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00:00...which led into our offense being really good,
00:03because I always say that defense leads offense.
00:06And Pritchard was a big part of that. He's with Abby.
00:08Thank you, guys. Peyton, 72 points in that first half.
00:11What was different offensively than the last few?
00:13Making shots that we usually hit, so it makes a big difference.
00:16Last game, probably didn't have the same energy he came out with,
00:19but also missed a lot of wide-open looks that we usually hit.
00:21But tonight we're hitting them.
00:22Defensively, we're getting some stops, getting outrunner, so it's good.
00:24Got a big lead going in the half.
00:26Anthony Simons, just a week ago, wasn't green.
00:28What's it like going against him now?
00:30That's my brother, so definitely miss him.
00:33Unbelievable teammate, unbelievable player, but he'll be great with them,
00:36so it's a pleasure playing against him.
00:38Peyton, thank you. Best of luck in the second half.
00:40Celtics up huge here. Don't go anywhere.
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01:15Back here at the Garden, Celtics have their second-largest halftime lead of the season.
01:22They were up 31 at Atlanta earlier in this year.
01:25They're up by 28 against Chicago at home.
01:28Final game before the All-Star break.
01:31Let's hear what the coaches had to say at halftime.
01:33Abby, what you got?
01:34Well, assistant coach Tony Dobbins, echoing what we heard from Eddie in that first half,
01:38I asked, offensively, what's been different?
01:40And he said, well, if you ask me, I'm always going to say it helps to get stops.
01:44The Celtics doing well on defense, but he said, overall, our ball movement has been great.
01:48The pace, the process has been good.
01:51It also helps that Nikola Vucevic got in a practice.
01:55He said they did some good work yesterday.
01:57He clearly looks a lot more comfortable with his teammates and with the Celtics' concepts.
02:03Vucevic on pace for another double-double.
02:06He's got 10 points and 7 rebounds in the first half.
02:09Speaking of first half stats, let's check them out.
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02:19Eddie, 58% from the floor will get the job done.
02:23Every day.
02:24Think about when we were playing with the Knicks.
02:26They shot 60% from the field and ended up losing that game, you know?
02:31So, it always helps to make shots at a high clip.
02:36That's the name of the game for the Celtics.
02:38What do you know about that?
02:40I watch it.
02:42I watch it.
02:44My nerf who.
02:45They shot just 37% against the Knicks on Sunday.
02:53Much better today, though.
02:54Foul is called on to Miascheta, his first.
02:57Who's called the foul on the Celtics' number 88, Miascheta, his first.
03:02Team first.
03:02Balls are streaking in the wrong direction.
03:18They've lost all five games they've played in February.
03:22Their defense has been suboptimal.
03:26That has remained the case today.
03:27So, do you think that's it?
03:28They're a team that's going to be tanking because there's going to be teams that...
03:31because it's a really good draft class.
03:33Do you think that they're going to be one of the teams that are trying to tank it?
03:37Yeah, and try to build around that guy.
03:39It seems like pretty much everyone's expendable for them, except Buzellis, maybe Giddy.
03:45They liked Io DeSumo a lot.
03:46They traded him to Minnesota.
03:48He's due for a contract extension in the offseason.
03:50So, yeah, it does seem like the Bulls are finally pressing that button to try to get out of the middle.
03:57Browns pass zips into the stands.
03:59Watch your head over there.
04:00Yeah, if somebody wasn't paying attention, that could have knocked you.
04:04Knocked your drink out your hand, hit you upside your head, twisted your glasses.
04:09I'm sorry, you could just get some new ones from Zenny's.
04:14Nice.
04:15You're in your Zenny's tonight, right?
04:17I don't know.
04:17I'm sorry.
04:21Oh, yeah.
04:21Yeah, I'm in my Zenny's.
04:23After the Bulls miss, here comes Brown.
04:2718 points in the first half.
04:29For the All-Star starter, playing some bully ball, opens up Shireman.
