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00:00When you look at, when you bring in a guy like James Harden, his availability, James loves to hoop and he's going to be available for you.
00:06But, you know, Darius Garland being out with a toe injury, you definitely would have James available.
00:11But James is a guy, when you look at Jared Allen, when you look at Ervin Mobley, he's going to make these guys so good on the offensive end, right?
00:21But why?
00:22To gain confidence because he's such a great facilitator.
00:25You go back to Clint Capella, his time in Houston with him.
00:30And then Joel Embiid, I mean, playing alongside him, he actually won MVP.
00:34He made Zuboff good.
00:35So I have no doubt that acquiring James Harden is definitely going to make, you know, Ervin Mobley and Jared Allen better players.
00:44I'm just waiting back to see what else happened.
00:49Melo got some intel.
00:50Come on, Melo.
00:52You think Melo's got a win, Melo, man.
00:54Listen closely.
00:54I don't think Cleveland is done.
00:56I mean, I think they put themselves in a very good position.
01:00That was an even swap right there when you talk about what we're getting off of, you know, as opposed to what we're getting back.
01:05James, we got to go right now if you acquire James in this trade at this point in time in the season.
01:10So what do they need then, Melo?
01:11What would be the next potential move?
01:13You have the team.
01:15I mean, you have the team right now.
01:16I mean, we can talk about it.
01:17So what does they need then?
01:18It's just other pieces that could be ruined.
01:20Shooters?
01:21We hear rumors.
01:22We hear things that's going on.
01:23But I'm saying with this team, James makes those guys so much better, even the others that's on the team.
01:30So those guys' games will be, you know, uplifted.
01:32So the idea of Donovan playing off of James.
01:35Absolutely.
01:36That makes this thing look a little bit more interesting in the East.
01:39You have guys that you did not give up to add to this.
01:42Now you have shooting, which opens up your pick and roll.
01:44Like he said, the lob threat, like everything.
01:46But James' ability to find guys, oh, my gosh.
01:48And we haven't even talked about the addition of Schroeder.
01:51Absolutely.
01:51Which is a major.
01:52Great, you know, point guard.
01:54But also a great defender as well.
01:56And you got to believe that James taking this, making this move to Cleveland, that the extension is definitely on the table.
02:02We'll get the details on that.
02:03Is that a driving force in all this?
02:05I'm going over the same information we all did.
02:09Melo doesn't fashion himself an insider.
02:12I'm not an insider.
02:12He's trying to break news.
02:13He's just trying to react to the trades as they come.
02:16We're going to take a break here with the Halftime Report.
02:19Cooper Flagg continues to wow an extra step on that young man's ladder.
02:24Mavs, keep it competitive.
02:25We're back with more.
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02:33The nightcap here in Portland, the Phoenix Suns.
02:47Dylan Brooks, proceed with caution.
02:48We feel the faint.
02:49We feel the faint.
02:50He's ready to light it up.
02:53He's wearing what he wants.
02:54There you go, T-Max.
02:55Shaden Sharp looking to protect home court and in the five-game skin for these Blazers.
03:00That's the nightcap here.
03:02Take a look at the early leaders for Kings of the Court from Jaff King's Sportsbook.
03:06Who's got the most points, rebounds, and assists from across the league?
03:11Isaiah Collier getting things done.
03:13For those of you who are jazz.
03:14You saw jazz point guard.
03:15There you go.
03:16Y'all asked for him.
03:16Two of them lead in charge.
03:17Filipowski.
03:18There you go.
03:18Got Filipowski and a new look jazz team giving their moves.
03:23As the deadline says, two more sleeps left.
03:25Off the bench, off the screen, Peyton Pritchard.
03:29Enjoy your second half.
03:33As Boston Celtics are in town.
03:35And we are ready to rot.
03:37Point attack.
03:38Off.
03:38Flag gets upstairs in a hurry.
03:42Jalen Brown feeling it early in Dallas.
03:46Pritchard has got it.
03:47He has added another buzzer beater to his collection.
03:55Well, Boston led by as many as 16, but a late surge at the end of the second quarter
03:59has brought Dallas back within a couple of buckets.
04:02However, the 15 points they scored in the second quarter was their fewest points in any quarter
04:07this season.
04:09So, Jason Kidd hopeful that his defense and his offense can come together a little bit
04:13more in this third.
04:14Similar way they started this ball game.
04:17With Cooper Flagg setting the tone.
04:18Jalen Brown on the other side for Boston.
04:20Really got things rolling for the Celtics.
04:23He and Peyton Pritchard combined for 32.
04:25And there will be Pritchard coming off the bench to start the second half the same way he
04:28did in the first.
04:29As White misses the 3.
04:30Kidd it goes down hard and it's slow to get up.
04:35Marshall, White Powell started the second half for the injured Daniel Gafford who went
04:39to the locker room towards the end of the second quarter.
04:42On the curl, it's Black.
04:44Rise over Hauser for two.
04:45Nice.
04:46Patience.
04:47Take your time.
04:48Got the defense clear.
04:50Use my height of finish to shoot over the smaller Hauser.
04:56Shireman.
04:58Miscommunication.
05:00Wasn't a clean handoff, but Brown has it regardless.
05:04Stops, pops, gets two more.
05:08Wow, Powell felt like there was some contact.
05:10We're checking his door.
05:11A quick update on Daniel Gafford for you all.
05:14Being evaluated for a right ankle sprain.
05:16So, no official word on if he will be back or not.
05:19He's still being evaluated.
05:20All right, so that's generally good news that he hasn't already been ruled out.
05:24After the way he looked through, he was going back to the locker room.
