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By cheing in the buzz is building from the sports craze town of Boston Massachusetts the Pelicans taking on the Celtics for the Pelicans they’ll be on the road in a tough test but when this team shines they shine brightly now it’s proving time Celtics Pelicans up next on 2K sports you’re now connected [Applause] [Applause] to Hi everybody time to get into it NBA action on 2K sports and along with Grant Hill and Doris Burke I’m Brian Anderson joined by Ali leforce our reporter and a chance now to look at the schedule for the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday they’ll be matching up with Victor Oladipo and the
Houston Rockets then on Friday they’ll go up against the Spurs and San Antonio the road is never the highlight of your schedule for any team but for these guys it is a chance to go out there test themselves and see how well they Jael outside of home court it could be a very
Valuable experience a look at the Pelican starting group Ingram and Zion your small and power forwards the back court mccullam and Jones and it’s bent chunis in at the center position and for the Celtics white and brown with the two and the three Kristof porzingis out there with Jason Tatum and it’s holiday
In at the point guard position we’re about halfway through the regular season here Grant we’ve had some surprising teams and players yeah you know every season we have at least one team that exceeds expectations and one that kind of lets us all down what I love the most
Is seeing breakout players that take this league by storm that’s going to be over and back not watching the line on that one and here are the Pelicans now now Ingram that won’t go misses his first shot of the game pass to Brown porzingis with a screen on Ingram here’s Brown and that’s good his first bucket of the game got a fight harder to get over those screens you know we see this all the time you’re basically as a Defender hoping the man misses rather than putting in the work to get over
Screens now here’s Ingram last game 26 points for him and there it is for him The Versatile nature of Ingram’s shooting can be tough to counter even the mid-range is a good option for him Tatum from long range Valen chunis with a rebound here’s New Orleans now defeated
By Milwaukee in their last game they’ll try to put that one behind them it’s always hard to get a win on the road especially when you show zero energy on the defensive end one thing you know Greg is you’ve got to pack your defense in the suitcase if you’re going to win
On the road and they simply did not bring it it’s hard trying to match up with Ingram especially when he’s looking to score inside Doris you think about how the Celtics are built they make shrewd Personnel choices year after year they have historic drafted very well I think the challenge for the Boston
Celtics and all organizations the new implications of the salary cap and player Personnel deal building teams may look different going forward now here’s Brown not a good performance from him in that loss to the Clippers white for three pure from three-point range yeah on the catch and shoot game Derek white very assertive
Ready to react Ingram against brown balen chunis with a screen on Brown here’s Ingram On Target from about 13 ft Ingram’s got six points yeah this period they’re letting him go to work and it’s paying off Brown looking around on the way holiday down to five on the shot clock poringa sets a
Screen he hits it just before the shot clock expires he such a gritty player holiday fights for two there inside Ingram against Brown and that one’s good Ingram inam give him eight points now well I absolutely love the way this guy has controlled the pace tonight they’ve been
Able to play the style they want left side Tatum beond the ark and the rebound goes to the Pelicans first quarter of action just under 3 and 1/2 minutes played unloads from 13 porzingis grabs the board Boston’s gone one of four from Deep pass to Tatum porzingis with a screen on Ingram
There’s Tatum with the three hits a three-pointer how about that the quick feat quick thinking makes the play an easy one in screen and roll action for Jason [Applause] Tatum BR against Ingram Allen chunis with a screen on Brown fires from the line Ingram can’t get that one to fall
And this is a shot he can definitely make and the defense not a factor at all and the Celtics call time here I I Al Horford’s checked in for Tatum the Pelicans making a switch here now that we’re into the new year how about a check on the the Eastern Conference standings you take a look at the Celtics they’re in first place right now with a tremendous record they’re certainly the team to beat well for the
Celtics there is a lot of Talent on this team and they’ve delivered they’re having a great season and it’s only left their fans wanting more well how about the momentum they have built to get off to this fantastic start all Positive Vibes right now for this group now
