Derrick White DELIVERS Defensive MASTERCLASS | Celtics BENCH has BIG night

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🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Boston Celtics’ bench rescues shaky starters as Derrick White’s defensive brilliance seals a 129-119 win in Utah. Is it time for Joe Mazzulla to shake up the rotation again? John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal highlights key momentum shifts, breaking down White’s fourth-quarter heroics, seven-block performance, and the critical spark provided by Anfernee Simons and Luka Garza. Questions swirl around Jaylen Brown’s shot selection, the offense’s recent slippage, and a possible end to Jordan Walsh’s stint in the main rotation. Key topics include rotations under Joe Mazzulla, early shooting woes from Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser, the strategic targeting of Jusuf Nurkić in pick-and-rolls, and Jaylen Brown’s streak coming to an end. Karalis analyzes how Derrick White’s rim protection is changing Boston’s defensive profile and asks what’s next as the Celtics prepare for matchups with the Sacramento Kings and LA Clippers.

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0:00.0	The bench bails out the starters.
0:02.7	Derek White bails out everybody with his defense.
0:05.0	And I think it might be time for another change in the rotation.
0:08.4	It's all right now on the Locked-on Celtics podcast.
0:13.5	Uh-huh.
0:15.1	Yep.
0:17.1	Beantown.
0:18.5	Be ever ready.
0:19.8	It's the C's.
0:20.6	Who else can it be? What they going to say now Screaming like JT Corralicickept a madness Every game, every practice Prime time dep 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 there Welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here the winners, baby.
0:41.3	Hey there, welcome back to the lockdown Celtics podcast right here on the lockdown podcast. Network where it's your team every day, your team is the Boston Celtics, and I'm talking about them right here.
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1:31.9	We've got all kinds of things to talk about after the Celtics 129-19 win. Later on,
1:36.7	I talk about the rotation change that it feels like, you know, I'm doing the, you know,
1:43.3	put the little bit of saliv in your finger figure
1:47.5	out where the wind is coming from ah yes I feel a change in the rotation coming I'll talk
1:53.5	about that later on we'll talk about Jalen Brown streak ending Luca Gar's the Derek White's
1:58.2	block so all that stuff coming up second Second segment there for those couple of topics.
2:02.6	Let's just start with the big, the flow of this game here,
2:06.4	129-19 win.
2:08.5	But it didn't look like it was going to be a win for the Celtics.
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