Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics Locked On Podcast Network

The Celtics are only halfway to where they want to be, but with a bunch of negativity from the media over the past few days, we figured we'd take some time to celebrate them. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Tom Westerholm start out by discussing the scatterbrained media narratives, the progress they've made, how they're still learning, and how no one is talking about them being without Kristaps Porzingis.

The Celtics got a monster game from Al Horford, a near triple-double from Jayson Tatum, and a great game from Jaylen Brown despite him only taking nine shots. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal looks at the game, how Horford saved Boston from themselves with his energy, and why Brown's game was super impressive even though the box score doesn't look it.

Jaylen Brown might be having the best playoff series of his career, and it's because he's not trying to. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal talks about that and then gets into why people overreact so much to Boston losses before addressing the tired narrative that things are too easy for the Celtics.

They started slow against the Cavs, who were missing Donovan Mitchell, but they quickly recovered and opened up a good lead. the Cavs wouldn't go away, though, getting hot from 3 early and just hanging around the whole night. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal gets into that, the good games from Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Jrue Holiday, and the big contribution from Payton Pritchard off the bench. Plus, why we should embrace the humanity of this Celtics team and stop hoping for something different.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both showed a lot of maturity in Game 3, taking some criticism to heart but not overdoing it to a point where they were trying to do too much. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Tom Westerholm discuss both of their games and then get into Al Horford's defensive night, which was not nearly as bad as people think, Also, Donovan Mitchell is in God-mode, but how much longer can keep it up?

The Celtics got a hot start from Jayson Tatum, an efficient night from Jaylen Brown, and finally a big contribution Jrue Holiday on their way to a big win over the Cavs in a very hostile environment. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal is at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse with a look at the C's defensive plan, why Al Horford getting cooked by Donovan Mitchell wasn't as bad as it felt, and how the fourth quarter execution was exactly what Boston needed. It wasn't all good, though. There's one thing Boston needs to watch out for in Game 4.