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00:30and welcome to TD Garden as the Celtics return to the parquet four games at home in the next six nights it all starts tonight first meeting against the Bulls of the year can't wait to watch it with you alongside Brian Scalabrini and Abby Chin I'm Drew Carter and Scal Jalen Brown he talked about being the best two two way player in the league he backed that up in LA yeah and he text Joe Mazzula I want the smoke in the first team you're going against a guy one of the hottest players in the league
00:59and Kawhi Leonard you want to guard him and also carry the squad no problem Jalen Brown was excellent not only with the 50 but on the defensive side of the ball Jalen Brown right now you could say it's one of the best conditioned athletes in the league
01:13I mean look at the work that he's doing he goes to the basket inside out there's actually not a place on the floor that he doesn't have a shot for keep on adding up those points there's no way you can stop him he has unstoppable shots he's strong going to the rim and when you need to bucket to get 50 that's what he does
01:31Jalen Brown an elite elite MVP candidate
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02:15all right Joe you guys coming back from a road trip where you went four and one some really impressive wins but beyond the record what do you feel like you learned about the team on that trip
02:23uh we just got to continue to stick to the process of winning the things that impact the game we went in the margins I thought we did a great job on most of those games getting
02:29more shots than our opponent took care of the basketball six turnovers in the Clipper game a lot of offensive rebounds in the Sacramento game
02:36what stood some hot shooting had some great defensive quarters so we just got to keep up those things that give us a chance to win every night and help us control the shot margin
02:42you said after the Clipper game that Jalen texted you and asked to guard Kawhi how often does that happen where a player makes requests like that
02:48yeah I mean we're always talking about matchups throughout the season you know with before the game during the game leading up to the game just constant conversations about what gives us the best chance to win and then you know he took initiative and helping us get off to a great start in the defensive end against a you know highly talented team
03:03you've also talked about how you like that he used the player of the month snub as motivation now you guys have won seven of eight your offensive ratings through the roof you win coach of the month everyone's talking about how well the Celtics are playing how do you avoid you know the noise and keep that chip on your shoulder just don't answer questions on the
03:18questions when they ask you about stuff like that just like this yep all right thank you Joe good luck tonight all right coming up the Celtics back home after a long road trip longest of the season returning to the parquet to take on the Bulls and we got tip-off next
03:30the Celtics are going to finish this road trip with a bang and now on seven of their last eight they go four and one on the road trip and Jalen Brown caps it off in LA with a 50 piece
03:53Jalen Brown sending a statement around the NBA I feel like I'm the best two-way player in a game so I want to just take on the challenge each and every night I'm trying to help my team get wins we got a tough schedule coming up so I'm just trying to keep it going
04:06yeah the game's jammed in here four in six nights for the Celtics all of them here at the garden and the starting lineups are brought to you by Jordan's Furniture update your home with 15% off all furniture and mattresses going on for a limited time Sam Hauser makes his second start
04:22in a row he's been shooting the ball great lately scout yeah it's amazing Jordan Walsh comes off the bench has an amazing game you're staying on the bench you never know with Joe you never know it worked against the Clippers with 13 and 13 for the Bulls they play super fast key matchup is presented by Subaru of New England fall in love with a brand new all-wheel drive Subaru I like Bozellas and so Derek White obviously man what went ignored a little bit on that trip because of Jalen Brown Derek White was awesome so good
04:51matchup matchup right here Bozellas so got some potential plays super hard highest scoring second year player in the NBA this season let's check the health report by South Coast Health providing exceptional care from people who care JT got the fit up yeah the health report is also like JT's fashion show tweet at Drudel hey is that a Boston Celtic team issued it is
05:18was that a Boston Celtic hoodie or a shirt I'm all for that and Frank Isola is going to love that this team issue that is team issued it's Vucevic and Kato for the opening tap of the Celtics good to have them back home on the parquet as we start with a clock issue everybody's rusty Celtics haven't played at home since December 22nd
05:42that five game road trip went four and one demolished the Clippers who were scalding hot winners of six in a row entering that game Celtics hung 146 on them into a dome which matched a season high for scoring I mean that was in the Clippers in the third quarter shot the ball really well too so excellent display of shot making best offensive rating game in team history since the play-by-player
06:10began in 96-97 how do they start tonight Brown a little short on a mid-ranger thought he was fouled by Kevin Herter J.B. DeRosa the crew chief tonight with Nate Green and Jenna Schroeder
