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00:00happy holidays everyone welcome to our coverage of the nba on 2k sports with grant hill richard
00:13jefferson and our reporter ali la force this is brian anderson and we also want to welcome in our
00:192k insider shams charania thanks for taking time to join us shams ba are you kidding me i wouldn't
00:25miss this my guy rj is in the house yeah we're excited to have you big fella you guys got the
00:31best seats in the house i'm just glad i can occupy it for at least a second here man we'll stay in this
00:36seat as long as you would like we got the best seats shams has the best intel we're covered let's go
00:42and taking a broader look here at the year over year scoring trend for jason tatum yeah clearly
00:49his offensive output has been on a bit of a decline now that could point to a lot of things but mostly
00:55i think he's just putting his focus elsewhere on the floor looking for other ways to help out his
01:00team looking at the starting five for boston at the forward spots the talented pair of brown and tatum
01:06their backcourt pritchard and white and it's kata in at the pivot spot manning the middle they've got
01:12key on ellis andre drummond is out there with peyton watson then there's prince and it's gillespie
01:17in the point guard
01:19so boston will get the first possession
01:25pritchard the pass to brown
01:29and there's a pick inside
01:34pass to pritchard there's tatum with the three
01:39nice start for him sinking his first shot
01:42well tatum is the obvious option for the catch and shoot he's such an efficient scorer
01:46watson passes to ellis
01:48here's gillespie
01:52and he wills that one in sinking it right through the back of the iron
01:56and so brown will bring it up for boston
01:59just a tough road loss
02:01you're going against players who are comfortable shooting in their own building
02:05you have to find a way to disrupt their focus while they weren't fighting through screens
02:09their closeouts and rotations were late you name it and let's just say they didn't do it on defense
02:15drummond with the bucket he's taking it right to the rim and no one was there to greet him
02:20easy possessions like that literally are just a gift you just dream of them you will gladly take those
02:27i love great defense just quick to establish his feet and he takes the hit
02:32and just over a minute played here to start the game
02:37watson passes to drummond
02:39it's prince on the wing jacks up a three
02:42that one falls coming off a drummond feed
02:45you don't want to let him get into a rhythm from out there
02:48let's go now to the sideline and catch up with ali la force
02:52thanks i caught up with the home team's head coach
02:54he was really talking of derrick white
02:56especially the job he does defensively
02:59coach said for my money derrick is the best defensive guard in the nba
03:03he's long he anticipates actions and he can protect the rim
03:07i can't think of another guard who does what white does
03:10guys back to you
03:11all right appreciate it ali
03:12gone three of five here in the opening quarter
03:16pass to prince
03:17here's gillespie
03:21and here's watson shoots over tatum
03:25and it's watson missing
03:27and here's pritchard
03:32eight points in his last time out
03:34no good from outside
03:36first quarter of all almost two and a half minutes in
03:42ellis good
03:44and you got to defend better than that i mean that's a good look for him
03:47see this is what analytics don't take into account some guys thrive in the midrange
03:52really depends on the shooter
03:53it's actually kind of lazy
03:55white can't hit
03:57watson passes to prince
04:02nice d from brown
04:05boston's gone one of four from deep
04:08here's pritchard
04:09tip
04:10another shot
04:11here's gillespie
04:15defended by pritchard
04:17ellis passes to gillespie
04:20to the middle
04:22outside watson
04:24that one's in there
04:27drummond with the assist
04:28a quality pass
04:30setting up a quality shot
04:31it's just textbook basketball
04:33here's brown
04:36from 13 feet
04:38down it goes
04:39and each year it seems brown keeps getting better at shooting the ball
04:43especially from the midrange
04:45pass to drummond
04:46here's watson
04:50boston with a rebound
04:52and we're just over three and a half minutes into this first quarter
04:56white for three
04:59prince grabs the miss
05:01oh that's a tough break
05:03after poor communication defensively
05:06leaves them all by himself
05:08here's watson
05:09tatum with some nice d
05:13defense pulled out all the stops to shut him down there
05:16white for three
05:17watson with a rebound
05:19he's gotten five of eleven shots to go
05:23drummond passes to gillespie
05:27shoots over tatum
05:28no good off the back of the rim
05:30boston trailing
05:31up top white
05:36in his last outing
05:3716 points for him
05:38and finding his teammate in stride
05:41he led his guy perfectly
05:43shooting right around 42 percent on the first
05:47gillespie passes to watson
05:49here's ellis
05:51pass to gillespie
05:54watson
05:56goes back up
05:57in deep
05:58drummond finishes
05:59drummond's got his second basket on the night
06:02hard work pays off with a rebound and a bucket
06:05that's just great fundamentals
06:07right side brown
06:12from about 16
06:13watson with a rebound
06:16no clue how he misfired on that shot
06:19you don't see that from him very often
06:20pass to gillespie
06:22here's ellis
06:26boston pulls it in
06:28see what a rough order for him
06:30nothing seemingly going his way
06:33and finished off by tatum
06:35tatum just has too much bounce right there
06:38better be careful you're trying to stop that
06:40tatum's gone three for three from the floor
06:43pass to gillespie
06:46and he says right back at you
06:50with a big dunk of the zone
06:52what a finish
06:53i mean he just took over himself
06:56what a show of power right there
06:58from the point guard
06:59man
06:59sweet
07:00a point guard
07:01hitting up like that
07:02boy that is special
07:04and so joe mazula calls the timeout
07:07he might have seen something
07:08he needs to review with his guys
07:09so boston ends up going with a new group
07:15and let's take a look now at the best rebounders in the league this season
07:19andre drummond number one
07:21and the way he's rebounded the ball this season has been special
07:25his teammates really appreciate his hard work and physicality on the glass
