1 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: On the Boston Celtics taking a three to one series lead, 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: but losing Christas porzingis for god knows how long. Another 3 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: dominant win by Boston. They have led by double digits 4 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 1: for almost the entirety of the last two games of 5 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: this series. They have trailed by a total of only 6 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: sixteen seconds in those two games. Think about that for 7 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: a moment. This is a playoff series, clearly against a 8 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: team that is missing some of its best players. No 9 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: one is going to act like that's not the case. 10 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: Miami is playing without its best player in Jimmy Butler, 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: it is missing another very good player in Terry Rogier. However, 12 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: this stat still pops off the paper. The Boston Celtics 13 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: have trailed for a total total of sixteen seconds over 14 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: the last two playoff games. 15 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 2: That is dominant basketball. 16 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: They are taking care of business against Miami and that's 17 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: the only way that they are now up three to 18 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: one in this series. Now, it is noteworthy after this 19 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: fourteen point win that the Boston Celtics are a plus 20 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: twenty seven. Since Jimmy Butler set on national television that 21 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 1: the heat we're gonna take a two to one series lead, 22 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: and just so everyone knows that did not happen. It 23 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: is the Celtics who now own a three to one 24 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: series lead, and it is the Celtics who are coming 25 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: back to Boston with an opportunity to close this series 26 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: out Wednesday night and move on to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Now, 27 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: this win tonight was all about Derek White. This guy 28 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: single handedly pretty much propelled the Celtics one series lead. 29 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: He kind of stole Miami's playoff slogan and was white 30 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: hot tonight down at the Cassea Center. He scored sixteen 31 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: points in the first quarter. At one point, he scored 32 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: eight straight points in only fifty seven seconds. Felt like 33 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,239 Speaker 1: a Reggie Miller moment out there for a moment, couple 34 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: threes in another bucket, all in less than a minute's time. 35 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: But those sixteen points were tied for the most that 36 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: he's ever scored in a quarter in his playoff career. 37 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: And he goes on to score thirty eight points, which 38 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: not only is the highest mark of his playoff career, 39 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: but that is the highest mark of his entire career. 40 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: So tonight, in Game four, Derek White scores the most 41 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: points he has ever scored in a professional basketball game. 42 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: In the National Basketball Association, and as Derek White would, 43 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: he just happened to save that for a road game 44 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 1: in Miami where he loves playing, to push the Celtics 45 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: to a commanding. 46 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 2: Three to one series lead. 47 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: Now, as I said, he got cooking in the first quarter, 48 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: sixteen points during the first quarter, he really set the 49 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: tone for what the Celtics needed to do all night long. 50 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: That stretch where he scored eight straight that was in 51 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: the middle of a fifteen to two run for the Celtics. 52 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: He accounted for eleven of those fifteen points. This occurred 53 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: during the middle of the first quarter, and the Celtics 54 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: just breezed to a win after that. Against sixteen points 55 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: during the first quarter to set the tone, he comes 56 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: out in the third quarter after halftime scores another eleven 57 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: points to keep that momentum going. And I've got to 58 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: share this in comparing Derek White to the entire Miami 59 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: Heat team, this is crazy and I don't care who's 60 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: playing for Miami. 61 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 2: This is crazy. 62 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: Derek White made eight three three pointers tonight on fifteen attempts. 63 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: Miami's entire team made nine, So Derek White on his 64 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: own as many three pointers as Miami's entire team. 65 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 2: That's crazy, but it's not the end. 66 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: As we all know, Derek White is also the best 67 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: shot blocking guard in the entire league. Well, tonight he 68 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: blocked three shots all on his own. Guess how many 69 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: Miami blocked as an entire team. 70 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 2: I'll give you a moment. Okay, if you guessed three, 71 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 2: you are spot on. 72 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: Derek White blocked as many shots tonight as Miami's entire team. 73 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: And this is a team I remind you the features 74 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: a guy I named