06:22here is Puzelas Herter a good three-point shooter save for the big man Vucevic they'll go to work on the block spray it out for Isaac Okoro former Cleveland Cavalier thank you for the aerial display on their first shot
06:39Bulls score a lot but that's mostly due to their pace second highest pace in the league behind only Miami Celtics 30th out of 30
06:47Pritchard in the spin cycle against Trey Jones rolls off the rim
06:51Kata third time is the charm
06:53Kata can be glass early
06:56yeah talking about the Bulls a lot of it of their pace
07:00yes they push it
07:02their defense at times is atrocious
07:05so people are scoring like within five seconds
07:07out of bounds stays here with 11 to shoot
07:11all right so Bulls are asking for a goaltend let's see if it is or isn't good drive by Pritchard
07:15Kata's right there one two
07:17no that was definitely off the cylinder he's good
07:20Celtics in their city edition uniforms
07:25at the bottom of the net out of bounds Celtics ball they lead the all-time series against the Bulls 137 to 110 as you look at Billy Donovan in year six as the Bulls head coach he's now the third longest active tenure coach in the league behind Eric Spolstra, your boy, and Steve Kerr
07:48he's going to get us tickets to the heat game
07:55he's going to get us tickets to the heat game
07:57my boy, wait a minute
07:58you guys love each other
07:59okay
08:01Vujovic can really stretch the floor
08:03out to Buzellis contested three rattles in
08:06yeah, I like him, he plays hard, can shoot it, works on his game, interviewed him a few times, he does have this mindset to be great
08:21Hauser, a good look
08:24Buzellis about 34 percent from deep this year averaging over 14 points a game
08:30Hurd it up top and a good finish from Kevin Hurd
08:33it's a good example of the Bulls running the floor
08:35Kevin Hurd are running to the dunker
08:37Billy, Billy Donovan it's all about spacing
08:42Bulls dealing with the injury bug
08:44Kobe White will play tonight coming off the bench
08:46you saw no giddy and missing a couple of bigs as well
08:49as Pritchard doesn't get the role
08:51but they're double bigs lineup
08:53they were very effective with Collins and Smith
08:56both out tonight
08:57so guys like Hurd are stepping up in the rebounding department
09:03Coro trying to deal with Brown
09:05gives it up
09:06Keita likes that little push-up
09:08off the mark
09:09Celtics have started two for nine from the floor
09:12remember no practice yesterday
09:14just a travel day
09:16we rolled in around 7.30 last night
09:22Hurd are off the rim
09:23Keita had it for a second
09:24knocked out of bounds
09:25Celtics ball
09:27yeah first game back from that long West Coast trip
09:29lose a day to travel
09:31how will that affect the team?
09:32you never know in the NBA
09:34but typically these are tough games
09:35coming off a West Coast trip
09:37you get used to that time zone
09:38you fly back
09:39and now it's like some adjustment period
09:41players are used to playing all the time
09:42I don't know what they did this morning
09:44but you know you can obviously you have to take a day off
09:47and get adjusted
09:48in the one day turnover
09:51people do
09:53people would rather have two days in between
09:55good job
09:56by Keita on the glass
09:58Keita all over the offensive glass to start
10:02four offensive rebounds for Nimi
10:04couple were on those
10:06tip backs as Buzelas uses his size
10:08at 6-10
10:09and you're seeing that play a lot
10:10with the bigs at the top of the key
10:12on the throwback
10:13the 45 cut
10:14you don't got it
10:15they go dribble handoff to the corner
10:21Brown seeing a lot of defensive attention
10:23through his 50 point outburst
10:25Pritchard working on Jones
10:27good matchup here
10:28tough one
10:29Pritchard just keeps getting these balls rolling out
10:32lid on the rim for Pritchard
10:35who is quiet to start the game in L.A.
10:37then exploded in the fourth
10:39Ruchovic missed a three
10:41Jones gets the second chance for Herder
10:44now Trey Jones
10:46short on a three
10:47both teams
10:49a little cold out of the gate
10:50Bulls are one for five from distance
10:52Celtics 0 for 3
10:57this is the guy to get the offense moving
11:00Brown tells Keita to get out of there
11:01wants to isolate on the smaller Jones
11:04did not get the whistle
11:05still no fouls in this game
11:07Buzellis soars in
11:09a guy who was in the dunk contest last year
11:11shows you the hops
11:12and the speed
11:14good job going coast to coast
11:18seven points already for
11:19modest Buzellis outscoring the Celtics on his own
11:22coming up on five minutes in
11:24and
11:26White navigates
11:27loves that runner
11:28good patience by Derrick White
11:30didn't know how
11:31Buzellis was going to guard him
11:32so he kept that dribble alive
11:34and Keita's
11:35good screen getting behind the defense
11:37just in case he would have missed it
11:41Derrick White is on the board
11:42had 29 Saturday against the Clippers
11:4523 of those in the first half
11:47and then it was the Jalen Brown show in the second half
11:49he had 30
11:50after the break
11:52White good
11:53active hands
11:54got the steal
11:55D White second in the league in stocks this season
11:57Hauser walks into it
11:59bullseye
12:00out of three
12:02and that's all it takes to get this guy
12:04these guys rolling a little defense to offense
12:06Celtics in front by two
12:13midway through this first quarter
12:15first of three meetings with the Bulls this season
12:17again White creates the steal
12:20outlet to Pritchard
