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Instant reaction: Celtics blowout the Pelicans 144-118 and lock up the 2 seed in the East - 4/10/26

April 11, 2026·41 min·3 clips

Joe Murray argues the Pelicans should be removed from New Orleans after the Celtics' 144-118 blowout.

It started with fireworks. The win over New Orleans gives the host all the runway he needs for records, threes, and Joe Mazzulla easing up before it gets rude. The mood is celebratory, but the sharper edge is saved for the Pelicans. They get treated like a franchise that keeps finding recognizable names and still winds up stuck downstairs. New Orleans gets no soft landing. The host runs through Zion, Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, Derek Queen, and Jeremiah Fears as proof that the roster has had chances without turning into anything serious. The take is blunt. If this kind of blowout feels that easy, the opponent has problems bigger than one bad night. Then the room starts drifting, which is half the point. Baylor Scheierman, Payton Pritchard, Ron Harper Jr., Tommy DeVito, and Sean Stellato all get pulled into the local sports radio swirl. It becomes trade-day banter: DeVito memorabilia, a Prism autograph, Italian Heritage Day at the WooSox, and cannolis at Mr. Sid, all jammed into the same running conversation. Nobody sands it down. The fun is hearing a beatdown turn into names, habits, and bits the studio clearly knows by heart. The jokes keep reloading. Street team Joe with steak and cheese, Jace in shorts, Milliken's clothing, and Sports Deck regulars pop up as quick little sketches before the sports board yanks things back. Then the Red Sox cut in. The close turns to a 3-2 loss, a planned reaction, and Jake Seymour from the Garden, leaving it feeling like postgame radio with no interest in sitting still.

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A loud Celtics win turns into blunt local sports-radio theater.

A Celtics blowout and a near-record three-point night give the segment an easy hook: big result, hot reaction, and plenty of room to keep circling New Orleans.

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