07:29pass to garza
07:39and that's good
07:42his first bucket of the game
07:44when they get their opportunity to punch it inside
07:47they don't hesitate
07:48gone seven of sixteen so far
07:51now drummond
07:53machimura finds drummond
07:56played it in with a nice touch off the window
07:59drummond's got six points
08:01yeah he's off to an impressive start
08:03always nice to get three of your first four to drop
08:05a minute 31 left in the first quarter
08:12here's minox
08:15and no good
08:17had a chance to take the lead
08:19shooting about 47% during this first quarter
08:22drummond passes to achimura
08:24garza grabs the board
08:27and for boston they're shooting around 44% in this opening quarter
08:33on the wing hauser
08:36lets the three fly
08:38missed it
08:39now 0 for 1 on this game
08:40just enough of a shot contest to bother
08:43prince the pass to drummond
08:46oh the jam by drummond
08:48i'll tell you
08:50i wouldn't want to draw drummond as my assignment inside
08:53you body him up
08:54hack him
08:55it still has no effect on him
08:57a terrific view of that move captured on the connected can
09:00thanks to at&t
09:01good shot by garza no good
09:04there's 37 seconds left in the first quarter here
09:10pass to drummond
09:13and the layup is good off the glass
09:1710 points for him
09:19that's three buckets in a row off assist
09:21they need something good to happen here
09:24yeah they've gone way too long without a score
09:26on the wing hauser
09:29here's the three
09:30drummond grabs the miss
09:32drummond's got six rebounds in the game
09:35gillespie passes to drummond
09:38achimura outside
09:40now here's mitchell
09:42achimura finds drummond
09:44and that does it for the first quarter
09:50leading by six
09:52after this break
09:53we'll be back with the start of the second quarter
09:56on 2k sports
09:57and for those of you just
10:14tuning in
10:15second quarter action
10:16is where we are
10:18and from what we've seen here
10:19from the home team
10:20what's your take so far
10:21well it looks like
10:22hitting the boards hard
10:24was an emphasis of their attack
10:25they knew how valuable it was
10:27to do so
10:28yeah it's clearly a focus
10:30for them in this one
10:31and no question that
10:32all the second chance looks
10:33are paying off
10:34on the floor for boston
10:41they've got jalen brown
10:42also sam hauser out there
10:44and it's boucher
10:46and at the four man position
10:47james can't get it to go
10:49can't blame him
10:50just trying to take
10:51what the defense allows
10:53it's brown on the wing
10:55fires for three
10:57it's hauled in by herter
11:00shooting about 48%
11:02from the floor
11:03pretty good
11:03here's nagi
11:05and it's flushed down
11:07a nice can
11:08he gives up a bit of size
11:10at the center position
11:11but his leaping ability
11:12well let's just say
11:13that makes up for it
11:15celtics trail by eight
11:16and here's brown for three
11:20achimura with a rebound
11:22yeah and the defense
11:23has really got to
11:24tighten up on him
11:24i mean he's just
11:25too dangerous
11:26from the three-point line
11:27and keeping us updated
11:28from the sideline
11:29alley la force
11:30thanks brian
11:31jalen brown never
11:32loses confidence
11:33celtics coach joe
11:35mazula said
11:35he has great
11:36short-term memory
11:37if he misses a shot
11:38it never affects
11:40the next one
11:40you can't shake him
11:41i just love his poise
11:43and his ability
11:44to attack
11:45brown said
11:45every time i take the floor
11:47i want to be aggressive
11:48brian back to you
11:49you love that confidence
11:50okay alley
11:51thanks a lot
11:52and that one's good
11:54james
11:55all five guys
11:57are in sync
11:58their ball movement
11:59is flawless
12:00brown against mitchell
12:05oh jb rattling the rim
12:08such a great athlete
12:10an elite athlete
12:11jb is at his best
12:13in my opinion
12:14when he is attacking the rim
12:16and down it goes
12:18two points
12:18nachimura's got four
12:20points this quarter
12:21their offense is really
12:22humming right now
12:23and it's because of the
12:25beautiful ball distribution
12:26here's brown
12:27and the jam
12:29by brown
12:30showing off his
12:32pure athleticism
12:33brown with a memorable
12:34finish
12:35the home team
12:36calls time out
12:37all right a moment
12:45to check out some numbers
12:46for andre drummond
12:48effective field goal percentage
12:50is a great way to measure
12:51his performance over the
12:52previous 10 games
12:53it's been much improved
12:55a sign that his game
12:56has been evolving
12:57two minutes now played in the second quarter
13:03outside watson
13:06oh a thick finish
13:09with a one-handed jam
13:10woo
13:11defensively
13:13you can't afford to let him
13:14get to the rim that easily
13:15well that might be why their deficit
13:17is what it is right now
13:18yeah it's gonna take better rim protection
13:21than that if they're gonna climb out of this hole
13:23and so joe mazula
13:25calls the time out
13:26coach taking this moment
13:27to speak to his guys
13:28maybe alter some of the gameplay
13:30the celtics making a switch here
13:32tatum's checked in
13:33let's have a look at the early favorites
13:35to compete in this year's
13:36three-point contest
13:37many of the top shooters
13:39in the league
13:39most of these guys
13:40are going to collect
13:41a ton of votes
13:42and if this is who makes
13:43the final cut
13:44then it's gonna be
13:45a year to remember
13:46you take a look at ellis
13:47he's currently up there
13:49in the voting
13:49at number two
13:50so clearly no one is sleeping on his abilities
13:53as a lights out
13:54three-point shooter
13:55yeah it's his long-range shooting
13:57that puts him on another level
13:59definitely a guy
14:00who belongs in this contest
14:01and we'll keep you posted
14:03as we get closer
14:04to all-star weekend
14:05but that's our current list
14:07for the three-point contest
14:08it's going to be
14:09a fantastic competition
14:11we've got an endless supply
14:13of shooters in this league
14:14and that contest
14:15will be heated
14:16Celtics trail by eight
14:18lets it go from deep
14:21Hauser can't get it to go
14:23and he might have
14:24thrown himself off
14:25when he saw how much space
14:26he had from three
14:27and it's slammed in
14:28by Ansi Murak
14:30oh what a finish
14:32ooh he's showing off
14:33that athletic ability
14:34hey
14:35he kept it simple
14:36no reason to get fancy
14:38right now B.A.
