GAME-CHANGER: Jordan Walsh STIFLES LaMelo Ball as Celtics SEIZE Late Momentum In Win

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🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics overpower Charlotte Hornets with a suffocating fourth-quarter surge—can this new defensive edge carry them through the playoffs? John Karalis of Celtics On SI breaks down the Celtics’ 113-102 victory at TD Garden, spotlighting Jordan Walsh’s lockdown defense on LaMelo Ball and Jaylen Brown’s explosive 35-point performance. The show examines the playoff-like intensity, key momentum swings, and how Joe Mazzulla’s rotation—especially the patience with Nikola Vucevic—could shape Boston’s postseason destiny. Derrick White’s hot shooting and Payton Pritchard’s clutch minutes add layers to a deepening Celtics bench. Strategic insights cover the importance of ball movement versus isolation, how Celtics exploited Hornets’ defensive weaknesses, and what the return of Vucevic means for the center rotation. Plus, analysis of Boston’s final playoff push, upcoming battles with the New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans, and why trusting in Mazzulla’s decisions might be the key to Banner 18.

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0:00.0	It looked clunky for a little bit, but Jordan Wals checked in, shut down Lamello ball,
0:04.8	and the Celtics run away with a win.
0:10.7	Yeah, welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast.
0:13.4	I'm John Corrales.
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0:28.4	Head to fanduel.com to get started. Celtics get the win at TD Garden. I am here at TD Garden
0:36.5	on the concourse, a new background for me if you're watching on YouTube.
0:41.1	Celtics win 113 102 over the Charlotte Hornets, a big fourth quarter, big final, I'd say, four, five minutes of the third.
0:51.1	And that's what got the job done.
0:52.5	Later on, I'll talk about Nikola Vutrovich.
0:55.7	There's, look, patience is a virtue.
1:01.3	I thought he did a much better job in the second half, especially the fourth quarter.
1:07.4	So we'll talk about that, how patience is necessary.
1:09.5	We'll get to the stars doing their
1:11.2	job in Jordan Walsh. Let's just start with, I want to start with the, the playoff feel of this game.
1:18.8	This definitely felt like a, we talk about this as a potential first round matchup, but I don't know
1:25.0	where the Hornets are going to end up. They may end up out of the playing tournament.
1:30.0	They may end up in the playing tournament.
1:31.9	And we could be going down to Charlotte in a couple of weeks.
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