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In what will be the final episode of Celtics Talk Radio here on Blogtalkradio.com before we move to our new platform. The Celtics Talk Radio Crew will recap the Celtics winning games 3 and 4 of their 1st round playoff series in Brooklyn, N.Y. which gave the Celtics a 4-0 series win over the Nets. The Celtics basically did what no one was expecting them to do which was sweep the Nets out of the playoffs and now the Celtics will move on to the 2nd round to play the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics in that 1st round made both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant look bad with their stiffling defense. As Kyrie Irving had 1 good game in game 1 and 3 straight bad games to end the series. While Kevin Durant had 3 bad games to start the series before having a good game in the win or go home game 4 but his performance wasnt enough to save the Nets. Meanwhile the duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both played well in the 1st round with Tatum averaging nearly 30 points a game and Brown averaging nearly 23 a game. So what did the Celtics duo prove as they outplayed the duo of Kyrie and Durant in this series knowing most experts chose the Nets to win and yet it took only 4 games for Boston to send the Nets packing? The Celtics also got back Robert Williams after he missed over 3 weeks of action due to needing surgery which will be a big boost for the 2nd round series. How huge is it that Timelord is back and based on what we saw from Daniel Theis in round 1 should it be Theis who starts knowing Timelord is just returning from surgery or should Timelord get back into the starting lineup? Meanwhile the storylines out of this 1st round matchup will be talked about all off season. We will discuss our thoughts on the series win over the Nets and preview the 2nd round matchup with the Bucks alongside our 2 special guest Celtics Blog Contributor Mike Dynon (@MikeDynon on twitter) and CLNS Radios Celtics Pre and Postgame Host Matt Rury (@CLNS_Rury on twitter)
The NBA Playoffs are here. The Boston Celtics finished as the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference and for the 2nd year in a row will play in the 1st round the #7 seeded Brooklyn Nets. The Celtics of course will likely go throughout the entire series without the services of Robert Williams. Meanwhile the Brooklyn Nets reprts say could get the services of Ben Simmons for this matchup but that is still to be determined. The Celtics took the season series 3 games to 1. Of course throughout the regular season the Brooklyn Nets were hindered by the Covid-19 Restrictions that the City of New York had in place which prevented All-Star PG Kyrie Irving from playing in home games. Those restrictions have since been lifted and he will be able to play all games in this series. The winner of this series will take on the winner of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Chicago Bulls. Many Celtics fans seemed to want this matchup despite the fact it was arguably the hardest matchup of all 3 matchups the Celtics could end up with in round 1. So we will discuss and breakdown this matchup between the Celtics and Nets. We will discuss if fans made the right decision in wanting the Nets in round 1 rather then wanting the Chicago Bulls or Toronto Raptors. Also what happens if the Celtics lose this series to the Nets are fans seriously gonna try to justify the loss by saying Timelord was around so it doesnt mean nothing and would they be right or is there no excuse for losing in round 1 despite the fact its against the Nets. We will be joined by Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter) NBA Reporter for Basketball Insiders
We have finally reach the end of the NBA Regular Season. The Boston Celtics after starting the regular season looking like they were destined to possibly be a play in tournament team. Or even a team that would be likely to miss the playoffs. The Celtics used a major 2nd half run to get themselves into the running for the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Proving that when healthy they could beat anyteam in the NBA giving fans hope that maybe an NBA Title could happen this season if the team actually played to their full potential. However the Celtics then lost Robert Williams III to an injury which could have him miss the 1st round of the playoffs. Questions about which of their players are vaccinated and which ones arent could make a potential matchup in round 1 with the Toronto Raptors even more difficult if that were to happen. So with just 1 day left in the NBA Regular Season schedule. What seed did the Celtics end up with? Are they still in a situation where they could move up or move down in the standings and if so what are those scenarios and who could the potential opponents be? What about the play in tournmanet matchups how are they shaping up. We will discuss all of this on the final Regular Season edition of Celtics Talk Radio
January 6th Celtics Fans. Do you remember that date Celtics Fans? It was a day that the Celtics lost to the New York Knicks 108-105 to fall to 18-21 and fell to the 11th spot in the Eastern Conference. After that game many Celtics fans talked about boycotting the season. Celtics insiders, reporters and analysts were questioning the heart and hustle of this team and said something needed to change and maybe Celtics GM Brad Stevens needed to blow it up. Ultimately something did happen ladies and gentleman however I dont think anybody was expecting what we have gotten. Its been 79 days since that loss at Madison Square Garden and the Boston Celtics have gone from a team that looked like they were destined for at best the play in tournament and a 1st round exit in the NBA Playoffs at the hands to one of the Eastern Conference Powerhouses to a team that is now fighting for the right to be the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Yes your read that correctly the Boston Celtics could very well be your #1 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs this season. The Celtics are in the middle of a 4 team race for that #1 spot that features the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers as the other 3 teams in the race. All 4 teams are literally seperated by just 2 games in the standings with the Miami Heat currently sitting as the #1 seed in the East. The Celtics and Heat both have 8 games remaining while the 76ers and Bucks have 9. So who will be your #1 seed in the Eastern Conference? What do the schedules for each of these teams look like and who has it the hardest and who has it the easiest? What about the tiebreaker scenarions for these 4 teams who has it against who? With 2 weeks left in the regular season how is the playoff picture shaping up in the East and West? Are any big name teams out of the running? We will discuss the current look of the playoffs with our special guest Mike Dynon of CelticsBlog.Com
The playoff race in the Eastern Conference is heating up with just under a month left in the NBA Regular Season. The Celtics have 13 games left on their schedule and right now have made many believe they have a legit shot to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals and possibly to the NBA Finals. The last 2 questions for some fans have been. Can the Celtics win it all and obviously will they win it all. The Celtics this week in a big week for Celtics Nation had a great chance to answer that first question of can the Celtics win it all. As they took on the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden on the night that featured the Boston Celtics retiring Kevin Garnetts #5 jersey to the rafters and featured several members of the 2008 NBA Championship team including both Paul Pierce and Ray Allen appearing showing the issue between Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen is officially past them. Other players to make the trip to Boston included Kendrick Perkins, Eddie House, James Posey, Glen Davis, Leon Powe and of course Brian Scalabrine. Did the Celtics manage to win on the Big Day for the Big Ticket or did they let the Big Ticket and the fans down in the Big Moment? 3 days later the Celtics traveled to California to take on Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors in a potential NBA Finals matchup if the Celtics reach the finals. This match was the match that had many Celtics fans saying if you can beat them you can beat anyone in the Western Conference with the way the Golden State Warriors have been playing. So did the Celtics manage to knock off the Warriors? Did they lose but manage to atleast keep the game close meaning that if they do make it to the finals it can go either way? Or did the Warriors made a statement that the Celtics dont deserve to be on the same court with them when they are healthy? We will discuss this with our special guest Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA on twitter) Host of NBA Baseline and Dope Interviews.
Could the Boston Celtics actually end up with the #1 spot in the Eastern Conference for the NBA Playoffs this season? Yes ladies an gentleman a question that not even the most positive minded fans would have thought to ask themselves might now have to start being questioned. The Celtics thanks to a dominant month of February where they won 11 of 13 games the Celtics went from being a team that was fighting just to earn the right to be in the Wild Card Pay In Tournament games. To now being just 4.5 games behind the Miami Heat for the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference and just 2 games behind the Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers for the #2 and #3 seeds and just 1 game back of the Milwaukee Bucks for the #4 seed. The Celtics will have a chance to make up a ton of ground in the coming week if they can win their next 2 games which will feature them facing the Brooklyn Nets and the Charlotte Hornets as all 4 teams in front of them will either be facing each other or some of the other top NBA Teams meaning they could lose while the Celtics are on their days off meaning the Celtics gain ground without doing any work. Sundays game with the Nets is the big game as the Celtics will face the Nets with both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving it is still questionable if Ben Simmons will play. This is the final time these 2 teams will meet during the regular season and we have yet to see these 2 teams play each other at full strength. So a win here for the Celtics if both teams are health would be huge for fans to have confidence going into the playoffs. The Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Rich Conte OF TechLifePod will be with us as we look at the Celtics recent hot streak and discuss what should be the expectations now for this team especially if they do get that #1 seed? Would fans once again be letting them off the hook if they do get the #1 seed and the team fails to win it all? Who would be the best matchup in round 1 as we are 1 month away from the playoffs.
The NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone and now we have reached the NBA All-Star Break. The NBA returns to game action this Thursday where it will be full speed ahead to the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics at last weeks Trade Deadline finally made some moves to improve the roster and potentially the outlook of the team going forward and in return got Derrick White from the San Antonio Spurs and Daniel Theis from the Houston Rockets. We will look back at those deals and discuss the impact of those moves going forward and what Brad Stevens should be looking to do next to help the roster improve. Should he be looking at the buyout market or go after players who are waived in hopes of filling roster spots that are now open for the rest of the season and if so for who? The Celtics meanwhile during that deadline were on a winning streak that reached 9 games in a row. It started with their 107-97 win over the Pelicans on the road back on January 29th and finished with a 135-87 blowout win over Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia. However the streak was then snapped by a 1 point loss to arguably the worst team in the league the Detroit Pistons 112-11 so which is the real Boston Celtics? The one who has lost often to the bad teams or the one who showed they can beat the good teams we discuss. During that streak both Marcus Smart and Robert Williams the III went down with injuries we give you the latest on them. Jaylen Brown was snubbed from the All-Star game it has made him play like a man on fire but did he deserve to go we discuss? Plus other top stories in the NBA like the PHI and BKN Trade. The Lakers lost Anthony Davis are they in trouble of missing the playoffs and would Celtics fans be satisfied with a 1st round exit for the C's if at the same time the Lakers dont make the playoffs? We are joined by Sports Reporter Bobby Krivitsky. You can find him on twitter @BobbyKrivitsky and via his facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CelticsSI
The Celtics and the rest of the NBA are just 5 days from the 12 days from the NBA All-Star Break. The Celtics in the previous week played 2 big games against teams that were ahead of them in the standings hoping to show Celtics GM Brad Stevens and Celtics Nation that maybe they have what it takes to make a playoff run and not to make any big trades at the deadline which is February 10th 3PM ET. The Celtics played both the Miami Heat who were the #1 seeded team in the Eastern Conference. Then the Charlotte Hornets who are the #7 seeded team in the East. The Celtics went into both games healthy while both of their opponents went into the games missing players giving the Celtics an advantage. The Celtics managed to beat both those teams and the results had many saying the team is looking much better and playing the way they should BUT we arent sold yet on them cause of the players who were missing or its only 2 games. So do our host agree with them or not? Meanwhile during the last week Steve Bulpett of Heavy.com reported that Jaylen Brown could be willing to leave the team if the team didnt start to live up to their potential as he would feel at that point its just not the right fit. This has had many Boston Sports reporters and Celtics Insiders questioning would and should the team now start considering the idea of trading Jaylen Brown sooner rather then later rather then risking another Kyrie Irving type situation where you lose the superstar for nothing. The Celtics Talk Crew discusses that major topic plus the last week of action and what we expect at the trade deadline on this edition of Celtics Talk Radio
DECISIONS. DECISIONS. We are nearing the February 10th date where many have felt that the Boston Celtics management will officially let all of Celtics Nation know if they are putting all their chips in to try and be a title contender this season or if they are waiving the white flag for this season and will wait atleast another season and try maybe to make next season the year where they fulfill the promise they made to the Celtics fans by joining the ranks of the NBA's Elite and become an NBA powerhouse who has a legit shot to win an NBA Championship. February 10th is the NBA Trade Deadline. Rumors have been spreading around the leage according to insiders saying that the Celtics have made every players on the team available except for Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Robert Williams. The Celtics could opt to put all thei chips in and try and get another player or 2 who could help the team and try and make a run for the playoffs and see what happens this season by using players we got a chips and trade exceptions we got. Or they could waive the white flag and have a yard sale and start sending away some of the stars we got in exchange for players who Celtics fans know will not likely be with the team next season in the hopes of making this offseason more of a blockbuster offseason. So where do we stand on Saturday January 29th as the team prepares to take on the Pelicans in 1 hour. Have any moves been made that could tell us the direction their going. If so what impact does it have on this upcoming offseason. We will discuss that and more on todays edition of Celtics Talk Radio
The Celtics took on the Philadelphia 76ers last night looking to win their 4th game in a row to try and get their record to a 22-21 record. Meaning they just played their 43rd game of the season. Meaning they have officially played more then half of their 82 game schedule. Meaning the Celtics time to try and make a run for a top seed in the Eastern Conference is starting to get shorter and shorter. So where do they stand in the standings? Do they look like a championship team or do they once again look like a team destined to let Celtics Nation down? We discuss where the team sits in the standings. Also knowing they now have less then half their games left before the season ends and based on where the team is in the standings we discuss how much longer can the team delay before making the big decision which is to either make a massive change to the roster and make a playoff push or tank the rest of the season and try to get a decent asset for the trade market this summer but dont fight just to waste your time fighting with the roster you got just to be a team that just misses the playoffs or is a 1st round exit team cause your a play in tournament team. That plus more on this weeks edition of Celtics Talk Radio with our special guest NBA Baseline host Warren Shaw (@ShawsportsNBA on twitter)
Happy New Years Celtics fans from your Celtics Talk crew. The Boston Celtics gave their fans something to start the celebrating early on New Years Eve. When they took on the NBA's top team in the Phoenix Suns. With both teams missing key players the celtics were victorious after going up by 30 points in the 1st half in route to a 123-108 win. This win was viewed by many insiders as the Celtics best win of the season. However many of those insiders also said that fans should put their foot on the brakes and wait to see what would happen in the Celtics next game because if the team had a letdown and lost then the win over the Suns would mean nothing. Sure enough the Celtics in their next game against the 2nd worst team in the NBA blew double digit 1st half lead to ultimately go down by double digits. The Celtics would trail by 12 points with just over 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter before they mounted a comeback to force overtime and would win it 116-111. So with 2 wins in a row including a win over the Suns. What are we looking at now from this team as they start this month where out of 15 games the Celtics are slated to play 10 games will feature an opponent who is currently behind the Celtics in the standings. Meaning if the Celtics can take advantage of these weaker teams which is something they have not shown themselves to be able to do thus far thie season they could make some progress in the Eastern Conference standings. Also we got 1 month left before the trade deadline which also means Celtics GM Brad Stevens, Head Coach Ime Udoka and other Celtics management must make their final decisions over the next month as to BUY or SALE players on the current roster for the playoff run. We will be joined by Rich Conte (richconte on twitter) as we discuss the last 2 games as well as what the team must do in the next month before the deadline