Here’s holiday a Dependable player on offense giving them over 13 a game Brown passes to White counted White’s got five points Jaylen Brown has improved as a setup guy that pass was on time and on target well if we want to talk about Derek white for a moment he’s become
Such an effective Defender yeah you know be he’s got a great mix of awareness and ability just an exceptional quickness that allows him to be a disruptor at that in here’s porzingis and a slam dunk by porzingis but just fundament mental basketball from Chris stops poor zingis establish yourself inside and finish
With the jam Ingram against Brown Ingram deciding where to go with it to end the run and the layup is good by Williamson with an insane combination of power and touch Zion is a one-of-a-kind star holiday finds Brown oh good work defensively by Ingram boy this guy is a good finisher so he
Misses a chippy that’s tough to take Williamson with a screen on [Applause] Brown back to Williamson over porzingis that’s good from Williamson on the assist by Ingram Williamson’s got his second bucket of the night now 8 Seconds separating the two clocks outside Brown lets it go from
Deep and again Boston with the triple that three-point shooting sets up every aspect of Jaylen Brown’s game what a pretty [Applause] shot Brown against [Applause] Ingram gets a hand on it he knocks it down but wait a minute the officials getting together here they may want to review
This one and indeed the previous play is under and of course they want to make sure it was the right call but I’m not sure how much it’ll impact this game we’ll see the ruling on the floor is confirmed and the ruling is in the call
Stands no bucket so no change in the score as we in the quarter good move to review that shot that was really close to counting and that concludes the first quarter of play Celtics out in front up by five and we’ll get things started in the second quarter when we return [Applause] If you’re just joining us we played through one quarter in this one and let’s take a moment here to get your take guys on the scoring so far for the Celtics well in today’s NBA the three-point shot is so valuable they realize this and that’s why they’re
Continuing to drain as many as they can yeah and in addition their ball movement has really Unleashed their offense boy they’ve been fun to watch and Grant is someone whose career spanned eras you feel playing defense is more difficult than it was two decades ago oh ba it’s
Much more difficult in part because the contact allowed is much more strict Shooters can create contact and be rewarded with free throws and the skill level on offense has truly raised it makes it tough for the defender to really get down and play that tough-nosed defense so for New Orleans
Right now Nai Marshall is out there with Trey Murphy then there’s CJ McCullum then it’s Larry Nance and it’s Hawkins in at the two let’s go now to the sideline and catch up with Ali leforce Zion Williamson is a oneman wrecking crew inside his coach Willie Green said
Quote it’s incredible his touch when he gets down to the Lane with two three guys hanging on him and he’s still somehow able to find the glass and he does a great job of finding his teammates as well and Brian let’s not forget about those dunks either oh
Definitely not that’s the show thanks Alec now here’s Brown Five Points in the game here’s Horford and no good his first shot of the night missing New Orleans has gone one of two from deep in the second quarter a chance to get a quick injury report all right let’s get
An update on Jason Tatum from Ali leforce what’d you find out Ally hey guys the head athletic trainer of the Celtics was able to update me on the situation and unfortunately this could be a season altering injury and the timing of this injury hurts right in the
Middle of the schedule let’s hope it’s a quick recovery ba okay thanks for the update good to get that information now we know how things are coming along gr that’s true it’s the uncertainty factor with injuries that can be so hard to handle there’s no question because even
If you know what’s wrong individuals have different healing times the time frames can be totally different for similar injuries [Applause] Jason Tatum he’s checked in for Boston Bon comes in for brown Jones he’s checked in for the [Applause] Pelicans [Applause] Pass to Tatum and here in the second with about a minute and a half gone by back to Pritchard shot clock at five wide open look it’s good and put your head down and go to work that’s what they need to do boy The Tide is running one way and
Then shifts back in the other direction I’ve lost count of how many lead changes we’ve had here tonight and here are the Pelicans now following the bucket by the Celtics well New Orleans hasn’t made the playoffs in consecutive years since 2008 2009 you know ba that was back in the