05:28Marshall on the pump and drive.
05:29Long strides.
05:30Slipping delivery.
05:31It's a great power for the slam.
05:33The six-point ball gate.
05:43And they're going to call the foul on Powell as he was grabbing Keita.
05:46Foul's under seven.
05:47Look at this.
05:49Two feet in the paint.
05:53There's the two green defenders.
05:55Nice dump pass there.
05:57Now Powell's going to get extended minutes, obviously, with Gafford.
06:01And that's good news.
06:02I mean, we didn't even think it was his ankle.
06:04So, when he got hit, he thought it was something to do with the moon.
06:09Brown working against Martin on the outside.
06:12Brown.
06:14Oh, the hesitation of Frank at home.
06:17That was nifty.
06:18Didn't even bring it back to his right hand.
06:22So, Jalen Brown, 21 points, nine rebounds.
06:27Christie struggled from three in the first half and continues in the third.
06:320 for 5 in distance.
06:34For Christie.
06:35Brown.
06:38Shireman extra.
06:39It's White for three.
06:42And the rebound eventually claimed by Flagg.
06:44His fifth.
06:45Coming off with back-to-back double-doubles with 30 or more points.
06:48And he just threw the foul on Jalen Brown.
06:50We'll talk about Max Christie and his struggles.
06:520 for 5 from 3.
06:53But look at this move here.
06:55Doesn't even bring it back to his right hand there for Jalen Brown.
06:59Here, White.
07:01Another one of those lethal three-point shooters
07:03for the Celtics.
07:04He's 0 for 6 from 3.
07:09So, the two struggles for the shooting guards here.
07:12With each respective team.
07:14Briggs, he'll keep trying.
07:15And that one way off.
07:168 to shoot on the second chance.
07:18And then taken away by Hauser.
07:20Up ahead, Shireman.
07:21Racing with Flagg to the rim.
07:23Oh, Flagg erased it up top.
07:2715 to shoot.
07:29Hauser.
07:29Paul.
07:30And he's fouled.
07:31They're going to call it on the floor.
07:32What doesn't Cooper Flagg do?
07:36I mean, this is straight, beat it up right there.
07:40Oh, I love this.
07:42Man, this young man.
07:43See, now, this is his best attribute to me.
07:46What he does on the defensive end.
07:48His timing.
07:49Defensively.
07:50Being able to block shots.
07:51What a play.
07:55Reggie, everybody talks about the word motor surrounding him.
07:59Yeah.
07:59What does that mean for, you know, the fan watching and hearing,
08:03well, he's just got this great motor.
08:04What are they talking about?
08:05Non-stop energy at both ends of the floor.
08:09Constant talking.
08:10And you know what he's going to kind of do offensively.
08:12I think he's evolving into that.
08:14But defensively, you can bring that effort on every play, which he does.
08:18That's his motor.
08:19For two.
08:20Oh, another guy with an elite motor.
08:22It's Jalen Brown.
08:24Starting his third like he started the first.
08:27He's up to 23 points in just 22 minutes.
08:30Three minutes gone in the second half.
08:32Flag on Shireman.
08:34Drive, kick.
08:36It's Martin.
08:37Missed it.
08:38Rebound.
08:39Marshall couldn't swallow it up.
08:42Shireman bounce.
08:44Wide attack.
08:46Lob it up.
08:47A little bit too far behind.
08:49To me, it's Keita and out of bounds to Dallas.
08:53Boston is so good in terms of not turning the basketball over.
08:56That was somewhat of a careless pass there by Derek White trying to find Keita.
09:01The intention was good.
09:03I'd like to see here Jalen Brown get the ball and let him continue to dominate this ball game.
09:09They'll keep feeding.
09:10Christine, he finally finds the bottle.
09:12It's only a matter of time for a guy on the season who is shooting it at 44% from three and has scored in double figures in 34 straight games.
09:25Not straight, but 34 games this season.
09:29How's the quick trigger?
09:30How's the response?
09:31There's the answer.
09:33There's the answer.
09:37Dallas just four of 18 from three, but Boston six of 22.
09:41Remember, the Mavericks are the best three-point defense in the NBA, allowing opponents to shoot just 33.6%.
09:47Right now, holding this up, it's the 27, so they're doing their job.
09:51That is the area that Najee Marshall seems to dominate offensively.
09:55That little mid-range 10 to 14 feet, and he finds a bucket.
10:00Brown with his 10th double-double of the season already.
10:04Finds Shireman on the outside chain.
10:06Here we go.
10:07Back-to-back threes here.
10:09But Boston is starting to move up here for the Celtics.
10:15Marshall's looking for the answer.
10:17Got it!
10:18Najee Marshall!
10:20Not a great three-point shooter, but very capable.
10:25Najee now starting to get a cushion here.
10:28Nice find.
10:28It's Brown-Ikata.
10:32But the Celtics shooting 48% from the field.
10:35Dallas, 44.
10:38Christy thought about the deep one.
10:41He's been attacking Hauser at this end.
10:44And it is Christy.
10:46Comes up short this time.
10:52Screen from White.
10:53Brown puts the head down.
10:55Hook it.
10:56Kata running to the rim.
10:58Timeout, Jason Kidd.
10:59Another assist from Jalen Brown.
11:02And the big man doing work inside.
11:04The Celtics up 12.
11:06Larry Bird.
11:07One of the all-time great names in NBA history.
11:10Some of his great moments.
11:12Of course, follow it with a left hand.
11:14How about the game winner?
11:16I mean, this one was just ridiculous.
11:17Told him exactly where he was going to be.
11:19What he was going to do.
11:20And then, of course, the steal against the Pistons.
