop coverage you attack that with a pick and pop and you get him looks that way and when they’re switching you are able to get him into postup situations and it’s not your typical postup he’s you know more mid

Post a little further away because of how he’s playing on the perimeter you know dribble handoffs those picks and stuff so he’s not going to get guys kind of buried too deep all that often but he works in that mid post he works in that

Space he can dribble to a spot in the middle of the floor he’s got that big swooping kind of uh shot where he brings it down and brings it up it’s very like tall guy James Harden type of thing where he’s trying to draw the fouls the

Celtics didn’t they could have gone to the line a whole lot more they went they they got 18 free throws they could have gotten probably four or five more trips to the line and uh maybe would have salted the game away a little bit more uh cleanly if that had happened maybe

There’s a little bit of frustration with some of these guys that they didn’t get to the line as much porzingis only went for times I think he got filed a couple of times but whatever that’s fine like he he still gets that shot up and off the

Board uh so he’s he’s able to really work these mismatches and this is why the Celtics got him if if we’re taking a silver lining away again we’re not apologizing for a win but it because of how poorly they played in the second half it feels like eh all right we’ll

Take it but we don’t have to like it uh but porzingis was a serious Silver Lining because and in when you have a a tight matchup like that you have opportunities kind of always felt like they were GNA win I never sat there and I thought oh crap they’re GNA lose this

Game and they were like really rescued never thought that when you when you have a game like that and you like hey well it’s a tight game you feel good about winning this game let’s let’s get these opportunities to get porzingis the the these these

Looks there this type of win is going to be something that they’re gonna have to pull off in the playoffs they’re jaylen’s gonna be you know off Jason’s gonna be off can you get it to porzingis against a mismatch can you run the offense and get a crossmatch and and

Find a way to to get porzingis these opportunities Jaylen Brown does a good job because he pushes the pace he play plays fast he gets the ball up the floor when he push the pace and get the ball up the floor guys have to like just pick

Up whoever is there and so if am and Thompson picks up porzingis then you go oh great they they can’t switch out of this right now we’ve got him in this position so let’s take advantage of this and give it to this guy and and let him

Go cook and so those are the types of situations they’re going to need to hone down the stretch and they’re able to get it so if you want a a big huge positive out of this aside from Derek white being awesome and aside from Jaylen Brown having a triple double it’s this

Opportunity against uh a team that’s playing look it’s unexpectedly tight some of it is your fault some but hey the Rockets they have pride they’ve got a good coach they’ve got some some good young talent and so they they have you know you give them some life and give

Them some confidence they can make things difficult so what happens when a game gets difficult we can sit here and cry about well they they the game shouldn’t have been difficult you’re right it should not have been difficult but here we are it was right so say

Segment one was hey guys stop making things difficult on yourselves you don’t want that third quarter was was gross but here we are you can only deal with the reality they put themselves in the situation so here’s the situation what do you do with it what what kind of

Chicken salad do you make out of this so they got porzingis the ball he was cooking and they showed uh some of what they can do when the rest of the team doesn’t quite have it or a lot of the rest of the team doesn’t quite have it so this this gave

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Making making great plays for his teammates uh this type of you know normally a Jaylen Brown 13-point performance like we just saw it we just saw it against Denver jayen Brown gets 13 points Jason Tatum shoots four of 17 and has 18 points those types of games are are are losers

And the Celtics are are able to pull this out partly because Jaylen is still dropping 10 assists in you know 11 rebounds getting out there and doing other things now we missed a couple of free throws he he still has to fix that free throw thing he he’s too good a

Shooter to be shooting in the 70% low 70% range from the line that has to be fixed but otherwise you know a decent game if he had made one more three-pointer he would have been seven of 14 overall from the field two of three instead of one of three from three

That would have been a really uh efficient game for him but hey as it was 13 Points 11 rebounds 10 assists three steals uh in the three turnovers so overall Jaylen Brown stepped up and and did a good job on a night where he wasn’t the primary kind

Of scoring option but Derek white was was huge like I said porzingis was huge and you know Jason Tatum now struggling a bit four of 17 in this game he’s he’s really I think pounding the ball a lot he’s not as fluid I thought he got to

