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🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Boston Celtics exceed expectations as Jayson Tatum returns, sparking hope for a championship run. Can Jaylen Brown’s evolving role and the emergence of try-hard contributors propel the team past the Eastern Conference rivals? Records could fall as the team faces the Washington Wizards—will they make history? In a new mailbag episode, John Karalis analyzes Tatum's impressive recovery and the dynamic adjustment between ball handlers, wings, and bigs, challenging old position labels. Key discussion highlights include Jaylen Brown’s willingness to sacrifice on offense, metrics to track Tatum’s progress, Joe Mazzulla’s tactical decisions against Victor Wembanyama, and the contrast between veteran poise and youthful energy. The episode also breaks down roster mentality shifts, playoff readiness, and the significance of maximizing both Brown and Tatum’s strengths. Could this be the year Boston breaks through, or will inexperience pose their greatest obstacle?

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0:00.0	Now on the Lockdown Celtics podcast, is this still next season's pre-season's,
0:06.9	Jalen Brown's sacrifice and records that could be set against the Washington Wizards.
0:15.6	And welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast, right here in the lockdown podcast.
0:19.5	That record is your team every day. Your team is the Boston Celtics. And I in the lockdown podcast network where is your team every day
0:20.9	your team is the Boston Celtics and I talk about them every Monday through Friday bonus podcasts
0:26.4	throughout the week plus on the weekends they play the Wizards on Saturday so Saturday night I will
0:32.6	give you a podcast bonus podcast so make sure you're subscribed wherever you get your podcast, watch a show on YouTube,
0:38.8	get into the comment section and share your thoughts with me there.
0:43.0	I'm John Corrales, Beatwriter, covering the Celtics for Sports Illustrated Celtics on
0:47.8	SI.
0:48.3	I've been covering the team for 20 years doing this podcast for 10.
0:51.5	And today I'm opening up, opening up the mailbag, which I'm overdue for,
0:58.1	you can get your questions in at john corallis.com slash mailbag. Johncorales.com
1:04.9	slash mailbag to submit your questions. I will answer them here. Sometimes I will answer them on s.com. Again, that's
1:13.0	Celtics on SI. I will let you know here when I've done that there. So you can get, I just want to
1:20.1	answer as many questions as possible. And every once in a while, I'll do a bonus podcast that
1:24.2	answers questions so I can get to as many of these as possible.
1:28.8	So let's just dive into the mailbag.
1:32.1	Later on, we'll get into the fun question about records the Celtics could set against the Wizards,
1:38.6	which is a thing that's happening right now, why the Celtics didn't adjust against
1:43.4	Victor Wimbunyama, Jason, Jalen Brown's sacrifice, now the Why the Celtics didn't adjust against Victor Wembeyanma.
1:44.8	Jason,
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