11:22A beautiful dime, as he was always doing.
11:25Well, why are we talking about Larry Bird?
11:27Well, we talked about it a little bit in the first half.
11:29That Cooper Flagg grew up watching a lot of that dude's tape.
11:32The 85-86 team in particular.
11:34These are the rookie season comparisons.
11:36Now, one thing to keep in mind.
11:37Larry was 23 years old as a rookie.
11:40And Cooper Flagg turned 19 on December 21st.
11:44Let's go, Larry!
11:45It might be an understatement to say that this young man's ahead of schedule.
11:50He's out for C.C.
11:51C.C. from Cooper Flagg.
11:55Perfect delivery from the run.
11:57So, what you say, are you comparing Cooper Flagg to Larry Bird like right now?
12:01Be careful doing things like that.
12:03People don't like that.
12:04They don't like comparison?
12:05No, they don't like comparison.
12:07Well, Peyton Richard has the ball.
12:09Off the screen from Keita.
12:10For those who didn't see it, Reggie had a nice moment with Peyton.
12:14And Kaitlin Clark.
12:16And Kaitlin seems to have responded very positively so far today.
12:19After seeing one of Peyton's patented buzzer beaters at the end of the first quarter.
12:25Flagg off the screen.
12:26Downhill.
12:27Had a block to the top by Keita.
12:29A rip for the ball.
12:30Cissé took it away from Brown.
12:32And finally, the jump is called.
12:33Keita has been struggling since the last possession.
12:36He's slow to get up.
12:37Looks like he hurt his ankle on the previous play.
12:39But he didn't give up on this play.
12:42Look at this.
12:42Meeting Cooper at the top.
12:44All ball.
12:46But then he took another shot as he went to the ground here.
12:50Now, Keita on his way to the bench.
12:53Luka Garza back on the floor here for the Celtics.
12:56American Airlines Center going with Van Halen for the jump ball.
13:00It is going to be won by the Mavericks.
13:03Nine on the shot clock for Marshall.
13:05Let's go.
13:06Use it where the offense is going to be.
13:08Uses the screen.
13:09Marshall inside.
13:11Knocked away by Garza.
13:12Another turnover.
13:13Bounce Brown.
13:14Attack.
13:15Stop.
13:16And finish.
13:17Tough one in traffic for Jalen Brown.
13:19But there was the assist this fifth.
13:27Double Thompson quick trigger.
13:30And the rebound will sell out of bounds.
13:32As Martin goes crossing into the camera area.
13:35Look at that.
13:40One, two, three, four black jerseys.
13:45Around Brown.
13:47And gets it to go.
13:4825, 10, three assists.
13:51And a steal in 25 minutes.
13:53And he's looking for more.
13:54Boston's made their last six.
13:56Holding a jersey.
13:57And finally, the whistle does come.
13:59I'd hold on to him.
14:01I'm not mad at you, Taylor.
14:04Well, here's a great sign for Dallas.
14:05Daniel Gafford, who left this game towards the end of the second quarter,
14:09is back on the floor.
14:11He'll come in with Miles Kelly.
14:13Miles Kelly.
14:14There was a lot of concern in this building after already playing without
14:18Derrick Lively and Andy Davis.
14:20To potentially have to go without Gafford would be a huge dip for this team.
14:29He's back out there.
14:30He's got Garza.
14:31He's going to step up on the hedge on Brown.
14:34Behind the back for Pritchard.
14:35Five on the clock.
14:36Pritchard.
14:37Cross.
14:38Step away.
14:40Up and under.
14:40Doesn't go.
14:41Follows short.
14:42Third chance for Garza.
14:43No.
14:44And up high for the board goes Gafford,
14:47who now looks like he's hurt his shoulder.
14:51Just had trouble catching that basketball.
14:53Bouncing for Flag.
14:55Fearing space.
14:56And the whistle finally comes for Cooper Flag.
15:03Bounce on number 28, Hugo Gonzalez.
15:06His first personal.
15:07I feel you.
15:09I feel you, Gator.
15:10The way he has started this third quarter.
15:12And again, immediate impact by Gafford.
15:16The block shot on Pritchard.
15:18And the rim protection.
15:22Looks like it was Oro.
15:23Yeah, I just want to add a few more things about Cooper Flag's love of the Celtics.
15:27Specifically, Larry Bird.
15:28He grew up with a Larry Bird fathead in his room.
15:31Cooper also told me some of the things he tried to take from Bird's game.
15:34Competitive spirit, just playing hard.
15:36Cooper said, doing everything out there that other people won't.
15:40As for the fathead, well, the family sold their childhood home.
15:42So, its location is a mystery.
15:44Noah, I knew you would ask the follow-up.
15:46I know you.
15:47Yeah.
15:47So, I said, hey, where's the fathead?
15:49No.
15:50Well, that's top-tier teamwork right now.
15:53There you go.
15:53Now she's thinking for me.
15:54Now how bad college football chemistry going on right now.
15:58That was top-tier work right there.
16:00Appreciate it, Zora.
16:01And we'll try to locate the fathead by the end of the fourth quarter.
16:04Gonzalez has the follow and the foul.
16:06And it was another Luka in this building with the assist right there.
16:12Luka Garza, the offensive rebounding, finding Gonzalez.
16:17Look at the hustle here by Garza.
16:19Turns around, finds Gonzalez.
16:22There's the contact and the harm.
16:25See if he can complete the three-point play here.
16:27Gonzalez has had some really brilliant moments in his rookie campaign so far this season.
16:32was taken with the 28th pick in this last draft.
16:37This 19 years old can't convert on a three-point play.
16:40And Flagg has a 6-4.
