HUGE Boston Celtics Comeback Beats Miami | Joe Mazzulla "stupidity" | Vucevic double-double

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🗓️ 7 February 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics rally past Miami Heat after sluggish start, powered by a resurgent Derrick White and bold adjustments by Joe Mazzulla. Can Vucevic’s arrival spark a new offensive identity for the Celtics as they eye a top seed in the East? John Karalis of Celtics On SI spotlights Boston’s 98-96 comeback, analyzing how the Celtics overcame a 22-point deficit by ditching the double-big lineup and unlocking key contributions from Payton Pritchard, Derrick White, and newcomer Nikola Vucevic. The discussion dissects Joe Mazzulla’s in-game adjustments, Jaylen Brown’s honest postgame reflections, and lineup questions involving Luka Garza and Neemias Queta. Plus, hear how Boston’s defense clamped down in the second half and why this gritty win, coupled with the Knicks’ loss, could shape the playoff race. Will the Celtics’ revamped bench and strategic tweaks hold up as the postseason looms?

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0:00.0	Now on the Lockdown Celtics podcast, the Boston Celtics overcome Joe Missoula's stupidity.
0:06.2	His words, to beat the Miami Heat.
0:13.3	Hey, welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here in the lockdown podcast.
0:16.8	Network, where does your team every day?
0:18.4	Your team is the Boston Celtics.
0:19.8	I talk about them every day, Monday through Friday, plus this bonus podcast when they play on a Friday night or a Saturday night. So make sure you're subscribed. Get the show wherever you get podcasts on YouTube as well. Watch it there. Get into the comment section. Share your thoughts with me. If you're new to the show, I'm John Corrales. I'm a beat writer covering
0:37.8	the Boston Celtics for Sports Illustrated's Celtics on SI. I've been covering the Celtics for
0:45.1	about 20 years now. I've been doing this podcast for 10 and I've written a couple of books about
0:50.2	the team. This is a nice win for the Boston Celtics. I'm here at TD Garden.
0:58.7	If you're watching on YouTube, you can see. I like stepping aside and see there's the beautiful
1:04.2	parquet. If you're listening, just picture the beautiful parquet. Selthis get the win 98 to 96 uh later on i'll get to
1:15.7	this is going to be an abbreviated bonus podcast like to do a little shorter bonus podcast in the
1:21.3	weekend uh later on we'll get into peyton pritchard and derrick white and all of that stuff
1:26.2	joe talking about his stupidity.
1:28.3	And let's just get right to that because it plays into the whole slow start where the Celtics
1:34.0	came out, did not look good at all, could not hit anything. They shot one for 20, one for 20 in the
1:43.5	first half of this game against Miami.
1:46.9	They just couldn't hit anything.
1:49.2	They looked slow.
1:51.1	They looked lost.
1:52.7	They looked unlike a team.
1:54.7	I was watching them in that first half and I'm thinking like,
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