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Free throws in the air and that figures that the last point tonight is scored by Malcolm Brogden.

That's the way it should be.

The Rosen will not try it from half court.

His 46 point game goes for naught as the Celtics strong down the stretch of 36.

12 rebound, six-assist night for Jason Tatum.

But this is Malcolm Brogden's game tonight as the Celtics

get one back from the Chicago Bulls. The final score of Boston 123, Chicago 119.

All right, welcome the Sportsup Celtics show.

985 of Sports Hub, Jim Murray, Chris Gasker.

That's Brian Rob producing the show, who also, of course, covers the Boston Celtics for Mass Live with us. And you, if you want to talk C's here in this hour, 617-779-0-985. We'll get into the E-May-A-Doka situation. And the Celtics moving on from him. Seems like he's going to be the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. But last night, Celtics, a big night from DeMard de Rosen, what was it, 46 he had last night? 46, man. Celtics win 124, 119. They're now 5 and 3 in the year. I guess, you know, they kind of avenge the meltdown in Chicago on October 24th. You hear that from Grandi there. It's a good team, that Chicago team. Tatum, big nine for him, 36 points.

Obviously Malcolm Brogden, who Grandy's talking about there, a big night for him on the offensive end, 25 points off the bench, 9 to 10 shooting. And that's all good. I'm sorry, I'm still, the final score shouldn't have been that close. That game kind of pissed me off last night. and especially late, I kept looking up, I'm like, why is this, huh? Put this team away. The Bulls are a, they're a good team. They're good, good, not great. But like when we talked about this last week and your colleague of the globe, Gary Washburn, you know, saying the Celtics have a defensive problem in this early season so far. And I agree.

Like you have a double figure lead in the fourth quarter.

Is it too much task to hang on to it?

Their lack of grit, defensive intensity, like interest in execution, like in these games late defensively.

It's starting to piss me off, Chris.

Like again, good night for Bogdan last night. Okay. You see why why they got him he's great off the bench when he looks like that tatam great but defensively they still pissed me off and that that game should not have been that close last night no i agree with you they should have been able when they had the 14 point lead they should have been able to finish those guys off it shouldn't have been been as close. It shouldn't have come down to the Patrick Williams three.

And once again, you have a perimeter player just torching them.

This time, Demar de Rosen, as you mentioned, 46 points.

Didn't hit a single three.

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