04:35Rebounded by Simons.
04:37Brousel, as that is, not a basketball move, offensive foul.
04:47And he's complaining.
04:49Yeah, that's not a basketball play right there.
04:52That's trying to draw the foul right there.
04:53He pump faked and leaned in.
04:55Derrick White did get up, but he led with his elbow upside, up underneath Derrick White's chin.
05:03That's going to get caught every single time.
05:05If White had jumped into him, it would have been a different story.
05:07Yeah.
05:08He went straight up and down.
05:10Inside, it's Kato.
05:12Rocks the rim.
05:13Speaking about straight up and down, that pass went straight up,
05:15and then the ball went straight down through the hoop.
05:17That was ferocious from Nehmi.
05:21Seventh assist for White.
05:25Williams off the back of the rim.
05:27Third rebound for White.
05:28There's his eighth assist.
05:30Shireman lays it in.
05:32Baylor, Shireman!
05:34They just have a different step from the last three games that we've been watching, man.
05:37They look like they're energized as opposed to Chicago.
05:43Remember what I said at the beginning?
05:44I was like, well, we're going to find out who has their bags packed.
05:48Look at that good pass right there.
05:50Defense late on the side.
05:53Good vision by Derrick White.
05:55Put it where only Kato could get it.
05:59But it looked like Chicago's bags are packed.
06:03They've been playing like that for a couple of weeks now.
06:06Brucelli inside is fouled.
06:08Not sure about that one.
06:16His second foul.
06:19Let's check this out.
06:22This was a dime, though.
06:23Look at the pass.
06:25That was a good pass.
06:27He might have an argument right there.
06:29Looked like he might have got the ball.
06:31Yabu at the line.
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06:51Tough assignment for Eli.
06:53Hanging out in Milan for a little bit.
06:55I know.
06:56It's really tough.
07:01And we'll stay here with Chicago.
07:05You've been watching the Olympics, Eddie?
07:06I watched a little bit of it.
07:08I watched the, what's that, Luge?
07:10Luge, yeah.
07:11Yeah.
07:12I was like, man, they're going 80 miles per hour on that thing.
07:15Could you imagine sitting on a sled, going 80 miles per hour,
07:20slipping and sliding up and down?
07:22I can't even get on a snowboard without falling,
07:26let alone a lube with a sled.
07:30I'm cool.
07:31You're not trying to luge?
07:32Yeah, no, you know, I'm just, I'm more of a warm weather person.
07:37Yeah, we'll be in Phoenix in a couple of weeks.
07:40We'll be calling that game together.
07:42I don't think they do much luge in Phoenix.
07:45No, we do a lot of lake action.
07:48That's more my speed as well.
07:50Jet ski.
07:50Yeah.
07:53White with the air ball, Shireman trying to keep it alive.
07:57It's Bulls ball.
07:57I like that, though.
08:01Great hustle right there.
08:03I mean, we're almost up 30 points, and he's still playing with that effort and energy.
08:11I love that.
08:13White goes down as Sexton drives.
08:15Brown ends up with a rock.
08:18JB after the cross, all the way to the hole.
08:22That just shows you how strong he is.
08:26You see, it was three Bulls defenders.
08:29Big fella, small guys, it didn't even matter.
08:31He went right through all three of them.
08:33Yabu just moved, Vooch.
08:38He is solid.
08:42Selfs drafted him 16th overall 10 years ago, back in 2016.
08:48His journey has brought him to Chicago.
08:52Brown, the size advantage, and he uses it on Sexton.
08:55Jalen Brown.
09:06Fouls called on Hauser.
09:12So look at Vooch right there getting that good block.
09:15Jalen coming downhill.
09:17Look at three Bulls around him.
09:19Four Bulls.
09:19But so strong, able to lower his shoulder and create his space
09:23and finish nicely with that left hand that everybody had been talking about
09:28that he needed to be working on.