12:22White contested
12:23he's fouled
12:24and Derrick White will shoot the first free throws of the game
12:29Celtics gotta play a little defense to offense
12:32Derrick White pushing it
12:33Hauser
12:34he knows what to do
12:35I don't care about flying across the country
12:37scowl
12:38knocking down shots today
12:45a fan fave
12:46Jalen averaging a career high and 30 points a game
12:49he led the league in scoring for the month of December
12:51and he is doing it with great efficiency
12:54and then at the other end
12:55look at that
12:56holding opponents to 39.4% shooting
12:59that is only behind Kacen Wallace
13:02better than Victor Wembenyama
13:04backing up every word that comes out of his mouth
13:07and I think finally people are starting to take notice
13:09Bulls head coach Billy Donovan told us tonight
13:12Jalen is playing at an MVP level
13:14J.B. though said the other night
13:16it would be nice to get some respect
13:18but if not that's just fine with him
13:21he uses it as fuel
13:22he uses it as fuel
13:24well
13:25my question would be
13:26exactly how much respect do you want
13:29like what are you looking for
13:30a top five
13:31top three
13:32top two
13:33win it
13:34what is the respect that he wants
13:35you're talking about MVP
13:36I don't know what he's talking about
13:37I just want to know what when people say like
13:39I want my respect
13:42like when Lebron said that a couple years ago
13:44yeah like he did all NBA Finals MVP
13:47Eastern Conference Finals MVP
13:49well he did win Finals MVP
13:51and Conference Finals MVP
13:52so is that like enough
13:53I'll tell you what
13:54Celtics fans give him his respect
13:55everyone recognizes what that guy is doing right now
13:57no question
13:58but I think it's more of a national media thing
14:00Abby told us about you know the all-star voting returns earlier this year
14:03second return comes out tomorrow
14:05JP was sixth in the East in that
14:07which didn't make a whole lot of sense
14:09I mean you can make a great case for all the guys who are above him
14:12but I think he's making it undeniable right now
14:14Jalen Brown is
14:16you know it's one of the best players on the planet
14:18if you just talk to anybody around the NBA
14:21and what he's doing with the Celtics and what they lost
14:24everybody's beyond impressed
14:26and a lot of guys in the league are talking about his condition
14:29he is
14:31you know
14:32you probably know like Steph Curry
14:33one of the most conditioned players in the league
14:35but make an argument like Jalen Brown
14:37he's guarding the best players
14:39he's carrying the team
14:40he's big he's strong
14:41he's driving to the basket
14:42he's as gifted or as in great shape as Steph Curry
14:47and that's hard to do
14:53Patrick Williams in the game
14:54late shot clock situation for the Bulls
14:56got to put it up over White
14:58good luck but a tough shot
15:00I would just say like this
15:02anyone who doesn't realize or respect what Jalen Brown is doing this season
15:06is a top five MVP candidate
15:08they lose their credentials you know
15:11they're just not paying attention
15:13give them a week
15:15give them a week
15:17and then we'll take their credentials true
15:19give me that
15:21Lachlan Olbrick is in the game for the Bulls
15:25big man from Australia who hasn't played in almost a month
15:2947 in red top of your screen
15:31here goes Gonzalez runs into Ugo Gonzalez out of bounds
15:35no foul Celtics ball
15:37and he wants to foul but he lost the ball
15:39and after he lost the ball he got crushed by Ugo
15:42watch this linebacker come right over
15:44boom
15:45outside linebacker on a sweet boom
15:51boom
15:53this is American football from the Real Madrid product
15:55Luka Garza in there
15:57that short roll
15:58good feed from White
15:59to Ugo for Trace
16:01Ugo
16:02one more three
16:04in there White
16:05love to see what he can become
16:07still just 19 years old
16:09leads all rookies in plus-minus this season by a lot
16:13there is Olbrick out to Kobe White
16:17first action for him in about a week
16:19he's been dealing with tightness in both of his calves all season
16:23Hauser a long one
16:25the calves
16:27it only takes one Drew
16:29for Sammy Hauser it just takes one
16:34that basket has looked large for Hauser on the road trip
16:37he was almost 47%
16:39good hands from Garza
16:41off of him with 13 to shoot
16:44Hauser hit one earlier in transition
16:48little drop off from
16:50D. White
16:52could be one of those nights
16:54timeout on the floor
16:55Hauser with two long balls already
16:57Celtics up by nine
17:01New England Audi dealer today
17:03popping up the Reebok
17:05Steve Brown in the 1991 Slam Dunk Contest
17:08this was back when the Slam Dunk Contest
17:10was the best part of All-Star Weekend
17:12and then
17:13the no look
17:14it was iconic
17:16we show you that
17:17because I am joined now by Celtics legend himself D. Brown
17:21the Celtics honoring you
17:23here inside TD Garden D. just how special is this?
17:26it's very special it's good to be back in Boston
17:28come to see the team
17:29playing well came out of a tough road trip
17:31so it's good to see him back home
17:33and I'm looking at that video man I was a baby face back then
17:36so a little older now
17:38but you know I love always coming back to Boston
17:40pretty sure you can still jump
17:42I used to have hops I just got hopes now
17:44championship hopes for this team
17:47I know you did a jersey swap with Jalen Brown before the game
17:50a worthy successor to your number seven
17:52what are your impressions of him?
