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Little Problems Boston Celtics Can FIX For Game 3 in Philadelphia

Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

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4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics' old habits threaten their playoff edge as Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum slip into hero-ball mode—can they shift gears in time to regain momentum against the Philadelphia 76ers? John Karalis of Celtics On SI and Tom Westerholm dissect the Game 2 letdown, spotlighting the dangers of stagnant offense, questionable drop coverage, and missed opportunities by players like Derrick White and Payton Pritchard. The duo debate Joe Mazzulla’s bench decisions, missed chances to inject energy with rotation tweaks, and what it will take for the Celtics to reset their mentality. Discussion includes critical analysis of late-game decision-making, the importance of exploiting Tatum and Brown’s gravity, and keys to outmatching Tyrese Maxey and the surging Sixers. Is it panic time for Boston, or just a minor speed bump on their championship path?

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0:00.0

There's a lot of little things that went wrong for the Celtics in game two,

0:03.0

so let's fix them for game three.

0:09.6

Hey there, welcome back to the show.

0:11.3

I'm John Corrales.

0:12.5

The Boston Celtics are tied, tied with the Philadelphia 76ers.

0:18.0

Oh, the horror.

0:19.1

So in this show, we're going to talk about fixing the problems that they face in game two for game three.

0:27.1

We'll get into maybe why Joe Missoula should dip into the bench is a little bit deeper in this series.

0:34.1

We'll get into a lot of the topics, du jour, the drop coverage, the which, which of

0:42.0

these things is the real problem. Let's dive into all of that with our guy, Tom Westerholm.

0:51.3

What up? It's a, boy, it's a, it's a different, uh, different vibe today.

0:58.6

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

0:59.1

It's a little different.

1:00.1

Uh, we, you know, everybody's crowing.

1:02.3

I was certainly crowing about like, man, this team's so professional.

1:06.7

Yeah, yeah, and it's a good place to start because the, of course, of course, the Celtics.

1:15.6

Oh, oh, you think, okay, this is how you think.

1:19.2

We're just going to change the topic, you know, and just because, just because we wanted to make you look bad.

1:28.2

Whatever the, whatever the ziggin,

1:30.0

Zigging when everybody else zags.

1:31.4

That's right.

1:32.3

Like, you know, a bold move, a bold move being like, you know what, guys,

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