The rim a bunch early it didn’t work for him as well as he’d like and then he I think he abandoned it I think he just was like you know what I’m done I’m not working this hard to not get any calls because I’m sure he was frustrated you

Can see him frustrated on there there were some calls that he could have gotten for sure uh but that frustration I think he was just like you know what I’m not going into the paint I’m done so four of 17 one of six from three 18

Points he did get to the line 12 times uh but he he certainly uh is is kind of struggling a little bit it’s his 11th game this season with a negative plus minus so that’s it doesn’t happen all that often earlier this year he was kind of struggling then January came around we

Got January Tatum uh and now that’s kind of gone on away he’s six of his last 28 from three that’s about 21 a half% so uh I I just feel like he’s dribbling the ball a lot he’s isoing way too much and this is the thing that it it shows you

How hard it is to play the other way to move move yourself move the ball make the right play like the other the other day a couple games ago he said we can’t get bored with doing the right thing and making the right play this this kind of

Felt like the game where he got bored with it and hey if he’s going to struggle he’s going to struggle it’s going to happen but I think he got bored with making the right play I think he got tired and and again like I said at the beginning you

You got to find a way to push through this stuff and he has to find a way to push through this stuff because at some point he has to get back to being the Jason Tatum that finds his way into some level of the MVP conversation he hasn’t

Played like that for the past few games the past four games I I’d say so he needs to kind of figure that out uh other thoughts before I wrap things up uh the Jaylen Brown off the backboard dunk attempt was ambitious let’s say I think he saw Anthony Edwards do it he

Found himself in a position like oh the the I’m at the free throw line the defender is I’ve picked up my dribble and somehow I faked the defender out of my way it was if you’re gonna make that play that’s kind of the situation to

Make it but after the game he said uh it looked it looked good up in my head but my legs were toast like my legs were shot and he basically didn’t have anything left the the play he threw it up off the backboard he went to try to go get it

And he just couldn’t go get it he said look great in my head not so much in real life we can laugh it off a little bit now it actually like I said it was the right right time if you’re going to going to try to play like that that was

The right situation to do it but execution was poor uh shout out to Payton Pritchard who hit some big shots including one right at the end of the shot clock turnaround Fade Away three-pointer was was incredible he’s been playing well lately and he was a good spark Off the Bench Luke cornette

Perfect for four nine rebounds five offensive rebounds he had three blocks I don’t think the Celtics win this game without Luke cornette his defense down the stretch he had two of his three blocks in the fourth quarter he he was he was big in that stretch uh in the

Fourth quarter he’s playing well and I I just I just think that cornette made made plays all over the floor like the rebounding the the defense there like I said he’s not perfect but honestly if you’re worried about Luke cornette like think about what we’re worried about the Luke cornette is a

Third thir string Center no one has a third string Center who has it name me a better third string Center than Luke cornette is there one how many teams even have a third string Center the fact that the Celtics can get cornette out there and he can make these

Types of plays when Al Horford is not playing we have to adjust if you’re if you’re worried about cornette like you have to adjust your your kind of Outlook a little bit because there isn’t another team out there that has this level of depth at the five like you just don’t

See it can you upgrade it like if that’s if that’s where the Celtics get an upgrade in the trade deadline then I mean sure I mean anywhere if you’re if there is an upgrade available go for it but like the fact that they’ve got him and the fact that they got namay

Kada who didn’t play particularly well in this game but he’s a potential option that’s a fourth string option Celtics are fine cornette was good in this uh O’Shea brassette great energy uh turnovers were not ideal but great energy for Moa brassette uh Sam Hower

Did not shoot well but he was a a real good positive he was a plus eight seven rebounds six assists a steal a block one turnover think about this Sam Hower shoots three of 12 all from three and he’s a plus eight that’s incredible out of Sam Hower

Like you hit you hit a couple more shots and all of a sudden you’re shooting 40% the margin between poor shooting and good shooting is is always just a couple of shots but he’s out there doing these other things couple of offensive rebounds the six assists were second on