17:53he's a lot better than me I can tell you that
17:55I'm very humbled in that
17:56he's had a great great year so far
17:58he's definitely taken up the load
17:59since you know
18:01that 50 ball in L.A. was amazing on the road
18:06to see him grow and become bigger
18:08more of a leader on the scene
18:10with the guys going
18:11it was great to see him
18:13to be sure not as a player
18:15but as a person
18:16that's what you want
18:17you guys
18:18your best players
18:19have to be your best leaders
18:20amazing
18:21it means so much to you
18:22thank you
18:23so nice to meet you
18:24this is my first time
18:25and all as well
18:27guys we'll send it back to you
18:28he said something at the end of that interview
18:30it's so important
18:31when your best players are your hardest workers
18:33and your good leaders
18:34everyone can follow them
18:36it's a lot easier to build a team
18:40Sam Hauser takes a seat
18:41gets acknowledged by the crowd
18:43after his hot start
18:45Dee Brown the one man fast break
18:48I thought he was excellent in Celtic City
18:50on HBO
18:51yeah he was
18:52did some good interviews
18:53three ball
18:55three ball
18:56is money
18:57for Julian Phillips
18:58third year pro from Tennessee
18:59speaking of hops
19:00oh yeah
19:01that guy has
19:02no question
19:0343 inch vert
19:04at the combine
19:05a couple of years ago
19:07trying to find White
19:08on the cut
19:09stolen by Chicago
19:11now White trying to get it back
19:16Jordan Walsh in there
19:17defending Patrick Williams
19:19Ulbricht's alone in the corner
19:21missed it
19:22where you see the hops from Phillips
19:24but Walsh the rebound
19:26the outlet Simons
19:27robs it inside
19:28to Carza
19:29who's doubled down low
19:31Anthony Simons
19:32pops open
19:33at the back of the rim
19:35at the back of the rim
19:41Ulbricht the rookie big man
19:42from Australia
19:43finds Ayo Desumu
19:44who's been
19:45very effective
19:46for the Bulls
19:47off the bench
19:48out to White
19:50three
19:51Barza and Ulbricht
19:52were tied up down there
19:53that's going to be
19:54workhorse against workhorse
19:55tonight
19:56watching them sprint back
20:00was great
20:01Simons with a reload
20:02missed it again
20:07I would pay to watch those guys
20:09run 400 meters
20:11Hugo the fourth
20:12found by Ulbricht
20:14I think I would pay
20:15a thousand bucks
20:17to watch those guys race
20:18400 meters
20:19it was like
20:20remember when Luke Cornett
20:21did that celebration
20:23go down the floor
20:24they both were
20:25running in their head
20:27with Bobby
20:28at the same time
20:29it was the unironic
20:31version of that
20:34oh man
20:35that was great
20:39Ulbricht takes a seat
20:40Okoro back in the game
20:41just like
20:42you know what
20:43forget it 400
20:44have them do a 17
20:45sideline to sideline
20:46they both wouldn't want to lose
20:51nobody works as hard as
20:52Luka Garza out there
20:53that's for sure
20:54on the catch
20:56trying to reward the big man
20:57he gets free throws
20:58out of this
21:00this is where
21:01Luka Garza
21:02has approved
21:03this season
21:04watch him catch this
21:05on the run
21:06look how soft his hands are
21:07and then right away
21:08he's got his eyes up
21:09on the rim
21:10and angling himself
21:11he's not just running
21:12a guy over
21:13and you know
21:14give Jalen Brown credit
21:15sometimes
21:16Garza could throw that
21:17and then all of a sudden
21:18puts the big in a bad way
21:19but Garza has a great feel
21:21for screening
21:22and now he has a great feel
21:23for catching and finishing
21:25looks like a wide receiver
21:26on that one
21:27with the two yards
21:28after the catch potential
21:29he got a little Gronkowski
21:32you know
21:33I could see that
21:34yeah
21:35he wouldn't be a tough tight end
21:37I feel like he'd be tough
21:38in anything he did
21:39yeah
21:40he could pick up like
21:41high line
21:42and just outwork you
21:43Luka about 79%
21:45from the line this year
21:46made him both
21:47Celtics lead 10
21:48with 2 minutes to play
21:49in the opening quarter
21:50Vucevic slow play
21:52wild shot off the rim
21:54Simons pushing tempo
21:56Pritchard with a head of steam
21:58blocked by DeSumo
21:59DeSumo did a good job
22:01absorbing that hit
22:02and it's a big hit
22:04coming from Pritchard
22:05Okoro missed it
22:07from the corner
22:08goals are 2 for 11
22:09from deep
22:106 for 20 overall
22:17Walsh calls for it
22:19the bump and go
22:20against Phillips
22:21finger
22:22Walsh
22:23and from his gather
22:24to finish
22:25covered a ton of ground
22:29Walsh 13 and 13
22:30off the bench
22:31against the Clippers
22:32career high in rebounds
22:34after he was pulled
22:35from the starting line
22:36up
22:37Vucevic missed the
22:38corner 3
22:39Phillips just barreled
22:40over Brown
22:41JB a little slow
22:42to get up
22:45Simons and
22:46Pritchard go to work
22:47Pritchard rises up
22:48and drills a 3
22:49He can
22:51You know Pritchard
22:52can't care about
22:53all that fatigue
22:54crap game
22:55a man just wants
22:56to hoop
22:58Blender call the
22:59Blender blow the whistle
23:00looks like a clock
23:01issue
23:04How many excuses are you
23:05going to give them?
23:06That's the second time
23:07You get right away
23:08you were like they're rusty
23:09it's okay
23:10Are you good now?