16:42The triple-double-wad for people Flagg.
16:4418-6-5 so far.
16:49Short roll, kick out.
16:51Martin Pump.
16:53Time to shoot.
16:54Reset with Flagg.
16:55Switch comes with Brown.
16:57Over the top of the foul is called on Brown.
17:00Easy call.
17:01Tried to contest it, but his momentum continued right into the body of Flagg.
17:08His third personal, third tee-pout.
17:12Very much in that space.
17:15Such a point of emphasis, those landing space.
17:19And it is clearly a three, but they are going to just confirm what they just did.
17:24Three shots.
17:25So three shots for Cooper Flagg.
17:28That is the third personal foul on Jalen Brown, just the third team foul with 4-11 to play in the third quarter.
17:34You know, I just, I get a sense.
17:37Dallas is just hanging around this ballgame.
17:41And if you're the seltzer, this is something I worry about, the team that, figuring out how to win a ballgame and win games like this.
17:50You can't let them hang around.
17:52Opening ceremony is just three days away.
17:56Join the celebration on NBC and Peacock.
17:59The Winter Olympics for Milan Cortina.
18:03Can I just see who my new hero is?
18:05Do you want to guess?
18:07You know what I'm going to say.
18:08Who?
18:08Lindsey Vonn.
18:09Oh my goodness.
18:10It's unbelievable.
18:11That, Lindsey, you'll never hear this.
18:14I'm your biggest fan.
18:16What you were attempting to do is something I'll do.
18:20Any athlete, as Garza knocks down his second three of the evening, no professional athlete has ever attempted to do what you're about to do.
18:28Good luck.
18:29Going to compete through a torn ACL in Milan.
18:33And as the Mavs turn it over, Gonzalez leads it for Brown.
18:38So back to a 12-point game.
18:40Boston led by as many as 16 in the second.
18:41They've kept an arm's distance on this one in the third.
18:44Top one for Brown.
18:46Comes up short.
18:47Gonzalez always in the right spot at the right time.
18:49Reset now for Pritchard.
18:51Picked up by Black.
18:52Pritchard gets low.
18:53Sprays it out.
18:54Garza again for three.
18:55What?
18:57Luca Garza making it ring from the outside.
19:00And he's looking like Larry Legend out here.
19:02The way he's got high release off the right side of his shoulder.
19:07Are you kidding me?
19:08The catapult is working.
19:11Flag inside.
19:12Gaffer surrounded quickly.
19:14Doesn't matter.
19:15He corkscrews it off.
19:22Boston now with 17 second-chance points and just two for Dallas.
19:28Drive and kick.
19:29Gonzalez.
19:31Too strong.
19:32Long rebound.
19:33Into the hands of Flag.
19:34And there is something here.
19:36It's going to be a blocking foul.
19:38It's going to be the 14th foul final to give in this third quarter for Boston.
19:42Under three to play.
19:44And Dallas just trying to hang around.
19:47Down by 13.
19:48Cooper Flagg taking a beating against his childhood team.
19:52Trust presented by American Express.
19:55Mark Aguirre.
19:56Two-time champion.
19:57Three-time All-Star.
19:58Part of one of the iconic NBA commercials of all time.
20:02And the Converse weapons back in the day.
20:03This was just a week ago.
20:06And he is now immortalized in Dallas.
20:08His number hanging in the Raptors at American Airlines Center.
20:13And well-deserved for one of the great Mavs of all time.
20:15He was very fortunate to play against him and had the chance he was on the coaching staff with Isaiah Thomas all-time in Indiana.
20:25Learned from a great basketball line.
20:27He was so emotional during that ceremony.
20:29Tony well-deserved and earned.
20:30And now he's trying to find a good shot at the timeout with five to shoot.
20:35Thompson on Pritchard.
20:37Got some space.
20:38Couldn't put it in.
20:39Oh!
20:40Gafford!
20:42That ankle's doing just fine.
20:44He looked like he was on a pogo stick to get up to that one.
20:52Pritchard sets the feet.
20:53No.
20:54Gafford with the ball.
20:57Nebhard keeps the head.
20:58He eyes up.
20:59Flag now on the bench.
21:00Gafford, Marshall, Thompson, Nebhard, and Kelly.
21:03The five on the floor.
21:04Nebhard finds his spot.
21:06Couldn't finish.
21:09Under two to play.
21:10In the third.
21:15Pritchard.
21:16Bounce.
21:17Garza's already made three.
21:18He's got his fourth three of the night.
21:21Are you kidding me?
21:22Luca Garza!
21:26Is he the new Larry Legend?
21:28No, he's Luca Legend.
21:29Oh, my goodness.
21:32Sides' career high from the outside.
21:34Nebhard lob.
21:35That was the wrong decision.
21:37And Gafford is...
21:39Get me on the way back.
21:40Have numbers if you want it.
21:42Five on four.
21:42Gonzalez find the open man.
21:44Derek White all day.
21:46It's pure!
21:51Largest lead of the night for Boston.
21:55Final minute of the third.
21:58Nebhard.
21:59Kelly.
22:01Well short.
22:04There comes a little drag action here.
22:06Cross.
22:08Pritchard.
22:09Too quick.
22:11Timeout.
22:12Jason Kidd.
22:12It's an 8-0 run out of that last timeout to extend it to a 19-point game.
22:2117 from Pritchard.
22:23But 16 from Luca Garza off the bench.
22:26Here's the fall of Daniel Gafford over two Celtics.
22:34But to me, it's been all Luca Legend here.
22:39That high release.
22:42Four threes on the evening.
22:44Luca loving it.
22:46Remember, no Anthony Simon's potential reported trade.