09:38Yeah, Buscelli for three.
09:41Rims it.
09:43Shireman plucks it out of the air.
09:45Dillingham, the steal.
09:54He lost the handle, but it stays with Chicago.
09:58Dillingham is a guy the Timberwolves traded into the first round for last year.
10:02They gave up first-round pick swap, a first-rounder in the future.
10:06They were really high on him, and then they cut bait a year and a half into his NBA career.
10:12A block by Voochovic.
10:15You know, I'm going to speak on that.
10:17A lot of times, I'm going to watch this block real quick before I get on what I was going to say.
10:24Voochovic right here, that's, you know, we've been talking about him playing defense or being a liability.
10:28That's two blocks, two really good blocks.
10:31But it seems like a lot of guys cut bait with the younger players.
10:35They don't give them opportunities to develop.
10:37And I want to think, at times, is it the developmental team of that organization, or is it the player?
10:45Because a lot of times, players go somewhere else and they shine.
10:49And you're like, well, how did he leave?
10:50He's hit four times from downtown.
11:01Seems like his back's okay.
11:02Dilling him the split and the finish.
11:09That was tough money right there.
11:10That was a tough basket.
11:11That was not easy to do.
11:13That's why the Wolves were high on him initially.
11:15He can really collapse a defense.
11:18It's tough to stay in front of.
11:19But ultimately, they decided he might not be big enough to stick in the rotation there.
11:26Now he defends Brown.
11:27Good luck.
11:31After the double-team Brown set up, White missed the shot.
11:34Simons shows off the hops for the rebound, his fifth of the game.
11:4030-point Celtics lead.
11:46Dillingham's side of the backboard Celtics ball.
11:49And that'll take us to immediate timeout with a seize in cruise control against the Bulls.
12:02We are back inside TD Garden.
12:04The Celtics, the last game before the All-Star break.
12:06They're up 30 tonight.
12:07Game 2 of 5 in the Celtics bobblehead series, celebrating legends present, past, and future.
12:14Tonight, we honor the six-time NBA champ, Bob Cousy.
12:17The Cous, looking good here in his prime.
12:21Very nice.
12:22The first 5,000 fans inside TD Garden got one of these.
12:25Here's to the doers.
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12:29Even better, on Saturday night, the Cous, now 97 years young, honored by his alma mater, Holy Cross,
12:37dedicating the Bob Cousy 50 court to the Houdini of the hardwood.
12:42Cous graduated in 1950 after leading the Crusaders to an unlikely NCAA championship as a freshman in 1947.
12:50Boston native and media magnate, as you saw there, Bill Simmons, was on hand to reminisce.
12:55So, a big congratulations to Bob, who I'm sure is watching from home in Worcester.
13:01Yeah, that's a pretty cool moment.
13:03Good to see Cous doing well.
13:06And how about Bill Simmons?
13:07Media magnate, according to Abby Chin, our good friend Bill Simmons.
13:1197, sign me up.
13:13If you're in shape like that at 97, I know, that's all good.
13:25Fritchard, nice move to get inside.
13:28And it got in a way with a walk there.
13:30Shireman splashes a three.
13:32Shireman, the three from Peyton Fritchard.
13:38I was thinking about, you know, Simmons interviewing Cousy.
13:41Bill Simmons, as far as national media goes, may be the most foremost historian on Celtics basketball, right?
13:50He wasn't even alive when Cous was in the league.
13:55And then Bill Simmons gets to interview him at Holy Cross, his alma mater.
13:58That's pretty cool.
14:01He said he graduated in 1950.
14:04Think about that.
14:05Won in 1947.
14:08That's a long time ago.
14:15Man, think about all the changes that didn't happen.
14:20I believe we got a challenge here from Joe.
14:22Yeah, it is a green light special with 5.03 to play in the third.
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14:46The ball's last touch by Dillingham prior to going out of bounds.
