A non-COVID illness and some rough play knocked Jordan Walsh out of the starting five with the Boston Celtics in recent games. But the Texan wing made a strong case for his reinsertion into the starting lineup after Walsh put up 13 points, as many rebounds for a double-double, 2 assists, and a block while shooting a sizzling 5-of-7 from the floor overall, and an equally hot 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n
Asked after the Celtics’ 146-115 blowout road win over the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> on Saturday (Jan. 3) night if the demotion from starter status motivated his play against Los Angeles, the the University of Arkansas alum said <\/a>(via CLNS Media), “Yeah, it’s definitely fuel.”<\/p>\n “Obviously, I didn’t start tonight after starting for so long<” said Walsh. “And I feel like (Celtics head coach) Joe (Mazzulla), to me, Joe was challenging me.”<\/p>\n “To come in and try and be the guy that I was a month or wherever ago,” added the Celtics wing. “So I feel like I definitely took that on as a challenge, but at the same time, to me, starting, bench, it doesn’t matter.”<\/p>\n “If I have a chance to come in and make them\u2014 you know, an impact\u2014 you know, that’s all that matters to me.”<\/p>\n Listen to “Havlicek Stole the Pod” on:<\/p>\n Blue Wire: https:\/\/tiny.ee\/CdKp<\/a><\/p>\n