22:53So that pop off the bench.
22:55It's been Pritchard and Garza combining for 33.
23:00But make no mistake, the headliner for the Celtics has been all season long.
23:08Jalen Brown, the former Finals MVP, having an outstanding game once again.
23:15Very efficient.
23:16Double-double.
23:1725 points.
23:1810 rebounds for Brown.
23:20Still under 51 seconds remaining.
23:25Well, speaking of Jalen Brown, the NBA's biggest stars will be at NBA All-Star Weekend.
23:31February 13th through the 15th on NBC and Peacock.
23:34USA versus World.
23:38That'll be Sunday from Intuit Dome.
23:40We've got rising stars on Friday and, of course, All-Stars Saturday night.
23:45All the coverage.
23:46Luca Garza, you mentioned the deal that's been reported.
23:49Anfernee Simon going to Chicago and getting Nikola Vucevic to Boston.
23:55You've got to imagine Luca Garza heard that and said,
23:58All right, let me go prove something tonight.
24:01Don't try to put me down further on the bench, coach.
24:0516 points in 16 minutes for Garza.
24:08Already two-point opportunity now for Dallas.
24:11Ticking away.
24:12Gaffert trying to hand it off.
24:13Knocked away.
24:14Pritchard scooped up.
24:15Gaffert.
24:16Seven to shoot.
24:17Right through Garza.
24:18He finishes.
24:18Puff a foul.
24:20Score to the basket.
24:21Daniel Schroeder.
24:23Garza can't believe it.
24:25I think they're going to take a look at this.
24:27I don't know what your Luca Garza.
24:29Where do you want him to go?
24:32Oh, that's a bing-bing play.
24:33I don't know.
24:34They're going to challenge it, though.
24:35So Joe Mazzola throws the finger.
24:37And they'll take a look with 31.7 seconds remaining in this third quarter.
24:43Boston 19-8 on challenges this year.
24:47Over 70%.
24:48So we'll take some looks.
24:53Keep it here.
24:54Maluka Garza was having himself a night.
24:58The fifth-year man out of Iowa.
25:01National player of the year in college there.
25:03Was the 52nd overall pick in 2021.
25:06Started in Detroit.
25:07Last couple years in Minnesota.
25:09Just never quite got the opportunity.
25:12And another great example, as so many are in the NBA, that you give them the opportunity and they can take it and they can run.
25:18The stage is set for Super Bowl 60.
25:24Sam Darnold and the Seahawks take on Drake May and the Patriots for the Lombardi Trophy.
25:29Super Bowl 60 Sunday on NBC and Peacock.
25:34Successful challenge by Joe Mazzola and the Celtics.
25:38He moves to 20-8 in his challenges.
25:42Legal guardian position there by Luca.
25:45That's an offensive foul on Gafford.
25:48Celtics basketball.
25:53And now they've got an opportunity to extend this.
25:57And you see Jason Tatum on the bench.
26:01Continues to travel with the team.
26:03Continues to work his way back as best he can physically from the ruptured Achilles on May 12th of last year.
26:10Game 4 of the second round against New York.
26:12And there's been a lot of things out there in the universe about Mr. Tatum possibly coming back this season.
26:21I know he's been working.
26:24He held an actual workout for the media.
26:27Yes, he did.
26:27And we will keep our eyes on Tatum's potential availability the rest of the way this season.
26:33Deep one.
26:34Pritcher.
26:34No.
26:36And a long rebound goes to Hardy.
26:37Shot clock off.
26:39Dallas will hold for one.
26:40And a foul away from the ball is going to go against Garza this time.
26:45So no holding for one.
26:47Dallas will get free throws instead with Gafford.
26:51Foul number 52.
26:52Luca Garza.
26:53His first personal 15 foul.
26:55Dallas will be the time he's coming from the remaining period.
26:59Daggering the line.
27:00Gafford can get him to double figures with a pair of free throws here.
27:05And Kayla looks like he'll check in for Garza after the first one.
27:09The bench scoring well in favor of Boston.
27:1835-13.
27:19They're doing this with no Anthony Simon for the first time this season.
27:23We talked about Jason Tatum potentially making his way back this season.
27:26This was the workout for the media January 19th, about two weeks ago.
27:30Just showcasing some movement, showcasing the handle.
27:34The shooting touch is still very much there.
27:36And this is a first-team All-NBA performer
27:39that is going to have to make a decision
27:41as he continues to round the corner with his rehab
27:45and whether or not he feels comfortable getting back on the court this season.
27:49Empty trip there for Gafford.
27:51Shot clock off now for Pritchard.
27:53He's only got one buzzer-beater tonight.
27:55Can they find him for a second look?
27:57The zone look for Dallas.
28:00It's Hauser.
28:01Missed it.
28:02Rebound Marshall.
28:03Three seconds left.
28:04Marshall's going to have to heave it up.
28:07And he missed it at the horn.
28:1086-67.
28:12The Celtics led by as many as where they're currently at.
28:1519 in that third quarter.
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28:32Boston has been in control after the first quarter.
28:3786-67 as we start the fourth.
28:39Peyton Pritchard and Luka Garza have combined for 33 off the bench.
28:43You see the three-point shooting in that third quarter really ramped up to Celtics level.
28:48Now 11 of 31 on the night.
28:50As Flagg takes another hit.
28:51And it's going to go against Hauser.
28:53It'll be his second.
28:54First team.
28:55That was all 17 seconds.
28:57We talked about how hard this Mavericks team plays all the way through.
29:01This is another great example for one team.
29:03Down big, start of the fourth quarter.
29:06And take another look at this hit from Hauser.