23:11No more excuses
23:12Sorry that's it
23:13Drew says enough is enough
23:15Celtics more than doubling
23:17up the Bulls
23:18Chicago right around 500
23:20again
23:21this is where they typically
23:22settle in
23:23last 3 years
23:2439-39
23:25and 40 wins
23:26Dasumu missed it
23:28Brown with the box out
23:30fight for it
23:31Celtics ball
23:32Celtics ball
23:33All right
23:34watch Walsh on this
23:35and watch where he
23:36eventually picks up
23:37right at the elbow
23:38stretches out those
23:39long arms
23:40and gets to the other side
23:41That's a good look
23:42from the dunking cam
23:43it's all about the dunk
23:44Celtics hurry
23:45they can get a 2 for 1
23:46Pritchard does just that
23:47that's where he's been
23:48operating
23:49Super efficient
23:51this year
23:52perfect execution
23:53of the 2 for 1
23:54good call Drew
23:5534 seconds
23:57on the game clock
23:59Now Garza switched on
24:01to Dasumu
24:02White skips it over
24:03to Okoro
24:05Dasumu can really get
24:07downhill
24:08kicks it out
24:09Okoro in front of
24:10the Celtics bench
24:11Walsh with good defense
24:13Celtics moving as a unit
24:15shot clock violation
24:17How about that
24:18There we go
24:20There we go
24:21There we go
24:22That they can inspire
24:24your team
24:25like a good defensive
24:26possession with a 24
24:27second violation
24:28Celtics
24:31fewest points allowed
24:32in the first quarter
24:33this year 17
24:34against the Lakers
24:36Barring a turnover here
24:39this will set a season
24:41best for the C's defense
24:43in an opening 12 minutes
24:45five seconds left for
24:46Pritchard
24:47Dasumu gives the Bulls
24:48foul
24:49with 4.4
24:50Houser's gonna check back in
24:56Sam 2 for 4 from deep in this first quarter
25:02That play where Jalen Brown can float to the corner on the cut
25:12There he goes
25:13Houser into Garza
25:14instead
25:15Pritchard
25:16Will he beat the buzzer?
25:17He does and the shot does not bounce in
25:20He's making his case to J.B. DeRose that he was fouled
25:23but what a close to the first quarter for the Celtics
25:27putting the clamps on the Bulls
25:29held him to 27% shooting
25:3231 to 14
25:34Celtics don't look rusty after the road trip
25:36that's for sure
25:37Good to be back here in Boston
25:45as you check out the scoreboard
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25:50Celtics hold the Bulls to 14 points
25:52their best defensive first quarter of the year
25:54on top by 17
25:56as you check the stats by Jason Stone injury lawyers
25:58official injury law firm of the Boston Celtics
26:00injured better phone stone
26:02So not only you see the 27% right there
26:05they're also doing a good job on the glass
26:08you know, rebounding the ball
26:09only two second chance points
26:11in the Celtics
26:12a plus four on the glass overall
26:16is Boozelis
26:17really the lone bright spot for the Bulls so far
26:19he's got nine of their 16 points
26:25trying to find Brown on the block against Jones
26:30gonna need a bailout here
26:31with two to shoot
26:32Pritchard
26:33muscles inside
26:35by Archer Falls
26:37and that is pure tough
26:38Pritchard
26:39that's pretty good defensive
26:40but Pritchard just
26:42once he gets to the paint
26:43knows how to get that shot off
26:44he was shooting about 60% on pull-up twos
26:4860%
26:50pull-up jumpers inside the arc
26:53Herter slow plays
26:54at least
26:55D-cell
26:56D-cell step from Red Velvet
26:57Herter's from Albany
26:59his dad is here
27:01he texted me
27:02good dude
27:03are you guys like long lost cousins
27:05well
27:06all redheads have like a little special
27:08you know
27:09bond
27:11in a group chat or something
27:13oh
27:14oh
27:15Pritchard
27:16Garza
27:17upstairs for the rebound
27:18and drops it off
27:20talk about a workhorse man
27:21Garza everyday impact and winning
27:24he's got the best net differential on the team since he returned to the rotation a couple weeks ago
27:29Bruce Ellis missed it
27:32Pritchard boards it
27:37Celtics winners of seven of their last eight just a half game behind the Knicks for second in the East
27:43Simons controls the offensive rebound
27:47Brown fakes the three in the short quarter
27:51by the way the Knicks are off tonight so if the Celtics win this game
27:54they're tied for second in the conference
27:56they are
27:58they are
27:59they're playing the Pistons
28:01am I wrong
28:02I'm
28:03oh my gosh
28:04Drew
28:05oh my gosh
28:07I think you're right
28:08I'm almost fainted
28:09I think you're right
28:10you guys took it wrong
28:13yeah Knicks are at Detroit
28:14they good thing you're here
28:15but they're
28:16oh man I don't know what to take
28:17well they're down 10 so
28:19maybe they should have two tonight off
28:24oh man
28:25your instructor's gonna call you from Syracuse
28:27I know that
28:28they're not watching
28:30there's Herder
28:33the Knicks do lose though
28:34the Celtics alone in second place in the conference if they win this game
28:38Brown can't put it in
28:42JB coming off his second career 50 point game
28:46just one for seven from the floor tonight
28:49Williams
28:50the Bulls have a lid on the basket right now
28:53Joe Missoula wants to talk it over
28:5835-18 Celtics all over
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29:17well
29:19something's right now
29:21making big hustle plays
29:22look at Ugo keeping the ball alive
29:24goes right to Garza
29:25for the offensive board and to put back
29:28Garza's not done
29:29Pritchard
29:30to the basket
29:32Garza with a soft touch
29:34Garzilla
29:35making an impact
29:36by the way Cata did the same thing on the starting group
29:38I love our bigs
29:39we got the big whisperer over there
29:41I don't know who works with these guys
29:43but they do an unreal job with these guys
29:46it's a team effort
29:47the entire player development staff
29:49and it's not easy
29:51developing bigs
29:52it's a real problem in America
29:57I mean
29:58like it's a huge deal right
29:59it sounds like white truth
30:00identity theft it's not a joke Jim
30:05I mean
30:06I know that's dramatic but it's true
30:11bigs can't be developed in America
