{"id":116274,"date":"2026-04-26T21:28:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T00:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/for-luka-garza-staying-ready-isnt-optional-its-everything\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T21:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T00:28:49","slug":"for-luka-garza-staying-ready-isnt-optional-its-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/for-luka-garza-staying-ready-isnt-optional-its-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"For Luka Garza, staying ready isn\u2019t optional \u2014 it\u2019s everything"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>PHILADELPHIA<\/strong> \u2014 At Celtics shootaround on Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celticsblog.com\/articles\/124519\/luka-garza-father-frank-celtics-magic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Luka Garza;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Luka Garza&quot;}\" class=\"link\">Luka Garza<\/a> has ice on his knees, his usual post-workout regimen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In his head, he is prepared to play heavy minutes in Sunday\u2019s Game 4 against <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/philadelphia\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:76ers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;76ers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">76ers<\/a>, just as he did in the Celtics\u2019 final regular season game, when he exploded for 27 points in a season-high 38 minutes of action.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">More likely, he\u2019ll play just a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But, just as he has all year, he\u2019ll be ready for any outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI expect to play,\u201d Garza said. \u201cIf I do, or I don\u2019t \u2014 it doesn\u2019t matter. It\u2019s just I got to have that mindset to be ready and go out there and try to make some plays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In Friday\u2019s Game 3 Celtics win, Garza played 4 minutes, all of which came in the second quarter. In that span, he secured an offensive board that led to a <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/10277\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baylor Scheierman;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Baylor Scheierman&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Baylor Scheierman<\/a> three-pointer, hit a top-of-the-key three of his own, and again found Scheierman for his second triple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">His mindset in these playoffs has been the same it\u2019s been all year.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI just stick to what\u2019s worked for me in the past \u2014 obviously, just trying to screen, make energy plays, offensive rebound, do what I can to kind of help the offensive flow,\u201d Garza said. \u201cAnd try to not make any game plan mistakes and stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"consent\"\/>\n<p class=\"\">After a career season, Garza is mostly out of the playoff rotation, but he\u2019s staying ready for those spurts when his number is called.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Joe Mazzulla turned to Garza for rotation stints in Games 1 and 3, with the Celtics two primary bigs in foul travel; <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/6581\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Queta;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Queta&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Queta<\/a> has averaged 4 fouls in 19 minutes per game, and <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/4897\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nikola Vucevic;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nikola Vucevic&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Nikola Vucevic<\/a> has averaged 3.7 fouls in 22 minutes per game this series.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWhen I see someone getting foul trouble a little bit, I know it\u2019s probably coming,\u201d Garza said. \u201cI just prepare my mind for every single game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/5602\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jaylen Brown;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jaylen Brown&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Jaylen Brown<\/a> referred to Friday\u2019s Game 3 as a Game 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Garza said the team will need to dig deep and embrace that mindset again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIf you want to win a championship, it\u2019s not hard,\u201d Garza said. \u201cSo, you got to have that mindset every single night in the playoffs. You know how important it is. It\u2019s mandatory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">History would suggest the Celtics are in a pretty good spot. Of the 600 NBA teams that have taken a 2-1 series lead, 480 have gone on to win the series.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But for Celtics aren\u2019t worried about that history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">For them, the only past that is on their mind is their 111-97 loss in Game 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThere\u2019s obviously a heightened sense of urgency knowing what happened in Game 2,\u201d Garza said. \u201cSo we know we got to have a certain humility about us, knowing that we got two more games to win. We got to approach it that way. And obviously, it\u2019s a huge one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/luka-garza-staying-ready-isn-195459809.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 At Celtics shootaround on Sunday, Luka Garza has ice on his knees, his usual post-workout regimen. 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