Chris Paul era they only reached the postseason twice with Anthony Davis but in recent years injuries have prevented them from reaching their potential now here’s McCullum a really disappointing game for him and that lost to Milwaukee to the paint out to the right wing and the three-pointer goes Hawkins
Has got his first bucket of the game and he’s on the board for three Boston trailing Tatum looking it over Nance pulls down the board well the defense flat out awful right right there and he couldn’t punish them for their mistake McCullum pass to Nance Horford
With some nice D it’s all about the defense right there without that level of activity he probably scores it to the inside ooh anticipated the pass it’s a turnover right side Jones back to McCullum n the screen takes a three and the Pelicans hit again from Deep with confidence and ability from long
Range I love it mccullum’s able to space the floor and keep the defense honest now here’s Tatum coming in off 21 points in his last Ting here’s Horford pass to Hower outside [Applause] Tatum hey strong move Tatum well Jason Tatum has worked hard to fill out his frame it’s not going to bother
Him that you’re bringing a level of physicality and the Pelicans call time [Applause] [Applause] here get wild right now for dang This A big group substitution here for Boston Kristof porzingis he’s checked in for Jason Tatum Jaylen Brown comes in for Hower white he’s checked in for Banton and Drew holiday is subbed in for Pritchard [Applause] Jones the pass to Ingram and again New Orleans no good and it’s holiday with the ball for
The Boston Celtics their next game playing at home as the Pacers come to town two minutes remaining in the first inside covered by Ingram hey Brown in traffic well you have to love how Jaylen Brown keeps his attention on the rim he doesn’t let the defense change his shot
Well Doris when he’s off the court Jaylen Brown is an outspoken advocate for Education what I love about Jaylen ba is that he’s about so much more than basketball this young man has a passion for learning it’s a very admirable cause he has tried to be outspoken for you
Love the Superstar level effort between the lines and outside the lines now here’s Ingram give him eight points now Williamson with it now Horford defending will it go and Williamson gets it to go Williamson’s got six a monster down low Zion is scary Brown against Ingram Horford a screen on
Ingram here’s Brown and the rebound goes to the Pelicans you got to move past that one I mean they’d want him to take that again and they should because it’s when you start turning down that kind of look that your offense can start to bog down a bit pass to
Williamson he takes it in oh it’s blocked by porzingis a SWAT by porzingis that wingspan letting you know he’s in the house now here’s holiday Five Points in the game Bullseye Jaylen Brown defensively you can’t afford to get stuck on the pick you know exactly what that takes it
Takes energy it takes activity it takes intensity Williamson with it 23 points for him last game against the Bucks in Milwaukee yeah don’t forget how Grady was drawing contact and getting himself to the free throw line picked up a ton of easy points there Ingram misses from
Short range and the first half comes to a conclusion in a game that’s been very close so far it’s the Celtics they’re up by four all right now let’s check in with Ali leforce Ally what do you have thanks so much Al as you anchor that front Court what were you guys looking
To accomplish in the first half I mean we you know we’re just trying to play with Pace you know trying to dominate on the defensive end get rebounds uh make it tough pace is key back to you thanks very much allly and folks we’ll be right back to start the
Second half of this [Applause] [Applause] game welcome each and every one of you first off let’s check out some of the other NBA action tonight and a bit of a gear switch here sha you are currently trending online right now fans are demanding you try
Your hand in a hot dog eating contest oh Ernie I actually would like to see this happen as well I bet some of these guys would humble you shq come on now stop it it wouldn’t be fair I’d be putting up wi Chamberlain numbers as a rookie
Contestant well the key is being able to stretch your stomach on her yours is already stretched from the post Laker days though nope and now let’s talk about those Pelicans this game has been extremely competitive well the starters need to thank those guys coming off the bench
They were asked pick up the scoring slack and they did Total team effort in the first half well it’s interesting rotation that they’ve got lots of pieces to miss a match versatility is one of their key strengths and that’s it for halftime thank you for joining us we send you back to Brian
