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Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are FINE, but also DOOMED, and EXACTLY What We Should Have Expected

Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

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4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics walk a playoff tightrope—are Jayson Tatum and Jalen Brown's struggles a warning sign or just a bump in the road? John Karalis of Celtics On SI, joined by Tom Westerholm, examines the Celtics’ Game 6 prospects after a blown lead against the Sixers, dissecting how missed shots, timing issues, and reliance on foul calls are shaping the series. Will Derrick White and Neemias Queta step up, or is Boston’s offensive rhythm under Joe Mazzulla facing its toughest test yet? Insights cover unpredictable three-point shooting, officiating trends, and the challenge of maintaining focus with playoff pressure mounting. The conversation highlights concerns about Tatum’s conditioning, Jaylen Brown’s shot selection, and the exposed depth behind key stars. As the Eastern Conference landscape shifts—with potential threats from wildcard teams like the Raptors and Magic—can the Celtics overcome their flaws and fulfill their championship potential, or are familiar playoff pitfalls set to haunt them again?

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0:00.0

The Boston Celtics are fine.

0:02.9

They're also doomed, and they're also exactly what we should have expected.

0:20.7

That's right. New music. Old music. It's just a better intro, I think.

0:25.2

Still short and sweet, but a little bit less jarring. So look, if we can look at the game film

0:31.6

and figure out where to be better, we're going to be better. And so we're better, I think. I'm John

0:37.0

Corrales. Welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast.

0:40.3

So very simple structure to this show today.

0:44.4

Segment one, they're fine.

0:45.9

Segment two, they're doomed.

0:47.3

Segment three, they're exactly what we should have expected.

0:51.7

And we're going to talk about all of this with our guy, Tom Westerhoun.

0:57.3

Yeah, new music, because we're trying to get, you know, the energy needs to shift, right?

1:01.6

Like the energy needs to shift. That's right. That's right. You know, just going back over the,

1:07.5

it was just so jarring and we need it to be short so we can get right into the show

1:12.3

and this this accomplishes the goal of having a little something there tells you what the show is

1:18.4

but also it's not like that so i like it okay we're evolving yeah the Celtics they evolving too, into the playoff version of themselves.

1:30.8

So let's just start with this.

1:33.1

I was very ranty in last night's or today's episode, whatever, the post game pot.

1:41.8

And still a lot of those things bother me,

1:45.9

which we'll get into.

1:51.2

But I do think that we need to get out there into the ether,

1:55.4

into the conversation is that right now they're fine.

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