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Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

ICE COLD: Boston Celtics WORST shooting game = LOSS to Knicks | Jayson Tatum Nears Return

Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

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🗓️ 8 February 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics stumble against the New York Knicks after their worst shooting night of the season. Can Jayson Tatum's looming return spark a resurgence? John Karalis of Celtics On SI breaks down the Celtics’ 22-point loss, spotlighting Jaylen Brown’s scoring barrage and Derrick White’s reliable play amid a shaky offensive performance. Discussion centers on the disruptive effects of Nikola Vucevic’s trade deadline arrival, the evolving double-big lineup featuring Luka Garza and Neemias Queta, and Joe Mazzulla’s defensive demands. Unpredictable officiating and Sam Hauser’s absence further complicated Boston’s quest for consistency. As Tatum scrimmages with coaches and eyes a March comeback, the Celtics confront critical questions about rotation stability and Eastern Conference positioning. Will this roster recalibration fuel a bounce-back—or prolong the growing pains as the All-Star break approaches?

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0:00.0

Now in the Lockdown Celtics podcast, the worst shooting night of the season for the Celtics,

0:05.5

why this is going to take some time.

0:07.4

Plus, Jason Tatum, back on the court.

0:15.1

And welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here in the lockdown podcast.

0:18.5

Network, where is your team every day?

0:25.7

Your team is the Boston Celtics, and I talk about them every Monday through Friday bonus podcast when they play in the weekend so if you miss my bonus podcast from the Friday night game

0:31.6

it was there I did one you can hear about that one. The Celtics won that game. They lost this one

0:38.1

to the New York Knicks. Today's show is brought to you by Fandul. The Winter Games are on,

0:45.2

and there's no better way to follow them than with a bet on Fandul. Yeah, the Winter Olympics. Go to

0:49.7

FanDuel. Play your game. If you're new to the show, I'm John Corralis. I'm a beat writer covering the Celtics for Sports Illustrated Celtics on S.I. I've been doing this job for about 20 years, a version of it anyway. I've been covering, I've been doing this podcast for 10, and I've written a couple books about the team. Later on, we'll get to the report from Sham Sharania about Jason Tatum taking a huge step

1:13.1

forward, scrimaging back on the court, you know, up and down, like real stuff.

1:18.0

But with the caveat, that's coming up later on.

1:21.3

We're going to get some individual performances, Jalen Brown, Derek White, and why this is going to take some time.

1:28.8

But let's just get into the flow of this game.

1:31.1

The New York Knicks won it pretty easily.

1:34.3

The Celtics scoring 89 points is the biggest thing to really focus on here because they shot 34 of 92 overall, 7 of 41, 7 of 41 3.4.3 pointers. That's incredible. The Knicks doubled up the Celtics from the three point line.

1:58.7

So that's 21 points right there. Just 21 points right there in the three point line. So that's 21 points right there. Just 21 points right

2:02.6

there in the three point disparity. And it's a 22 point win. It can just be that simple

2:10.8

sometimes. It's not always, but for the Celtics, the missed shots and not just missed shots, the ones that went halfway down and came back.

2:21.9

Honestly, there was a point in the third quarter and I tweeted this out.

2:25.5

I thought if the Celtics were able to get half the points and when the shot goes halfway down and then pops back out, if you were like, well, that went halfway in.

2:35.4

So you get one and a half points or or a half point on a two pointer that a 13 point game, that might have been tied at

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