14:39yeah he's just looking
14:40to find shots
14:41and produce for his team
14:42outside Mitchell
14:44banked it in off the glass
14:47that's ten straight points
14:49they've given up
14:50in the painted area
14:50huh
14:51the Celtics have gotten
14:53five of seven shots
14:54to fall in the second
14:55Hauser right side
15:00lays it up
15:02and banks it in
15:03Hauser's gotten
15:04his first basket
15:05of the night
15:05and their shots
15:06are dropping
15:07with more consistency now
15:08Gillespie passes
15:11to Mitchell
15:12from behind the arc
15:13Boston with a rebound
15:15they'll be hosting
15:17Miami for their next game
15:18that'll be the first
15:19of two games
15:20on their home court
15:21Brown can't hit
15:23gotten seven
15:25of ten attempts
15:25to drop in the second quarter
15:27shot is good
15:28by Gillespie
15:29great teamwork
15:30on that drive
15:31punctuated
15:32by a strong finish
15:34yeah that's nice
15:35execution
15:36running with purpose
15:37and creating
15:38an easy scoring opportunity
15:40off the break
15:40Brown that's good
15:42oh man he's feeling
15:43at this quarter
15:44they should be looking
15:44to get him going
15:45every trip down the floor
15:47Ellis outside
15:49pass to Mitchell
15:51and he gets it to go
15:53hitting off the back
15:54of the rim
15:55Mitchell's got four points
15:57this quarter
15:57the assist numbers
15:59certainly stand out
16:00they really emphasize
16:02ball movement
16:03here today
16:04and so far
16:05Brown has been
16:06dialed in
16:07and is showing
16:07no signs of letting up
16:09now here's Mitchell
16:11a go-to option
16:12for this team
16:13he puts up
16:14nearly 17 a game
16:15here's Watson
16:17that one's good
16:19Mitchell
16:19making the play
16:20Mitchell's got
16:22four assists
16:23in the game
16:23he's finally started
16:25to settle down
16:26here in the second quarter
16:27just needed to
16:28work up a sweat
16:29downtown
16:30Jalen Brown
16:31he's doing
16:32everything he can
16:34if they want to win
16:35others have to
16:36step up
16:37and provide
16:37some scoring
16:38the home team
16:39calls timeout
16:40both teams
16:45deciding to
16:46change it up
16:47while we have
16:48a moment
16:49the 2k
16:49leaderboard
16:50for field goal
16:51percentage
16:51among power
16:52forwards and
16:53centers
16:53this over the
16:54previous month
16:55of play
16:55Andre Drummond
16:56third
16:57the challenge
16:58for bigs
16:58is not only
16:59to create
17:00high percentage
17:00looks
17:01but to also
17:02finish consistently
17:03this group
17:04they do just
17:05that
17:06and this is
17:06a dependable
17:07group of low
17:08post scores
17:08they have
17:09incredible
17:09touch
17:10from close
17:10range
17:11pass to
17:12Gillespie
17:12now Ellis
17:13here's Prince
17:17it's good
17:18from about
17:1919 feet
17:20Prince
17:21has got
17:215
17:21and you'd
17:22think
17:23their lead
17:23would hold
17:24as long
17:24as they
17:25continue
17:25to shoot
17:25like this
17:26white
17:27and so
17:29he draws
17:29the foul
17:30headed to
17:30the line
17:30to shoot
17:31a pair
17:31it goes
17:33on Keyon
17:33Ellis
17:34Teddy play
17:35to stop
17:35that easy
17:36layup
17:36right there
17:36I mean
17:36make him
17:37earn it
17:38at the line
17:38he's getting
17:39his first
17:39free throw
17:40attempt
17:40for the
17:40night
17:41now
17:41he did
17:41a lot
17:42of damage
17:42at the
17:43free throw
17:43line
17:43in their
17:43last
17:44game
17:45right
17:55hits
17:55them
17:55both
17:55and it's
17:56a luxury
17:57to have
17:57a great
17:58shooter
17:58like him
17:58at the
17:58line
17:59very
17:59rarely
18:00see
18:00a miss
18:01Watson
18:01passes
18:02to Ellis
18:02from deep
18:03offensive
18:05board
18:05Drummond
18:07with the
18:07bucket
18:0712 points
18:08for him
18:09I'll tell you
18:10what
18:10they've
18:11rebounded
18:11the ball
18:11tremendously
18:12well
18:13outside
18:15Pritchard
18:15back to
18:20Tatum
18:21hey
18:24strong
18:25move
18:25Tatum
18:26and they
18:27seem to
18:27have found
18:27a nice
18:28groove
18:28here
18:29in the
18:29second
18:29period
18:29gone
18:31one
18:31for
18:31three
18:31from
18:32downtown
18:32here
18:32in the
18:33second
18:33pass
18:34to Gillespie
18:35it's
18:37Prince
18:37on the
18:37wing
18:37Boston
18:40pulls it
18:41in
18:41now they
18:42put up
18:42a nice
18:42win
18:42against
18:43Chicago
18:43last
18:43time
18:43out
18:44I
18:44found
18:45it
18:45was
18:45an
18:45interesting
18:46game
18:46anything
18:47they
18:47couldn't
18:47get
18:47from
18:48their
18:48starters
18:48they
18:48got
18:49from
18:49their
18:49reserves
18:50for a
18:50number
18:51of
18:51reasons
18:51depth
18:52seems to
18:52become
18:52more
18:53important
18:53every
18:54year
18:54here's
18:55Ellis
18:55following
18:56the
18:56three
18:57by
18:57Boston
18:57Prince
18:58the pass
18:59to Gillespie
18:59it's
19:01Watson
19:01on the
19:01wing
19:01shoots
19:02over
19:02Tatum
19:03and the
19:04jumper
19:04from the
19:04wing
19:05offline
19:05all right
19:06Choms
19:06we know
19:06you gotta
19:07hop back
19:07on your
19:07phone
19:08in case
19:08you have
19:09rickety
19:09news
19:09thank you
19:10for being
19:10with us
19:11here tonight
19:11great stuff
19:12happy to be
19:12here B.A.