The team playing defense that’s that’s great so role players stepped up I thought they they played pretty well for the most part beginning of the second quarter there was not a great combination um but they did they did a decent job now it’s on to Dallas Dallas

On the back toback Dallas had like four days off uh unscheduled four days off but they they had a game postponed That was supposed to be against the Warriors their assistant coach passed away so obviously there’s been a postponement for that but the net effect is they’re

Sitting there kind of well rested and Boston’s coming in after a tough tough game here and this is this is a tough stretch uh maybe maybe them kind of backing off there in the second half is going to preserve their legs to some degree I don’t know we’ll see how they how they

Do on the back toback it’s a little bit of a later start but I didn’t like the fact that Jaylen said my legs were cooked if your legs are cooked in this game what are they going to be in tomorrow’s game so I’m not sure what to

Expect against the Mavs but and the Mavs have been playing well Kyrie’s been playing well so I who knows who knows but each day is different each game is different you don’t know how they’re going to wake up you don’t know how people in Dallas are going to wake up if

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The Celtics didn’t play their best, but they managed to get out of Houston with an ugly win over the Rockets. Kristaps Porzingis bailed them out a couple of times in this game, showing how they can use him effectively when the rest of the offense struggles. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal talks about all that, Derrick White’s big game, Jaylen Brown’s triple-double, and the important contributions from role players that got them the win.

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28 Comments

  1. I can never go to sleep until I get my nightly dose of Locked on Celtics after a game! So now it's pushing 3 in the morning and I can finally get zzzz's after this pod 😂

  2. Jayson Tatum is definitely not the kind of player that we all would love him to be. Can’t we just close games White and Porzingis having them figure out the last plays?

  3. Tatum is roughly a top 10 scorer, top 25 rebounder and top 50 in assisting. Not perfect, but not really struggling imo.

  4. Tatum inconsistency is part of the growing pains of his development. Sometimes we forget he is still 25 and a good 3 years away from his prime. I believe he will become more consistent. It a great thing that we have the supporting cast of all stars that we do to put us in a position to win the title now. once the Js hit their prime we can be talking about Dynasty. ☘️☘️☘️

  5. been saying this for the past 4 years AT LEAST & have been shitted on for saying it for the past 4+ years:

    JT is a very, very talented player. he even shows flashes of GREATNESS. but he seems to lack that killer instinct— that “Mamba Mentality” to quote the idol for whom he often wears Laker purple during games that are important to him— that he can turn on when the team needs him most.

    not saying he doesnt have it AT ALL, but he cant summon it at will & seems to sleepwalk thru games, even playoff & finals games, when the team needs him to be THAT GUY.

    it’s frustrating. JT is like a Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony (with better defense) type— top notch talent that CAN get hot & light up teams for 50+, but doesnt always step up to the moment & seems to fall short at the worst times.

    the flashes he shows are as brilliant as anything weve seen possibly since Kobe (not my personal favorite but for comparison sake…), but for every Philly Game 6 theres a 2022 NBA Finals Game 6, scoring just 13 points on 33% shooting with 5 turnovers in the biggest game of his career & the most important Celtics game in over a decade.

    he is just too passive too often. his Philly Game 6 heroics in the 4th quarter came only after 3 1/2 quarters of 💩.

    aggressive Tatum is the best Tatum, but as a 6’10 stud with the shoulders of Rob Gronkowski & arms like Inspector Gadget he plays small like Kyrie Irving or James Harden (without their touch at the basket), trying to finesse himself around contact rather than TRUCKING THRU THAT SHIT like Giannis.