bam Auto Baio who Miami pushes 75 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: for Defensive Player of the Year every single year. He 76 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: blocks zero shots. Derek White, a guard, blocked three. He 77 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: matched Miami's entire team. So multiple categories. Tonight Derek White 78 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: either matched or almost matched Miami's entire team. This is 79 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: a playoff game. Derek White did this in a playoff game. 80 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: So an incredibly impressive performance from Derek White. And we're 81 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: going to talk a little bit more about him later on. 82 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: Now let's get to the not so pleasant topic. Okay, 83 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: if you were not watching the game, or even if 84 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: you're reliving it here with me right now on sound off. 85 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: Late in the second quarter, Christasporzingis suffered not only one, 86 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: but two injuries in a span of just seconds. First, 87 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: it looked like he sprained an ankle while he was 88 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: crashing in for an offensive rebound. That was the start 89 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: of this. Starts hobbling up the court. Looked like it 90 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: was his left ankle as he was crashing in for 91 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: an offensive rebound. And then shortly after that, the big 92 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: one happens that got my heart sinking. I think all 93 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: of us who care what happens with the Boston Celtics, 94 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: everyone's hearts were sinking. Worst case scenario, that's the first 95 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: thing that goes into your mind, a non contact inner injury. 96 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: While handing the ball off to Jalen Brown on the perimeter, 97 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: he immediately called for a sub. No one had touched him. 98 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 1: He was on the left wing taking a couple of 99 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: dribbles toward Jalen Brown, who was rising up from that 100 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 1: left corner, just going into a dho a little dribble 101 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: handoff on the perimeter. No one touched him, and he 102 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: immediately wins his and calls for a sub. He knew 103 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:16,239 Speaker 1: something was wrong, so he hobbles his way off the court, 104 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: favoring his right leg as he heads back to the 105 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: locker rooms, stops for a second and pulls his jersey 106 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: up over his face. And that, right there is the 107 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: moment where I was like, Oh God, what just happened? 108 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 2: What just happened? 109 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: Did everything the Boston Celtics have been working for all 110 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: season long possibly just get flushed down the tubes. I'll 111 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: say it. I'll say what everyone was thinking. Achilles. It 112 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: looked like it could have been an Achilles injury, one 113 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: hundred percent. We've seen this before, non contact, immediate call 114 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: for a sub. He didn't fall to the floor, so 115 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: that was a good sign, and he walked off the 116 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: court under his own power. 117 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 2: But man, he was. 118 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: Limping pretty good. So for ten minutes from that moment, 119 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: the NBA and in particular, Celtics Nation are everyone's thinking 120 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: worst case scenario, what the hell just happened to the 121 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: Boston Celtics. But then we get a glimmer of hope. 122 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: Thank god. The Boston Celtics PR group sends out a 123 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: tweet releasing that it's a right calf injury, right calf tightness, 124 00:08:56,080 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: and they actually termed him as questionable to returned to 125 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: the game. And that right there gave me gave everyone, 126 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: gave the NBA, gave the Celtics, the Celtics faithful everyone 127 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: out there. That right there gave us all a sigh 128 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: of relief when he was not deemed to be out 129 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: for this game. That was the sign right off the 130 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: bat that who baby, I think we might have just 131 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: avoided something, and that seems to be the case. It 132 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: sounds like he's gonna get some imaging done on Tuesday 133 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: in Boston. But Porzingis actually went on x after the 134 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: game and posted this is quote unquote from him, thanks 135 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: for all the support, will be good and that was 136 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: followed by a flex emoji. So I don't think he's 137 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: doing that if he's not feeling okay. So he seems 138 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: like he's in a decent place. Doesn't sound like an 139 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: achilles injury after it certainly looked like it could have. 140 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 2: Ben. 141 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: We're gonna have to wait and see how long it 142 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 1: takes for him to get back and just how serious 143 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: this tightness and or strain might be. But the Celtics 144 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: now have some breathing room with a three to one 145 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: series lead if they need to get him some rest 146 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: before he comes back the next game. Every game for 147 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: the rest of this series is every other day, okay, 148 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: so you gotta imagine it might be difficult for him 149 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: to play Wednesday night. Who knows he might play Wednesday night, 150 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: But let's play hypotheticals here. 151 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 2: I love to play hypotheticals. 