19:13thank you
19:14and as always
19:14Choms with
19:15some great
19:16stuff there
19:16I'll tell you
19:17what this
19:18guy knows
19:18all when it
19:19comes to
19:19the NBA
19:20no doubt
19:21Choms is
19:21the guy
19:22when you're
19:22looking for
19:22the inside
19:23scoop
19:23so well
19:24connected
19:25and respected
19:26around the
19:26league
19:27and they've
19:28been able
19:28to maintain
19:28this lead
19:29despite his
19:30inconsistency
19:31from the
19:31field
19:31he's just
19:32got it
19:33on automatic
19:34right now
19:34shooting
19:35100%
19:36and that'll
19:37keep your
19:37confidence
19:37on
19:38it's
19:39Watson
19:39on the
19:39wing
19:40the
19:40three
19:40is up
19:41Hauser
19:42grabs the
19:43board
19:43it's clear
19:44he's totally
19:45out of sync
19:46the team
19:47needs to
19:47rethink
19:48his strategy
19:48around what
19:49to do
19:49with him
19:50the efficiency
19:51from Tatum
19:51on the
19:52offensive end
19:52is terrific
19:53not letting
19:54any scoring
19:55chances
19:55pass him
19:56by
19:56here's
19:57Gillespie
19:57he's got
19:59six
19:59pass to
20:02Ellis
20:02here's
20:03Gillespie
20:03to the
20:06paint
20:07oh
20:08and makes
20:09it with
20:09the kiss
20:10Gillespie's
20:11got four
20:11points now
20:12in the
20:12quarter
20:12good heads
20:14up
20:14basketball
20:14season
20:15opening
20:15and capitalizes
20:17here's
20:20White
20:21on the
20:21take
20:21and he
20:22goes in
20:23for the
20:23dunk
20:24and plays
20:25like that
20:26one can
20:26make the
20:26difference
20:27in a
20:27close
20:27game
20:28and it
20:28definitely
20:29got the
20:30bench
20:30on their
20:30feet
20:30too
20:31and you
20:32can feel
20:32the
20:32jolt
20:33of energy
20:33that he
20:34sent
20:34through
20:34his
20:35team
20:35that is
20:35a huge
20:36boost
20:36in a
20:36tight
20:37game
20:37like this
20:37and so
20:38it's
20:38Jason Tatum
20:39making
20:40highlights
20:40for Boston
20:4111 points
20:42in the
20:42quarter
20:43he's on
20:43fire
20:44all right
20:44Allie's
20:45ready to
20:45go
20:45she's
20:46courtside
20:46hey Allie
20:47I'm joined
20:48by coach
20:48Missoula
20:49Joe
20:49what was
20:49the focus
20:50out there
20:50offensively
20:51we just
20:53gotta fight
20:53for our
20:53spacing
20:53we have
20:54to fight
20:54to screen
20:54we have
20:55to fight
20:55to create
20:55advantages
20:56it's two
20:56great teams
20:57playing against
20:57each other
20:57and you're
20:58gonna have
20:58to earn it
20:58and so
20:59we just gotta
20:59do a better
21:00job creating
21:00separation
21:01on the
21:01offensive end
21:02and fight
21:02for our
21:03great spacing
21:03seems like
21:05an easy fix
21:06thanks coach
21:06all right
21:08Allie thanks
21:08for that
21:09we will see
21:10everyone right
21:10back after
21:11this break
21:11ready for
21:12the second
21:13half
21:13hey there
21:27everybody
21:27with the
21:28all-star
21:28break on
21:29the horizon
21:29let's first
21:30have a look
21:31at the players
21:31vying for a
21:32spot in the
21:33three-point
21:33contest
21:34I remember
21:36when three-point
21:37shooters were
21:38just specialists
21:38but now
21:39everyone's doing
21:40it hard to
21:41narrow down
21:41this list
21:42yeah but
21:43usually you
21:43have to be
21:44a truly
21:45elite shooter
21:46to win this
21:46event
21:46the bench
21:48has stepped
21:49up to where
21:49I could see
21:50a couple
21:50of those guys
21:51closing out
21:52this game
21:52yeah we'll
21:53see how the
21:53second half
21:54goes but
21:55they may have
21:55earned that
21:56right given
21:57the way they
21:58came in
21:58and changed
21:59things
21:59appreciate you
22:04joining us
22:04it's been our
22:05distinct pleasure
22:06and I mean
22:07that
22:07let's now take
22:08you back over
22:08to the third
22:09quarter with
22:09Brian Anderson
22:10and after a
22:26fairly even
22:26first couple
22:27of quarters
22:27this second
22:28half could
22:28turn out to
22:29be a great
22:29one
22:29both teams
22:30trying to
22:31gain an
22:31edge
22:31and you know
22:32Jason Tatum
22:33he's been
22:33really making
22:34it happen
22:35guys
22:35pretty much
22:36the entire
22:37first half
22:38he was
22:38dominating
22:39down low
22:39piling up
22:40a ton
22:41of ducks
22:41he has
22:42been aggressive
22:43getting into
22:43the painted
22:44area seemingly
22:45at will
22:46and wreaking
22:46absolute
22:47havoc on
22:48the defense
22:49well Grant
22:53when you watch
22:53an NBA game
22:54today
22:55do you wish
22:56you played
22:56in this era
22:57oh no doubt
22:58it's a lot
22:59more open
22:59and there's a
23:00greater emphasis
23:01on skill
23:02and player
23:03health
23:04oh and by
23:05the way
23:05those checks
23:06aren't too
23:06bad either
23:07Andre Drummond
23:08is out there
23:09with Peyton
23:09Watson
23:09then there's
23:10Prince
23:10then there's
23:11Keon Ellis
23:12and it's
23:13Gillespie
23:13in at the
23:14point guard
23:14position
23:15and for the
23:16Celtics
23:16their backcourt
23:17Pritchard and
23:18White
23:18at the forward
23:19spots
23:19the talented
23:20pair of
23:21Brown and Tatum
23:21and it's
23:22Keita
23:22in at the
23:23center position
23:24they've got
23:24Andre Drummond
23:25Peyton Watson
23:26is out there
23:27with Prince
23:27then there's
23:28Keon Ellis
23:28and it's
23:29Gillespie
23:30in at the
23:30one
23:31Tatum
23:31finds
23:32Brown
23:32White for
23:34three
23:34Watson
23:36with the
23:36rebound
23:37shooting
23:3855%
23:39for the
23:39game
23:40so far
23:40to the
