SHOCKING: Boston Celtics DEFENSE DOMINATES, Derrick White & Payton Pritchard LEAD Epic Win

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🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics dominate Houston Rockets with relentless defense and elite performances from Derrick White and Payton Pritchard. Can this gritty win redefine the Celtics’ ceiling for the season? SI's John Karalis highlights the Celtics’ standout victory despite missing Jaylen Brown and key roster pieces, thanks to double-big lineups and elite defensive execution versus a favored Rockets squad. Ron Harper Jr. and Baylor Scheierman impress in expanded roles, while Derrick White’s 28 points and third-quarter takeover electrify the offense. Discussions include Joe Mazzulla’s case for Coach of the Year, Boston’s rebounding edge, and the significance of role players outperforming their contracts in the second apron era. With the trade deadline looming, the episode explores roster upgrades, buyout options, and the impact of rising G League stars. Can the Celtics sustain this momentum as they target postseason dominance?

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0:00.0	That was some of the best defense I have seen.
0:03.4	Incredible play from the role players, Ron Harper.
0:06.6	What a game from Derek White.
0:08.2	So much to talk about in maybe the best win of the season.
0:12.6	Locked on Celtics Pod home of the winners, baby.
0:17.0	Yeah, welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here in the Lockdown Podcast Network.
0:41.2	Where is your team every day? Your team is the Boston Celtics, and I talk about them every Monday through Friday plus bonus podcasts. Like when they play the Miami Heat on Friday, so you'll get a bonus podcast for your Saturday pleasure. So make sure you're subscribed wherever you get your podcast, watch a show on YouTube and get into the comments section. Share your me if you're new to the show i'm john carales i'm a beat writer covering the celtics for sports illustrated celtics on s i've been doing this job for
0:46.8	about 20 years now uh this podcast for 10 and i've written a couple books about the team this
0:52.6	i i'm going to try not to gush too
0:57.3	much about this game, but and I get a little bit of crap from other lockdown hosts. How often I
1:04.4	say, well, this is the best win of the season. Well, no, that was the best win in the season.
1:08.0	Some game has to be the best win of the season. And if another one
1:11.8	comes along and beats it, then that becomes the new best game of the season, best win of the
1:17.4	season. And I think this one might be it. No Jalen Brown, hamstring, knee, wrist, all of that
1:26.4	stuff. Good to get him a break.
1:28.9	No Sam Houser, right thumb sprain.
1:31.4	Okay, I didn't see that happen, but whatever.
1:35.4	Anthony Simon's trade, still not official.
1:38.0	So obviously, no Vucevich.
1:41.7	The back-to-back, there were all the reasons for the Celtics to kind of not play well in
1:48.7	this game.
1:49.5	And all they did was go into Houston and go up by 30 almost in the fourth quarter.
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