29:08How will Cooper Flagg and his teammates respond?
29:15Try to cut it to the deficit.
29:17A little strong on the first shot.
29:22Dallas shooting 42%.
29:2447 of 65 from the floor.
29:27Which is 5 of 22 from 3.
29:29They've been outshot substantially after that third quarter.
29:34White, Rob, Kata guides at home.
29:38Kata's great dance.
29:39Two things Kata has done great tonight.
29:42Set those solid high screen rolls.
29:46And then showing off his hands on the roll.
29:48Being able to finish at the rim.
29:50That's his third or fourth attempt of just being able to finish right at the rim.
29:57It's a 10-0 run bridging the quarters for Boston.
30:01Flagg top one.
30:02Goes down.
30:05But he knew he was going to be able to get his shot off.
30:08Versus Pritchard.
30:09And all he had to do was back him down and get to one of his spots.
30:1223 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.
30:15He's only a minus 6 in the game.
30:17His team trails by 19 points.
30:19And outscored by 13 to flag on the bench.
30:23Pritchard has that perfect response.
30:2519 points back in his familiar bench roll, which he won 6th man of the year last year.
30:34Najee Marshall tees it up.
30:35Comes up short.
30:36Trying to follow the mitts.
30:37Stipped up by Gonzalez.
30:38Just a leak out to Watt for the easy one.
30:46It's been a quiet game for Derek White.
30:49But he's got 11 points now.
30:51Puts his team up by 23.
30:55Flagg.
30:56Float.
30:56And he doesn't get the roll tip in.
30:59He followed the miss.
31:0425 for the youngster.
31:05Youngest player in the NBA.
31:09Pritchard sets the feet.
31:10And the rebound on the box out for Cissette.
31:17Jason says, love how hard Musa Cissette plays.
31:21Believes that he impacts the game without having to call it.
31:25This guy does the same.
31:27Cooper flag.
31:29Broken.
31:30And that's only going to get better.
31:33The development of his game that's, to me, in my opinion, going to vastly improve over the
31:38next several months and into the summer.
31:40Pritchard bottom.
31:4521 in 25 minutes from Hayden Pritchard.
31:50What do you see in the flag shooting motion?
31:52Is that something that we've already seen it kind of get more fluid over the years from
31:56his high school days as he gets flagged and he gets fouled and will go to the free throw
31:59line?
32:00What I love about his rotation and his follow through is he shoots it high.
32:07Not a lot of guys are going to be able to block his shot.
32:09Look where he gets it off at.
32:11Well above his head.
32:15Get stronger.
32:16He'll get more confident.
32:17To me, at 19 years old, I don't think he knows where his best spots on the floor are yet because
32:25he really wasn't, he hasn't really been a scorer, a dominant scorer throughout high school and
32:31his one year at Duke.
32:32But now, a professional, he's going to have to find out where are my three or four go-to spots.
32:40And once he figures that out, I think his game offensively will start to expand.
32:44Well, coming into this game, he became the first teenager to record back-to-back 30-point double-doubles.
32:52And with a free throw here, he'll have his third straight 30-point game.
32:55He's two rebounds away, or four assists shy of another 30-point double-doubles.
33:01This is against the defense that has been ranked towards the top ten in the NBA all season.
33:07A little zone here by the Mavs.
33:10And there's one more rebound.
33:11He's got nine.
33:15Flagg just feeling it now.
33:16He got the puck, and they're going to call it on the floor on Hauser.
33:19But it will be the third team foul against Boston, number three against Hauser as well.
33:25He's just forcing the issue right now, taking control of this offensively.
33:31Joe Mazzullo is going to say, we've got to get our star on the floor.
33:36Luka Magic is back here.
33:38Luka Magic.
33:39In American Airlines.
33:41Garso with 16 points in 17 minutes.
33:44He's four for four from three.
33:49Flagg for the screen.
33:50Got the switch.
33:51Get it inside.
33:52Gafford spray it out.
33:54It's a three.
33:55And it's good.
33:56Max Christie.
33:57Do you see their recognition there by Cooper Flagg?
34:04He wanted Gafford to reset the screen to make Garza come out.
34:08Roll hard.
34:09And yes, he picked up the hockey assist on that.
34:12Peyton Richard.
34:14Count it.
34:17He has been locked in all night.
34:1924 off the bench.
34:21Flagg right back at him.
34:22No look to the corner.
34:24It's Marshall.
34:25And Gafford fell by Garza.
34:27Here's this play I'm talking about.
34:32The re-screen.
34:33Brings him up.
34:35Settles down.
34:36And comes off.
34:39He recognizes that Garza steps out too high.
34:42Finds Gafford.
34:43Gafford will get the assist to Christie.
34:45But that's the vision in playmaking.
34:47And pulled his play there by Cooper Flagg.
34:526-2 now off the screen.
34:53Bounce.
34:54Christie.
34:55Back to Flagg.
34:56He's going to have to play.
34:57Pulls up.
34:58That's a great release.
34:59I wouldn't tinker with it.
35:01He needs no shooting coach.
35:03All he needs now is reps.
35:06Reps in the gym.
35:07I've loved that shooting for him by him.
35:14Tennis shoot for Brown.
35:17Off the Garza street.
35:20Floated up.
35:22And he's nearly back at home.
35:24Rebound falls to Gafford.
35:25He's not.
35:26Now it's flagged again in transition.
35:28On the drive.
35:30Now on a contact.
35:31And a foul is going to be called.
35:33If it's Hauser, it's number four.
35:38Foul's up number 30.
35:39Sam Hauser.
35:40This fourth.
35:40Yeah, contact right there.
