Joe Mazzulla BENCHES Starters in Celtics 102-100 Win vs Grizzlies | Bobby Manning Live Report - video Dailymotion

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MEMPHIS --  CLNS Media's Bobby Manning reports LIVE from Fedex Forum after the Celtics 102-100 win over the Grizzlies. It marked the first time this season the Celtics truly played down to opposing competition, and this was echoed by big man Kristaps Porziņģis who admitted to lack of discipline.   “I mean listen, we got lucky to win that game,” Joe Mazzulla said.  FanDuel Sportsbook, the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning FIVE DOLLAR MONEYLINE BET! So, visit https://FanDuel.com/BOSTON and kick off the NFL season. FanDuel, Official Partner of the NFL. 21+ and present in MA. Hope is here. First online real money wager only. $5 pregame moneyline wager required. First online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as non-withdrawable bonus bets that expire 7 days after receipt. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. GamblingHelpLineMa.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support. Play it smart from the start! GameSenseMA.com or call 1-800-GAM-1234.  With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Go to https://HelloFresh.com/CLNSFREE and use code CLNSFREE for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. That’s free breakfast for life at HelloFresh.com/CLNSFREE with code CLNSFREE!  Ever wished you could navigate the betting field with the confidence of a pro? Enter OddsR. They're not a sportsbook, but they're the sports betting advisor you've always needed. It's like having a playbook for smarter bets right in your pocket. Get a 30-day free trial! Elevate your game day and join the smart betting revolution! Go get it at https://oddsr.com/celtics  Visit https://factormeals.com/NEWSFEED50 to get 50% off your first box! Factor is America’s #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit, can help you fuel up fast with ready-to-eat meals delivered straight to your door.

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00:00 The Garden Report is brought to you by FanDuel, the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS

00:04 Media Network.

00:05 Hey, Bobby Manning here.

00:08 Welcome to the Garden Report in Memphis after the Celtics beat the Grizzlies 102-100 in

00:15 a messy, difficult to watch at times, and uncharacteristic effort from the Celtics against

00:25 an extremely short-handed Memphis team that came into this about 7.5 point underdogs when

00:32 Jalen Brown's status was up in the air tonight with the groin strain.

00:36 Goes to 12, so Celtics significant favorites here and basically fought possession for possession

00:42 with the Grizzlies after going up by 10, quickly squandering that lead midway through this

00:46 game.

00:47 The first quarter for Boston was solid tonight, attacking mismatches with Porzingis, finding

00:54 open shooters, Sam Hauser started this game 4-4 from 3, but then from there turnovers,

01:00 fouling, 40 fouls between these two teams kind of bogged the game down too.

01:06 Goes all the way down to the wire to a play where the Celtics had a two point lead late,

01:10 a couple key baskets in crunch time, and then got an offensive rebound, Derek White I think

01:16 swooped in and grabbed it, and they had a chance to just run out the clock, about 9

01:20 seconds left, instead Tatum threw to a cutting Holliday, Holliday took a layup dunk attempt

01:28 with about 3-4 seconds left on the clock, misses it, gives the Grizzlies a chance to

01:32 run out.

01:33 The Grizzlies actually end up taking a wide open Santiago Dama three point attempt for

01:38 the win just before the buzzer, he misses it, I believe Conchara got the putback attempt

01:45 that Porzingis ended up blocking, and the Celtics escape with a win here that Joe Mizzou

01:50 admitted after the game, they really didn't deserve here.

01:54 Here's Joe on that.

01:55 I mean listen, we got lucky to win that game.

02:00 We talk about it a lot on both, you can win from losses, you can learn from losses, you

02:06 can learn from wins, and sometimes you're ok with a loss because you did some right

02:09 things and sometimes you're pissed because you didn't deserve to win, and I didn't

02:12 think we deserved to win the game because of a lot of the stuff that we did.

02:15 And so at the end of the game there you either have to make the layup or you have to get

02:19 fouled, there's no like, that's just how it is.

02:22 So you either got to make it or you dribble the clock out and you get fouled and you make

02:25 your free throws and the game's over.

02:26 So credit to the Grizzlies for the way they played, I thought they just outplayed us at

02:32 times.

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02:51 So Joe stopped short of saying this was a game where the Celtics looked down on their

02:58 competition or didn't play to their potential or anything like that, but in other ways saying

03:04 that they didn't play with discipline, not loving the consistency, possession to possession,

03:11 rebounding, all those different things.

03:12 I think said it in his own way, said he didn't love it overall tonight in this one.

03:17 And this really I think, just from my perspective, was the first time the Celtics all year didn't

03:23 bring it to a game.

03:24 They've had different games where they've missed shots.

03:27 Tonight just didn't look like a Celtics game, they didn't take the amount of threes they

03:30 usually do.

03:31 Bad decisions around the rim killed them throughout this one.

03:34 Porzingis, trailing by four, took a bad hook shot attempt inside that Drew Holliday actually

03:39 swooped in and grabbed.

03:40 Dumped to Jalen Brown and then Jason Tatum had a go ahead three point shot after that.

03:45 Tatum didn't take a three until the fourth quarter on that shot.

03:51 So that would have been his first game in four years where he didn't take a three point

03:54 attempt and that I think more than anything was emblematic of just how weird of a game

03:59 this was for the Celtics here.

04:01 But they do win key plays late, some nice stops on Aldama as well as Bain on a three

04:08 point attempt late.

04:09 Aldama threw this weird pass behind his back that helped bail the Celtics out here.

04:13 That was Joe's assessment after this one and Porzingis said it more succinctly that maybe

04:18 they did look down on the competition a little bit tonight.

04:20 So you don't love to see that but just like on Friday, Celtics find a way to win here.

04:24 I wouldn't give them that much credit as I think you do on Friday with their late game

04:29 execution.

04:30 I think Porzingis sharpened this one but win's a win and they're back at it tomorrow against

04:34 the Hornets.

04:35 We'll have coverage of that remotely.

04:37 And that's the last word here from Memphis.

04:40 A little bit more on Smart coming up but other than that, CELNTIS Media, Celtics All Access.

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04:45 We'll talk to you soon here on the Garden Report.

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Joe Mazzulla BENCHES Starters in Celtics 102-100 Win vs Grizzlies | Bobby Manning Live Report

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