152 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: Say the Celtics win Wednesday night while Christas Porzingis is 153 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: resting well. The next opponent for the Celtics is either 154 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: Cleveland or Orlando, who are knotted up in a two to. 155 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 2: Two series, and that series certainly is looking. 156 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: Like it might go seven. So again, we're playing the 157 00:10:56,559 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: hypothetical game here. If Porzingis gets rest when Day and 158 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: the Celtics happened to close things out, he might be 159 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: able to get a week off before the Celtics open 160 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: that second round. Total hypotheticals. No one knows what's gonna happen, 161 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: but gotta throw it out there. All right, Let's dive 162 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: into some comments from the fans, as we do every 163 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: night here in our sound off episodes. First we're going 164 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: to Jordan, who's commenting on what he's feeling through the 165 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,439 Speaker 1: first four games of this series. Then we go over 166 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: to Owen Atsbach on what Derek White's big night means 167 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,959 Speaker 1: for Boston and then lastly, we're closing out with Latanya 168 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: Reese Miles with some thoughts on Wednesday Night's upcoming Game five. 169 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: So let's dive into our first comment here. Jordan, you're 170 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:49,199 Speaker 1: up first, all right. Jordan is first up, saying these 171 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: three wins have never felt close. Took a franchise shooting 172 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: night from Miami to get one, so we should all 173 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: be pretty happy play the long game with KP's calf 174 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: and them out at home. Jordan, I appreciate the fact 175 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: that you're not sounding off with negativity here, because the 176 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: Celtics won the first two games that they won in 177 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: this series by twenty points a piece, and then tonight 178 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: they win by fourteen after they led by as many 179 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: as twenty eight. 180 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:17,559 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. 181 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: It's not like the Celtics played a beautiful basketball game tonight. 182 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 2: They didn't. 183 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 1: Okay, they shot forty two percent from the field. They 184 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: did not play well. Control of the turnovers a little bit, 185 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: only ten turnovers. Jalen Brown accounted for six of those. 186 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: Jalen was not on his a game tonight. Drew Holliday 187 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: missed a bunch of easy shots. I felt like the 188 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: defense wasn't quite as good as the numbers would tell you. 189 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: Miami shoots only forty one percent, scores only eighty eight points. 190 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: But the stan Van Gunny was saying throughout the game, 191 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: Boston's defense wasn't exactly dominant. This was more it felt 192 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: like Miami just missing shots, which is fine. Boston's defense 193 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: might have wanted them to take those shots. No one 194 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: said that during the game. Okay, you gotta take that 195 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: into account. Some of those shots were I would say 196 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: highly likely that Boston wanted Miami to take. So that 197 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,839 Speaker 1: is decent defense when you're getting the other team to 198 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: take shots that you want it to take, and then 199 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,199 Speaker 1: it's just up to make or miss. To make or 200 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: miss league as we all know. But Boston won the 201 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: first two wins by twenty wins tonight by fourteen, led 202 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: by as many as twenty eight, like it controlled this game. 203 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: And as I said at the start, this team Boston 204 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: has trailed for only sixteen seconds total over the last 205 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: two wins. Games three and four combined trailed for only 206 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:46,079 Speaker 1: sixteen total seconds, led by double digits for almost the 207 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: entirety of those two games. So when Jordan here says 208 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: that these three wins have never felt closed. 