Anderson for the start of the third Quarter second half of basketball is upon us and we may be in for an exciting finish based on how close of a game we’ve seen so far wow it’s been quite a game for Jaylen Brown through the first two quarters he’s been on fire explosive offensive performance boy he has been
Shouldering the load aggressive skilled talented and thus far Unstoppable white and brown of the two and the three Jason Tatum out there with Kristof porzingis and it’s holiday in at the one and that’s the group for Joe Mazula as we begin the second half you will not see
This guy Miss many of those he’s one of the keys to their floor space in when talking about the Celtics you’d have to say they have a unique onew punch Grant yeah I mean think about it BA to have Tatum on One Wing and brown on the other
That’s a potent combination and what a luxury for Boston they complement each other so well now here’s Jones he’s scoreless valent Tunis finds McCullum back to valent chunis just five to shoot New Orleans needs to hurry late clock and here’s England outside they get it again counted well yonas valunas has the
Instincts the size and the smarts to go ahead and take advantage of those missed shots and create them into points here’s holiday he’s got five porzingis with a screen on McCullum outside Brown pass to Holiday poringa sets a screen out to the wing pulls up and the shot is good on
The assist by holiday holiday’s got his fourth assist with that last one well he’s got the green light porzingis understands be ready on the catch now here’s Williamson six points for him bent chunis passes to McCullum Brown against Ingram bent chunis with a screen on
Brown oh and he got fouled on his way up he’ll head to the line to shoot two a natural score every single year Ingram seems to take another leap in his game Brandon Ingram two shots take a break take a break two [Applause] shot first one Falls [Applause] both free throws good from
Ingram into the third 2 minutes in now outside brown with the flo and he’s headed to the line for two he gets the whistle there exactly what good offensive players do lean into that Defender level of physicality puts you at the free throw line dere white that’s good from White we talk
About high effort players well Derek white embodies that very description always working hard always looking to outwork his [Applause] opponent that one misses so he goes one for two the Pelicans have gone just one of three in the second half alen chunis with a screen on holiday right at the free throw line
Alen chunis and the tip in on the offensive boards alen junis has gotten four this quarter we’ve seen that more than once today an effortless basket inside outside holiday outside Brown [Applause] pass to porzingis four on the clock porzingis punishing inside christops porzingis with that release
Point in that size difficult to check in the painted area Jones against white and here’s valent Tunis outside Jones back to McCullum takes one from 10 ft good on the jump shot mccullum’s got his second basket of the night yeah the craftiness of McCullum smooth in that mid-range Area outside Tatum here’s porzingis foul y j second personal foul second team foul that line Kristoff porzingis at the line for two shots and he knocks down the first one there’s a reason people call christs porzingis the Unicorn a s foot big man but boy what a sweet shooter he is the
Celtics making a switch here warford’s checked in both free throws good from porzingis he’s one of the League’s best free throw shooting bigs a performance like this certainly proves it pass to Valen Tunis and so he draws the foul headed to the line to shoot a
Pair Jaylen Brown picks one up hey if you can’t block it sending him to the line can be the next best thing New Orleans Hawkins at the line for two take a break take a break two shot and the first one at the line is good
No good on the second free throw the Celtics have got two of three from the floor in this third quarter here’s holiday banked it in off the glass holiday’s got seven points and you know night in and Night Out holiday plays with tremendous effort he wears out an
Opponent at both ends now a timeout called by New [Applause] Orleans [Applause] everyone come on make some [Applause] Noise [Applause] Oh [Applause] a moment here to see the numbers for him over his last 10 games his three-point shooting has gotten a lot better he looks very confident from Deep there’s no doubt he’s got the green light to shoot from his coaching [Applause] staff and the Pelicans with possession here
Four-point game and count the basket he was fouled and he’s going to the line for one more it’s going to be McCullum shooting it’s on Drew holiday CJ M shooting [Applause] one [Applause] shot that one drops he ties it up a late bloomer CJ mccullum’s career has been
