Boston Celtics READY to SURGE? | Joe Mazzulla deserves MORE credit!

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🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics eye pivotal stretch: Can Joe Mazzulla’s coaching spark a surge up the Eastern Conference standings? With players like Jordan Walsh and Luka Garza stepping up, expectations are high for a crucial road trip against the Pacers, Trail Blazers, Jazz, Kings, and Clippers. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal spotlights the Celtics’ lineup depth, smart rotations, and locker room unity, questioning whether Mazzulla deserves NBA Coach of the Year buzz. Essential topics include upcoming matchups, Boston’s margin for error, and how Derrick White and Payton Pritchard are elevating the team. Can the Celtics avoid the play-in and cement themselves in the top six? Don’t miss this sharp analysis of Boston’s momentum and future prospects.

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0:00.0	The Celtics have a chance to do some real damage in the next couple of weeks,
0:03.7	and we have to continue the conversation about Joe Missoula's coaching.
0:07.8	It's happening right now in the Lockdown Celtics podcast.
0:12.6	Uh-huh.
0:13.9	Yep.
0:15.8	Beamed down.
0:17.2	Be ever ready.
0:18.5	It's the C's.
0:19.4	Who else can it be?
0:20.4	What they going to say now? Screaming like J.T. Corralics. We kept the man. It's the C's. Who else can it be? What they're going to say now?
0:21.8	Screaming like JT.
0:23.1	Corralics.
0:23.6	We kept a manis every game, every practice. Crime time, Depp and D. White on the sideline. Rain and Jace. How we started. Raised Benis how we finish. Locked on Celtics pod. Home of the winners. Be. Hey, welcome back to the lockdown self-it's podcast right here in the lockdown podcast network.
0:39.1	Where does your team every day?
0:41.5	Your... Winners, baby. Hey, welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here on the lockdown podcast network.
0:39.1	Where does your team every day?
0:41.4	Your team is the Boston Celtics.
0:42.8	And I talk about them Monday through Friday.
0:44.8	I got bonus podcasts coming up over the weekends when they play during the holidays.
0:51.4	Yeah, sure.
0:52.3	Why not?
0:53.0	So make sure you're subscribed, wherever you get your podcast, watch a show and YouTube, get into the comment section, share your thoughts with me. I'm John Corrales, beat writer for Boston Sports Journal. I've been doing a version of this job for about 20 years now. I've been doing this podcast for 10, and I've also written a couple of books about the Celtics. This is the number one Boston Celtics podcast in the world.
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