14:49It'll be a successful Celtics Challenge as we look at what Peyton Pritchard has done tonight.
14:56This is cool.
14:57That is a good graphic right there, but it's showing he's doing it from everywhere.
15:01Inside the paint especially.
15:03Four shots inside the paint.
15:05Stretch the floor out a little bit.
15:07Knock down some threes.
15:08Usually that's what happens when you...
15:10Well, the first shot he took was a three.
15:13But then after that went in, he started attacking.
15:14And this is a team that has zero shot blocking, so you can take advantage of that.
15:19He's 7 of 8.
15:20He's got 16 points.
15:21Eddie, if we had those when you were playing, what would that shot chart look like?
15:25It all depended on what game I was playing.
15:27A lot of green circles around the arc?
15:29Yeah.
15:31I didn't shoot that many threes like that.
15:34You know what I mean?
15:35We didn't shoot threes, so...
15:36Like, I shot threes, but it wasn't like that.
15:39Like, that's all I really did.
15:42You weren't just a one-trick pony, you're saying?
15:44Yeah, basically.
15:47Walsh on the drive, blocked by Nick Richards.
15:50And Dillingham with the steal.
15:55Jaden Ivey with all kinds of time and space off the rim.
15:59And Kata secures the rebound.
16:01So, with Jaden Ivey, do you think that that's another team that gave up on him too soon because he got injured?
16:06Because I thought him coming out of college was a phenomenal basketball player.
16:10His ceiling was, I don't know, so high.
16:14And no doubt, he was the fifth pick in the draft out of Purdue.
16:19Coach's son, his mom, Neil, is the coach at Notre Dame.
16:23And a great athlete as Williams banks it in.
16:26Ivey's had some injury issues, but it seemed like Detroit are going for it.
16:30They want an extra shooting.
16:31That's why they got Kevin Herter.
16:32And they give up Jaden Ivey.
16:34What do you think?
16:36That's the thing I was talking about earlier, like when you give up on younger players real quick.
16:41But Detroit feel like it's their moment right now.
16:43Those are the things that you have to do as Baylor Shireman knocks down that corner three.
16:49A little smile as he looks back at the Celtics bench.
16:51He always be talking to the bench.
16:57He plays with some serious flair.
17:00I like that.
17:05Pritchard dealing with the pressure from Dillingham.
17:08Poked free.
17:09Three turnovers for Peyton Pritchard tonight.
17:11Something you don't see very often.
17:12Best assist to turnover in the league among guys who play at least 25 minutes.
17:16Richards is fouled, and he'll shoot free throws.
17:21Third foul on Namiya Shkata.
17:24Namiya Shkata, and that's his third, fourth team foul.
17:28I think he's getting Peyton right now, Ron Harper Jr.
17:31Richards at the line, came over from the Suns, who are having a surprising season.
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18:09Thought he was coming to get Peyton, but he came in to get Sam.
18:17Ron Harper Jr. rocking a new hairstyle tonight.
18:21Be ready to go for that Rising Stars event.
18:26All-Star weekend.
18:33That's a pass from Buciewicz.
18:35Five to shoot for Harper.
18:37Buciewicz finds a cutting wall.
18:39His vision is really strong.
18:41Yeah, he can pass so, so good for a big fella.
18:45Most big fellas don't have that type of vision, but his is impeccable.
18:51Chicago a little loose with the ball.
18:58Pritchard just pulls up.
19:02Harper almost had the rebound, but he creates an extra possession for the Celtics.
19:06I don't know what's better, to pass or to cut.
19:15Great cut, great pass, everything.
19:17The timing is perfect.
19:18That's a good look from the dunking cam.
19:20It's all about the dunk.
19:21Walsh on the pump and go.
19:30Finds Pritchard.
19:32Shireman has to fire.
19:33There is Dillingham, with two minutes to play in the third.
19:46Williams gets through there and puts it in.
19:50It'll be an interesting case for Chicago in the future.