35:45He's trying to make a little bit of a push here.
35:48And with a bonus the rest of the way in this fourth quarter,
35:50it was 7.20 to play.
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36:11Well, Cooper Flag will be there.
36:13Rising Stars Challenge on Friday.
36:16Jay Partey brings this to a 13-4 game.
36:19A lot of time left as well.
36:21Dallas has tripped 10 points off the deficit.
36:24And back in the zone here for the Mavs.
36:29Look at that free throw line.
36:30Just someone could flash in there.
36:33He said it's going to be a screen.
36:34A ball screen set by Garza.
36:37Eight to shoot.
36:38Spin.
36:38Kick.
36:39Lock space for Hauser who knocks it down.
36:4313 made threes on the evening for the Celtics.
36:4713 of 35, up to 37%.
36:50Flag tried.
36:55And another foul called as he tried to hop through.
36:59Leads to a timeout on the floor with 6.47 to play.
37:02Cooper Flag with his third straight 30-point game.
37:05Trying to make a late push.
37:06Upcoming national TV schedule.
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37:28100 to 84.
37:31Flag, Martin, Gafford, Christie, and Hardy for the Mavs on the floor.
37:35It's Brown, Shireman, White, Pritchard, and Garza for the seats.
37:40And two more at the free throw line for Cooper Flag.
37:43His eighth and ninth attempts.
37:46Now he's starting to get the whistle.
37:50Talk about slowly but surely a young man figuring out this game.
37:55I think the ball touched every inch of that rim on that first free throw there by Flag.
38:0134 points in 33 minutes.
38:05Fishing from the field.
38:0612 of 21.
38:08He along with Taylor Martin, the only two Mavs in double figures here.
38:17Look at the last three games.
38:19He's one rebound away from another 30-point double-double.
38:23Rip through for Brown.
38:24Stop on a dime.
38:25Gafford stays in front.
38:27And Brown just rises, comes up short.
38:2814-point game.
38:31Dallas looking to push a little bit here with Morton.
38:35Christie flashes to the ball.
38:37Shireman stays with him.
38:38Christie off the screen.
38:40Close it up and in.
38:41Max Christie!
38:46So 10 points for Max Christie.
38:48In the zone, it's helped.
38:50They're limiting Boston to one possession, one long shot,
38:54and then getting out in transition.
38:57Brown, drive.
38:58Oh, the patience from Brown.
39:01He lost two in the process to put it through.
39:06So fundamentally sound.
39:08That little jump stop, that hesitation pump fake.
39:13Flag wants his get back.
39:15And he's fouled by Brown.
39:16See what happens when they got into the bonus early.
39:18A little jab step.
39:21Watch this.
39:22Down to two feet.
39:24Jab step.
39:26Up and under.
39:2727 for Brown.
39:30But again, flag back to the free throw line for free throws 10 and 11.
39:35So flag back to the free throw line.
39:41That's number four on Jalen Brown.
39:43So Thompson will check back in for Dallas.
39:50Hardy will sit.
39:51And the rest will stay for Boston.
39:53You asked Joe Mazzullo about Jalen Brown.
39:55And Jason Tatum made some waves for talking about this recently publicly.
39:59But Joe said the same thing last week.
40:01That for guys like Tatum and Brown, who have played as long as they have, a decade, in Boston,
40:06the pressure doesn't exist anymore.
40:09You've dealt with everything you could possibly deal with because you walk into the arena
40:13and you look up and you say, oh wait, there's Larry Bird's jersey, there's Bill Russell's jersey,
40:17and Havlicek, and Koozie, and Pierce, and Garnett.
40:20Now all these guys came before them.
40:22They have to do so much more to even be in the conversation and be the best player in their franchise's history.
40:28So if you put them in so many other organizations, they already would have that accolade.
40:33And as a result, it feels like Brown is just ready for any situation that comes his way.
40:38And here he is with five and a half to play, ready to shut the door on another Celtics win.
40:42And they've already been to the top of the mountain half, already winning one championship.
40:48White around.
40:49Here's Brown with three to shoot.
40:51Sidestep.
40:52Gafford might have gotten a piece, and it falls off.
40:55Again, the zone doing its job here for Dallas.
41:00Martin looking to work on Brown.
41:03Picked up his dribble.
41:0612 to shoot.
41:07Get it to Flag.
41:08Screen from Gafford.
41:09Flag, step into the triple.
41:13That's the one he wanted right there.
41:16Brown physical, and he got it over the top of Flag.
41:19The drop.
41:20How?
41:21How did he get that off?
41:25Quickly back the other way.
41:26It's back to a 15-point game, and the foul's going to be called on Charming.
41:30Two more free throws for Dallas.
41:31He just moved Christie right out of the way, and then here comes Cooper Flagg, but he's just a tad too late.
41:43Jalen Brown now knocking on the door of another 30-point game, already 26, 30-plus games for Jalen Brown.
41:56He only had nine total all last season.
42:00Already up to 26, working on 27.
42:03And I think what Joe Mazula's been so impressed with, not just with Brown, but really the entire team, is everybody seems to have an understanding.
42:10You see the breakdown year-by-year in 30-point games for JB, but everybody on this team has an understanding that every night the role can be a little bit different.
42:18So Peyton Pritchard understands a lot better that some nights he needs to get 8-10 assists, some nights he might need to go and rebound his tail off.
42:25Tonight he needed to score off the bench.
42:27For Brown, he's had a better understanding of when to get his teammates involved in Joe Mazula's eyes, and when to do this.
42:33Takeover mode of the score.
42:34And now make that 27, getting the 30-plus points.
42:41And to me, this is what will make Boston an even better team.