Fun to watch unfold and I’m sure inspired lots of hoopers out there all right let’s check in with Ali leforce Dylan Brown has shown steady development over his career he said quote every year presents different challenges I think that’s the fun part about basketball that it’s not the same you got to be
Flexible you got to be durable and you have to be able to grow at the game Brian allly he keeps getting better and better thanks for that good stuff and the shot goes down got to fight harder to get over those screens you know we see this all the time you’re basically
As a Defender hoping the man misses rather than putting in the work to get over screens now here’s porzingis give him eight points now okay it’s time for the 2K leaderboard the top teams in blocks during the last month of play number one the Celtics these guys have been so
Impressive down low on the defensive end denying shots left and right over the past month first free throw is good good and some changes here for the Celtics Hower comes in for Tatum and Pritchard is subbed in for [Applause] [Applause] Holiday both free throws good from porzingis and they’ve been so much more
Aggressive drawing the whistle here in the second half pass to Hawkins the three is up and another three for New Orleans I’m not sure why they aren’t going to him more he’s scoring the ball so well the Celtics have gotten four of their first five shots to go since the break here’s
Hower back to Pritchard Horford a screen on McCullum Richard and they waste no time getting those three points back Richard’s got five now and this is just fun these teams are trading threes back and forth well that three-point shot just gives you so much room to operate on the offensive end now
Here’s Williamson he’s got six here’s McCullum and the shot goes mccullum’s got eight points in the quarter 32 seconds left in the [Applause] third and here is brown he’s got 13 pass to Hower lets the three fly and a great assist by Brown as that one goes in
Howser’s gotten himself going here his first point of the game on the Deep ball McCullum looks around just three on the clock and it’s good on the Layin mccullum’s got 10 points in just the second half that takes us to the end of the third quarter what a game
Neither team giving ground Celtics out in front leading by just two don’t go anywhere the final quarter is coming up next on 2K sports And while we have a chance let’s go to our State Farm ass of the game yeah just shredding the defense with that feed zero chance to stop that well that’s what a great pass will do right you love the unselfish play three1 quarters behind us one more
To go thanks for being with us as we get ready for the fourth on the court for the Pelicans getting the fourth quarter going is the two with Ingram at small forward Larry Nance is out there with Trey Murphy and it’s Daniels in at the point and it’s Tatum missing and I’m
Surprised that didn’t go down I mean I’m sure he is too pass to Daniels n the screen back to Jones to take the lead and the Pelicans hit again from Deep this is the very definition of a back and forth contest yes neither side taking its foot off the gas I’m
Expecting a spectacular finish now here’s Tatum Nance pulls down the board down [Applause] low pass to Ingram n with it Ingram finds n Harford with the block well this guy is a consistent shot block thre out four for twice on the pipes and now it’s time to
Take another view of that huge SWAT oh terrific defensive intensity right there getting stops like that is crucial for them right now Drew holidays checked in for Boston [Applause] fourth quarter still young just over a minute played clock at four here’s Jones and Pritchard pulls it down Austin [Applause] trailing launches a
Three again the Miss by the Celtics and so it’s Jones who brings up the ball for the Pelicans here in the fourth quarter their defense has been very strong no baskets allowed and guys this has got to be more of a team effort right now he’s playing all four [Applause]
Himself here’s holiday pass to Pritchard back to [Applause] Holiday that one doesn’t drop ooh Zeller with some nice New Orleans has gone 6 for 12 from Deep so far in this game ooh took him no time at all to get that one and the Pelicans lead by four well that’s why Ingram has
Been an Allstar he gives your team spacing and he doesn’t need the rock to score and Boston calls time [Applause] here that was the G let’s give them another round of [Applause] Applause everybody [Applause] and some changes here for the Celtics porzingis has checked in for cornette brown comes in for Horford and it’s white in for Pritchard a moment to hear from Ali leforce over the break I listened in on Joe moua’s huddle and he was adamant that they need to tighten up
Their d that lack of communication at that end has led to breakdowns wide open Shooters and easy buckets he sounded pretty frustrated guys okay good stuff thank you [Applause] [Applause] Ally white the pass to Brown back to White and there’s the whistle that one goes on herb Jones that’s his first foul foul