23:41inside
23:41Drummond
23:42he gets
23:43it
23:43he's
23:44seven for
23:44eight
23:45and really
23:45going at
23:46him out
23:46there
23:46neither team
23:47has been able
23:48to assert
23:48its dominance
23:49over the
23:49other
23:49the struggle
23:50is real
23:51tonight
23:52seven lead
23:53changes
23:53and still
23:54in the
23:54third quarter
23:55and it's
23:56Tatum
23:56missing
23:57got two
23:59of three
24:00from the
24:00floor
24:00in this
24:00third quarter
24:01Gillespie
24:02passes
24:02to Ellis
24:03tries it
24:05from 19
24:05and he
24:06connects
24:07with a
24:07jumper
24:07Gillespie's
24:09got 10
24:09and this
24:10has been
24:10a nice
24:11start
24:11to the
24:11second
24:11half
24:12they're
24:12three
24:12out of
24:13four
24:13in the
24:13rhythm
24:14on the
24:14offense
24:14right now
24:15and let's
24:16swing it
24:16over to
24:17the sideline
24:17and hear
24:17from Allie
24:18thanks
24:19the Celtics
24:19understand
24:20that they'll
24:20detest it
24:21Jalen Brown
24:22said growth
24:23is a journey
24:23with ups
24:24and downs
24:24you have
24:25to stay
24:25with it
24:25you can't
24:26complain
24:26don't want
24:27to break
24:27your spirit
24:27we've just
24:28got to keep
24:29building the
24:29right habits
24:30keep being
24:30versatile
24:31and keep
24:31learning
24:32from these
24:32experiences
24:33back over
24:34to you
24:34always looking
24:35to get
24:35better
24:35thank you
24:36Allie
24:36lets it
24:37go from
24:3714
24:38Boston again
24:39missing
24:39coming out
24:40of half
24:41they're one
24:41for five
24:42from the
24:42field
24:42whatever they
24:43discussed
24:44is not
24:45yes Peyton Pritchard
24:46doing it
24:46at the NBA
24:47level
24:47but he was
24:48a beast
24:49in the college
24:49ranks too
24:50Richard
24:50all time
24:51leader in
24:51games played
24:52minutes and
24:53assists in
24:54his conference
24:54the only
24:55player to
24:55reach
24:551900 points
24:57600 assists
24:58and 500
24:59rebounds
24:59in the
25:00conference
25:00you know
25:01that's
25:02pretty tough
25:03and so
25:04Joe Mazzula
25:05calls a timeout
25:06he's going to
25:06gather the troops
25:07and talk it over
25:08all right
25:09let's look back
25:10over the last
25:1110 games now
25:12and see which
25:12teams were
25:13topping the charts
25:14in three point
25:15shooting
25:15the three
25:16has become
25:17a major
25:17weapon for
25:18them over
25:18this stretch
25:19great movement
25:20on the perimeter
25:20they're not
25:21taking any
25:22bad shots
25:23now here's
25:31Pritchard
25:32no points
25:33so far
25:33let's go
25:35with a three
25:36sends it
25:37home from
25:37three point
25:38land
25:39if you're
25:40not right
25:40up there
25:41on him
25:41oh he's
25:42going to
25:42make you
25:43pay
25:43Gillespie
25:45passes to
25:45Watson
25:46here's
25:49Gillespie
25:49pass to
25:51Prince
25:51outside
25:53Watson
25:53six to
25:57shoot
25:57shot is
25:58good
25:59by
25:59Gillespie
26:00Gillespie's
26:01got 13
26:02and it's
26:03to their
26:03lead
26:03they've been
26:04able to
26:04rely on
26:05him
26:05all night
26:06Pritchard
26:08from outside
26:09Prince
26:10grabs the
26:11miss
26:11Prince
26:13has got
26:13his fourth
26:13rebound
26:14in this
26:14one
26:14this has
26:15been a
26:15close
26:16game
26:16in a lot
26:16of ways
26:17but they
26:18do have
26:18an edge
26:19on the
26:19board
26:19and it's
26:20good
26:21two points
26:21he's got
26:2315
26:23I just
26:25love the
26:26ball movement
26:26and so it's
26:28Pritchard with
26:28it he brings
26:29it up for
26:29Boston
26:30they trail
26:31by seven
26:32Tatum with a
26:33screen
26:33fires the
26:34three
26:35Pritchard
26:35no good
26:36they are
26:37losing
26:37because he
26:38is struggling
26:39so bad
26:40and he has
26:40not looked
26:41comfortable
26:41all game
26:42here's
26:45Prince
26:46Boston
26:47pulls it
26:48in
26:48Pritchard's
26:49got four
26:50rebounds
26:50in the
26:50game
26:51pass to
26:53Tatum
26:53it's
26:55deflected
26:55and it's
26:56going to be
26:56out of bounds
26:57Boston
26:57will have
26:58another
26:58go
26:58here's
27:12Pritchard
27:13looking at
27:13his stats
27:14he's putting
27:14up about
27:15seven and a
27:15half per
27:16game
27:16they've
27:17upped
27:17their
27:17intensity
27:18on defense
27:19a noticeable
27:19change
27:20from the
27:20first half
27:21down low
27:23the shot
27:24the bank
27:25shot
27:25no good
27:26how did
27:27he break
27:27that one
27:28he smoked
27:29it
27:29everything
27:30was set
27:30up for
27:31that to
27:31be an
27:31easy
27:32basket
27:32it's
27:33been an
27:33ugly
27:33quarter
27:34for him
27:34trying to
27:35shoot his
27:35way out
27:36of it
27:36might be
27:37time to
27:37work on
27:38the playmaking
27:38skills
27:39Ellis'
27:41shot is
27:41off
27:41and they're
27:42winning
27:42but it
27:43hasn't been
27:43because of
27:44him
27:44he can't
27:45throw it
27:45in the
27:45ocean
27:46so far
27:46here's
27:49Pritchard
27:49and he
27:50knocks down
27:51the
27:51ten-footer
27:52Pritchard's
27:53got five
27:53points now
27:54this quarter
27:54the home
27:55team
27:55calls
27:56timeout
27:56Mitchell's
28:05checking
28:06for
28:06Gillespie
28:07and the
28:07Celtics
28:08also making
28:08a change
28:09Hauser's
28:10checked
28:10in
28:10here's
28:17Mitchell
28:18pass to
28:21Drummond
28:21it's
28:23Watson
28:23on the
28:24wing
28:24over
28:25Tatum
28:25money
28:26from the
28:27wing
28:27Watson's
28:28got nine
28:29when guys
28:30are moving
28:30the ball
28:31sharing it
28:32it makes