30:14millions of families are affected every year
30:19it's definitely way more dramatic than I tried to make it
30:22it's a big problem in America
30:24yeah
30:25millions of people are affected
30:26vote for Scalabrini
30:28in the next election
30:31what you mean is American bigs don't get developed very well
30:34bigs
30:35it's a struggle out here man
30:38white
30:39gets it to go
30:42they don't teach guys how to dribble handoff and stuff like that
30:47vote for me
30:49cause I can develop bigs
30:51I will develop your big man
30:52there's so many nuances to it that you talk about all the time with the screening and getting out of the screen
31:00in the short roll
31:02Brown got his own miss
31:03kick it out
31:05Gonzalez
31:07Vucevic with the rebound
31:09he's got six boards and three assists but no points
31:12Nikola Vucevic had 28 in their last game against Charlotte which they lost
31:15Bulls coming off the six game homestand
31:19Herder too strong man they are ice cold
31:23two for 19 from downtown
31:2528% overall
31:34Brown just muscling his way in there Herder got a hand on it
31:36put a lot of hands on Jalen Brown
31:42of anybody
31:43I know it's early
31:45anybody that looks a little bit fatigued it does look like Jalen Brown right now
31:49but he didn't have 50 according to Kawhi Leonard last game
31:53so
31:54does anybody have an excuse to be a little fatigued
31:57yeah
31:58no doubt I mean
32:00you talked about the conditioning
32:01you gotta give him credit for it cause
32:04it was truly two way excellence against the Clippers
32:07against the assist there to Kata
32:09that stuff is nice
32:11we do not give
32:13enough credit
32:14to that
32:15sector of this game
32:17like the two way game is not easy to do
32:20you can score 20
32:22but can you score 20 and guard the best player on the other team that's hard
32:29the fade away this time tough shot
32:32rebound
32:33Vucevic Gonzalez causes a foul
32:36Chicago fouls number 14
32:38it's on Vucevic Gonzalez
32:40it's disperse
32:42Ugo with the corner crash
32:46oh that's a rough call
32:47Ugo on Celtics at the line with two shoe shots
32:54Ugo and he got him a shooting foul
32:56shooting foul
32:58first foul
33:00of the quarter
33:02Celtics have only been called for one
33:04it was on Ugo in this entire game
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33:13mentioned this earlier but the Celtics their offensive rating in that Clippers game
33:18158.7 per 100 possessions
33:21it felt like that
33:23it was
33:25it felt like the best offensive display I've ever seen
33:28the Celtics made 24 threes
33:31and they had six turnovers
33:33sixth wire-to-wire win of the season
33:36and since they started tracking
33:38play-by-play in 1996-97
33:41that's the third best in NBA history for a single game
33:44Heard are bumped by Shireman
33:45you have the other two
33:47on the top of your head
33:49there was one from like the late 90s
33:51okay that's anything recent like
33:53Warriors
33:54from a few years ago
33:55really okay
33:56I don't know if it was the Warriors though
33:58oh
34:00Indiana and Washington in March
34:02so when you think that you already think
34:03oh yeah that's right
34:04it was like a 151-150 game
34:07you put an asterisk on it
34:08because it was against the Wizards
34:09yeah, of course
34:11Coopers were supposed to be a good defensive team
34:13yeah
34:14well they were number one in defense for the six games before
34:16yeah I
34:18it just
34:19what I
34:20I felt like it was some of the most elite shot making I've ever seen
34:22oh White
34:24great read to find Ugo in the corner
34:26off the head of Holbrook
34:28White was looking to throw that pass somewhere else when he jumped
34:30and then
34:31found Gonzalez for a good look
34:33midway
34:34point of the second
34:35Herter
34:36from the block
34:37banks it in
34:38I really like that
34:39little playing off two feet going high glass
34:40nice
34:41nice play by Herter
34:45Brown with the size advantage on White
34:47finally
34:48earns himself a trip to the line
34:51it's one for ten from the field
34:53yeah smart play
34:54you know he's not shooting the ball well
34:57every shot that he made the other night
34:59those aren't going in right now
35:01so
35:02best way to get going is
35:03get to the free throw line
35:08so that's his points
35:09that's his field goal
35:10but look at that highest effective field goal percentage
35:13by a Celtic in a 50 point game
35:15or more
35:17and that
35:18accounts for the added value of a three point shot
35:20for sure
35:21effective field goal percentage against the Clippers was
35:2386.5%
35:24yeah
35:25yeah so he went six for ten right
35:27yes
35:28so to help you guys at home
35:30so with the six threes he made 18 points
35:32if that was two that would be shooting 90% from the field
35:36so he will get 90% for those shots
35:38so he actually shot better from three effectively than he did from two
35:43I got it
35:46I got it
35:47I got it
35:48I got it
35:49I got it
35:50thank you scout
35:51never thought I'd learn math from you
35:52but you know
35:53it surprised me every day
35:54I never thought you'd get a game wrong
35:55never
35:56ever
35:57we're still waiting to see if the Knicks will show up in that game
35:59gotcha
36:03here's Brown
36:05that three won't go
36:06Phillips
36:07Ward's off Hauser for the rebound
36:08Celtics have 13 offensive rebounds in the half
36:11they're most in the first half
36:13since February of 2024
36:15in a game against the Cavs
36:20White
36:21snakes through the lane
36:22dribbled it off his foot
36:23Celtics ball
36:24eight Bulls turnovers
36:26just one
36:27for the Seas
36:32here Joe's winning those shot margins
36:34Billy Donovan
36:38knows how effective this Celtics team is
36:40he said
36:41he was surprised at the start of the year when anyone expected them
36:44to not be very good
36:46he knows how many good players they have
36:48and what a great coach they have
36:50whoa
36:51no dip three from Shireman
36:52give him an assist
36:53as Kata
36:54cleans it up
36:55are they gonna give it to him?