The Celtics finished their 5 game Western Conference Road Trip last night by facing the defending Western Conference Champion Phoenix Suns. The Celtics on the road trip took on the Jazz, Trailblazers, Lakers, Clippers and Suns which included 2 back to backs (Jazz/Trailblazers, Lakers/Clippers). The Celtics started the trip losing to the Jazz 137-130. They rebounded the next night beating the Trailblazers 145-117. The Celtics had 2 days off before taking on the arch rival Lakers in LA and would go on to lose that one 117-102 in a game that saw the Celtics keep the game close in the 1st half before Lebron and company blew the game open in the 2nd half. The very next night the Celtics would take on the Clippers who played without their top 2 players in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George and yet the Celtics still lost 114-111. The Celtics would then have a day off before taking on the Phoenix Suns. The Celtics would take on the Suns in a game that would see the Celtics again play an opponent missing a key piece of their roster as the Suns were missing All-Star Devin Booker but the Celtics would again be missing Jaylen Brown as he would be missing his 5th straight game. The Celtics would keep the game close in the 1st quarter before the Suns pulled away in the 2nd. Jayson Tatum and Dennis Schroder were the only 2 players who showed any fight in the game last night.Not putting up a fight and having a lack of energy or will to compete was a major trend in this 5 game stretch where the Celtics went 1-4 without Brown where their only win was a 28 point win over the Trailblazers who didnt have Damian Lillard. The Celtics in this road trip lost to a Clippers team missing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George and a Suns team missing Devin Booker while having the best player on the floor in Jayson Tatum. We discuss the 5 game road trip with Mike Dynon (@MikeDynon on twitter) as well as let you hear the frustration many celtics experts are now having with the team via our audios
The Boston Celtics took on the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night at the TD Garden in Boston. It was a game that many took as a measuring stick to see if this years version of the Boston Celtics could hang with the Eastern Conferences best team and truly be viewed as a threat to come out of the Eastern Conference. Yet despite the Brooklyn Nets still missing Kyrie Irving meaning both teams were playing with 2 Stars meaning the matchup should be easier for the Celtics. The Brooklyn Nets made the game a 1 sided affair going up by as much as 29 points in route to a 123-104 win. This game saw the Celtics players fighting with the refs over what many inluding even the broadcast team saw as questionable officiating being done in favor of the Nets throughout the game. The Celtics taking a ton of 3 pointers which pretty much caused them to shoot themselves out of the game from beyond the arc as they took 48 3 pointers and make only 11 of them. It also saw the Celtics dynamic duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both struggle to live up to the Superstar status that many Celtics fans seem to be giving them as the duo combined scored only 28 points on 9/31 shooting in a combined 54 minutes. So we will discuss this loss and the lack of production we saw from the Celtics 2 golden boys. Also what was being said about the officiating during and after the game by the broadcasters and the celtics players and coach Ime Udoka. Should we take this 1st matchup and throw it away knowing players from both teams who would play come playoff time were missing plus 1 key player was hobbled despite being on the floor. That and more on this weeks edition of Celtics Talk Radio
The Celtics last night were scheduled to take on the defending NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks for the 1st time this season. However the game was far from the spectacle every was hoping to see as major names from both teams were missing which left the anticipation for the game at a much more lower level. The Celtics were already with Jaylen Brown for 2 games and knew he wasn't gonna play in this game as he is expected to remain out a few more games. Yet despite Browns absence people seemed to feel the Celtics were playing better without him. Meanwhile the Bucks were coming into this game with Khris Middleton who had missed 6 straight and Brook Lopez who had missed 11 straight both expected to be out. Then 1 hour before tip off Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out as well meaning the Bucks would be without 3 of their starting 5 players. You would think the Celtics would have this game in hand and it would be rather easy knowing they still had Jayson Tatum to lead the way right? NOPE. The celtics would come away with the win but the Celtics would end up allowing the injury riddled Milwaukee Bucks team to forced them all the way into overtime before they finally said enough is enough and would put them away. The Celtics needed a monster performance from Dennish Schroder in order this win this game as Schroder scored 38 points on 16/27 shooting in 41 minutes while Tatum added 27 points, Smart had 19 and Timelord added 12. Schroder was honored with an M.V.P chant as he took free throws late in the OT for his performance as Schroder was the difference maker for the Celtics in this game but many feel the fact the Celtics even were in the position to lose this game ws a bad look on their part. So we will discuss this game and that very topic with our special guest Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter) who will join us.
The Celtics after starting the season 1-2 due to losses to the Knicks and Raptors and a win over the Houston Rockets. The Celtics since our video chat Sunday afternoon did battle with the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. A game where the Celtics trailed by 9 points with less then 5 minutes to go before mounting a comeback to force ovetime and win the game by 11 by the final score of 140-129. The Celtics 2 nights later would welcome the Washington Wizards to Boston. Of course this game was a game that had TD Garden fans looking to try and do their magic and entire Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal to want to come to Boston as there are rumors linking him to the C's but of course the Celtics were looking to finally get over the 500 mark by moving to 3-2. Instead after seeing his team in the pregame walkaround showing signs that they didnt have the right energy needed to beat the Wizards and him even saying it to the Celtics players faces the Celtics would show up at the start of the game without focusing much on defense. A lot of headlines came out of this game. Then 2 days laters as we started this show the Celtics we thought the Celtics would be done playing instead they would be doing battle with the Wizard again this time from Washington. Then just as our show was starting the Celtics were in a close battle with the Wizards again that went to Overtime this time in Washington which our co-host Daniel was giving a play by play for those to hear what was going on while they discussed other topics about the game during the timeouts. Ultimately the Celtics would lose 115-112 to fall to 2-4 on the season. So what the heck is up with this team and their lack of defensive intensity? What about the fact that Ime Udoka is able to tell the team he sees a problem before a game and they still dont respond to correct it before the game starts? We will be joined by NBA Writer and Podcaster Adam Taylor
The Celtics Talk Radio Crew Review the Celtics 4 game Preseason and look towards opening night. The Celtics Preseason started off with them going 2-0 after they beat the Orlando Magic 98-97 and then the Toronto Raptors 113-111. Then the Celtics would go on to lose their last 2 preseason games first to the Orlando Magic 103-102 and then the preseason finale to the Miami Heat 121-100. Putting them at the final record of 2-2 during the preseason. The Celtics during the preseason lost both Jaylen Brown and Al Horford who were both diagnosed with Covid 19 and had to go into quarantine. Meawhile the Celtics also had an issue with starting guard Marcus Smart as he missed the team flight to Miami which resulted in Celtics coach Ime Udoka suspending Smart for the Heat game even though it was reported he and the other stars werent likely to play in the game. So now the team looks towards the season opener on Wednesday against the New York Knicks. Due to the fact that the main players didnt play in the Miami game it is still a question as to who will Ime Udoka choose to have as his starting 5 outside of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Will Al Horford or Timelord start at Center or will he choose to start them both and let Horford be the PF and Timelord be the C and go with 3 small players rather then going with the way the NBA has kinda been trending which is the 4 small and 1 big lineup? Is Smarts spot in the lineup or any of his minutes in jeopardy with players like Dennis Schroder and Jason Richardson here now? Who will the 2nd lineup consist of? We give our thoughts on those questions in this final before the season edition of Celtics Talk Radio
In just 1 week the Boys in Green will be back as Training Camp for the Boston Celtics will have officially started. However this will not be any ordinary training camp as the Celtics have quite a bit of work to do before their opening night game against the New York Knicks on October 20th. The Celtics players now have to gel with newly hired head coach Ime Udoka. All-Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown now have to work in all of their new teammates into the pecking order alongside their new head coach based on the type of system the 3 decided is best for the team to have this season. Meanwhile there are several questions that could be answered during training camp. What 5 players will Ime Udoka have for his starting 5 as outside of Tatum and Brown the other 3 spots are pretty much up for grabs? What about the bench will Ime Udoka make a 5 man rotation for the bench and stick to those 5 being the group that plays or will he be more of a 1 player this night 1 player that night type person? What have the Celtics 2 stars done to improve themselves during the offseason we have seen photos showing Jayson Tatum has gained a lot of muscle possibly to bang with some of the bigger players in the league whats his reasoning and is it true? There are many questions that Celtics fans want answered before that October 20 game and we will look to talk about a few of the big questions tonight. Tonight is also the We Bleed Green Celtics Fan Forum Member Ticket Giveaway. Where we will be giving a member of our We Bleed Green group 2 tickets to go see a Boston Celtics preseason game. So expect several Celtics fans to call in as well.
Celtics Nation now knows when and where they will get to see this years Celtics team play and now its time for the Celtics Talk Crew to break down the schedule and give their thoughts on how diffucult of a schedule the league gave our boys in green and the key dates for the Celtics fans to keep an eye out for. The Celtics will open up the season on October 20th in New York against the Knicks. The Celtics will start the season with an 11 game stretch from October 20th to November 10th where only 2 games will feature teams who finished ahead of the Celtics in last years standings. It will be crucial for the Celtics to gel as quickly as possibly in that 11 game stretch as they begin a month and a half stretch on November 12th where they will run a gauntlet facing several of the leagues top teams all the way till the end of the 2021 calender year which could truly put them in a nice spot in the standings if they win most of those games or in bad position if they lose most of them. That month and a half span features 25 games which includes 3 games vs the Bucks, 2 vs the Suns, 2 vs the Clippers, 1 vs the Hawks, 2 vs the Lakers, 1 vs the Nets, 1 vs the Spurs, 1 vs the Raptors, 2 vs the 76ers, 1 vs the Jazz, 1 vs the Blazers, 1 vs the Warriors, 1 vs Knicks. The Celtics will have 5 back to backs in that span vs MIL @ CLE, vs LAL vs OKC, @ UTAH @ POR, @ LAL @ LAC, vs GS vs NYK. The Celtics schedule will get easier once they get to January, The Celtics will play 15 back to backs and only 3 of them will be without travel included the league average is 13.5 back to backs. The Celtics will play the Bulls, Heat, Cavs and Magic 3 times instead of 4 times. The Celtics in total will travel 43,000 miles this season which is 3,000 more then the Eastern Conference Average. So we will discuss this schedule and any other key dates that have been revealed for fans.
The NBA Free Agency Period is underway and boy there have been some big time signging for the Championship contenders. However one contender that has not fallen in that bracket of making a big time deal has been the Boston Celtics. Several insiders have reported the Celtics seem content to focus on signing players who would accept 1 year deals so like that the Celtics would preserve all the cap space they would have in the summer of 2022. Due to this the Celtics have lost Evan Fournier in free agency and thus far have signed only 1 player in former Celtics center Enes Kanter. So what is it the Celtics could be planning for next summer that they were willing to lose Evan Fournier and appear to be willing to waive the white flag on this season in order to accomplish. Meanwhile what about the other teams the Celtics have been expected to contend with like the Nets, Lakers, Bucks, 76ers and Raptors. Did those teams jump way ahead of the Celtics with any moves early in free agency hence the rich get richer of did they lose key players? Meanwhile the Celtics had contract discussions with Marcus Smart despite Smart not being a free agent until next summer which has people questioning what the Celtics might be planning for Smarts future if he was to sign on the dotted line? So we will discuss all of that plus anything else that has gone on in the first week of NBA Free Agency on todays show
Celtics Gm Brad Stevens game stars Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart the right to impact who would be their next head coach after reports of turmoil in the locker room under his leadership last season. The players chose Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka who already has experienced coaching the 3 stars as he was an assistant coach for Team USA for the Fiba World Cup in 2019 which Smart, Tatum and Brown all participated. This move gives the Celtics a coach of color which many felt was gonna happen and was likely something players were gonna force due to the current issues in the country and the fact the NBA players are trying to send a political message which only intensified after the incident with Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving in the Celtics 1st round playoff loss in game 4 of the NBA Playoffs. So with this move now officially in the books how does the Celtics Talk Radio Crew feel about it? Do they feel Ime Udoka was the best option available knowing the issues that have been reporting regarding the players on the roster or did the ownership and Brad Stevens give in to the players demands too easily? What about expectations now since this is the coach the players chose should expectations be lifted for this team going foward meaning if they fail the coach can no longer be blamed? What about the issue of free agency in a month you now no longer have Ainge as your GM, you got a black coach instead of a white one which seems to be a something the NBA Players care about now a days will Brad Stevens now be able to make moves compared to what Ainge did? What about our top stars are they now willing to recruit or will they still say thats not their jobs like Tatum recently did? We try to discuss all of it in 3 hours and let you hear what insiders are saying on tonights Celtics Talk Radio. We will be joined by Adam Taylor (@AdamTaylorNBA on twitter) of Celtics Blog
The Boston Celtics season has officially come to an end and now an offseason officially filled with a ton of questions is upon us. The offseason got off to a hot start this past Wednesday when Celtics GM Danny Ainge announced he would be stepping down from his position and Head Coach Brad Stevens would be getting promoted from his position to take over the GM position meaning that on top of the team needed a complete make over to try and get back into contention for an NBA Championship. The team now has to deal with getting a new Head Coach. Which of course now begs the question for many fans who will that new head coach be and will the new head coach be able to win over the stars of the team who reportedly Head Coach Brad Stevens lost as the voice of the locker room. Meanwhile on our last show the Celtics had just won game 3 to make it a 2-1 series lead for BKN. The Celtics would then lose the nex 2 games to have their season ended. With game 4 being in Boston with the top story from that game being the incidents that occurred after the game where former Celtics PG now BKN Nets PG Kyrie Irving went to the center of the Celtics court and stomped on the Celtics logo and then smeared his foot as to indicate he was cleaning crap off his foot which caused Celtics fans to take exception then as he walked off the court a fan threw a water bottle at him which then allowed him and fellow superstar Kevin Durant to say Celtics fans are racist. The outrage for both incident was enough that former players including Celtics greats like Cedric Maxwell and KG responded outraged at what happened. So we will give our final thoughts on this season. Adam Taylor of CelticsBlog (@AdamTaylorNBA on Twitter will join us). How do we feel about how the season ended? What about the incident involving Kyrie Irving stomping on the logo and the fan throwing the bottle? Does Brad Stevens need to cater to Tatum and Brown this summer and get their opinions in the next moves?
