Boston Celtics Struggle Late as Jaylen Brown and Derrick White COLLAPSE in Denver Loss

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Boston Celtics unravel late as Denver Nuggets’ hot shooting and Jaylen Brown’s struggles fuel a wild finish. Has Brown’s MVP campaign hit a roadblock just as the national spotlight intensifies? John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal breaks down the Celtics’ narrow loss, spotlighting Brown’s 33-point outing overshadowed by seven turnovers and crucial fourth-quarter mistakes. With Denver piling up 20 three-pointers and Jamal Murray dishing 17 assists, the Celtics’ depth and clutch play falter against strong bench performances from Zeke Nnaji and Jalen Pickett. Key topics include Derrick White’s off night, Payton Pritchard’s limited impact, and the ongoing battle for Eastern Conference seeding with challenges looming against the Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs. Can the Celtics regroup, or does this stretch threaten to derail their momentum? Don’t miss John Karalis’s sharp analysis on Boston’s next steps.

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0:00.0	Denver got hot, stayed hot.
0:02.7	The Celtics got sloppy at the wrong time,
0:05.1	and this is not going to do much for Jalen Brown's MVP conversation.
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0:15.8	Yeah, welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here on the lockdown podcast.
0:19.0	Network where it is your team every day.
0:20.9	Your team is the Boston Celtics, and I talk about them every Monday through Friday plus bonus podcast. They've got games Friday and Saturday this week. So bonus podcasts seven days in a row of podcasting. Plus you get into next week. Oh, tons of free podcasting available to you everywhere. podcast exists. It's on YouTube, watch a show there.
0:39.0	If you're new to the show, I'm John Corrales.
0:40.6	I'm a beat writer that covers the game,
0:42.5	covers the team for Boston Sports Journal.
0:45.0	I've written a couple books about the team.
0:46.5	I've been doing this podcast for 10 years.
0:48.1	I've been covering the team for 20.
0:49.9	So if there's one thing I do like doing,
0:52.2	it's talking about the Boston Celtics.
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1:11.4	Later on,
1:14.0	we'll get into individual performances and the depth,
1:16.3	depth versus depth on this team.
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