28:32the game
28:33so much
28:33more fun
28:34both as
28:34a player
28:35and as
28:35a fan
28:36White
28:37for three
28:37three-pointer
28:39goes up
28:39three-pointer
28:40goes down
28:41for White
28:42he just
28:42makes it
28:43look so
28:43easy
28:44on offense
28:45who takes
28:46pleasure
28:47in torturing
28:48defenses
28:48he does
28:49Ellis
28:51Ellis on
28:51the wing
28:51the three
28:52he drops
28:53it from
28:54range
28:54seven points
28:56in the game
28:56and when it
28:57comes to the
28:58three
28:58they've been
28:59really dialed in
29:00here in the
29:00second half
29:01the floor is
29:01space for the
29:02Celtics
29:02Richards
29:03and they've
29:03launched
29:04threes
29:04at a record
29:05pace
29:06and when those
29:06shots are
29:07falling
29:08they are
29:08tough to
29:08beat
29:09but
29:09they live
29:10by the
29:10three
29:11die
29:11by the
29:11three
29:12some say
29:12they settle
29:13when the
29:13shot's not
29:14falling
29:14Watson
29:17passes to
29:17Ellis
29:184-3
29:23fires in
29:24the triple
29:25this defense
29:26is getting
29:27spaced out
29:28three of the
29:28last five
29:29buckets have
29:30come from
29:30way beyond
29:31the arc
29:31oh here's
29:33White
29:33on the drive
29:34and it's
29:35thrown down
29:36hard with
29:36both hands
29:37and what an
29:38aggressive move
29:39to the rim
29:40he's really
29:41trying to fire
29:42up his teammates
29:42right now
29:43boy it's not
29:44hard to feel
29:45inspired after
29:46a teammate makes
29:46that kind of
29:47finish
29:48and that could
29:49be the spark
29:50they needed to
29:50make a little
29:51run as they
29:51try to even
29:52this thing up
29:53going three of
29:55five from
29:55downtown here
29:56in the second
29:57half
29:57here's Mitchell
29:59that one's in
30:00there
30:00Drummond with
30:01the assist
30:02that's just
30:03smart basketball
30:04right there
30:04finding a way
30:05to get a
30:06high percentage
30:06shot
30:07on offense
30:07and so
30:09Joe Mazzula
30:10calls the
30:11timeout
30:11he's going to
30:12talk it over
30:12with his guys
30:13man we've seen
30:14Andre Drummond
30:15really having a
30:15great game
30:16we all know
30:17the message
30:17from their
30:18coach
30:18figure out a
30:19way to
30:19stop the
30:20hot hand
30:21so it's both
30:26teams making
30:26substitutions
30:27here
30:28minute 32 left
30:46to play in the
30:46third quarter of
30:47basketball
30:48line out
30:48again the
30:50miss by the
30:50Celtics
30:51and that's as
30:52good a look as
30:52he's going to get
30:53he's just got to
30:54shake that one off
30:54to keep it moving
30:55here's Mitchell
30:56and he banks in
30:58the layup
30:58Mitchell's got
31:00eight
31:00and the defense
31:01has no one to
31:02blame but
31:02themselves
31:03I mean they just
31:04let him get right
31:05to the rim
31:05that's a great
31:06possession
31:07put your best
31:08players in a
31:08position to
31:09succeed
31:09Walsh can't get
31:11it to go
31:11gotten five of
31:14eleven threes to
31:14drop so far in
31:15this game
31:16here's Minot
31:19oh and that
31:20with no
31:20questions
31:21powered it
31:22down
31:23that'll
31:23definitely steal
31:24away some
31:25momentum
31:25stripping them
31:26of the ball
31:27and then grabbing
31:28the bucket
31:28Mitchell the
31:30pass to Watson
31:31now James
31:32defended by
31:33Hauser
31:34that one's good
31:35from Achimura
31:36on the assist
31:37from James
31:38give him eight
31:39points now
31:39looking confident
31:41inside at six
31:42foot eight
31:42Achimura is more
31:43than capable of
31:45inflicting some
31:45damage down there
31:47good whistle there
31:48first trip to the
31:50free throw line
31:50for him in this
31:51one
31:52and he makes
32:02a first
32:02so he hits
32:12one of two
32:12from the strike
32:13here's Garza
32:14oh persistence
32:16pays off as
32:17they finally
32:17hit a shot
32:18Garza's got
32:19his third
32:20basket on the
32:20night right
32:21there
32:21eight second
32:22difference between
32:23the shot clock
32:23and game clock
32:24it's Prince
32:26on the wing
32:26back to Mitchell
32:27pass to Watson
32:29goes up on the
32:30baseline
32:31rebounded by
32:33the Celtics
32:34Hauser outside
32:39here's Garza
32:46oh and the buzzer
32:53makes his selection
32:54just in time
32:55well done
32:56he didn't even
32:57look worried
32:58about the time
32:59on the clock
32:59nice way to
33:00end a quarter
33:01shots continuing
33:02to fall as we
33:03conclude the third
33:04both teams putting
33:06up some points
33:07they lead by five
33:09and we're coming
33:10back in just a
33:11moment get ready
33:11for the fourth
33:12quarter when we
33:13return
33:13and it's time
33:20now to bring you
33:20our State Farm
33:21assist to the game
33:22now I know he's a
33:24big man but he's
33:25got some point guard
33:26in him if he's
33:27making passes like
33:28this and for the
33:29defense it's so tough
33:30to guard a big man
33:31with that kind of
33:32port vision and
33:33dime dropping
33:33ability
33:34we've reached the
33:37fourth quarter in
33:38what has been a
33:38very competitive
33:39game
33:40should be an
33:41exciting finish
33:41on the court
33:42right now for the
33:43Celtics
33:44Jalen Brown is
33:45out there with
33:46Sam Hauser
33:46then it's Chris
33:47Boucher
33:48and it's Minot
33:49in at the three
33:50Brown
33:53sniping inside
33:54take flight
33:56JB
33:56this man is
33:57explosive
33:58gotten five of
34:00eleven threes to
34:01drop so far in
34:01this game
34:02here's Gillespie
