Jordan Walsh's Playoff Debut vs Maxey

0:00On April 19th, Jordan Walsh, the 19-year-old wing drafted by the Celtics out of Arkansas back in 2023, could finally get his shot. This weekend, the team faces the Philadelphia 76ers in game 1 of the first round playoffs on Sunday, and Walsh might draw the tough assignment of… Guarding Star Guard, Tyree's Maxi, one of the league's top scorers. Early in the 2025-2026 season, Walsh sat out of the rotation behind younger wings, but he grinded through November and, December, starting 20 straight games. He locked down opponents, averaged 9.5 points on nearly 70% shooting, and helped Boston go 15-5 in that stretch. Coach Joe Mazula called to the revival for Walsh's career, and vets like Jalen Brown kept mentoring him through the ups and downs. Even during dry spells with did not play in March, Walsh stayed late at practice, supporting the squad without complaint. Lately, he's back strong, playing over 20 minutes a night in his last 10 games, and

1:02he owned Maxi in two regular season matchups, holding him to. One for 10 shooting in 7 minutes by forcing tough second options. Now Walsh heads into his first real playoff run prepared, building on that defensive edge and offseason talks with Brown to rattle Maxi from the jump. From your team, powered by AI, this is Boston Celtics News Today.