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POSTGAME POD: "Illegal SCREAM"? - Mazzulla adds to C's ref frustrations after late loss to Pacers

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Joe Mazzulla repeatedly calls out an illegal screen that cost the Celtics the game against the Pacers.
The Celtics Talk podcast analyzes the Celtics' late loss to the Pacers, focusing on a controversial illegal screen that coach Joe Mazzulla repeatedly criticized postgame. The hosts discuss Jaylen Brown's absence, referee frustrations, and team consistency issues, before lightening the mood with a segment on Bake-Off cookies.

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A blunt postgame argument about consistency, frustration, and one loud whistle complaint.

The episode stays with the sting of a late loss, and that part lands. It keeps circling the same arguments that usually show up after a game like this: missed chances, frustration, and the question of whether the whistle really changed things.

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You're here for a Celtics postgame where the finish line turned into an illegal-screen argument and the frustration stayed loud.

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