Boston Celtics SURVIVE James Harden Scare, HOLD On in Wild Clippers Thriller

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🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Boston Celtics survive furious James Harden rally to edge LA Clippers 121-118. Is this gritty win a preview of the team's true playoff resilience? John Karalis breaks down the Celtics' rollercoaster victory, spotlighting Jaylen Brown's 33-point, 13-rebound effort, Payton Pritchard and Derrick White's timely shooting, and Jordan Walsh's tenacious defense. The analysis examines how Boston built a 24-point lead, nearly squandered it behind fouls and second-chance points, then reasserted control with clutch execution in the fourth quarter. Tyronn Lue's praise for Walsh and Harden’s epic fourth quarter raise tough questions about Boston's late-game poise. Can Joe Mazzulla’s squad clean up defensive lapses and missed layups to stay atop the NBA standings? With back-to-back games against the Brooklyn Nets looming, John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal explores the Celtics’ evolving identity, key areas for improvement, and why this hard-fought triumph could matter more than the scoreboard suggests.

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0:00.0	James Hardin tried to steal this one from the Celtics, but they did just enough to hold on.
0:06.5	I'll tell you why this win is a bigger deal that it might seem right now on the Locked-on Celtics podcast.
0:13.4	Uh-huh.
0:14.9	Yep.
0:16.8	Beintown.
0:18.2	Be ever ready.
0:19.5	It's the seas.
0:20.4	Who else can it be?
0:21.5	What they're going to say now?
0:22.8	Screaming like J.T.
0:24.1	Corralic.
0:34.7	We kept the madness. Every game. Every practice. Crime time. Depp and D. White on the sideline. Rain and J's how we started. Raised Benis. How we finish. Locked on Celtics pod. home of the winners. Baby.
0:35.7	Hey, welcome back to the lockdown Celtics podcast right here on the lockdown podcast.
0:39.2	Network, where is your team every day?
0:40.7	Your team is the Boston Celtics and I talk about them Monday through Friday on this podcast, bonus podcast on the weekends when they play except for this Friday because I'm going to be out of town for a wedding. So that's going to be the only one I miss. But every game, every podcast, besides that one. So subscribe wherever you get your podcast. They're free. They're available everywhere. The show is obviously on YouTube. You can get to the comment section there. Share your thoughts with me. John Corallis beat writer for Boston Sports Journal. I've been covering this team for about 20 years, doing this podcast for 10. And I've written a couple of books about the Celtics.
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1:28.6	planet. Today on the number one Celtics podcast on the planet, we're talking about the Boston
1:33.6	Celtics surviving against the LA Clippers 121 to 118. Later on, I'll tell you why this matters
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