209 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 2: They have not. 210 00:13:56,480 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: Boston has dominated, and it hasn't been necessarily like domination 211 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: where they've just obliterated the opponent, but it has been 212 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 1: a domination where they have won going away comfortably for 213 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: the high majority of all three of those wins. And 214 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:17,320 Speaker 1: as Jordan said, it took Miami setting a new franchise 215 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: playoff record in Game two with twenty three made three 216 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: pointers to steal a game in the series, and even 217 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: that game was a four to five to six point 218 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: game late in the fourth quarter. So Boston is taking 219 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: care of business. It's doing what it has to do. 220 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: And the only reason Miami stole one is because it 221 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: got absurdly hot from distance, which is totally uncharacteristic of 222 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: that team. So Jordan Browns is comming out here, play 223 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: the long game with KP's calf, close them out at home. 224 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: I think that's what we kind of already touched on. 225 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: I would expect that to be the case Wednesday night, 226 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: but we shall see. I'm sure Porzingis is gonna be 227 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: listed probably as a game time decision. We'll see Wednesday 228 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: when the injury report comes out. But no practice on 229 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: Tuesday for the Celtics. They come back home on Wednesday 230 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: with a chance to close this out, and we'll talk 231 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: about that a little bit more as this episode wears on. 232 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: Let's get into our next comment, all right, Owen ats 233 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: Bach coming in next, saying Derek White is a heat killer, 234 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: and the fact that we have guys who can heat 235 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: up like that when the Jays aren't on fire to 236 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: start the game is the key, Owen. The first thing 237 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: other than Porzingis possibly being gone for the season that 238 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: went through my mind after Porzingis hobbled to the locker room, 239 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: is Celtics could still win a championship? Is that not 240 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: crazy to think about? Christ As Porzingis could have been 241 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: gone for the rest of the season, and I'm sitting 242 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: here thinking the Celtics can still win this Celtics can still. 243 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 2: Win the this whole thing. 244 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: That's how talented this team is. Porzingis goes out. Al 245 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: Horford comes in. This is a guy who's pushing for 246 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame. He's been bringing it in the series, 247 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: playing at both ends. We're talking about Horford given the 248 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: Celtics great minutes, so not a huge drop off there. 249 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: Obviously it impacts the bench, but that's how deep this 250 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: team is. Derek White can take over. When Porzingis is healthy, 251 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: Porzingis can take over. We have seen Peyton Pritchard can 252 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: take over, and not only has he shown that this season, 253 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: he has helped the Celtics win playoff games a couple 254 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: of years ago when they went to the finals. Last 255 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: year when they went to the Eastern Conference finals. Peyton 256 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: Pritchard can win you a playoff game. Drew Holliday has 257 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: not been putting up monster numbers this season for the 258 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:04,919 Speaker 1: Celtics because he's playing in his role, but we've seen it. 259 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: Everyone else has seen it as Milwaukee went on its 260 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: run when Drew Holliday was out there. 261 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 2: Drew Holliday can go off as well, and if he 262 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 2: needs to, he will so. 263 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: To Owen's point here, the Celtics are so stacked that 264 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: even on a night when they're two best players, the 265 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: Jays Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown aren't necessarily playing with 266 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: their a game, and tonight that was certainly the case. 267 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum twenty points and eleven rebounds, five of fourteen 268 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: from the field. Jaln Brown's seventeen points and six turnovers 269 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: seven of eighteen from the field, So that's twelve for 270 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: thirty two combined from the field. Not a great night 271 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: for Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown. What did the Celtics do? 272 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 1: They won going away. Part of that is because they're 273 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: playing an inferior team, but part of that is because 274 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: they are loaded with talent and they can win on 275 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 1: any night despite their best players not bringing their a game. 276 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: Look around the league, folks, there are not many teams 277 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: that can make that claim. 278 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 2: Maybe two three, including the Celtics. 279 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 1: There are not many teams that have the type of 280 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: depth that this team has. 281 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 2: That is huge for a playoff. 