34:05they get it back
34:07second shot
34:08opportunity
34:08Hachimura with
34:10the bucket
34:10getting it done
34:11inside
34:12he's got a knack
34:13for those putbacks
34:14so you have to be
34:15aware of that
34:16defensively
34:17get a body on
34:18Brown no good
34:20he's not making
34:21much of an impact
34:22from deep
34:23his sole three
34:24pointer came in
34:25the first half
34:25and it goes out of
34:27bounds
34:27last touch by
34:29Boucher
34:29and a moment to
34:31check out who the
34:32Boston Celtics have
34:33coming up
34:33on Sunday
34:35they'll be taking
34:36on Bam
34:36Adebayo
34:37and the Miami
34:38Heat
34:38and then on
34:39Tuesday
34:39they'll be
34:40matching up
34:40with Brandon
34:41Ingram
34:41and the
34:42Toronto Raptors
34:43and you know
34:44for that matchup
34:45with the Grizzlies
34:45anything can happen
34:47in the NBA
34:47but they'll be a
34:49heavy favorite
34:49and it would take
34:50a total meltdown
34:51for them to lose
34:52Gays checked in
34:53for Holmes
34:54hits the
34:55trifecta
34:56this has been
34:56the story of the
34:57game
34:58a battle fought
34:59on offense
35:00yeah but I think
35:01it's going to come
35:01down to who can
35:02get the stops
35:03down the stretch
35:04because that's
35:05who's going to
35:05come away with
35:06this one
35:06Brown no good
35:08and they're doing
35:09strong work on the
35:11glass
35:11a plus five
35:12advantage for them
35:13Hachimura finds
35:14Herder
35:14shot from 16
35:16tries again
35:17and Hachimura
35:19with the lay in
35:20Hachimura's gotten
35:21four this quarter
35:22strong sequence
35:24from Hachimura
35:24getting after
35:25and we've made
35:30our way through
35:31just over a minute
35:31and a half
35:32of this fourth
35:32quarter
35:33here's Mino
35:37pass to Garza
35:39shot clock at five
35:40oh nice finish
35:42from the low block
35:43that one's good
35:44gone six for twelve
35:51from deep so far
35:52in this game
35:53Mitchell the pass
35:54to Gillespie Hachimura
35:55and it's slammed
35:56in by Hachimura
35:58oh nice one handed
36:00jam there B.A.
36:01hey little
36:02exclamation point
36:03here's Brown
36:06fourth quarter play
36:14we're about two and a
36:15half minutes through
36:16it now
36:16if this quarter
36:17is any indication
36:19he's not going to
36:20be the guy to turn
36:21this game around
36:21in their favor
36:22here's Mitchell
36:23and he drains it
36:25a solid five for six
36:26now
36:27their offense
36:28has been unstoppable
36:29just firing on all
36:31cylinders
36:31they've had great
36:33execution
36:33and what stands out
36:35is that they're just
36:35taking what the defense
36:37gives them
36:37not posting anything
36:39and the bucket
36:40counts
36:41and he is on his way
36:42to the line
36:43he'll try to make it
36:44a three point play
36:45and with Jalen Brown on the
36:53wing he feels like
36:54any given night
36:55he has the advantage
36:56in his matchup
36:57he's either too fast
36:58for the big guys
37:00or too strong
37:00for the small guys
37:02that's the problem
37:03he is a handful
37:04on both ends of the
37:05floor also
37:06the Celtics
37:07making a switch here
37:08Tatum's checked in
37:09free throw
37:12no good for Brown
37:13Grant the thing about
37:14Jalen Brown
37:15he doesn't need a lot of
37:17space to get his shot off
37:18you know B.A.
37:19he has a quick release
37:20and rises high
37:21on his jumper
37:21has a great up fake
37:23and can stop on a dime
37:25usually all the space
37:27he needs
37:27to find his shot
37:28and here's Brown
37:31for three
37:31drills it from deep
37:33Brown's got 24 points
37:35after sinking one
37:37triple in the first quarter
37:38he nails another one
37:39in the second quarter
37:40he's got it going on
37:41pass to Drummond
37:45pulls it
37:46and that one
37:48hits the back iron
37:49Celtics trail by nine
37:51and Boston
37:52pushing it up now
37:53here's Garza
37:54takes it up
37:55with both hands
37:56and rips it down
37:58transition basketball
38:00the most reliable way
38:02to generate easy looks
38:03yeah when you hustle
38:04on the break
38:05like he does
38:06good things tend to happen
38:07Ellis good
38:09and another great assist
38:11the offense is really
38:13clicking now
38:14Brown with it
38:19takes a three
38:22Drummond grabs the miss
38:24at this point
38:25I'm not sure
38:26if it's the play calling
38:27or the player himself
38:29back to Watson
38:32pass to Drummond
38:34Boston pulls it in
38:39now Brown
38:43the three
38:45Prince grabs the miss
38:48Prince has got rebound
38:50number seven tonight
38:5111 feet out
38:52Gillespie can't get it to go
38:55Celtics trail by nine
38:57from downtown
39:00Watson with the rebound
39:03Watson's got rebound
39:05number seven tonight
39:06Drummond passes to Gillespie
39:08to the middle
39:11Oh swiped away
39:14Prince against Brown
39:22Prince against Brown
39:22Oh he can't get the layup
39:26he's trying to find his shot
39:28but at some point
39:29you have to start making
39:30Ellis with it
39:35Tatum's there
39:36it's off
39:39it hasn't been his best game
39:41but his team is still doing
39:42just enough to be up
39:44energy and activity
39:46that is how Brown
39:48earns fouls like that
39:49and Joe Mazzula
39:51calls time out here
39:52he wants to make sure
39:53they're purposeful
39:54with the game plan
39:56and some changes here
40:04for the Celtics
40:04Kadis checked in
40:06for Garza
40:06Derek White
40:07comes in for Hauser
40:08and Pritchard
40:09is subbed in
40:10for Minot
