Rookies, Joe Mazzulla's BRILLIANT coaching, RESCUE Celtics After Collapse

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🗓️ 24 January 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics survive double overtime thriller as rookies Hugo Gonzalez and Amari Williams deliver game-saving heroics against the Brooklyn Nets. Can Joe Mazzulla’s clutch timeout management and the Celtics’ resilience power them through an exhausting schedule? Celtics On SI's John Karalis breaks down the wild swings of the Celtics-Nets showdown, featuring Payton Pritchard’s hot shooting, Sam Hauser’s early surge, and Jaylen Brown’s triple-double despite hamstring tightness. Key topics include the rookies’ impact, missed reads, defensive lapses, and second-chance points nearly costing Boston the game. Discussion covers Mazzulla’s strategic moves, the pressure of upcoming road battles, and the Celtics’ position in the Eastern Conference standings. Will fatigue and injuries derail their momentum, especially with challenges looming against the Chicago Bulls and questions about Brown's health?

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0:00.0	Now on the lockdown Celtics podcast, the Celtics had it, they lost it, and then they got it back again.
0:06.8	And the biggest play of this game is not the one that you're thinking of.
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0:20.0	Your team's the Boston Celtics and I talk about team every day your team's the boss and
0:20.9	celtics and i talk about them every monday through friday plus bonus podcasts on the weekends
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0:29.7	section if you're new to the show i'm john carouse i'm a beat writer covering the celtics for sports
0:33.5	illustrated on celtics on s i have been covering the team for about 20 years now.
0:39.3	I have been doing this podcast for 10,
0:41.6	and I've written a couple of books about the team.
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0:56.1	maybe tickets to a Celtics game.
0:57.7	Later on, we'll get into Jalen Brown's triple double.
1:00.3	We'll get into Peyton Pritchard and Sam Houser, who Pritchard had a great game.
1:04.7	Sam Houser had a great game, like all around solid game.
1:08.7	But this was not a crisp one.
1:10.3	We'll talk about like just the flow and why I'm a little worried about tomorrow.
1:15.1	It should be obvious about that one.
1:16.9	But let's just right at the top.
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