Danny Ainge steps down as the GM of the Boston Celtics and the Celtics have now made it where head coach Brad Stevens will move from Head Coach to the new President of Basketball Operations for the team. Brad Stevens now will have a crazy offseason filled with responsibilites of now having to find a new Head Coach as well as having to figure out what the Hell to do with this roster in order to get it back into contention with the BRooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks. We will do a short quick show to recap this and leave our normal show for Saturday night
The Boston Celtics Friday night got their 1st win over the Brooklyn Nets this season returning to Boston facing an 0-2 defecit looking to avoid and 0-3 defecit to the Brooklyn Nets and now the series is the Nets 2 the Celtics 1 going into Sundays Game 4. The Celtics win 125-119 as Jayson Tatum led the Celtics scoring 50 points outscoring Nets leading score James Harden who had 41. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving combined for 55 points (Durant 39, Irving 16) in what was Irvings 1st game back in Boston with fans allowed inside the TD Garden. While Tristan Thompson, Marcus Smart and Evan Fournier combined for 59 points (17 Fournier, 19 Thompson, 23 Smart). The win featured the Nets coming out and quickly going up 19-4 making Celtics fans think the team was in for a blowout before a timeout called by head coach Brad Stevens allowed the Celtics to get their heads right and Tatum finally took over. So this sets up a huge game Sunday night where if the Celtics win the series is tied and will guarantee a game 6 in the series while a Nets win means they can eliminate the Celtics when the series shifts back to Brooklyn. Meanwhile during game 3 another thing everyone was looking to keep an eye on was the behavior of the Boston Celtics fans and how they would treat Kyrie Irving. As this was the 1st game that the Nets PG would play in Boston with fans in attendance since he opted to break the promise he made to Celtics fans a few years ago when he said he intended to resign with Boston. Of course Kyrie Irving made things more interesting with his comments of fans in Boston being racists and saying he hoped the fans could keep it clean without any racial comments dealt his way. So what about the reaction towards Kyrie did fans pass in their 1st test since his remarks what could happen Sunday night when the TD Garden will be at full capacity. We will discuss with Milke Dynon (@MikeDynon on Twitter) of Redsarmy.com
The Boston Celtics defeated the Washington Wizards 118-100 Tuesday night in game 1 of the NBA's Play in Tournament and their reward a matchup with the Brooklyn Nets in the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs. Jayson Tatum scored 50 points in that game while Kemba Walker added 29 points and Tristan Thompson had 12 off the bench. Now the Celtics starting Saturday night at 8PM ET will face a Brooklyn Nets team that went 3-0 against the Celtics this season winning by score of 123-95 on Christmas Day, 121-109 on March 11th and 109-104 on April 23rd. Obviously this series is totally different then what we saw in the regular season as during the regular season not one of those matchups saw the Celtics face the Nets with the Nets having Harden, Durant and Kyrie all on the floor together. Meanwhile the Celtics had Jaylen Brown in the Christmas and March 11th games but will not have Jaylen Brown for the remainder of this season as we reported on our last show meaning if the Celtics are gonna somehow get past the Brooklyn Nets they will need to do so without Jaylen Brown. So on tonights show we will preview that series with the Brooklyn Nets. We will discuss was this is a good idea for the Celtics to actually fight for the right to enter the NBA Playoffs as some fans feel with the loss of Jaylen Brown it was a foregone conclusion you would not beat either Brooklyn of Philadelphia in round 1 so would Boston had been better off losing the Play In Tournament and going into the Lottery then playing a few more games and now having to accept losing to former teammate Kyrie Irving and his new team? What about the actual schedule for this series. We will announce it for those who follow our show but are not members of our group. Also what are the NBA Experts saying as of right now for this series is anyone giving Boston a chance to win this series or is it all Brooklyn and all in 4 games. We will discuss
Celtics fan hopes that the team would do something big once the NBA Playoffs roled around come next week may have evaporated over the last week and now Celtics fans might just have to start thinking about next season. On last weeks edition of Celtics Talk Radio the Celtics were sitting in sole possession of 6th place in the Eastern Conference 1 game ahead of the Miami Heat with 2 matchups against Miami coming up in the next week that could determine who would be the 6th and final team to get a top 6 seed in the Eastern Conference. Since that show things went as bad as any one could have imagined for the Celtics. As the Celtics not only lose both games to the Miami Heat giving the Heat the season series hence giving them the tiebreaker and locking them in as a top 6 seed but the Celtic also lost Jaylen Brown to a season ending injury which now makes it where the Celtics will have to go to the NBA's play in tournament knowing they will have to win a game against 1 of 4 different opponents without JAylen Browns services just to then earn the right to face either the Philadelphia 76ers or the Brooklyn Nets or the Milwaukee Bucks in round 1 of the NBA Playoffs and if the Celtics can not win 1 game then their season will end without seeing a best of 7 playoff series this season. We will be joined by Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA on twitter) co-host of the NBA-Baseline Podcast. As we discuss what should be the reasonable expectations now that Jaylen Brown is out. Should we atleast expect the team to get out of the Play In Tournament or should fans be satisfied they atleast made it to the Play In Tournament. What about the season overall injuries has been the top problem should the team be cut some slack knowing they will go the entire season without having a single game without the entire roster available? What about the format of the Play In Tournament and when will the games be we will discuss that on this edition of Celtics Talk Radio
We are going into our final full week of the NBA Regular Season. The Celtics have 5 games left and know they will be seeing some action in the NBA Playoffs the only question is will their NBA Playoff path start with a 1st round best of 7 playoff series via the 3/6 or 4/5 match or will they end up in a play in tournament knowing that their reward for winning that tournament is a playoff series with either the #1 seed or #2 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics now sit at 35-32 and 7th in the Eastern Conference which is the top spot in that play in tournament but the Celtics are just 1 game back of the 6th seeded Miami Heat for the last spot that guarantees that you avoid that play in tournament and get a 1st round best of 7 matchup with 2 games against the Heat schedule this upcoming week. Literally the next 2 games for the Boston Celtics which will be home games for the Celtics against the Miami Heat could very well determine the Celtics entire playoff path depending on what happens also with the New York Knicks as well as the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets in the next week. The Celtics are still within shouting distance of the Knicks and Hawks who occupy the 4th and 5th seeds however only the #1 seed appears to be set in stone with the 76ers. The Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets are tied with 5 games to go for the 2nd and 3rd seeds meaning if Celtics fans want a specific 1st round matchup theres almost no way to know which seed to grab to guarantee it at this point. We will discuss all of it and te scenarios as well as whats the latest on the teams health and state of mind so close to the Playoffs as we will be joined by Rich Conte (@Richconte on twitter) Producer and Host of the TechLifePod Podcast.
No Durant, No James Harden, Kyrie Irving only scores 15 vs the Celtics without Jaylen Brown, Kemba Walker and Jayson Tatum scores 38 you would think Boston has the game. NOT SO FAST LADIES AND GENTLEMAN. The Celtics had that happen Friday night and sure enough it was proven that there is no game that is a guaranteed win with them as the Celtics were defeated 109-104 giving the Brooklyn Nets a 3-0 Season Series sweep making it that the Celtics finished all their games against the Eastern Conferences top 3 teams with no wins against the top 2 seeds in the 76ers and the Nets and a 2-1 record against the Milwaukee Bucks. Many expected the Celtics to lose this game to begin with as the Celtics were playing a rested Nets team while the Celtics were on the 2nd night of a back to back. Both sides were missing key players which was a theme in all 3 matchups this season. So the Celtics finished the last week at 2-2 beating the Warriors and the Suns but losing to the Bulls and the Nets. How should we feel about this team now knowing theres only 3 weeks left before the NBA Playoffs begin and the team has injuries to several players specifically key players and now the Celtics now have shown if they have any chance of getting beyond the 2nd round its because they somehow get matched up with the Milwaukee Bucks. Also with 3 weeks left its time to be focusing on the standings and making moves to think about the playoff matchups. The Celtics sit in the 6th seed and are fighting to avoid falling into the 7 through 10 spots as that would make them get into the play in tournamet and would force a potential 1st round matchup with Philly or Brooklyn at this point. Which matchup should the Celtics be aiming for. We discuss with our special guest Mike Dynon (@MikeDynon on twitter, Writer for RedsArmy.com
The Celtics on our last show were fresh off getting beaten by the 76ers for the 3rd and final time in the regular season giving the 76ers the knowledge that they will be undefeated against the Celtics if they meet in the playoffs. The team was being called out by fans and NBA Analysts for not getting the job done a single time and since then have now played 5 games. The first 2 we discussed on our last show which were a 145-136 OT win over the Timberwolves and a 101-99 win over the Knicks. Since our last show the Celtics went on a 3 game Western Conference Road trip which saw them play 3 of the better teams in the Western Conference in the Nuggets, Trailblazers and Lakers. The Celtics managed to keep the win streak alive by defeating the Denver Nuggets in the Road Trip opener 105-87 where despite trailing going into the 4th the Celtics used a 31-8 4th quarter advantage to blow out the Nuggets. This game saw all 4 Boston Starters score in double figures. Then 2 nights later the Celtics were victorious 116-115 over the Portland Trailblazers in a game that saw both teams keep it close with the largest lead being only 9 points and once again all 5 Boston starters scored in double digits this time with atleast 13 points a piece. 2 nights later the Celtics took on the Lakers in a game that saw the Lakers play without Lebron James and Anthony Davis as well as a number of their main players. The Celtics managed to go up by close to 30 before ultimately Brad Stevens opted to take out their main players and placed the 3rd unit in and saw in a span of 5 minutes the game transformed to a 2 possession game before Brad Stevens had to send out members of the 1st and 2nd unit to finish the job for the last 2 minutes of the game. We will be joined by Adam Taylor (@AdamTaylorNBA on twitter) of CelticsBlog as we discuss the last 3 games. Did the 3rd unit proved they shouldnt see the floor no more? Plus we look towards the showdowns with Phoenix and Brooklyn
The Boston Celtics did battle with the Philadelphia 76ers for the 3rd and final time in the 2020-2021 NBA Regular Season. This would be the 1st time this season the Celtics would play the 76ers with all of their main stars available as in the previous 2 meetings the Celtics had to play without the services of Jayson Tatum but they did still have Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart in both of the first 2 matchups. After losing the first 2 matchups by a combined 20 points the Celtics would go into this game knowing it would be their last chance to prove to their fanbase they can beat this years verson of Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. However despite movie being filmed in a new location with some new supporting stars the main stars for Philly again outshined the main stars for Boston in this 3rd and final matchup as the 76ers were victorious 106-96 in a game that saw the 76ers outscore the Celtics by 13 points at the free throw line as the 76ers took more then double the free throws that the Cetics took as the 76ers took 39 free throws making 29 of them while the Celtics took only 18 free throws making 16. So now how should Celtics fans feel about the Celtics. When looking at the 3 main teams in the Eastern Conference in the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks the Celtics are now 2-6 having lost all 3 games to the 76ers with no more matchups to go, winning the season series over the Milwaukee Bucks with 2 wins to 1 loss, then the Celtics have 1 more game to go with the Nets having lost both games already this season. So with Bobby Krivitsky we will discuss the last week of Boston Celtics action including that loss to the 76ers and discuss where the Celtics now stand in the Eastern Conference and if it may just be time for fans to accept that we are likely headed for the play in tournament rather then a top 4 seed in the East
The NBA Trade Deadline passed this past Thursday with the Celtics making 2 deals before the deadline. The 2 moves had Celtics fans going at it with each other on whether they liked or hated the moves but also had Celtics/NBA insiders and Reporters viewing the moves as Danny Ainges way of saying he is giving up on the season and is already looking towards the 2021/2022 NBA Season. The Celtics this past Wednesday night played the Milwaukee Bucks with several players on the team wondering if they were playing in their final game as members of the Boston Celtics 1 of those players being Marcus Smart whos name was rumoed to be moved to Orlando for Aaron Gordon. The Celtics had their chance to win at the buzzard but a wide open 3 by Daniel Theis in the corner hit the back of the rim and bounced out sealing a 2 point win for the Bucks. The next afternoon Danny Ainge made a trade for soon to be free agent Guard Evan Fournier. The Celtics in exchange sent 2 2nd round picks to Orlando and 17.5 Million out of the 28 million dollar Gordon Hayward TPE. Danny Ainge ultimately finished his day with a 3 team trade sending Celtics starting C Daniel Theis to Chicago and backup PG Jeff Teague and G Javonte Green to Washington in exchange for soon to be free agents C Luke Kornet and F Moritz Wagner. This deal was the Celtics way of getting themselves under the Tax line and it was reported it was likely Ainge would not add any more players the rest of the season. The next night it was Celtics vs Bucks round 2. The Celtics started Robert Williams at Center and it seemed like a new team with more energy and Boston won 122-114. So how do we feel about the moves? Did Danny Ainge officially give up and what are the media members saying about his decision and how is it likely gonna impact the future? How about the Celtics and the Bucks games did the Celtics performances change our mind on the teams outlook for the season?