    & thats exactly what he should be: Giannis with a jumper, bulldozing his way to the hoop attacking the basket thru contact with a head full of steam finishing with dunks or free throws. He needs to cut down on the parquet-pounding iso hero ball step back fadeaway off-balance contested threes— ESPECIALLY at the end of games— & take his shots within the flow of the offense.

    at this point JT doesnt belong in the MVP convo. he is a Top 10 player in the league but i dont know if he has that intangible willpower that all the greats have had to just take over games AT WILL & refuse to accept anything less than a W.

    he still cries too much to the refs.
    he still misses bunnies at the rim.
    he is still scared of contact.
    he still sprays the ball all over the court in big games.
    he still takes bad shots to end quarters…

    it really just feels like the Celtics are a team with the two best #2 guys in the league. neither of the Jays are All-World 1A guys on a consistent night-in, night-out basis. the C’s have 2 Jamal Murrays but no Nikola Jokic.

    neither of the Jays are at the peak of their primes, but these habits theyve been developing over the past 5-6 seasons arent good ones & the scariest thing is the deficiencies in their games arent talent, skill or athleticism, its mental… & thats the hardest part of the game to adjust.

    oddly, JT & JB each have what the other lacks— JT has all the natural talent, length & size in the world with one of the deepest bags in the league but lacks aggression & plays soft.

    JB is one of the strongest finishers in the league, is constantly aggressive & never shies from contact but can overthink the game & gets in trouble overaggressively dribbling himself too deep into the defense.

    if they could switch bodies we would have a duo of Giannis & Kobe— JT with JB’s aggression & strong, physical finishes and JB with JT’s smittys, jelly, stepbacks & fadeaways would be insane.

    i only hope they can figure it out THIS YEAR. they lost an opportunity to get Marcus a ring, this might be the last chance to get Al a ring, & i’m 99.999% positive Brad is blowing this core up if they dont win this year as the new CBA looms with JB’s supermax set to take effect & JT in line to earn even more, so this is very likely the last chance for The Jays to prove they can win one together.

  6. Sam has turned into an overall good player. He does it all, his shooting been off lately but I think he will be fine. I feel like he’s being more aggressive with his shot selections and it’s not working. He used to pick his shots so carefully or when they really needed a 3.

  7. Almost all teams have 3rd string centers. Luke is just one of the better ones. We can go down the list john if you want:

    Atl-bruno fernando
    Bos-luke kornet
    Cha-jt thor
    Ind-isaiah jackson
    Lac-plumlee
    mem-xavier tillman

    and so on.

    Anyway a win is a win. Glad to see KP and white more involved. I wanted that the ball ended up in d.whites hands vs. denver. Lets beat the mavs. Lets go Cs!

  8. I didn't watch the game but I have noticed that the Rockets have been playing well, and they are in most games at the end so give the team some credit. I'm a Boston fan and I'm a realist I understand every game is not going to be the same. Win is a win

  9. I truly feel we have all overrated Tatum. No superstar is inconsistent the way he is. Embiid, Jokic, Giannis, they will never be denied and Tatum is always denied. Dude isn’t a real superstar John.

  10. I dont understand why so many people want us to ship Kornet out of here… we need big depth and hes solid, costs us almost nothing and is a great, and fun locker room guy

  11. Locked on Celtics and morning coffee. Great way to start the day!
    We have had more than a few ugly wins lately IMHO. Hope this doesn't go the route of last year where we fell out of 1st place after the All Star Break JB and JT are great players but I don't know if they have what it takes to get us to #18. Thank God for D-White and Kristaps. ☘️💪

  12. I'm a big-time KP fan, I'm glad to see my guy thriving with you guys. I knew he was this good even when he was in Dallas, I really expected him to be next Dirk. But he just can't get a hold on to the ball because of Luka. 😏 I like to thank you're organization, you move the ball and treat your players right. 👏🦄

  13. I’m under the weather this week but saw most of yesterday’s game. My question: during his postgame presser JB said his legs were “toast”. Then I noticed that when he did that breakaway dunk near the end of the game he came down gingerly and grabbed his leg. Hopefully it’s nothing but just something I noticed. Ok back to resting. Thanks John☘️🔒

  14. I don't like that Tatum focuses so much on spotlights and nationally televised games. But hey, he will learn eventually

  15. Yes he’s frustrated with the refs. The refs let him get pounded on without calls yet we watch other star players can’t be touched in the slightest it’s not right but JT has to figure a way around it. The nba refs suck so bad

  16. I have always liked Luke we should keep him and Hauser. He’s running a little cold right now it’s mid season but he’ll heat back up as he always does

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