19:54Fourth pick in the draft back in 2020, averaging career lows this season.
20:02Three years left on his deal.
20:06They'll probably unload that.
20:11Buciewicz making it rain.
20:13And have you noticed his three is all coming from the top of the key,
20:17so he's understanding exactly the spacing,
20:19where he needs to be at on the court to get to the shot.
20:22The Bulls know all about that.
20:25Buciewicz, a lethal pick-and-pop weapon for them when he was in Chicago.
20:31Buzellis called for the foul.
20:32The Bulls first in the third.
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20:46You know what I like about that right there?
20:47That foul that Buciewicz drew was instantly he seen who was guarding him,
20:54and he went right down there, got extremely physical,
20:57and created his—tried to settle into a spot where he's going to get the ball.
21:03Just like this against Dillingham, and that's the second and the last two.
21:06Exactly.
21:08And they have to settle the foul.
21:09That's his third team limit.
21:13It's a lot like Porzingis when he was here.
21:15Mm-hmm.
21:15He sets the screen, and you switch a little on to him, he will punish them.
21:19That's veteran basketball play, though.
21:21That's what that is, understanding exactly where you could get shots
21:24or where you could take advantage and get into the bonus or whatever you got to do.
21:29You draw fouls, get guys on the bench.
21:31It's all about, you know, just understanding the game, and, you know, he's been around for a while.
21:38Well, there is nothing like Celtics basketball here at TD Garden.
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21:51The C's hold on here, and they lead by 29 late third.
21:56They'll move to 35-19 heading into the All-Star break.
22:00I'm not sure many people expected that.
22:04Nobody did.
22:08Williams gets to the basket.
22:13It's been a really fun season covering a team that, honestly, plays hard every day.
22:19Reflection of their coach.
22:22Offensive foul on Vuce.
22:24Offensive foul on the Celtics, number four.
22:28Let's check this out.
22:30Is he moving?
22:31He does move.
22:32He doesn't get established.
22:33You have to be established and allow the defender to take a step.
22:40I got a question for you, Drew.
22:41Who got the flyest shoes out there right now?
22:45Another offensive foul.
22:46I kind of like Vuce's shoes.
22:55You like the light pinks?
22:57Yeah, I like those cotton candies.
22:59The cotton candies.
23:00I like that.
23:01The type of stuff you talk about when it's a 27, now 30-point game.
23:07Exactly.
23:09That's why I brought it up.
23:10What's your favorite shoes on the court?
23:12I got to go with JB's because he's going to send me some.
23:15So I can't sit here and be like anything else except the JB's.
23:19I didn't know we could choose someone who's on the bench right now.
23:25If we can't, I'm going to agree with you so I can try to get another pair of 7-4.
23:28I said on the floor.
23:29I said on the floor.
23:30His feet is on the floor.
23:31Yeah.
23:31I'm going to take those as well.
23:34I like them.
23:35I got a gray pair.
23:36They're very nice.
23:38Three seconds left in the third.
23:41They feel good.
23:42Very comfy.
23:44That would have felt good for White beating the buzzer.
23:46But plenty of cushion for the Seas with 12 minutes to play.
23:5198 to 70.
23:55Bulls are on all-star break already.
23:59The Celtics with one quarter to play.
24:01To get to 35-19 at all-star.
24:08Boston, the Celtics with a 28-point edge as we start the fourth quarter against Chicago
24:13before a week off for the Seas and the all-star break.
24:17Road to victory brought to you by Sullivan Tire.
24:19We're always here to get you there.
24:21Continue to defend.
24:23You know, it started with defense in the first half and that led us to where we're at right now.
24:27So, let's go into the all-star break playing the right type of brand of basketball.
24:32Oh, Nikola Vucevic from the corner.
24:34He's now four of five from downtown.
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24:48Domination across the board from the Seas.
24:50This has really not been close since the first quarter.
24:54Nick Richards has the answer.
24:58So, each team's center knocks one down.