The Boston Celtics and the rest of the NBA are just 5 days away from the NBA Trade Deadline and Boston fans have GM Danny Ainge, Head Coach Brad Stevens and the Celtics players on the hot seats as the Celtics for the 2nd time in less then 2 months have now fallen under the 500 mark after losing 4 of their first 5 games since the All-Star Break and now are looking more like a team who will have to earn their playoff spot in the play in tournament by finishing in the 7th through 10th spot rather then being a top 6th seed to avoid that chaos. Many thought the team had corrected themselves with their winning streak prior to the All-Star Break and that getting Marcus Smart back would only make things better. WRONG. If anything things appear to have gotten worse as the Celtics in the last week lost 3 games. 1 to the NBA's best team in the Utah Jazz then 2 games to non playoff contenders in the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Sacrament Kings. This now has fans and NBA/Celtics Analysts questioning the hearts of the players, whether its worth even making any moves to try and improve this roster? If Ainge and Brad Stevens need to BLOW IT UP and start from scratch and much more. Danny Ainge has 5 days to make his decision on whether he thinks this years team is even worth investing any assets in or if he feels its better to hold of and wait to see if he can make an even better team next year where hopefully things in the East wont be so loaded either. Are the Celtics Talk Crews predictions actually coming to pass. We will discuss with our special guest Mike Dynon of Redsarmy.com the last week of action and let you hear what the experts are saying and give our thoughts on what we think Ainge needs to do in the coming days
The 2nd half of the NBA Season is now officially underway. The Celtics have played only 1 game since the returning from the All-Star Break which was their 2nd showdown with the Brooklyn Nets of the season. The Celtics took on the Brooklyn Nets back on Christmas Day in a matchup that saw the Nets destroy the Celtics on the TD Garden floor 123-95 this was only the 2nd game of the season which of course saw the Celtics playing without starting PG Kemba Walker. Since then we have seen things change for both the Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets. The Celtics have ended up dealing with multiple injuries and have found themselves in the middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference. While the Brooklyn Nets have remained near the top of the Eastern Conference fighting with the 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks for the #1 overall seed while also making trades and free agency signings to add even more talent. The Nets had added James Harden to form their own Superstar Big 3 and just recently added former Superstar Blake Griffin to the roster. So how did the Celtics fair in this 2nd showdown with the Brooklyn Nets. Did the Celtics manage to pick up the win which means now the 2 squards are tied at 1-1 in the season series with 1 game left on April 23rd and could make some people believe we maybe Boston has a shot to be a title contender after all. Or did Brooklyn outshine the Celtics for the 2nd time and clinch the season series. What about the latest reports on the upcoming Trade Deadline which is now less then 2 weeks away. Is it looking more likely that Ainge will make a move to try and get on the fast lane or will he continue to remain on the slow lane and look towards the future. We discuss with our guest Rich Conte (Producer and Host of the TechLifePod Podcast) as well as audios from Danny Ainge and the team
It is officially time to hit the panic button. The Celtics are just 3 games away from the NBA's All-Star Break and right now fans across Celtics Nation are starting to wonder. Will the Celtics even make the NBA Playoffs and if they do will it even be worth it rather then maybe tanking the 2nd half of the season for a high draft pick? Yes the Celtics truly hit ROCK BOTTOM this. After Celtics GM Danny Ainge took to the Radio Airways in Boston last week and said the team wasnt a title contender. The Celtics rather then responding to the comments from their GM with some good performances only ended up proving that Ainge might have been telling the truth as they went on a 3 game losing streak on their 3 game road trip. Losing to the Pelicans, Mavericks and Hawks to finish off their last road trip of the 1st half part of the season schedule and falling 2 games under 500. After losing to the Pelicans and Mavericks and just a few hours before the loss to the Hawks Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck took to the airways and followed in Danny Ainges footsteps by saying the team isnt a title contender. That same night the Celtics ended the road trip getting blown out by the Atlanta Hawks in a game that saw the Hawks go up by as much as 27 points in route to a 127-112 win. So we will discuss where the Celtics now stand in the East Standings. Is it even worth any of our guys going to the All-Star Festivities knowing how things are going. You will hear audios from Celtics management and ownership on where they think the team is right now and where their confidence is right now. Is it being proven that Marcus Smart might be the most important player on this roster despite not being the best scorer. We will discuss those things and look to the final week of the 1st half schedule with Mike Dynon @MikeDynon on Twitter and a writer for Redsarmy.com and Matt Rury @TeamGreenTruth on Twitter and a CLNS Media Host and Writer
The Celtics finished their recent 5 game homstand with a record of 2-3 and had many including GM Danny Ainge starting to question if he had made the right decisions when it came to how he assembled the team and if a move or 2 might need to be made. It caused the players themselves to have a players only meeting as the players themselves were starting to admit deep down the team was no headed in the right direction even though some didnt have it in them to say it publicly to the media while others did. The Celtics 1st game after all these comments were made by the team, staff, coaching and management saw the Celtics take on the runner up in last years Western Conference Finals in the Denver Nuggets. The Celtics came away with a 112-99 win over the Nuggets despite the Nuggets getting 43 points from MVP candidate Nikola Jokic. The Celtics won the battle of the benches 30-14 which made all the difference in this battle of 2 of last years final 4 teams in the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics would then host the Atlanta Hawks in a 2 game mini series to finish off the 3 game homestand. This would give the Celtics a chance to face a team that some have said Danny Ainge should have some trade discussions with.
The Celtics and the rest of the NBA are just 3 weeks away from the All-Star Break. The Celtics just got back from a 5 game Western Conference Road Trip that saw them finish 2-3. Outside of a 122-108 loss to the League Leading Utah Jazz the Celtics with a few possession going 1 way or the other could have ended up with a 0-5 road trip or a 4-1 road trip. The Celtics came home to faceoff with their division rivals the Toronto Raptors for the 2nd time this season. This matchip showed the bad blood that was shown between the 2 teams in last years NBA Playoffs hasnt stopped boiling as we saw several hits to the head, players being laid out, constant complaining to the refs looking for foul calls, However there was one thing that also remained the same from last years playoff matchup. The Celtics walked away victorious with a 120-106 victory in which the Celtics saw a change to the starting lineup as Brad Stevens removed Grant Williams and inserted Semi Ojeleye and it resuled in Semi scoring 24 points for the Celtics. Payton Pritchard was the 2nd highest scorer for the Celtics coming off the bench and the Celtics had 30 assists on the night with Celtics stars Tatum and Brown combining for 19 of the 30. The Celtics still remain without Marcus Smart and despite the bad West Coach Trip still sit in a tight race with the Brooklyn Nets and the Indiana Pacers for the 3rd, 4th and 5th seeds. Reports have come out that other NBA Team officials believe the Celtics will make some sort of move before the NBA Trade Deadline which is just about a month and a half away. So whats the most important need for the Celtics in our teams view. Can Ainge really make the teams issues get resolved with 1 new player or does it need to be multiple. We will discuss these topics with Rich Conte (@richconte on twitter) and Andy Vernon
The Celtics in just a few short hours will play the Lakers in the latest chapter of the NBA's most historic rivalry. This will be the Celtics 18th game meaning we have officially reached the 1/4 mark of the 2020-2021 NBA Season. Its been a crazy first 1/4 of the season as the Celtics started the season as the best team in the East despite not having All-Star PG Kemba Walker able to play. Then the team got hit with Covid-19 issues and hit a speed bump which forced them out of 1st and into a tie with the Bucks for 2nd place 1 game behind the 76ers. However for this past Wednesday game the Celtics got all of their top 3 players on the court for the 1st time this season as they took on the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. The game came down to the wire but Marcus Smart missed a game tieing wide open 3 in the corner that sealed the win for SA and caused the Celtics to fall from a potential 2nd place in the East all the way down to 5th behind the 76ers, Bucks, Pacers and Nets. Now the Celtics 2 nights later get prepared to play Lebron in just a few short hours actually right at the conclusion of this show. They have lost their 1st game with their stars all at their disposal will they now go 0-2? Does a loss tonight to the Lakers mean Danny Ainge needs to make a trade in order to beef up the roster to get the Celtics back on track? Whos rumored to be available that Danny Ainge should consider if the Celtics Talk Crew thinks a trade must be done? Is it right to still think the team needs more time to gel as they have only played 1 game with Tatum, Brown and Kemba together this season or does the fact they all played together last season negate that excuse and now all excuses are eliminated. We will discuss this with NBA Baseline Co-host Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA on twitter), CLNS Media Author and Careless Whisper Host Matt Rury (@TeamGreenTruth on twitter) and fellow Celtics Fan Blogger from Green and White Fan Blog Andy Vernon
The Celtics played 3 games since our last show all without the services of Jayson Tatum. Since our last show the Celtics played 3 games. The first was a matchup with the New York Knicks at TD Garden. This game resulted in a complete embarrasing performance for the Boston Celtics as the Knicks destroyed them 105-75 on their own court. The Celtics 2 nights later would face off with Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers for the first time this season and for the first time under command of former Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers. The Celtics despite having the lead in the 4th quarter would go on to lose 117-109. Celtics fans as well as Celtics guard Marcus Smart let their displeasure be known with how the game was officiated as the Celtics took 20 free throws while the 76ers took 45. With 21 of those 45 free throws going to 76ers Superstar Big Man Joel Embiid who went on to score 42 points in the game. The Celtics would play this game not only without Jayson Tatum but with All-Star PG Kemba Walker on a minutes restriction which also played a role in the Celtics not getting the offensive punch needed to win. 2 nights later the Celtics would take on the 76ers again in a rematch again on the 76ers court with Jayson Tatum despite being removed from Covid-19 restrictions being held out of the game. The Celtics once again would lose to the 76ers despite a 42 point performance from Jaylen Brown. The Celtics would also lose Payton Pritchard to an injury in this game and now he is questionable for the Celtics next game. So what are our host and guest top takeaways from the mini series sweep at the hands of the 76ers? Should we just toss the losses to the side since Tatum didnt play or is there something else to worry about? We will be joined by RedsArmy.com writer Mike Dynon, Celtics Fan and We Bleed Green member Andy Vernon
The Celtics/NBA season has gotten quite complicated over the last few weeks. On our last show the Celtics Talk Radio crew discussed the breaking news that Jayson Tatum and Robert Williams had tested positive for Covid-19 and that more then half the team was at risk of now being uneligible to play in the teams upcoming games due to the NBA's protocols to try and help limit the spread. Sure enough the next few games for the Celtics were all postponed to later dates that are to be determined due to the Celtics or their opponents not having the required amount of players needed to play in the game. So where do the Celtics now stand not only in the NBA Standings but also injury and schedule wise here in Saturday JAN 16th. Meanwhile the NBA did have some big news that has taken the sports world by storm and has many Celtics fans now reacting which was Houston Rockets Superstar James Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets and he will join forces with Kevin Durant and former Celtics Kyrie Irving. The Celtics had been linked to James Harden but it was reported the only way the Celtics could have traded for Harden was to give up Jaylen Brown. So now that Harden is off the table what does this mean for the Celtics. Does this move which now has many experts saying the East is all but wrapped up in the Nets favor put more pressure on Danny Ainge to possibly make a move of some sort to help aid the Celtics big 3 of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Kemba Walker to increase the Celtics chances of coming out of the East? Whats the latest on Kemba Walkers return and can we be confident he will remain healthy enough to help Tatum and Brown once they go toe to toe with the Nets? We will discuss all that and more with B Ball Insiders Reporter Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter) and Celtics sports writer and fan Andrew Vernon
The Celtics in the last week have had a chance to prove something to 2 of the teams they faced in last seasons NBA Playoffs. The Celtics faced off with the Toronto Raptors for the 1st time since the Celtics eliminated the Toronto Raptors from the playoffs with a 92-87 Game 7 win in last years Eastern Conference Semi Finals back on September 11th. This game had all the advantages going to the Toronto Raptors heading into the game. From the Celtics playing on the 2nd night of a back to back after beating the Detroit Pistons a night before which was 2 nights after the Pistons beat the Celtics in their 1st game of a mini series et. Toronto was rested and Boston would be missing several key players for this game. Yet the Celtics would blowout the Raptors by going up by over 20 points before settling for a 126-114 win. 2 nights later the Celtics would take on the Miami Heat for the 1st time this season and the 1st time since the Heat eliminated the Celtics with a 125-113 win in game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals giving the Heat the right to go to the NBA Finals and giving the Celtics their 3rd conference finals loss in the last 4 years. The Celtics would walk away vcitorious 107-105 after a Payton Pritchard buzzard beating putback off a Marcus Smart miss. This game saw Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown outduel the Heats duo of Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo by a final smount of 48 to 41 and the Boston bench fall 1 point short of matching up the Miami bench which was a critical battle in last years Conference Finals. 2 nights later the Celtics would take on the Washington Wizards in Boston. However multiple Celtics players as well as players from other teams were being forced into quarantine due to covid-19 testing. We will be joined by BBallInsiders NBA Reporter Bobby Krivitsky and fellow Celtics Fan Andy Vernon.