282 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: Run, because on a night like tonight with a normal team, 283 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: when the two best players don't quite play very well 284 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 1: and up to their standards, that's usually a loss. Well, 285 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 1: tonight for the Celtics, it was a fourteen point win 286 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: on a night when they were ahead by his many 287 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 1: is twenty eight. This team's depth is critical to a 288 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: deep run and Derek White was the one showing that 289 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:14,199 Speaker 1: depth off tonight. All right, folks, last one of the 290 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: night coming in from Latanya, Reese Miles saying, thinking ahead 291 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,400 Speaker 1: to the next game at home, we have not take 292 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: taken advantage of home court in the playoffs. Need to 293 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: shut it down, don't give an inch. And then we 294 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: got a gift of Chandler from friends slamming the door 295 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 1: shut on a guest in the doorway Latania. I love 296 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: what you're saying here, and I believe that the Celtics 297 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,919 Speaker 1: will do exactly what you're asking for, and that is 298 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: closing the door on the Miami Heat in Game five 299 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: in moving on to the next round. We can't beat 300 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,360 Speaker 1: around the bush. The Celtics have not been great at 301 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: closing out series in the past. When they've had opportunities, 302 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: it's that killer instinct. Take them out when they're down, 303 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 1: like when your opponent is knocked down, kick them while 304 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: they're down in end their season. The Celtics have not 305 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 1: been great at that this season. They played a lot 306 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 1: of long excuse me. Over the last few seasons, they 307 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: played a lot of long series six games, seven games, 308 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:24,360 Speaker 1: six games, seven games. They just haven't closed out series 309 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: early on the regular at least. Well, they've got an 310 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: opportunity Wednesday night and guess what. They were thirty seven 311 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: and four at TD Garden this season, the best home 312 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: record in the NBA, and it wasn't even close. The 313 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 1: next best home record was both the Thunder and the Nuggets. 314 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: Both of those teams lost double the amount of games eight. 315 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:55,880 Speaker 1: Then Boston lost at home. 316 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 2: This season, which was four. 317 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 1: So the Celtics have been awesome at home this season, 318 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: dominant at home this season. Did they lose Game two 319 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: at home, Yes, But my feeling is not that that 320 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: loss relates to the losses that the Celtics have suffered 321 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 1: at home over the past couple postseasons. We all know 322 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 1: it's happened. Golden State came in here, won the NBA title. 323 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: Miami came in here, stole a few games last year, 324 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 1: was two three games out of four last postseason. 325 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 2: In the Eastern Conference Finals. 326 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: Like teams have come into Boston and not really been 327 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: intimidated the last couple of seasons. I don't think that's 328 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: the case this season. I think the Celtics play at 329 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: a different level when they're at TD Garden. I think 330 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 1: that the only reason Miami stole that win in Game 331 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: two is because it somehow got absurdly hot from long distance, which, 332 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 1: as we've seen in the other three games, that is 333 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: not the norm for this team. So I don't expect 334 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: that to happen again Wednesday night. I expect the Celtics 335 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: to slam the door shut, kick them while they're down, 336 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:14,399 Speaker 1: and send those boys packing back home to South Beach. 337 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 1: That opportunity arrives Wednesday night. The game is at seven 338 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 1: thirty pm. It's on TNT nationally, It's on NBC Sports 339 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 1: Boston locally, and it very well could be the last 340 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: game that the legendary Mike Gorman calls for the Boston Celtics. 341 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: So if you've got a chance to watch NBC Sports Boston, 342 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: you better tune in because this might be the last 343 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: opportunity you have to listen to the voice of the 344 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:52,440 Speaker 1: Boston Celtics for the past forty some odd years call 345 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 1: a game. If you've got a young kid at home 346 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 1: who's a Celtics fan, sit them on the couch, watch 347 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: the game with him, bond over this. This is the 348 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: last time you're gonna hear possibly Mike Gorman call a game. 349 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: And let's hope that that's the case, because that means 350 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: the Celtics took care of business. 351 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 2: They haven't been great at it in the past couple 352 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 2: of postseasons. They've kind of nudged themselves up against the 353 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 2: wall A few times I had to weasel their way out. 354 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 1: Let's hope that's not the case this time around. Take 355 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:26,959 Speaker 1: care of business Wednesday night at TD Garden. Get the 356 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: crowd jacked up, Get Christas porzingis some rest you, get 357 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: the whole team a little time off before heading into 358 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: round two. All Right, folks, that's it for tonight. We'll 359 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: see you Wednesday night. Will be sound off after Game five. 360 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: Until then, have a great couple of days.