Boston Celtics CRUMBLE as Charlotte Hornets DOMINATE | What went Wrong?

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🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Boston Celtics unravel in 29-point blowout as Derrick White’s hot hand can’t rescue team from nightmare shooting night against the Charlotte Hornets. John Karalis of Celtics on SI breaks down the Celtics’ collapse at TD Garden, spotlighting missed layups, energy lapses, and a rare no-show from the bigs—including underwhelming outings by Neemias Queta, Nikola Vučević, and Luka Garza. The podcast tackles Jaylen Brown’s shooting struggles, Payton Pritchard’s scoring drought, and how Boston’s defensive drop coverage backfired, fueling a Hornets three-point barrage. Key stats—like a season-low five second chance points—highlight the Celtics’ struggles to generate their usual edge. With Dallas looming and Jayson Tatum potentially returning, can the Celtics find their form or is this a sign of deeper issues down the stretch?

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0:00.0	Now on the Lockdown Celtics podcast, if you ever wondered how the Celtics would look if the preseason expectations were right?
0:08.7	Well, now you know after watching how they played against the Charlotte Hornets.
0:13.5	Locked on Celtics pod home of the winners.
0:16.5	Hey there.
0:18.3	Welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here on the Lockdown Podcast Network,
0:22.2	where it is your team every day.
0:24.2	Your team is the Boston Celtics, and I talk about them every Monday through Friday,
0:28.4	plus bonus podcasts on the weekends when they play like Friday night.
0:32.6	Celtics play the Mavs.
0:34.1	I'll have a bonus podcast there.
0:36.1	But also during the week, I dropped the bonus podcast,
0:39.5	as I very plainly hinted that I would. So during the week, you'll get bonus podcasts as well.
0:46.4	Make sure you're subscribed. Get the show in your feed on YouTube and get into the comment section
0:52.2	there. I'm John Corrales, Beat writer for Celtics
0:56.0	on SI. I've been covering the team for about 20 years doing this podcast for about 10.
1:01.7	And today's show is brought to you by, well, game time.
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1:15.9	Celtics got smoked, smoked by the Charlotte Hornets.
1:22.2	They never led.
1:23.3	It's only the second time this season that they have not led in a game.
1:27.2	They didn't do anything that they normally do.
1:30.0	They looked terrible basically throughout the game.
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