25:02Nick Richards, the three.
25:12Celtics shooting 50% from downtown.
25:15Interesting to see Jalen Brown and company still on the floor with the Celtics up big, entering the fourth.
25:29Par for the course for the Seas, though.
25:32Not taking their foot off the gas.
25:35Brown the cross.
25:38Vucevic keeps it moving.
25:43That'll stay here.
25:44And I was watching Jordan Walsh on that previous play right there.
25:49He was down, almost on the baseline, hustled all the way back, got back into the paint, just in case somebody drove.
25:57Then the ball was kicked out, and he went and contested.
26:01Buzela's shot.
26:01I mean, his effort tonight has been amazing.
26:10Vucevic drops it home.
26:11And 19 points for Nikola Vucevic.
26:14Best game as a Celtic so far.
26:24Comes over to help on Yabu Selic.
26:26Good defense from Vuce, and he bats it over to White.
26:28Walsh spots up.
26:34Knocks it down.
26:39Billy Donovan calls a timeout with his team down 33.
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27:03Look at this top of the key three.
27:07Then he's going to say, hey, I can not only shoot it from the top, but hit me in the corner.
27:12I got you.
27:13And then this is going to work right now, being big body right here.
27:18Using your size, your strength, keeping the ball up high, then going up with the left hand and finishing.
27:23He's been playing really, really well tonight.
27:2619 points, nine rebounds, two blocks.
27:29Best game we've seen him play as a Celtic.
27:36I think he's getting more comfortable, Vucevic?
27:38I think so.
27:39I think, you know, having an opportunity to practice with the team and then watch film because he's a professional.
27:4435 years old, he understands exactly what his role is going to be with his team.
27:49So he pays attention.
27:50You have to pay attention to where you're going to get your shots and where you need to be at offensively to help his facing.
27:56Brown!
27:56Brown!
28:00Vucevic with his third assist there as Vucevic can't finish.
28:04Vuce one rebound away from a double-double.
28:08So, Drew, when he first came, did it seem like he was kind of in the way at first?
28:14Like the spacing wasn't right, everything.
28:16So I feel like by being out there, being around the team and having this time with the team and coaches coaching him up
28:25and also him being a professional has allowed him to understand exactly how things are going to be moving forward.
28:32It helps to have a couple days off in a row so you can get that practice in.
28:37This is obviously a work in progress, but Vucevic trying to make it seamless as Brown can't bake it.
28:45Almost had to follow as the Celtics lead it by 33, three minutes into the fourth.
28:51The Celtics will head west after the All-Star game, which is in L.A.
29:10starting the road trip against Golden State.
29:16Vucevic the rebound, that's his double-double.
29:23Walsh back rims it.
29:25White, another offensive board.
29:26Celtics 17 for 38 from distance.
29:40Month of February, second to last in three-point percentage in the league, but still 4-1 in that span.
29:47Brown ahead of steam, kicking out Walsh.
30:02A good time to go cold is when you're up 30.
30:04Yeah, the only time.
30:06Actually, no, there's never a good time to go cold.
30:10He can survive this one.
30:13How about Brown?
30:17And Brusellis finally hits one.
30:30Brusellis, the three.
30:3215th player.
30:33Yeah, 15 for him tonight.
30:35They're excited about him in Chicago.
30:39He was born and raised in Chicago.
30:41His parents were both Lithuanian.
30:43Richard, nice move.
30:45He smoked the lead.
30:47Ooh, Yabu flying in.
30:51And Vucevic secures another rebound.
31:01That's what I'm talking about right there.
31:03That when Vucevic is just how heady he is, he understood he had a smaller guy.
31:09He's just going to pull some up and they end up getting a foul.
31:10Luka Garza number 13.
31:12He's super smart.
31:13And number 28, Hugo Gonzalez.
31:16And Luce takes a seat here.
31:1719, 11, and 3 for him.
31:20Removes the mouth guard.