The NBA Regular Season is officially underway and the Celtics have played 2 totally different games with 2 totally different results without the services of Kemba Walker. The first game saw the Celtics take on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the MIlwaukee Bucks. The Celtics would go up by as much as 17 points in the 2nd half via a great performance by Jaylen Brown. However come the 4th quarter Giannis and the Bucks cut the lead to a 2 point game in the first 6 minutes of the quartr before ultimately we saw a back and forth dance the rest of the way. The Celtics would trail by 1 point with 8.9 seconds left when they gave Jayson Tatum the ball and he went 1 on 1 with Giannis guarding him and Tatum let a 3 point shot go off over the outreached hand of Giannis. The shot would hit high off the backboard and drop in giving the Celtics a 122-120 lead with 0.4 seconds left. Giannis would draw a foul on new Celtics Center Tristan Thompson allowing him the chance to tie the game at the free throw line. However Giannis would miss the 2nd free throw and it would give the Celtics the 122-121 win. The game saw Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum outduel the Bucks duo of MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpp and star Khris Middleton by the final amount of 63 to 62. This game saw Celtics newcomers Tristan Thompson and Jeff Teague chip in 31 points. 2 nights later on Christmas Day however things went the exact opposite for the Celtics as they hosted the duo of Kevin Durant and former Celtic Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets Superstar Duo would outshine the Celtics Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. As Kyrie Irving and Durant combined for 66 to Tatum and Browns 47 in what turned out to be a 28 point win for the Nets 123-95. So what did these 2 games prove. Does this season come down to the healt of Kemba Walker. Is a devastating injury the only thing that can stop the Nets. We will discuss with Rich Conte of the Techlife Podcast and Celtics fan Andy Verno
The preseason for the Boston Celtics has come to an end. The Celtics played only 2 games 1 against Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers and then Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets. The Celtics of course went into this preseason schedule knowing that they wouldnt have starting PG Kemba Walker and newly acquired Center Tristan Thompson and their starting center for last season Daniel Theis. The first game saw the Celtics lose 108-99 to the 76ers. A game that saw the Celtics get some great performances from some of thier newest players and some terrible performances from their star players. Then 3 nights later the Celtics took on former Celtic Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets. Celtics now have their eyes set on their opening night showdown with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. Brad Stevens hopes to have Tristan Thompson and Daniel Theis for that game but its not likely they will have Kemba Walker. So we will discuss who should be in the 10 man rotation for this team and who should be forced to sit on the bench and wait for an injury or foul trouble to get their playing time? What about expectations for this year is this a year where its Championship or Bust for this Celtics squad especially with the team proclaiming that this is Tatum and Browns team and now their aint no one reamining from the Big 3 that everyone says was holding them back over the last few years? What about the starting Center spot. Should Theis keep it or should Tristan Thompson take it. We will discuss that with Nicola Bogani of Celtics Nation Italia. Mike Dynon of RedsArmy.com. Also our friend Andrew Vernon will join us.
The full Celtics Talk Radio crew are back together for tonights show. The Boston Celtics and all of the NBA Teams are now in the middle of their training camps and are working to make things perfectly set up for the NBA Regular Season. From setting the teams pecking order and rotations. To any last minute roster changes players being ditched cause their team didnt feel they deserved to make the final cut for their rosters. Plus the NBA schedule is out and now we know truly who the Celtics will play and when. So join us today as we announce the Celtics regular season schedule and look at some of the big dates and games that will feature our Celtics. To discussing Danny Ainge managing to get the Charlotte Hornets to agree to do a Sign and Trade deal for Gordon Hayward which has given the Celtics the biggest Trade Exception in NBA History. Has Danny Ainge used it on anyone since the deal was made official earlier this week. Or will we see Ainge hold off and wait for later on this season or even next summer to use it. What about the moves for Jeff Teague and Tristan Thomson where do we think they should fall in the Celtics pecking order. Should Thompson be giving the spot of starting center as the veteran big man of the team or should that spot be given again to Daniel Theis or even given to another big like Robert Williams. Jeff Teague should he be given the role of backup pg behind Kemba and if so what does this mean for Marcus Smart is it a better idea to have him start in Gordon Haywards spot or should someone else take it. We debate all of that on this episode of Celtics Talk Radio. We will be joined by fellow Celtics Fan Andrew Vernon as well as NBA Baseline co-host Warren Shaw
The 2020-20201 NBA Season is a go after the NBA Owners and Players managed to come to an agreement to amend the CBA and work out an agreement that would satisfy both sides. The 2020-2021 Season will feature a 72 game season. 3 nights ago the NBA had the 2020 NBA Draft which saw the Celtics have 3 1st round picks to work with. Then less then 48 hours later Danny Ainge and the rest of the NBA teams had the next big part of the off season schedule to worry about. NBA Free Agency. The NBA and the players agreed to make the salary cap for the 2020-2021 season 109.1 million with a luxury tax amount of 132.6 million. So it has been 24 hours since the opening of free agency and we are 18 hours away from the time that contracts can officially start being signed by players to join their teams for the 2020-2021 season. So what has happened for the Boston Celtics over the past 24 hours between the player/team option contracts for Gordon Hayward, Jayson Tatum, Daniel Theis, Enes Kanter, Robert Williams and Semi Ojeleye. Did any of them remain Celtics via their contract options or did they hit the free agency market? What about the 3 1st round picks from this past Wednesdays draft night. Did Danny Ainge manage to make a trade up in the draft to get a high prospect or trade for a veteran or did he strike out and end up with 3 college players? What rumors are we hearing for the free agency market. Could we see Gordon Hayward leaving in less then 24 hours or is he expected to remain a Celtics player? Is Danny Ainge gonna be able to get a legit big man after failing to get one last season? Those questions and more are discussed on tonights Free Agency Special. We are joined by Sports Anchor and Report Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter) and fellow Celtics fan Andrew Vernon
Its the night of the NBA Draft. November 18th with the NBA Draft beginning at 7PM ET. the Celtics have 3 1st round picks #14, #26, #30. The Celtics have been rumored to be interested in trading the 3 1st round picks to move up in the NBA Draft. Or using the pick to sweeten a deal for a potential deal for a veteran player. Also what about Gordon Hayward. Who reports say would like to leave the Boston Celtics if he can find the right deal elsewhere. Could we see a sign and trade deal potentially invovling some of the 1st round picks to sweeten the deal for the Celtics trade partner in exchange for pieces the Celtics may want like the rumors of the Celtics interested in Indiana Pacers Victor Oladipo and Myles Turner. So join Daniel and Kevin who will be running the show today and their guest will be Celtics fans Andrew Vernon and Murry E Baskerville as we announce the NBA Draft picks as they are announced and give our thoughts on the moves made by the NBA teams in the 1st round of the Draft and announce any trades that were made
There may never be a more critical offseason and upcoming season for the Boston Celtics then this offseason and the 2020/2021 NBA Season. The Boston Celtics after losing for the 3rd time in 4 seasons in the Eastern Conference Finals. Now face the realty that they are no longer alone at the top of the NBA mountain as the Lakers have tied them for the most championships in NBA History and are primed to potentially pass them next season if the Celtics dont do something or get the benefit of someone else stopping the Lakers for them. However before the Celtics can even start planning on what they are gonna do to try and prepare themselves to right the ship in what will be a more tougher Eastern Conference next season they and all the other NBA teams must wait for the NBA Owners, Players Association and the Commissioner to come to an agreement on several key issues for next season. From what the salary cap and luxury tax amounts will be so teams know what they are faced with once they are ready to start making deals in free agency and the trade market. To the discussion of when the season will actually start and what the parameters of the scheduled will look like. On todays show we will discuss the latest reports on what the league is considering for all those key issues and also discuss the latest rumors surrounding the Celtics and the NBA's upcoming NBA Draft on November 18th which could be an eventful night for Celtics GM Danny Ainge with 3 1st round picks to use or trade away in some other deals. We will be joined by Rich Conte (@richconte on twitter) Producer and Host of the Techlife Podcast. As well as Celtics fan and writer for the Green and White Celtics Fan Blog Andrew Vernon
Another season for the Boston Celtics and their fans. Another trip to the Eastern Conference Finals the 3rd time in 4 years for the Celtics and another loss in the Conference Finals for the boys in Green. On this show Daniel and Igor will be joined by 2 guest Kevin Dixon of N The Zone Sports Talk Radio and Andrew Vernon of The Green and White Celtics Fan Blog. Daniel and Igor with their guest will talk about the upcoming offseason that features many questions for Danny Ainge and Celtics ownership and players to answer. From will Jayson Tatum and the team agree to a new deal or will Ainge and the Celtics risk pissing the young star off by executing a team option on him and making him wait till next year for the new deal. What about the situation with Gordon Hayward who all reports say will execute his player option to force the Celtics to pay him over 32 million dollars for next season. Should the Celtics look to trade the star for several bench players or do our host and guest feel the team should stick with him. What about the NBA Draft and the Celtics 4 picks what should the team do with those in our guys view. Plus Danny Ainge had 2 interviews done this week and gave his thoughts on the teams final results and the teams future we will let your hear what he said and give our reaction. Join us Saturday 10/3 for the final epiisode of Celtics Talk Radio of the season
Less then 2 weeks ago things couldnt have been better for Celtics Nation. They had managed to eliminate the defending NBA Champion Toronto Raptors. Fans felt they had just overcome their biggest obstacle in a run to the NBA Finals and now all they had to do was beat the 5th seeded Miami Heat in order to get back to the NBA Finals for the 1st time since 2010. However the Celtics and their fans were brought back down to eart quickly by the Miami Heat after losing games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. 2 losses that resulted in an argument in the Celtics locker room after the game 2 loss and required head coach Brad Stevens to call a private meeting amongst to top players to resolve their issues late that night. The Celtics would get some help in game 3 as Gordon Hayward would return and help the Celtics win the game to pull to within 2 games to 1. However after a 3 day break the Celtics returned in game 4 and returned back to their way of play that cost them the first 2 games of the series and ultimately allowed Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro to score 37 points in route to a Miami Heat win that put the Celtics on the brink of elimination and facing a challenge that has only been done successfully 13 times prior. To win an NBA Playoff series after falling down 3 games to 1. So did the Celtics get the job done last night in game 5 to get the 1st of 3 straight wins they need to make history as the 14th win to beat this challenge or did they fail and have their season for the 3rd time in 4 years end in the Eastern Conference Finals. We will be joined by 4 guest tonight Josue Pavon (@Joe_Sway on twitter) Celtics/NBA writer for Heavy.com and CLNS. Mike Dynon (@MikeDynon on twitter) Celtics Fan and writer for Redsarmy.com. Andrew Vernon Celtics fan and writer on the Green and White Celtics Fan Blog. Kevin Dixon host of N The Zone Sports Talk Radio.