36:56I don't think so
36:57even though we're in Boston
36:59I don't think so
37:00I mean that
37:01look at that
37:02there's no way that was a real shot
37:03the Celtics again
37:08doubling up the Bulls
37:10who did not buy one
37:12that's one way to help
37:14Okoro going to the line
37:15this will be Chicago's
37:16first trip to the free throw line tonight
37:18Chicago's been driving the ball
37:20but they've been spraying it out
37:22the Bulls have taken 21 threes
37:28they've made just two of them
37:30two of them
37:31and 12 twos
37:35Coro at the line
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37:51one thing to note Chicago's a team that has proven they can make big comebacks they have ten wins in games they trail by double digits which leads the league
38:06yeah I could see that happening
38:08getting back into this game by pushing the ball
38:10I think they would be a lot better by not spraying the ball out today
38:14I don't know if they have great shooters
38:23Brown, Bucic again up in the coverage
38:25Shireman he got calibrated after the last one
38:27maybe it was a pass last time
38:30that takes guns to shoot the second one after that first air ball
38:35that no dip three
38:37first three in the game here in the second quarter
38:40Javon Carter in the game maybe he can get that spot
38:43I've never seen him miss a shot in warmups in my life
38:46so I feel like he could shoot it
38:48he's 42% from deep on the season
38:518th year pro from West Virginia
38:54West Virginia
39:00tough one over Coral
39:01taking his time getting to his spots
39:11they're just leaving him wide open
39:13that's why it's hard to run offense with guys that can't shoot
39:16it's 35% on the year
39:19Brown is fouled
39:21all right so Shireman had a no dip three
39:24that was an air ball
39:26but
39:27look how he answers back
39:29that's really amazing
39:31and right in front of their bench too
39:32oh yeah
39:33you knew he was gonna be
39:34I mean that air ball was like
39:35wide right and short
39:37just a bit outside
39:39I'm not sure I'm going with the no dip three next
39:41two possessions later but
39:43Shireman has that gunslinger mentality
39:46Brown trying to get the whistle again
39:49he didn't
39:50here's Trey Jones
39:52Bulls like to play fast
39:53there's Javon Carter
39:54again
39:55this one was on line
39:56but too strong
39:57Bulls on the air
39:59middle of the pack
40:00in terms of three point accuracy
40:02about 36%
40:03data
40:08the cash swarm
40:10Vucevic takes it away
40:11just the second turnover of the night
40:13for the Seas
40:14this is how
40:16this is how the Bulls play
40:18when they're behind
40:19you see the pace
40:21uptick a little bit
40:22they're moving it better
40:23they're attacking
40:24they're making quicker decisions
40:26so Javon Carter who's played two minutes
40:32has two of their four made threes
40:35as the Celtics
40:36throw it away
40:37two turnovers in a row
40:39takes us to immediate timeout
40:41Bulls are not a team you want to mess with
40:44because he's still by 19
40:49TD Garden with a live look at the current Eastern Conference standings
40:53Drew and Scout mentioned it
40:54the Celtics alone in third place in the Eastern Conference
40:58just three wins off of last year's pace
41:01but look at the Knicks and Pistons facing off tonight
41:04if the Knicks lose which they're down by 13
41:06that would put the Celtics at the two seed
41:10even if the Pistons lose that game
41:13that would mean the Celtics would be just two games back
41:15of the number one seed
41:17this is a position that no one in the Celtics locker room
41:20from the players to the coaches to the staff
41:22are surprised to find themselves in
41:24and even though they are here
41:26they are by no means satisfied
41:28Peyton Pritchard said as much on national television the other night
41:31but I do think it's worth acknowledging
41:33and Jalen Brown does too
41:34just how incredible it is what they're doing
41:36as JB said
41:37this is a completely different group
41:39do you know how rare it is to have five or six new guys come in
41:41and add to winning right away
41:43not to mention what the Celtics lost in five
41:46some could say future Hall of Famers
41:49and I am including Luke Cornett in that group
41:51along as JB did
41:53alright
41:54and I don't want to hear anymore about it
41:55but it is still just amazing what this group is doing
41:58and as Peyton said
42:00they expect to be in the championship conversation
42:03when the season is over
42:07I'll stamp that
42:08Luke Cornett Hall of Famer
42:11Walsh almost had to be back
42:12Will Luke stamp that?