31:21First look tonight at Luka Garza.
31:24Getting his first minutes of the game with 6.53 to play in the fourth.
31:27Yeah, he's been a guy who gave us great minutes when he's been on the floor.
31:31Yeah, he's been in the starting lineup lately.
31:33Another guy that played extremely hard.
31:39And I feel like he's going to even be playing harder because now with Vuce over here, that's minutes just getting ate up that he was having.
31:47Yeah, well, Joe talked about it earlier in the year with Luka Garza.
31:56If you tell him he can't do something, he's going to do everything in his power to do it.
32:01So he might see Celtics adding another big man and say,
32:04You think I'm not going to play this year?
32:06Just watch.
32:08And he's been consistently in the rotation as Pritchard gets the role.
32:11And from Pritchard!
32:14He just gets to his spots when he wants to.
32:16I mean, we're ever at on the court.
32:21Ivy for three.
32:24Does Pete Pritchard's game remind you of anyone?
32:26And don't say Caitlin Clark.
32:28No.
32:28Someone's already made that comparison.
32:29I wouldn't say that.
32:31That's disrespectful at the end of the day.
32:34I might not sit here and hold that one.
32:37That's disrespectful.
32:41His game kind of, you know, he has a great handle, his strength.
32:45I don't know.
32:46He's like a, oh.
32:47And there's Walsh.
32:48An exclamation point on his excellent night.
32:52You know, I don't really do the comparisons with players.
32:56I think everybody are unique at their own, in their own way in what they do.
33:01I think his handle is amazing.
33:03His shooting is really good.
33:05His finishing around the basket is good.
33:07His feel for the game is great.
33:13Crash the corner.
33:15Crashing from the corner and finishing it.
33:16I'm telling you, this young man has been playing amazing tonight to me, which is super energy.
33:25This is the second time in over a month he's scored in double figures.
33:31Walsh has his most points since December 11th in Milwaukee.
33:35And he had 20.
33:3614 for Walsh tonight.
33:38But I'm with you on Pritchard.
33:42It's hard to come up with a comparison for him.
33:47One of the most competitive guys in the league.
33:50Fires here.
33:53Garza just making things happen on the offensive glass.
33:56Foul on Sexton.
33:58And you know what?
33:58That's the thing that I'm talking about.
34:00It's like you look at it.
34:01You know, we're blowing this team out, right?
34:04But guys are still out there going extremely hard.
34:06But I think that, like I said, it's a reflection of Joe.
34:09It's a reflection of the professionalism that these guys and the pride that they have.
34:19Pritchard goes into Dillingham.
34:21Took him to the weight room.
34:23Don't ever mind you.
34:24Don't ever mind you.
34:26Peyton Pritchard, baby.
34:2820 points for Pritchard.
34:30He's hit 20-plus in four of his five games off the bench this season.
34:34Again, sparking the match.
34:38He, Vucevic, and Walsh all with 14 or more.
34:42Sexton gets two inside.
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34:48Hivey nearly got the strip on Garza.
34:59Left Harper Jr. open.
35:01And Jordan Walsh has done it again.
35:03Jordan Walsh!
35:1024 minutes for Walsh tonight.
35:1216 points and six boards.
35:14He came in early and has basically forced Joe's hand.
35:23Can't take him off the floor tonight.
35:32Leonard Miller, newly acquired bowl, puts it in.
35:35Leonard Miller.
35:37There's Miller with the rebound.
35:54Timeout is called by Billy Donovan.
35:57We'll take it with him.
35:59With 3.52 to play, Joe Mazula's team in command.
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36:28Look at the reject of that dribble handoff and then playing bully ball with Richards right there.
36:35I didn't know who was the smaller man right there.
36:38Was it Richards or was it Peyton Pritchard?
36:41That one was so right it almost felt wrong.
36:44Taking the 6'11 guy under the basket.
36:4925 points Celtics edge.
