How did Boston Celtics Defense & Rebounding Get SO GOOD?

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics flip their biggest weaknesses into strengths as Joe Mazzulla emerges as the clear Coach of the Year front-runner. Can the Celtics sustain elite defense and rebounding to make a championship push? John Karalis of Celtics On SI and Tom Westerholm of Boston.com break down the team’s surprising rise, spotlighting Derrick White’s All-Defensive caliber, Jaylen Brown’s increased rebounding, and the unexpected impact of Neemias Queta, Baylor Scheierman, and Nikola Vucevic. The conversation explores how Celtics culture, continuity, and adult leadership have silenced doubts, with insights on defensive rating surges, rebounding dominance, and how rotational flexibility gives Boston no clear weaknesses. Is roster depth the secret weapon against NBA rivals?

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0:00.0	now on the locked on celtics podcast the seltics biggest weaknesses are now their biggest
0:07.7	strengths locked on self is pod home of the winners baby welcome back to the lockdown
0:14.4	Celtics podcast right here in the lockdown podcast that regret it is your team every day your team
0:19.2	is the boston seltics and I talk about them every Monday through Friday.
0:23.3	Bonus podcasts throughout the week on the weekends when they play on Friday or Saturday
0:28.6	night, which they're doing this Friday against the Brooklyn Nets, where they could potentially
0:33.2	get to 40 wins before they get to 20 losses.
0:37.2	That is still in play for the Celtics.
0:40.4	This whole podcast is going to be a whole lot of, huh?
0:44.0	They're doing what now?
0:45.6	So make sure you're subscribed, get the show wherever you get your podcast.
0:49.0	It's on YouTube and it's just everywhere.
0:52.4	If you're new to the show, I'm going to introduce myself.
0:54.9	Now I'm John Corrales.
0:56.2	I'm a beat writer covering the Celtics for Sports Illustrated.
0:59.2	Celtics on SI.
1:00.6	I've been covering the team for about 20 years.
1:02.8	I've been doing this podcast for a decade.
1:05.6	And I've written a couple books about this team.
1:09.8	This is just a whole, like I said, we'll get into the Bigs later, continuing the
1:17.2	conversation about the Biggs.
1:18.4	It's just kind of an ongoing thing.
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