42:45If and when Tatum comes back.
42:48Gaffer with another follow-up slam.
42:50Because guys' roles have expanded, and they've developed players like a Jordan loss.
42:57Now Gonzalez, who's a rookie, will be better whenever Tatum comes back.
43:01Bounce, Kata, attack to the rim.
43:04He missed it with a left.
43:07Four minutes to play.
43:09Flag.
43:10Martin.
43:13White, elite defense on ball.
43:16Martin missed it.
43:17And Kata eventually bear hugs it.
43:2431-10-3, and a steal for Brown so far.
43:28Give him 33.
43:29He had a little look over there to Kyrie Irving, the former TV.
43:39Recognizing the moment, he scored eight straight for Boston.
43:44Flag, spin, fade, and he doesn't get the role.
43:48Approaching three minutes to play.
43:54Cooper Flag's first game against the team that he threw up rooting for as a child.
43:58He put up 36-9-6, and he commits his first foul.
44:02All those black jerseys, four of them.
44:08Gets into the paint, wide open.
44:11And then, look how high this floater goes.
44:14He ties the backboard.
44:16Our camera almost lost it.
44:20Coming in for Daniel.
44:21Look at that.
44:2128.
44:24Phil Gold attempts.
44:26And again, I don't know about what would have been the case if Tatum is, you know, his sidekick.
44:33It's definitely, clearly his team now.
44:35It certainly changes the equation, and it's a great conversation moving forward for Boston.
44:40As Tatum gets closer to returning.
44:43Pritchard comes up short.
44:44Rebound, far forward taken by Martin.
44:47Look at it ahead.
44:48Brown trying to step in front of Flag.
44:51Cooper drives.
44:53A lot of contact.
44:55Couldn't finish it.
44:56Rebound to Marshall, and he is fouled by Shireman.
45:01Flag thought he was hit first.
45:03Cissé thought he was hit second.
45:04Instead, it's going to be Marshall to shoot when we come back.
45:09Taking on Shaden Sharp and the Trailblazers.
45:11Coming up next on the West Coast on NBC.
45:14Streaming everywhere on Peacock.
45:16You can also watch it in the East on NBCSN.
45:20Kind of like his nickname now.
45:22Stealing the Villain.
45:24Yeah, growing on it now.
45:25I like that.
45:25He's growing on me.
45:27In the immediate half, for the Louisville, Marshall still has possession of the ball.
45:31Therefore, we can now go on the sideline at 13 on the shot clock.
45:34This is a successful challenge.
45:35Since it's Boston's second challenge, they lose the timeout, and they have no more challenges remain.
45:41So, two for two for Joe Mazzullo.
45:43They move to 21 and eight.
45:44Well over 70% now.
45:47But it will be imminent possession directly back to Dallas.
45:50So, 247 to play in this one.
45:53Boston led by as many as 23.
45:55It's back up to 15.
45:57Maverick's looking for one final gasp.
46:00And the clock never restarted.
46:03So, Justin Van Dine will get it all sorted out in his 12th season as an NBA official.
46:12Six seconds on the shot clock.
46:16Six seconds, it'll be.
46:18Meanwhile, flag went to the bench.
46:20Slightly done for the night.
46:21So, he'll come up one rebound.
46:22Shive is third straight.
46:2434 double-double.
46:25But 36, 9, and 6.
46:27Nembhard short.
46:28Cissé, the offensive rebound.
46:31Jalen Brown still out there for the time being.
46:34Most of the major rotation pieces for Boston currently on the floor.
46:39Hardy, breakdown on Walsh.
46:40He wants it through.
46:41Oh, man.
46:43Great defense there by Jordan Walsh with just better offense by Hardy.
46:48Wow, he earned that bucket.
46:51Gives him seven points off the bench for the Celtics.
46:55See if they can get a couple more buckets or can Dallas make it interesting in these final moments.
47:00Cissé up ahead.
47:02Hardy has to save it.
47:03Powell goes up top.
47:04Back it to Kelly.
47:06Relocation.
47:08Hardy against Keita.
47:09Taking a lot of time.
47:12Kelly unloaded up.
47:13And eventually, it's Keita who swallows it up.
47:18Joe Missoula not pleased as Brown fires.
47:241.36 to play.
47:28Powell attacking the rack.
47:30Wide.
47:30Wide.
47:31Wide.
47:31Wide.
47:31Wide.
47:32Wide.
47:32Wide.
47:32Wide.
47:33Wide.
47:33Wide.
47:34Wide.
47:35Wide.
47:35Wide.
47:36Wide.
47:36Wide.
47:37Wide.
47:37Wide.
47:38Wide.
47:38Wide.
47:39Wide.
47:39Wide.
47:40Wide.
47:40Wide.
47:41Wide.
47:41Wide.
47:42Wide.
47:42But I'll have toUCK.
47:44Even in a league that doesn't really have veterans on FB 18 this month anymore.
47:48It feels like Powell has been the utmost importance.
47:51As Pritchard adds two more to his tally.
47:53He's got 26.
47:56You can't overstate the importance of having somebody like that for your younger guy.
48:00Like Nembhard, who races a triple.
48:04That's why I say bettering.
48:05Veterans are like dinosaurs in our game.
48:07Come on.
48:08And they're fading away.
48:10Но если вы их на вашей команде, они очень важны, особенно для того, чтобы
48:15для молодых женщин и ваших гостей. Они держат их, и они держат их, и осуществляют.
48:21Критчер, по-другому, Волшу уехает, и уехает его.
48:25И он идет к Келлию с 42 секундом.
48:32Свинь, Пауэллзо будет летать.
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