36:51Pritchard still out there with Garza, Shireman, Walsh, and Harper Jr.
36:54Dillingham at the controls for the Bulls.
36:59Ulbrich on the finish.
37:01Now that didn't look like Scowl right there.
37:03Everything that Ulbrich did looked exactly like how Scowl played.
37:08Even to the floater.
37:10Only difference is one of them has an Australian accent.
37:14Lachlan Ulbrich.
37:16Shireman, the Cats, the Euro, into Garza.
37:19Blocked by Ivy, but he's fouled.
37:22Target ring man.
37:27They're going to fall.
37:28Number 31.
37:29Nearly getting stolen, but good play by Shireman with the Euro drop down.
37:35Big fella go to the free throw line.
37:38Knocked down these two.
37:43Boom.
37:44Yeah.
37:44I think the Celtics will be able to survive that missed free throw.
37:51Well, Ulbrich was the 55th pick in this year's draft.
37:55Didn't receive quite as much fanfare as the 55th pick in last year's draft.
38:01I like all the money, man.
38:03Like, free money?
38:04You got to go get that free money right there.
38:06They're called free.
38:07Yeah, that free throw, right?
38:09Get your paper.
38:10And Garza still scoreless in his three minutes as Dillingham forces the issue again.
38:20And see, Drew, that's the thing.
38:22You're not getting minutes like you get your minutes took from somebody else.
38:26You got to put points on the board.
38:27You got to make sure that you knock those down.
38:29I know he's trying, though.
38:31So, no knock on his effort.
38:35It typically does knock him down, Luka, 80% from the line this year.
38:38Hey, next game is next Thursday against the Warriors.
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39:02Celtics will enter the All-Star break at 35-19.
39:05You go 15-13 the rest of the way to win 50.
39:11Pritchard gets the bounce.
39:1422 for Peyton Pritchard.
39:17He's so strong.
39:19That's what it is.
39:20He has a handle.
39:21He's super strong.
39:23He can get wherever he wants.
39:26He has a handle.
39:26So, that's why it's so hard to compare him to who he is.
39:30To compare him.
39:31You know what I mean?
39:32Because when you look at this, look at how strong he is.
39:35Getting to his spot.
39:37Pump fake.
39:38Using great footwork.
39:41I love watching Pete play hoop.
39:44Saxton not close.
39:50Eddie, from a player's perspective, do you look at the All-Star break as, like, the halfway point of the season?
39:59Pritchard's cooking.
40:00He is.
40:00I didn't want to speak while he was shooting right there.
40:04But, do you look, I think that everything ramps up after the All-Star break for sure.
40:09There's no question about it.
40:10Especially the teams.
40:12You know the team that's going to tank.
40:13You know the teams that are not involved in anything that may be not tanking, but they're just competing out there and they've got competitors.
40:20But then you also, the top tier teams, you see it ramps up and it gets, it gets serious and every game starts to matter a little bit more.
40:32Pritchard, a fancy pass to Garza, passed up the three on the drive.
40:40You start to see the contenders separate themselves after the All-Star break.
40:45Miller gets the foul call and the bucket.
40:50Come on, Sean.
40:53The foul is on number 27, Jordan Walsh.
40:56That's his fourth team limit.
40:58I don't know about that one.
40:59And if I'm Sean Corbin calling that, I'm probably going to swallow the whistle at that particular time because there's 1.32 left and they got All-Star break too.
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41:20Richard, now the Celtics' top scorer with 25.
41:26Dillingham tried to cut him off.
41:28Richard in control, got the bump.
41:32Richard still, you're playing one-on-one out there, still trying to give buckets to everyone who's matched up with.
41:39G-6.
41:40G-6.
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43:55And that'll leave a good impression
43:57As we hit the All-Star break
44:00Celtics hit it at 35-19
44:02Never in doubt tonight against Chicago
44:05We'll take a break and wrap it up
44:07When you come back to the Garden
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