42:14I'm not sure he'll stamp that
42:15I'll make a t-shirt for that
42:17Luke Cornett Hall of Fame
42:20there's DeSumo drives it at Garza
42:22missed it
42:23you know when Peyton Pritchard talks about that
42:25this is the Celtics we expect to compete for championships
42:28it did feel like lip service to a lot of people outside the organization
42:32fans, media, whatever
42:34they actually believe that
42:35and they're coming out and backing it up
42:48Carter off the mark on a three
42:49got it
42:50we got to finish strong here
42:51this is an important minute
42:52I know it doesn't sound like it with an 18 point lead
42:54but it's important to close this half out the right way
42:58Brown against DeSumo
43:02they're gonna take it down
43:04for a two for one
43:06five to shoot for White
43:08as he punctures the paint
43:09fades away
43:10and missed the shot
43:11murder the rebound
43:14on a seven second split
43:16game clock and shot clock
43:19Garza pressuring Vucevic
43:26Jones
43:27straight
43:28in the lane
43:29out to Carter
43:31man he is not shy from downtown
43:34missed it that time
43:36five seconds left in the half
43:37this is Pritchard time
43:39the crowd can sense it
43:41over three bulls
43:42it's gone
43:43what
43:45buzzer beater P is back
43:48he is back
43:49yeah I'm with that kid
43:54he had three guys on him
43:59that's like a Kobe Bryant shot
44:01I was just saying that was Kobe-esque
44:03he had three guys he went away
44:05step away fade away
44:06come on man
44:07stay tuned for Celtics halftime live with Kayla and Eddie
44:10it's presented by Draft King Sportsbook
44:15Abby is with Namish Kaden
44:16thank you guys
44:17that was amazing
44:18what was going through your mind
44:19when Peyton got the ball
44:20when what?
44:21when Peyton got the ball for that last shot
44:22we always believe in the end of the quarters
44:24for him to get a good shot
44:25we trust him
44:26and that's a grand level shot
44:28great make from him
44:29and we gonna need that some more
44:30to finish the game
44:31in the second half
44:32yeah you guys dominating the board so far
44:34how do you hang on to this lead in the second half
44:36keep the foot on the gas
44:38we can't let up
44:39because they're a good team
44:40and no lead is safe in the NBA so we gotta be ready to go in the second half from the jump
44:47Nimi thank you
44:48we're excited to see it
44:49best of luck
44:50Celtics up big here at the break
44:52everybody's killing it right now
44:54Halftime Live is next
44:56Houser walks in with it
45:07pulls out
45:13this is Pritchard time
45:14the crowd can sense it
45:15over three goals
45:20buzzer beater P is back
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45:29the Bulls fans here are doing the surrender Cobra after that shot by Peyton Pritchard
45:3454 to 33 Celtics all over the Bulls as we begin the third quarter here at the Garden
45:40let's check in with Abby Chin
45:42Abby what you got
45:43speaking with assistant coach DJ McClay
45:46I asked him what the Celtics need to do to hang on to this lead
45:49and he said well in that first half we got 16 more shots
45:52it's always about the margins
45:53right guys
45:54so the Celtics need to continue to crash the boards
45:57do a good job with rebounding
45:59and continue to force those turnovers from the Bulls
46:02offensively
46:03the shot margin
46:04he said we've taken a lot of long twos
46:06like we just saw Sam Houser do there
46:07so maybe try and get a few more layups and threes
46:10but overall happy with where they're at
46:12and we're doing a great job on the offensive glass
46:14and taking care of the basketball
46:16so that all comes
46:18it all equals a great shot margin
46:20now those are part of the first half stats by Jason Stone
46:23injury lawyers official injury law firm of the Boston Celtics
46:26injured
46:27better phone Stone
46:29to the second chance points as that'll be Celtics ball
46:31Celtics had 14 offensive rebounds in the first half
46:34their most in the first half since April of 2021
46:40by the way Nikola Vucevic had the first two points of the third quarter for the Bulls
46:44he didn't score at all in the first half
46:47the Browns tough shooting night continues
46:49three for fifteen overall
46:510 for 2 on twos
46:53White got the block and he scored
46:54with a foul
46:55looked like he definitely got ball first
46:57yeah can we get
46:58let's see what the
46:59uh
47:00you see across the yard
47:01oh wait
47:02we might have a green light special here
47:04Derek White goes straight up
47:06maybe not
47:07maybe not
47:09two
47:12see ball first
47:13and then hand
47:14yeah I wouldn't challenge that one either
47:18no green light special
47:20it's
47:21not because Matt Reynolds is still in the Pimco Parquet Club from halftime
47:24he is there
47:25but
47:26he said no uh
47:27no challenge
47:30I got confirmation from Joe Mazzula that he did challenge that Jalen Brown foul just to hear hear Billy Kennedy
47:36I thought he was joking
47:37no he was being serious
47:39I think he's messing with you
47:41you think so?
47:42I mean
47:43I can never tell
47:44I can never tell
47:45I can never tell
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