First team [Applause] fou a Touch under two and 1/2 minutes to pass now here in the fourth you like to see Ingram working hard on D using his link to contest the shot and disrupt the shooter [Applause] holiday against McCullum and Valen Junes gets it to go
On the assist by McCullum and now it’s a six-point Pelican lead Boston’s gone 0 for three here in the fourth holiday against McCullum porzingis with a screen on Williamson outside for zingis Austin again missing and they’re doing strong work on the glass A plus five Advantage for
Them here’s Ingram and another one Falls for New Orleans their ball movement on this run has been tremendous it’s led to a lot of good clean open looks and Boston calls time here get wild F on the court is your the F [Applause] [Applause] wall [Applause] [Applause] oh the Celtics making a switch here Richards checked in number 11 Payton priter the Celtics have gotten nothing to go so far in the fourth they’re 0 for six to end the drought Tatum passes to [Applause] Brown outside white six to shoot pass to
Porzingis alen chunis with a rebound bance junis has got nine rebounds [Applause] now now here’s mullum the D’s right on him now here’s [Applause] Ingram a chance to push it to double digits but it’s Off the Mark White finds Tatum and Tatum buries it from long distance well Jason Tatum in a big
Moment he is unafraid now here’s McCullum tightly guarded inside here’s valent junis that’s good and it’s McCullum with the assist well there’s an unpredictability to his offensive game he is always keeping the defense off [Applause] balance here’s Tatum oh Tatum takes the contact so skilled at keeping his balance through
The contact Jason t made him doing work outside Ingram pass to McCullum Fires for three the rebound Celtics porzingis has got five rebounds [Applause] tonight Tatum inside he’s against Williamson and here’s Brown for three and the Celtics another three he wants the ball has a flare for the dramatic unfazed big
Situations Ingram against Brown Valen chunis with a screen on Brown fires it the shot by Ingram no good Boston’s gone two of six so far in the fourth Tatum against Williamson to tie it up oh he Nails it a huge shot to tie it up great to see
Don’t back down under pressure to me more often than not when you attack good things happen New Orleans calls timeout the score tied at 59 there’s 47 seconds left in the fourth He here 15 up [Applause] Meo [Applause] there’s 47 seconds left in the fourth quarter bent chunis passes to Ingram to the middle here’s Jones money oh what a crafty move causing the defender to pause right there they can’t afford to waste this shot moments like this are what it’s all [Applause]
About for zis with a screen on Williams Tatum from long range oh Nails the triple unshakable trust in Jason Tatum in this sort of situation their staff just puts the ball in his hands and lets him make plays time called here the Pelicans decide to talk it over they’re
Losing by one there’s 25 seconds left in the fourth Quarter [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] on [Applause] on [Applause] Drew holidays checked in for priter coming on to the for [Applause] the there’s 25 seconds left in the fourth quarter of this one well McCullum just so competitive he never gives up on the play or his team now a timeout called by Boston they’re down by two there’s 21
Seconds left to play in the fourth quarter your thoughts guys more than enough time to get a bucket well they’ve got to be aggressive guys because the defense doesn’t want to foul here I get stand and Williamson against Tatum porzingis it’s good and he drew contact on the shot so
He will go to the line a three-point play opportunity that’s his fourth personal foul second team fou out long for you s Kristof bingz at the line with one [Applause] shot he sinks the clutch free throw intense situations at the line they can count on him to keep his schol Ingram against
Brown pass to McCullum this one for three oh what a shot and this is how he shines he’s a big part of their floor SPAC and right now Greg he is doing a great job delivering for this team productive and efficient and so the Big Win by New
Orleans in a tight game and this was an emotional win for them no doubt about it just a fantastic accomplishment you love how they just diffus the energy in this Arena well now we have some time to check in with Ali course allly Diane this is a team with some outstanding
Young players with complimentary skills how do you see yourself fitting in I think I fit in very well um I think I’m a very versatile player you can throw me out there with any group and I’m going put up do something to contribute um and I think we’re a very
Unselfish team so that plays a big part to it and any group would be happy to have you thanks Dion all right Ally good stuff there thanks for that and that’ll wrap it up
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