Its the Eastern Conference Finals and for the Celtics it may be time to hit the panic button after just 2 games. The Celtics trail the Miami Heat 2 games to none after losing both games in the same fashion. Blowing double digit 2nd half leads. The Celtics in game 1 manage to force overtime before ultimately losing 117-114. Then in game 2 the Celtics had a 17 point lead and ultimately a bad 3rd quarter allowed the Miami Heat to take a double digit lead and ultimately win the game 106-101 to take the 2-0 series lead. The frustration for the Celtics after game 2 was so obvious on the faces of the players as they got off the court and it was more obvious in the locker room after the game as reports said a major argument between the players broke out that potentially involved items being thrown in the locker room and players swearing. At halftime of game 2 reports were being put out saying that Jaylen Brown was getting upset over the lack of shots he was being given. So with a 2-0 series defecit and the team appearing as though they are now starting to have issues with each other while struggling to beat a team that many felt they should have be beating. Daniel and Igor will be joined by Sports Anchor Bobby Krivitsky (@Bobbykrivitsky on twitter) and CLNS Celtics Postgame host Matt Rury (@TeamGreenTruth on twitter) as they discuss can the Celtics come back and win this series. Should fans be worried that theres a crack in the celtics locker room after the reported arguement in the locker room after game 2. Does this series simply come down to can the Celtics get Gordon Hayward back or not. Also we will announce the remained of the Eastern Conference Finals schedule that was announced after game 2. PLus we will look at the Western Conferenc Finals matchup between the Lakers and Nuggets
GAME 7. 2 words that sports fans love to hear but athletes try to avoid. The Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors seasons both came down to a winner takes all Game 7 matchup last night in Orlando. A game 7 where the winner would move onto the Eastern Conference Finals and take on the Miami Heat for the right to play in the NBA Finals while the loser would be sent home to spend the summer asking the question WHAT IF. The Celtics won games 1 and 2 then lost game 3 on a buzzard beating 3 from Raptors forward OJ Anunoby to make it 2-1. Then lost game 4 in a close battle to tie the series up 2-2. The Celtics would then win game 5 in dominating fashion before blowing their 1st chance to clinch the series in game 6 as they failed with a double overtime loss that featured a horrendous performance from PG Kemba Walker and some bad turnovers and plays from the young duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. So the Celtics last night put it all on the line with a lot riding on the outcome of game 7. The Celtics and Raptors battled in a game that came down to the wire for the 2nd game in a row and the 3rd time in the series before ultimatly some big players by Marcus Smart and Jayson Tatum sealed the deal to give the Celtics the victory. WE will be joined by Rich Conte (@RichConte on twitter) Producer and Host of the Techlife Podcast, Rich A Jensen (@RichAJensen on twitter) contributor to Redsarmy.com and Kevin Dixon host of N The Zone Talk Radio as we duscuss the Celtics big win and look towards the potential matchup between the Celtics and the Miami Heat
Put the brooms away Celtics fans cause we officially have a series between our Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors. The Celtics after winning game 1 in dominating fashion then just managing to squeak out a win in game 2 were poised to take a 3-0 series lead and all but end the Toronto Raptors season but 1 defensive mistake cost them the chance to take that 3-0 series lead and instead has made the series 2-1 in favor of the Celtics. The Celtics lost last nights game 3 by a final score of 104-103 in a game that saw both teams go back and forth and exchange the lead in the 4th quarter. Kemba Walker connected with Daniel Theis for a 2 hand slam with 0.5 seconds left in the game to give the Celtics a 2 point lead. The Celtics celebrated with Kemba throwing his fist into the air thinking they had the game won. Only for the Raptors to snatch away the victory from the hands of defeat with a game winning 3 pointer by OG Anunoby who was left wide open on the ensuing play by Jaylen Brown. We will discuss the top stories from this game. The bad decision by Jaylen Brown to leave a wide open Anunoby in the corner to guard Marc Gasol near the rim despite a 2 point shot only forcing a tie and overtime. The play of the Boston bench who for the 3rd straight game had a great performance and for the 1st time in the series actually won the battle of the benches. The Raptors decision to go to the zone and the effect it had putting the Celtics offensive attack to a halt and if thats something Celtics fans should worry about. Plus the performances of the Boston starters who each member of the starting lineup lost their 1 on 1 matchup to their Toronto counterpart and should Boston be worried they might have given Toronto life. We will be joined by Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA on twitter) of the NBA Baseline podcast, Sewell T Brewer (@SirSeezus on twitter) of the Sheezus show and Chris Langseth (@Hans02421 on twitter) Sports Journalist
Last night was supposed to be game 1 of the Celtics 2nd round playoff matchup with the Toronto Raptors. However the game did not happen as NBA Players as well as players from other sports leagues in the USA opted to boycott their respective games as a way of supporting the hundreds of American Citizens who have chosen to join the Black Lives Matters movement and protest social injustice in the country. The move by the NBA Players had some major impacts and put the remainder of the NBA Season in jeopardy. NBA Players chose to meet to decide whether or not they will opt to quit the remainder of the season or continue to play. Reports said that the NBA Players were not only getting frustrated with the fact that they were stuck in the bubble at a time that they felt they should be out amongst the people who are on the frontlines but they were getting frustrated with life in the bubble period and not being able to be with their families. Ultimately after 2 days of conversation and debate the players chose to continue with the NBA Playoffs. The NBA announced the Celtics/Raptors game 1 will be pushed to Sunday meaning an entirely new schedule for the Celtics/Raptors series will be announced. So after nearly losing the NBA Season due to the players boycotting and players making demand how do people feel about the situation? What impact will this have on the NBA Playoffs themselves do we feel the players will truly be 100% committed and focused on the games or will they have their heads somewhere else while on the court? Should fans be worried that the season can still be cancelled if the players choose to pull a move like this again in the near future? What about the Celtics and Raptors series outlook whats being said about that series. We will be joined by Bobby Krivitsky (NBA Columnist for Bleacher Report), Filippo Ferraioli (Founder of the C's Nation Italia Facebook Page), Alberto Carrus (Director of C's Nation Italia Facebook Page
The Celtics are just 1 more win from sending the Philadelphia 76ers home from the NBA Playoffs and setting themselves up in a potential matchup with the defending NBA Champion Toronto Raptors. The Celtics after blowing out the 76ers in game 2 by 27 points got put into the toughest matchup of the series thus far. The Celtics in games 1 and 2 got big time performances from their stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. However in game 3 the 2 stars struggled causing the Celtics to have to find another away to come up with the win. Enter Kemba Walker and Marcus Smart. The Celtics got some big players from Kemba Walker on the offensive end especially late in the game while Marcus Smart got the job done late on the defensive end to help the Celtics ultimately retake the lead from the 76ers and win game 3 102-94. The Celtics now on Sunday can clinch their trip to round 2 of the NBA Playoffs. Daniel and Igor will discuss the top stories from this game. From the struggles of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and if its fair to simply give the 2 stars a pass and blame their struggles on the officiating or should they be held more accountable for not having their A game in game 3? Also did game 3 prove once and for all that Celtics fans were wrong to make the claim that the team does not need Gordon Hayward? What about the battle of the bigs is there now a reason to be concerned seeing that the Celtics got dominated in the battle of the rebounds giving up 20 offensive rebounds to a team that has only 2 bigs that get played knowing that the next round of the playoffs will feature a Toronto team that has more bigs then that? Plus more we will be joined by Nick Gelso who is the owner of CLNS Radio. Andy Vernon who is a lifelong Celtics Fan and Sports Blogger.
The Regular Season for the 2019-2020 NBA Season has finally come to an end nearly a year after it began due to the delay via the Covid-19 outbreak. It is now time for the NBA Playoffs with our Boston Celtics set to be the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference. In the Eastern Conference Playoffs the 1st Round Matchups will feature the #1 seeded Milwaukee Bucks taking on the #8 seeded Orlando Magic. The #2 seeded Toronto Raptors will take on the #7 seeded Brooklyn Nets. Our #3 seeded Boston Celtics will face the #6 seeded Philadelphia 76ers. While the #4 seeded Indiana Pacers will take on the #5 seeded Miami Heat. The Celtics sit in a good position to make another trip to the Eastern Conference Finals as they faceoff with a Philadelphia 76ers sqaud in round 1 that will be missing their Star PF in Ben Simmons and will have a less then 100% Healthy Center in Joel Embiid. The Celtics lost the season series to the 76ers 3-1 with the Celtics only victory coming via a 116-95 win back on February 1st in Boston in what was the final game of the season series. The 76ers throughout the regular season series did prove they could beat the Celtics without having to have all players available so there will be no confidence lost on Phillys part. However with the games being in a neutral site with no fans its a whole new ball game as far as Celtics fans see it. We will announce the schedule for the Celtics/76ers 1st round matchup. As well as let you hear what analysts and insiders are saying about this matchup that featured what many felt would be 2 of the top 4 teams in the Eastern Conference going into the season. We will be joined by 3 special guest today as we will have Nick Gelson (@CLNS_NICK on twitter) who is the CEO and Founder of CLNS Radio. Nicola Bogani (@NicolaBogani on twitter) Co-Ownder and Founder of C's Nation Italia and Sewell T. Brewer who is the host of the Seezus show on Youtube.com
The NBA Regular Season is back up and running. The Boston Celtics are now in the process of playing their 8 regular season games to determine what seed they will be in the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics went into their 1st game last night with the potential of finishing anywhere from the 2nd seed to the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics entered last nights game with the Milwaukee Bucks just 3 games back of the Toronto Raptors for the 2nd seed in the East. While also holding a 2.5 game lead over the 4th seeded Miami Heat and a 4.5 game lead over both the 5th seeded Indiana Pacers and 6th seeded Philadelphia 76ers. So 8 games for the Celtics to determine what seed they will be and what path they will havve come playoff time. The 1st of those 8 games was last night when the Celtics took on Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks. This was a game where the Celtics had a chance to make a statement and show that people who are not putting them as a threat to the Bucks in the Eastern Conference are wrong for not doing so. Many have felt the Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers are bigger threats in light of the fact that those teams have better size to match up with the Bucks best players. The few that have said the Celtics can get the job done have made the argument on the Celtics shooting specifically from beyond the 3 point line to combat the Bucks size. So did the Celtics manage to pick up the win and show they dont need a dominant big to beat the top team in the Eastern Conference? Did they get beat but keep the game close to where a few bounces of the ball and official calls could have changed the outcome of the game? Or did the Bucks show that the analysts were correct and that something else will have to happen thats outside the Celtics control to help them get by Milwaukee. We will be joined by Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter) Sports Director for New TV and Matt Rury (@TeamGreenTruth on twitter) CLNS Celtics Postgame Show Host
The Boston Celtics and the NBA are just 3 weeks away from restarting their NBA Season. The NBA has released their scheuled that has each of the teams playing 8 games a piece. The Celtics schedule is set up with them playing the Milwaukee Bucks on July 31st at 6:30pm, the Portland Trailblazers August 2nd at 3:30pm, the Miami Heat August 4th 6:30pm, the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday August 5th 9pm, the Toronto Raptors Friday August 7th 9pm, the Orlando Magic Sunday August 9th 5pm, the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday August 11th 6:30pm, and the Washington Wizards Thursday August 13th with the time to be determined. With the playoffs beginning 4 days later on August 17th. Teams were granted a week from June 22nd to June 30th to sign free agents to open roster spots in hopes of having extra bodies they may need in case of injury or sickness to any other players. However the Celtics were not able to make any moves as their entire roster is filled out. Multiple NBA Players are letting it be known that they will skip the remained of the NBA Season for 1 reason or another. For the Boston Celtics 2 players (Gordon Hayward and Vincent Poirier) have made it known they will leave the team regardless of whether the team is currently playing in the playoffs or not to be with their wife for the birth of their new childs. Meaning the Celtics could be shorthanded come playoff time and theres no telling how long the 2 will be away from the team. So on todays show we will discuss the Celtics schedule as well as look at the moves made across the league from the players who have made it known they are not playing for their teams to the players who were signed as backups to open roster spots on other teams. We will be joined by Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA on twitter) he is co-host of the NBA Baseline podcast and Kevin Dixon who is the host of N-the Zone Talk Radio
The NBA is nearing a return with the league now planning to relaunch the 2019/2020 season in just over a month and a half on July 30th. Commissioner Adam Silver alongside team owners and the players still have some kinks to work out in order to guarantee that everything will run smoothly but a majority of the major decisions have been made on how the league intends to go about the relaunch and finish the season and a lot of those details are now becoming public knowledge. We will be joined by Alberto Carrus (Director of Celtics Nation Italia), Filippo Ferraioli (Founder of Celtics Nation Italia), and Andrew Vernon (a lifelong Celtics fan) to discuss the latest info on the format and the leagues plans. Plans which include 22 teams returning to compete for the right to win the NBA Championship with those 22 teams being all teams that were in the 16 playoff spots prior to the Covid-19 outbreak as well as all teams who were withing 6 games or less of the 8th seed in their respective conferences. All other teams who were more then 6 games back of the 8th seed at that time will have the rest of their seasons canceled. This means that the only 2 teams in the Western Conference that will not be part of the dance are the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves the other 13 Western Conference teams will all particpate. While in the Eastern Conference its only 9 teams that will qualify with the Bucks, Raptors, Celtics, Heat, Pacers, 76ers, Nets, Magic and Wizards making up the 9. The teams will play at Disney World in Orlando with all players being put in quarantine and tested during the remainder of the season. Games will begin July 30th with each team playing 8 games. The Playoffs will begin officially on August 17th with a regular 4 rounds best 4 out of 7 playoff format with the NBA Finals featuring 1 team from the East and 1 team from the West. So we will discuss the NBA's decision as well as let you know all the other details that are now public
In the last month the NBA has showed signs of the possibility of the 2019/2020 NBA Season coming back for its completion. However now all is fine and dandy with the latest thoughts on how things are going for the NBA Commissioner, the NBA Owners and the NBA Players. The NBA approved the opening of team facilities for voluntary workouts for the players so players can be in tip top shape when and if the season resumes. The NBA Commissioner made it clear the workouts were voluntary and that no player had to report if they didn't want to however some NBA teams now are forcing its players to show up for the workouts violatiing the Commissioners orders of the workouts being Voluntary. Resulting in the Players Association getting involved and asking the Commissioner Adam Silver to do something about it. The Commissioner also has given an update that any continuation of the season would likely mean no fans would be involved. It would likely mean the season would be taking place with all games taking place in 1 or 2 cities at most and all players quarantined meaning in all likely hood the remainder of the regular season is cancelled and we would just go straight into the playoffs. The Players would lose money as 40% of the income for the league comes from the fans and tickets sales and with no fans that money is not brought in. Discussions have been made on what the league would do to monitor players health and what would be done if Coronavirus was to spread amongst the teams playing. Also what does this mean for the 2020-2021 season with the late ending to this season, the late NBA Free Agency start and more. We will discuss what this means for the league and its fans and do we think its best with Rich Conte (@richconte on twitter), Andrew Vernon (celtics fan and member of the We Bleed Green Celtics Fan Forum Group), Kevin Dixon (host of N The Zone Sports Radio)
Sports fans around the country continue to sit and wait for the return of their sports as the Country continues to battle the Coronavirus. However despite games not being played that doesnt mean news for the NBA has stopped completely. On tondays show we will discuss what the latest reports are in regards to what the NBA league executives, owners and players are discussing in regards to the 2019/2020 season either being restarted again or just simply being canceled all together allowing everyone to just set their sights on October for the start of the 2020/2021 season. However for Celtics fans that has not been the only story that has been worth following in the last month. As the NBA announced the newest class for the NBA Hall of Fame with former Celtics big man Kevin Garnett being 1 of the top guys on the list alongside former San Antonio Spurs big man Tim Duncan and the recently deceased LA Laker star Kobe Bryant. So with the news of KG's induction into the hall of fame plus his jersey number retirement scheduled for next season in Boston. A lot of talk has been made of who would join KG for these celebrations other then his family. Celtics legend Cedric Maxwell did an interview with former Celtics guard Ray Allen who teamed with Kevin Garnet and former Celtics captain Paul Pierce for 5 years winning 1 Championship about the chances of him joining the guest list for Kevin Garnetts celebrations. The interview sparked debate between Celtics fans as the issues with Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett are a well known story in the NBA World and fans are torn on whos side to take. So we will ask out guest Kevin Dixon of N The Zone Sports Radio and Bobby Krivitsky of Bleacher Report for their thoughts on the situation and find out whos side are they on KG's or Ray Allens. We will also have the audios for you to hear what Ray Allen had to say about how hes been treated since leaving Boston
Just this past Tuesday the Boston Celtics had clinched their spot in the NBA Playoffs becoming the 3rd team in the Eastern Conference to do so. 24 hours later Wednesday night news broke that the NBA had made the decision to suspend the rest of the 2020 Regular Season until further notice after news broke that Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz had tested positive for the coronavirus. So now the NBA Season is in limble and everyone is wondering what will happen. Will the season start up again in a certain amount of time? Or will the league opt to cancel the rest of the season and leave teams and fans waiting until October of 2020? This situation now has major questions going on for the league and its fans. From how did Rudy Gobert get the disease and did he potentially give it to someone else? The Celtics played Gobert and the Jazz in Boston just a few days before the news broke of his infection? What about the final 18 games of the season? The Celtics are in a 3 team fight with the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat for the 2nd seed. Will the league if they choose to restart the season at some point let the final 18 games or so left this season be played out or will they go straight to the playoffs leaving the standings the way they are? Is there really anyway the league can go the route of doing the rest of the season without putting the players, coaches and its officials in danger? Daniel and Igor will be joined by Evan Valenti of Celtics Beat
The Celtics biggest opponent this season has returned. Its not the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat or LA Lakers. Its the INURY BUG. Once again the Celtics locker room has been infested and they are taking a hard hit in the injury department with just over a month to go in the season. Now Brad Stevens and Danny Ainge plus the players must decide what is more important. To rest players and potentially forfeit the 2nd seed and home court advantage through the first 2 rounds of the playoffs to the Toronto Raptors? Or fight for that 2nd seed to get homecourt and potentially an easier 1st round matchup in the playoffs but risk potentially not having all your pieces intact? The Celtics in the span of the last week which featued them playing 4 games have lost Gordon Hayward and Jaylen Brown to injury while Kemba Walker has not fully recovered from the injury he sustained in the All-Star game last month. So how did the Celtics do in this 4 game stretch. Who is actually able to play right now for the Celtics and who is sidelined and for how long. More importantly has there been any chatter that we could see a move made in light of the major minutes the Celtics top 5 guys are playing and all the injuried they are battling? We will be joined by Matt Rury (@TeamGreenTruth on twitter) of the CLNS Post Game Show to discuss these stories and get his thoughts on if a move has to be made or not.
