Payton Pritchard IGNITES Boston Celtics, Backups to DOMINATE Without Jaylen Brown

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🗓️ 21 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics showcase unparalleled depth as Payton Pritchard explodes for 33 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists in a decisive win over the Toronto Raptors. Can Joe Mazzulla’s ever-adapting lineups keep surprising the league? Luka Garza and Hugo Gonzalez deliver historic double-doubles off the bench, while Derrick White and Sam Hauser step up in crucial moments—proving no one can be counted out this season. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal analyzes Mazzulla’s coaching innovations, including unexpected rotations and bold substitutions that fuel game-changing momentum swings. Key discussion points highlight Boston’s defensive tactics, contributions from Baylor Scheierman, and the evolving roles of Jordan Walsh and Josh Minott. With the Celtics now alone in third place and every roster spot in play, the upcoming matchup against Indiana looms large. Can Boston’s unpredictability power a sustained run to the top of the Eastern Conference?

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0:00.0	Peyton Pritchard was awesome.
0:02.6	Joe Mazula had a bunch of tricks up the sleeve,
0:04.6	which means you can never count anybody out this season.
0:08.0	Talking about it right now in a bonus,
0:09.6	Lockdown Celtics podcast.
0:13.2	Uh-huh.
0:14.5	Yep.
0:16.4	Beantown.
0:17.8	Be ever ready.
0:19.1	It's the Cs.
0:20.0	Who else could it be
0:20.9	What they gonna say now?
0:22.4	Screaming like JT. Corralic, we kept the madness every game, every practice. Crime time, Depp and D White on the sideline. Rain and Jace how we started, Raised Benice, how we finish. Locked on Celtics pod. Home of the winners. Baby. We'll get to the Lockdown podcast right here on the Lockdown Podcast Network.
0:39.2	Where does your team every day?
0:41.2	Your team is the Boston Celtics, and I talk about them every Monday through Friday. Plus bonus podcasts when they play on a Friday or Saturday night. This is my seventh podcast in a row. I'm going to do another six in a row. So 13 straight podcasts because I'm here
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1:00.4	It's the number one Boston Celtics podcast on the number one sports podcast network. So that's
1:05.2	always fun too. If you're new to the show, I'm John Corralis, beat writer for Boston Sports
1:09.0	Journal. I've been doing a version of this job for about 20 years now,
1:13.1	and I've been doing this podcast for 10.
1:15.2	I've also written a couple of books about this team.
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