40:10time now to hear
40:11from our reporter
40:12Ali LaForce
40:13over the break
40:14I listened in
40:15on Joe Mazzula's huddle
40:15he really emphasized
40:17rim protection
40:17he said to his guys
40:18I want us to cut down
40:20on the easy looks inside
40:21no more of that
40:22it's a simple ask
40:23that could have a big impact
40:24thanks for that Ali
40:25every team in this league
40:27wants a Jalen Brown
40:28a tremendous two-way wing
40:29and boy
40:30Brown can put up
40:31giant offensive numbers
40:33no need to rush here
40:37take your time
40:38take your time
40:39this is where you can reset
40:41and try to get a good shot
40:42outside Watson
40:47shot clock at six
40:50puts up the tray
40:51the triple drop
40:54now you have to
40:55extend that defense
40:56I mean
40:56you really have to
40:57stay connected to him
40:58at all times
40:59and the lack of
41:00defensive pressure
41:01on shots like that
41:02is a big reason
41:04they're down
41:04by double digit
41:05he made that
41:06way more difficult
41:07than it had to be
41:08with that leaning jumper
41:09as a result
41:10he comes away empty
41:11it's Prince on the wing
41:16defended by Brown
41:17rebounded by Pritchard
41:19and so it's Pritchard with it
41:21he brings it up
41:22for the Boston Celtics
41:23they trail by 11
41:25it's money from deep
41:26an accurate shooter
41:28from distance
41:28Tatum's teammates
41:29want him to keep looking
41:31to pull the trigger
41:32the home team
41:33calls timeout
41:34outside Watson
42:02Prince down low
42:06Tatum's there
42:07it's good
42:08he's been playing
42:10great unselfish
42:11basketball
42:12really putting the
42:13rock in the hands
42:14of the right shooters
42:15his court vision
42:16has been on display
42:17in this one
42:18he's doing a
42:19tremendous job
42:20just orchestrating
42:21the offense
42:22beautiful
42:22Tatum with it
42:23guarded now by Watson
42:24White
42:25up top Tatum
42:26let's loose for three
42:28Tatum
42:29money from deep
42:30good job by Tatum
42:32to exploit the space
42:33just outside the arc
42:35from about 19
42:37and rebounded by Tatum
42:39and the Celtics
42:41shooting at a respectable
42:4249%
42:44Brown
42:44the jumper is good
42:45the emergence
42:47of Brown
42:48as a number one
42:49scoring option
42:49has been so much
42:51fun to watch
42:51he has earned
42:52a lot of trust
42:53from his coaching staff
42:54and he commits
42:55the intentional foul
42:57until they foul
43:04intentionally
43:05he hits the first one
43:17and that increases
43:18the lead to six
43:19and he hits both
43:26free throws here
43:27and it's a seven point
43:28game
43:28huge free throws
43:29there to pad the lead
43:31trying to close that
43:31door
43:32Jason Tatum
43:33the three ball
43:35is down
43:36and if anybody
43:37didn't know
43:38Jason Tatum
43:39has that killer
43:40instinct
43:41just coming up
43:42in a big way
43:43and now they decide
43:47to foul
43:48intentionally
43:48and no good
44:03as the first free throw
44:05misses
44:05we'll see if he can
44:06hit the second
44:07that's off as well
44:13so he misses both
44:14the Celtics on offense
44:16four point game
44:18Tatum
44:19nails it
44:20I see ice
44:22he has absolute ice
44:24in his veins
44:25this guy
44:26he lives for these moments
44:28and an intentional foul
44:30there
44:30stops the clock
44:31yeah
44:32no you had to do that
44:33I mean
44:33you can't allow them
44:34to dribble out the top
44:35first free throw
44:46is good
44:46and that makes it
44:47a three point lead
44:48second one
44:53is good
44:54getting both
44:54at the line
44:55and it's a four point
44:56ball game
44:56great job
44:57at the line
44:58and it's now
44:59a two possession game
45:00and the Celtics
45:01call time here
45:02they're behind
45:04by four
45:05turning here
45:06to our analyst
45:07what elements
45:08become the primary
45:09keys at this point
45:10and they're gonna
45:11have to work fast
45:12coming out of the timeout
45:13yeah
45:14no time to waste
45:14they basically
45:15have to execute
45:16things perfectly
45:17from here on out
45:18Tatum
45:22oh
45:24it doesn't go
45:24and they stop
45:25the clock
45:26as soon as they can
45:27with the intentional foul
45:28second personal foul
45:31fifth two foul
45:32at the line for two
45:35Torian Prince
45:37he drops the first one
45:42and that puts him
45:43up five
45:44and so he drops
45:50them both
45:50and it's a six point
45:52ball game
45:52making no mistakes
45:54and putting some
45:55extra nails
45:56in the coffin
45:56right here
45:57that'll pretty much
45:58do it
45:59the putback
46:00it's the fire
46:01he's playing with
46:02that has him
46:03leading the team
46:04in rebounds
46:04and let's be honest
46:06guys
46:06rebounding is about
46:08want
46:08and he is playing
46:09with 110% effort
46:11and so they get
46:13the victory
46:13here at home
46:14boy a hard
46:16fought game
46:16they did a great job
46:18of holding on
46:18to the lead
46:19at the end
46:19you get the coffee
46:21because that's
46:21the way to close
46:22you're going to
46:23face some obstacles
46:24in the game
46:25but they overcame
46:26every one
46:26and that'll do it
46:28folks
46:28for Richard Jefferson
46:30Grant Hill
46:30and Ali LaForce
46:32this is Brian Anderson
46:33thank you for being
46:34with us
46:35and now
46:36our player of the game
46:38and store
46:57land
46:57and live in the
46:59house
47:00and live in the
47:00people
47:01and live in the
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