We are now just over a month and a half away from the end of the 2019/2020 Regular Season. The Celtics just finished the last Western Conference Road Trip of the season which saw them have to face Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in a rematch of the January 20th games between the 2 teams which saw the Celtics blowout the Lakers. This game was also scheduled to take place the day before the memorial service for LA Lakers great Kobe Bryant was scheduled to take place at the Staples Center. The Celtics and Lakers last game took place just 1 day before the Lakers great would tragically die in a Helicopter accident. So how did this matchup of the 2 most historic franchises turn out. The Celtics also battled in the road trip the Portland Trailblazers, Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves 2 of the 3 teams are fighting for playoff positions while 1 team is lottery bound. So how did the Celtics do against those 3 Western Conference teams. Meanwhile whats the latest on the Celtics injury front. Prior to the All-Star Break the Celtics picked up a major victory without the services of Jaylen Brown and Robert Williams. Now that we are back from the All-Star Break are the 2 back in the lineup or are we still hearing they need more time to return? Meanwhile the Celtics are fighting with the Toronto Raptors for the 2nd seed and the right to avoid teams like the 76ers, Pacers or Miami Heat in round 1 of the playoffs. Prior to the break the Celtics were only 1 game behind the Raptors going into this tough stretch. Where do they stand now. Have the Celtics gained ground, fallen further behind or still sit 1 game back. We will be joined by
The NBA All-Star Break is here. The unofficial midway point of the NBA Season. Meaning we are just 2 months away from the end of the 2019-2020 Regular Season and the beginning of the 2020 NBA Playoffs and as usual the playoff picture is taking shape and people can start to get an idea of what teams are gonna be heading to the NBA Playoffs to battle for the right to become this years NBA Champion and which teams are headed to the NBA Draft Lottery. The Boston Celtics have been one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference this season and as they go into the All-Star Break they are in a battle with the Toronto Raptors for the 2nd seed in the East. Many experts seem to feel that in the East there are 2 things guaranteed about the playoffs. 1 that the Milwaukee Bucks will be the #1 seed and will be in the Eastern Conference Finals and that the team that gets the 2 seed will get the equivalent of an NFL 1st round bye alongside the Bucks based on the teams likely to finish in the 7th and 8th seed while the teams to finish 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th will all be in for a major battle for the right to move to the 2nd round. The Celtics and Raptors as of earlier this week both were on multiple game win streaks that were snapped just before the break as the Raptors had a 15 game win streak snapped in Brooklyn in their final game before the break. While the Celtics had a 7 game win streak snapped in their 2nd to last game which saw them lose to the Houston Rockets. So now most of the NBA's players and coaches are on a weeks vacation to rest up and try to heal up for the stretch run to the end of the season. Daniel and Igor will discuss the current standings in the East and West. How round 1 in the playoffs are shaping up with 2 months to go. Plus the latest on the injury front and how important the fist few games after the break will be. They will be joined by Rich Jensen (@RichAJensen on twitter) and Chris Langseth (@Hans02421 on twitter to discuss those topics)
Its been an emotional week for the NBA Fans, Teams and Players. On our last show we discussed the Celtics getting a big win over Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the most recent meeting of the 2 most historic franchises in NBA History. Little did we know our joy of a 3 game win streak for the Celtics and their fans would change less then 24 hours after our last show. As the following day after our last show news broke that LA Lakers Superstar Kobe Bryant along with his 13 year old daughter aand 7 others died in a Helicopter accident out in LA. This accident took place just 8 hours prior to the Celtics taking on the New Orleans Pelicans. The Celtics would go into that game without the services of Enes Kanter and Jayson Tatum. The Celtics would go down by over 20 points in the game and ultimately lose 123-108 in a game that many of the players admitted they were not right mentally after hearing the news. 48 hours later the Celtics battled the Miami Heat in Miami. The Celtics would win 109-101 to move to 2-0 in the battle of 2 of the top 4 seeds in the East with the final 2 games of the season series in April. 2 nights later the Celtics took on the depleted Golden State Warriors defeating them 119-104 resulting in the Celtics sweeping the season series 2-0 from the Warriors. 2 nights later the Celtics would battle the Philadelphia 76ers for the 4th and final time in the regular season with the Celtics looking to avoid the season series sweep. The Celtics despite not having Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter were victorious 116-95 for their 1st win over the 76ers this season ending their season series 1-3 vs the 76ers. The Celtics saw Brown score 32 to lead the Celtics. We will discuss the big win over the 76ers and what it means for the playoff outlook. Plus the Kobe death impact with Chris Langseth (@Hans02421 on twitter) and Rich Conte (@richconte on twitter).
The Celtics in the past week played 4 games since out last show but none were bigger then the showdown with the new look Los Angeles Lakers. After losing to the Phoenix Suns 2 nights earlier while being shorthaned with 2 starters missing. The Celtics were back to having all key guys available as they welcomed the Lebron James, Anthony Davis and the Western Conference leading LA Lakers to town. Many saw this game as another big game/blowout win coming for Lebron and company based on the way the Lakers were playing coming into the game. Yet the Celtics delivered their best performance of the season. Coming out with their best 1st quarter in several weeks scoring 33 points en route to having a 33-30 lead after 1. The Celtics would then pull away in the 2nd quarter in route to a 14 point lead at halftime and the Celtics never looked back. The Celtics would end up going up by close to 30 points before the Lakers opted to finally waive the white flag and remove their starters. The Celtics would ultimately win by the final score of 139-107 delivering the Lakers their biggest loss of the season. The Celtics for the first time in a long time got a decent scoring output from all 4 of their top players as Hayward score 16 points, Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown both score 20 and Jayson Tatum led the way with 27. The biggest win for the Celtics on the season. The Celtics 2 nights later would take on the Memphis Grizzlies in Boston. They would be without Jaylen Brown however. Despite Browns absence the Celtics would blowout the Grizzlies 119-95 however they would lose Tatum to a groin injury. 2 nights later the Celtics battled the Magic in Orlando but both Tatum and Brown were out. The Celtics won a narrow one 109-98. We will be joined by Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter) and Kevin Dixon host of N The Zone Sports Radio. As we discuss the top stories from the 3 wins and other stories surrounding the team
Last night the Celtics took on the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2nd time this season. The Celtics went into the game with a bad taste in their mouth having lost the night before at home giving the Boston Fans a pathetic performance in a loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Celtics went into that game without the services of Jayson Tatum who was out due to an ankle injury. The Celtics would learn that Jaylen Brown would not be able to go for the Celtics against the Bucks due to a finger injury. The Celtics would get Jayson Tatum to return to action though. The Celtics came out of the game looking as though they were set to repeat what happened the night before. They came out flat, no ball movement, no defensive pressure and allow the Bucks to have their way with them from the get go the same way the Pistons did the night before and continuing a trend that has been going on for several weeks. The Bucks went up by as much as 26 points in the 1st half scoring 76 points in just 2 quarters of action in route to a 76-58 lead at halftime. The Celtics in the 2nd half did what they didnt do the night before which was wake up and put some effort in and raise their intensity as they made a run early in the 3rd to get the lead down to single digits before the Bucks took it back up to a 106-87 lead after 3 quarters. The Celtics in the 4th made another run making it it a 1 possession game before ultimately losing 128-123. This move made the Celtics now 1-1 in the season series against the Bucks while being 0-3 vs the 76ers so the Celtics are now 1-4 in 5 games vs the top 2 teams in the Eastern Conference. So what did this game prove. Did it prove Danny Ainge is gonna have to make a move of some sort prior to the trade deadline which is less then 3 weeks away? Did the comeback in the 2nd half prove Milwaukee may not be as big a challenge for Boston as Philly is. We discuss with Celtics Fan Andrew Vernon and Evan Valenti (@EvanValenti on twitter) who is the producer of Celtics Beat
For the 3rd time this season the Celtics did battle with the Philadelphia 76ers and for the 3rd time this season the Celtics were defeated. The Celtics last night took on the 76ers in Philadelphia. The Celtics were playing on the 2nd night of a back to back. However the 76ers would be forced to play without All-Star Center Joel Embiid while the Celtics were fully healthy. Despite the absence of Joel Embiid the Celtics were unable to prevent themselves from being beaten by the 76ers for the 3rd time this season and giving the 76ers the tiebreaker. The question must now be asked do the 76ers simply have the Celtics number and is this Celtics team capable of winning a potential playoff series against the 76ers without making a move to the roster. The Celtics the night before the loss to the 76ers lost to the San Antonio Spurs in Boston. Head Coach Brad Stevens opted not to rest any players and even though the Spurs spent most of the 2nd half up close to 20 points Brad Stevens opten not to waive the white flag until less then 6 minutes was left in the game. So can we now say its officially time to question Brad Stevens and if he is wrong for not putting enough importance on certain games which could play a bigger role in the standings later on in the season. What about the performances of the Celtics top 4 players in Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, Gordon Hayward and Jaylen Brown. Did they put up a decent performance to show they are worthy of the max contracts. Or did they once again not show up for a game vs a top team. We will be joined by Kevin Dixon of N The Zone Sports Radio as we discuss the Philly loss and the Celtics struggles as of late overall
The Celtics have been hit by the injury bug and the Celtics over the last week and have been forced to play with only 3 of its top 5 guys and then a majority of the rest of the team featuing its young players. The Celtics took on the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas without the services of Marcus Smart who was forced to miss the last few games with an eye infection that at first was in only 1 eye but since then has moved to both eyes and has doctors saying they have not seen anything like it and has Celtics fans worried as to when we might see Smart on the floor again. Gordon Hayward has also missed the last week of action with a foot injury that the team says is just a sprain and is not severe and they are only waiting for him to feel comfortable as they do not want to rush him back this early in the season. The Celtics also have been without Robert Williams due to a hip injury and Vincent Poirier who fractured his pinky and will miss several weeks of action as his pinky heals. The Celtics however got to face the Dallas Mavericks on the same level as the Mavs played without star guard Luka Doncic. The Celtics were victorious 109-103 over the Mavs giving them a 2-0 season series sweep over the Mavs and moving them to 18-7 on the season and made then the 2nd best team record wise in the Eastern Conference. 2 nights later the Celtics would take on the Detroit Pistons in Boston but once again would be without the services of Hayward and Smart. However just like the Mavs game the Celtics were playing a team who were missing some of its own key players to level the playing field. The Celtics would win this game 114-93 as Tatum and Brown scored 26 points a piece. Kemba Walker had a bad night shooting wise but had 10 assists. We will be joined by Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA on twitter) of the NBA Baseline show and Rich Jensen (@RichAJensen on twitter) of RedsArmy.Com. We will discuss these wins, the latest on the injuries and look towards christmas day vs Toronto
The Boston Celtics had a chance to make a statement in the NBA by knocking off 2 Eastern Conference Playoff Teams. 1 which is looking up at them in the Power Rankings and 1 which they are looking up at. However the Celtics failed in sending a positive statement and instead sent a negative one. Since our last show the Celtics knocked off the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-88 on Monday night. The Celtics then Wednesday night went into the first night of back to back as they took on the Indiana Pacers Wednesday night before facing the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday night. In the game against the Pacers the Celtics would be forced to play without Marcus Smart. The Celtics led by 10 points going into the 4th quarter however with 6:28 left in the game Gordon Hayward was lost for the game after taking a shot to the face and the Celtics would blow that 10 point lead in route to losing the game 122-117. Celtics fans debated whether it was more important to win over the Pacers even if it meant all but guaranteeing a loss to the 76ers or guaranteeing a loss to the Pacers to increase your chances to win over the 76ers. The following night the Celtics hosted the 76ers which was supposed to feature the return of Al Horford however Horford would Enes Kanter and Daniel Theis combine for 36 points which was nearly enough to negate the scoring of Joel Embiid 36 and Ben Simmons having a bad night for the 76ers as he only scored 7 points still lost 115-109. Meaning the Celtics are now 0-2 vs the 76ers this season. So did Thursday nighs game prove Daniel and Igors thoughts right that the Celtics just cant beat Philly and would need several things to go there way in order to do it so they are basically a 2nd round exit team this year? What about Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown what was up with them and their performances in that game should they get a pass for not showing up? We discuss with Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter) and Andrew Vernon
The Celtics are slowly getting the ship back on course but have a major storm dead ahead that threaten to knock it off course once again. Since our last show the Celtics played 3 games 2 of which were against playoff contenders and 1 was a revenge game. The Celtics started off with a road game in New York against the Knicks. The Celtics got off to a slow start vs the Knicks but ultimately used a big 2nd half to win the game 113-104 to move to 14-5 on the season which put them in a 2 way tie with the Miami Heat for the 2nd spot in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics would lose Marcus Smart to an injury after he took a shot to his midsection and would be forced to leave the game. The Miami Heat just happened to be the team the Celtics would be played 3 nights later in Boston. Once again the Celtics got off to a slow start but used a big 2nd quarter to take over the game and would not look back as they blew out the Miami Heat 112-93 in the first matchup of the potential Eastern Conference Playoff contenders. The Celtics 2 nights later would welcome the Denver Nuggets to Boston in a rematch of a game from 2 weeks earlier. The game 2 weeks earlier saw the Denver Nuggets victorious in Denver 96-92 but also saw the Celtics lose Gordony Hayward to a hand injury which he still have not returned from. This game vs the Nuggets saw Marcus Smart return to action after he was forced to miss 1 game after he sustained an injury in the win over the Knicks. The Celtics came out firing in the 1st quarter scoring 33 points. They would leave by 7 at halftime that lead would increase to 20 going into the 4th in route to a 108-95 win. The Celtics now prepare to face the Cavs, Pacers and 76ers in what will be a revealing week of action. We will be joined by Matt Rury (@TeamGreenTruth) who is the host of the Careless Whisper show on CLNS Radio. We will also be joined by Kevin Dixon who is the host of N The Zone Talk Radio to discuss it all on Celtics Talk Radio
The day many Celtics fans were waiting for came and went with the fans only getting 1 of the 2 things they truly wanted. It was supposed to be Kyrie Irvings return to the TD Garden and the Celtics faithfuls chance to let him have it and hear their chants to show their displeasure for the decision he made to leave the team after promising to stay and for the current group of Celtics to show Irving to his face the team is better off without him. 2 nights after beating the Sacramento Kings 103-102 in a game that saw Marcus Smart hit the game winning shot after he missed the game winner against the Kings a week prior the Celtics would welcome the Brooklyn Nets in what was supposed to be Kyrie Irvings return to TD Garden. However the Nets had announced a week prior Irving would not play due to a shoulder injury. Kemba Walker would return for the Celtics after missing just 1 game with a head injury. Celtics fans despite no Irving let Irving hear it with taunts of Kyrie sucks, wheres Kyrie and posting photos of Kyrie outside the TD Garden with the word Coward. The Celtics would be victorious 121-110 in a game where Kemba scored 37 points. 2 days later the Nets and Celtics would meet in Brooklyn. Both Kyrie and Kevin Durant were in attendance for the game sitting on the bench with injuries. The Celtics would come out in the 1st quarter. However thanks to Jayson Tatum and the Celtics bench picking it up in the 2nd quarter the Celtics only trailed by 3 at halftime. However the Celtics in the 2nd half would once again come out flat and once again Tatum and the bench needed to step up and get the team back in it. The Celtics starters finally showed life as a unit in the finaly few minutes in the game but were not able to answer to get the lead and lost 112-107. We will be joined by Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning on twitter) and Rich Conte (@RichConte on twitter) to discuss the last 3 games.
