Boston Sports Journal’s John Karalis discusses returning Robert Williams III for Celtics-Bucks Game 7
>>ND JOIN US NOW FROM THE BOSTON SPORTS JOURNAL AND PODCAST CELTICS, JOHN. ROBERT WILLIAMS MAY BE AVAILABLE IF REQUIRED TODAY. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE CELTICS? >> YOU LOOK AT IT LIKE, SO, MIGHT NOT BE SO GREAT. YEAH, LL, WE’RE LOOKING, THEY FOUND SOMETHING THAT WORKS, RIGHT? AND I THINK IT’S MORE ABOUT HOW THEY WANT TO PUT THE STAFF, THBUE CKS STAFF ON THE FLOOR, WITH GRANT WILLIAMS IN THE STARTING LINEUP HE CAN PLAY ON PERIMETER T, SO BROOK LOPEZ HAS BEEN A HARD TIME. IF YOU PLAY ROBERT WILLIAMS WITHOUT HORFORD TOGETHER, IT GIVES BROOK LOPEZ SOME PLACE AND SOMEONE TO PROTECT HIM ON THE GROUND. YOU SAW LATE IN THE GAMES LOPEZ WAS OFF THE GROUND, TATUM WAS ABLE TO ATTACK, THE CELTICS WERE ABLE TO ATTACK. WHAT I ANTICIPATE IS THE BASIS OF NEED IS IF THE CELTICS NEED MESOBODY TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON ETH RIM, WHEN BROOK LOPEZ COMES OFF THE GROUND YOU SLEEP ROBTER WILLIAMS COME AGAINST BOBBY PORTIS. IT DOES NOT PLAY DROP COVERAGE. IT PLAYS AT THE SCREEN LEVEL, AND TTHA WILL ALLOW OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THOSE ALLEY-OOPS WE KNOW ROBERT WILLIAMS LIKES TO GET. I THINK WE CAN SEE IT IN A LIMITED TIME OFF THE BENCH, AND YOU’RE JUST GOING TO STAND WITH GRANT WILLIAMS IN THE STARTING LINEUP, AND THEY’RE GOING TO LET DERRICK WHITE DO HIS THING IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. >> YOU KNOW, IME UDOKA PLAYED FOR SEED NUMBER TWO AND SAID HE AREN’T AFRAID OF ANYBODY. TODAY PAYS. THEY GET GAME SEVEN AT HOME WHERE THE BUCKS COULD BE BOTH SEEDS. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK PLAYING AT HOME IN A GAME SEVEN WILL BE CHARGED TODAY? >> YEAH, I WANT, I THINK WHAT YOU GET IS THE ADRENALINE BOOST FROM THE FANS. THIS IS I NOT JUST A DAY OFF, ALL OTHER DAY TYPE SERIES NOW. IT’S ALSO A 3:30 START AFTER A LATE GAME IN GAME SIX. SO THESE GUYS, THAT FOUR EXTRA HOURS MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE, YOU KNOW? THEY ARE PAINFUL. THERE IS THIS BUILD-UP OF LACTIC ACID. YOU NEED SOMETHING MORE. THERE’S A GROUP OF GUYS OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING TO BE INHUMAN THINGS TODAY. WHO WILL DO THE MOST INHUMAN THING ON THIS FLOOR? HAVING THAT CROWD BEHIND YOU CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 7-2 RUN AND A 14-2 RUN. SO I THINK GETTING THAT EXTRA BOOST OF ADRENALINE AT HOME IS GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT THING, CONSIDERING how rough the series has been. >> REALLY FAST, A GUY ON EITHER TEAM NOT NAMED GIANNIS OR JAYSON TUTAM WHO WILL COUNTER A VICTORY OR A LOSS. >> I THINK GRANT WILLIAMS IS GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL. THERE HAD SOME BIG MATCHES IN THE FIRST AND SECOND GAMES. THEN HE TURNED BACK. I THINK THEOL RE PLAYERS PLAY BETTER AT HOME IS GNGOI TO BE SOMETHING THAT PAYS FOR CELTICS. IF IT STARTS TO REACH THREE EARLY, IT CAN BURY THE BUCKS. ON THEIR SIDE, THEY NEED THE UEJR HOLIDAY TO GET THROUGH T. YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN — FI THEY DON’T HAVE A HOLIDAY SUPPORTING GIAISNN ON AN OFFENSIVE — AT THE OFFENSIVE END, IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT GIANNIS DOES. >> JOHN, BOS
Boston Sports Journal’s John Karalis discusses returning Robert Williams III for Celtics-Bucks Game 7
Updated: 3:00 PM EDT May 15, 2022
The ‘Locked on Celtics’ podcast host also talks about the importance of home-court advantage in this do-or-die playoff game.
The ‘Locked on Celtics’ podcast host also talks about the importance of home-court advantage in this do-or-die playoff game.