10 teams have stepped up and 10 teams have fallen victim in a row to the Boston Celtics. The Boston Celtics despite players missing time to injuries (Gordon Hayward, Robert Williams, Daniel Theis, Enes Kanter) or to sickness (Jaylen Brown) have not lost a single game since their opening night loss back on October 23rd to the Philadelphia 76ers. On our last show the Celtics were up to a 6 game win streak after having beaten the Bucks, Knicks, Cavs and Hornets. The Celtics since then played 4 games. The first of those 4 games saw the Celtics go down to San Antonio and blowout the Spurs 135-115. However the victory did come at a price as Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward suffered a dislocated hand in the 2nd quarter and would be forced to leave the game. The Celtics announced 2 days later that Hayward would need surgery and would miss about 6 weeks of action meaning he would be expected to return around Christmas time. The same night the Celtics broke the news on Haywards injury status and timeline the Celtics were back in Boston to take on the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics despite Jayson Tatum having one of the worst games of his short career were victorious 116-106 as Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown combined for 54 points outscoring the Mavericks star duo of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis 54 to 38. 2 nights later the Celtics welcomed back former teammate Isaiah Thomas to TD Garden with his new team the Washington Wizards. The Celtics were victorious in a shootout 140-133 in a game that saw the Celtics have 7 players score in double figures ranging from 10 to 25 points. 2 nights later the Celtics were in GS to face the rebuilding Warriors. The Celtics despite having the worst game of the season pulled it out late 105-100 to keep the streak alive. We will discuss the top storylines from these games and preview the next 4 with Rich A Jensen (@RichAJensen) of RedsArmy.com and Celtics Journalist Chris Langseth (@Hans02421)
TALK ABOUT MAKING A STATEMENT. The Boston Celtics looking to prove that they are still a force to be reckoned with in the Eastern Conference and that its not just a 2 team race for the right to go to the NBA Finals made their point. The Celtics last Wendesday night took on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in their 1st showdown since the Bucks ousted the Celtics in the 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs last season. The Celtics went into this game without the services of Jaylen Brown and Center Enes Kanter. The Celtics despite going down 19 points early in the game managed to overcome that defecit with a dominant 3rd quarter performance which saw Brad Stevens ditch the small ball lineup and move to a more traditional lineup of 3 guards and 2 big in route to a 116-105 win. Kemba Walker scored 32 points, Jayson Tatum added 25, Gordon Hayward scored 21 and Marcus Smart starting in the place of Jaylen Brown scored 19 and had some big time defense played against Antetokounmpo. That game moved the Celtics to 3-1 on the season. The Celtics 2 nights later would face the Knicks for the 2nd time on this season. After blowing out the Knicks a week earlier on the road the Celtics were tested in a 104-102 home win. 4 nights later the Celtic were once again tested by a team that is not expected to be a playoff contender as they took on the Cavs in Cleveland. The Cavs took the Celtics down to the wire but some big shots late from Gordon Hayward and Kemba Walker allowed the Celtics to win the game 119-113. That win moved the Celtics to 5-1 on the season which was good enough for best record in the Eastern Conference. Special Guest for todays show will be Bobby Krivitzky (@bobbykrivitzky on twitter) whos an NBA Columnist for Bleacher Report and Andrew Vernon lifelong celtics fan and daily fantasy sports player
The Celtics regular season began this past week and the Celtics immediately started with a tough test on opening night as they took on former teammate Al Horford and his new team the Philadelphia 76ers. The Celtics would lose their first big test by a final score of 107-93. A lot of the same issues that appeared to plague the Celtics new top players last year appears to have followed them to the new season. From Tatum mishandling the ball on the fast break and trying to be a 1 man show to Jaylen Browns lack of focus on the defensive end to the Celtics free throw shooting. The only positives to take away from the game were Celtics SG Gordon Hayward being the teams best player as he was their best shooter and was aggressive all night. Also new Celtics big man Enes Kanter showed he may be the Celtics best chance to try and limit Joel Embiid in future matchups. The Celtics 2 nights later would have a chance to try and right the ship when they hosted the defending NBA Champions the Toronto Raptors in their home opener. The Celtics would play without Enes Kanter who was out due to an injury suffered against the 76ers. The Celtics were victorious 112-106 in a game in which Raptors stars Pascal Siakam and Kyle Lowry scored a combined 62 points. The Celtics had a poor shooting night overall but used a 21 to 5 offensive rebound advantage to overcome the hot shooting of the Raptors stars. The Celtics however did lose Daniel Theis to an ankle sprain that would add him to the list of players who would miss the game the next night against the Knicks. The very next night the Celtics were in New York to take on former teammate Marcus Morris and the New York Knicks at MSG. The Celtics again started off slow trailing the Knicks 24-22 after 1 and 51-46 at halftime. However the 2nd half was a different story and the Celtics turned things around in route to a 118-95 win. Daniel and Igor will be joined by Celtics Journalist Chris Langseth (@Hans02421 on twitter).
The 2019/2020 Boston Celtics have officially played their first NBA games as a team. The Celtics are in the middle of their 4 game preseason. The Celtics have played 2 games the first saw them take on their former teammate Terry Rozier and his new team the Charlotte Hornets. In a game that saw the Celtics come away with a 107-106 win. The game saw Brad Stevens go with a starting lineup of Gordon Hayward, Jayson Tatum, Robert Williams, Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum led the way with 20 points in 23 minutes. Kemba Walker in his first game as a member of the Celtics scored 12 in 21 minutes. Enes Kanter in his 1st game as a Celtic score 11 off the bench. Rookies Carsen Edwards and Javonte Green added 11 and 15 respectively off the bench. The Celtics were outrebounded 48-41. The Celtics 5 nighs later would take on the Orlando Magic. Kemba Walker would not play due to a knee injury. The Orlando Magic would not have their star big man Nikola Vucevic. Vucevic's absent would prove to be big as the Celtics dominated the Magic from start to finish. The Celtics opened up the game on a 10-0 run before the Magic called timeout. The Celtics ultimately outscored the Magic 35 to 11 in the 1st quarter and would never look back as the Magic never managed to get the game back to single digits the rest of the game. Jayson Tatum for the 2nd game in a row led the Celtics in scoring as he had 15. Marcus Smart added 14, Jaylen Brown had 11 and rookie Grant Williams had 10 off the bench. So the Celtics are now 2-0 on the preseason and have 2 games to go. We will be joined by Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA on twitter) co-host of the NBA Baseline podcase. Also we will be joined by Kevin Dixon Host of N The Zone Sports Radio's show Da Barber Shop. We will discuss the wins over the Hornets and Magic and look forward to the final 2 preseason games which is a home and home set against the Cavaliers
The 2019-2020 Boston Celtics Season is fastly approaching. Stop #1 on the road to the season beginning is Training Camp. The stop where the team will get the chance to let their players gel and introduce their all of the new players to the media and the fans and try to allow head coach Brad Stevens and GM Danny Ainge the chance to answer some of the biggest questions surrounding the team before the Regular Seaosn begins on October 23rd. From the question of whether or not the Celtics will go the route of a small ball starting lineup and play 1 big or more of a traditional lineup and play 2 bigs? To the question of who will start out of the group of Gordon Hayward, Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart and which player or players will be the ones to accept or forced into the bench role and will the Celtics and their fans have to worry about the team chemistry and cohesiveness being disrupted over the issue of whos starting like they did last season? The Celtics Players, Head Coach Brad Stevens, GM Danny Ainge and Ownership will come together for Media Day on September 30th. The very next day October 1st will be the 1st official practice of the Celtics season. Coming into this training camp Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker and Marcus Smart have already seen game action courtesy of the FIBA World Cup and them representing the USA in the competition. So Daniel and Igor will be joined by Andrew Vernon a lifelong Celtics fan. Also Evan Valenti (@EvanValenti on Twitter) Producer of Celtics Beat
The 2019 Fiba World Cup Basketball Tournament is underway. The United States who are the reigning World Champions came into the tournament with a totally new look team as a lot of the NBA's top players opted not to play this year in order to focus on preserving themselves for the upcoming 2019/2020 NBA Season which promises to be on heck of a show. That opened up opportunities for several other players to jump on board and represent the USA and try to defend the World Title and prove it doesnt take all the NBA's top teams to win it all. The Boston Celtics had 4 players chosen to be on the USA Roster as Marcus Smart, Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were chosen to join Derrick White, Myles Turner, Mason Plumlee, Donovan Mitchell, Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez, Kyle Kuzma, Joe Harris, De'Aaron Fox and Harrison Barnes as the new version of Team USA. Team USA was put into a bracket with the Czech Republic, Turkey and Japan. Team USA in round 1 would face off with all 3 teams in 1 game a piece and the 2 teams with the top record amongst the 4 would move on to round 2 in the tournament. So how have the Celtics players faired in this competition through 3 games? Have we gotten a chance to see Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown all on the floor together at the same time? With San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Greg Poppovich leading things are we seeing a change in the mindset of Brown and Tatum when it comes to sharing the ball or are we seeing them dominate even in team USA ball? Have their been any suprises that the Celtics players have show us in the first 3 games? We will discuss that and take a closer look at what the 4 Boston Celtics have done through 3 games together as a part of TEAM USA. We will be joined by Rich A Jensen of RedsArmy.com and Kevin Dixon whos the Host of N the Zone Sports Talk Radio
The full 2019/2020 NBA Schedule has been released. The Boston Celtics and their fans now know when the team will play and against who. The Celtics will play 4 preseason games from October 6th to October 15th. With the first being October 6th against former teammate Terry Rozier and the Hornets. They will also play the Magic and 2 games vs the Cavaliers during this period. Fans can tell many things from analyzing the 82 game schedules of the NBA Teams. From which teams the League feels are the top teams and are most likely to be the ones they would want fighting for the leagues top prize at the end based on how many Nationally Televised games the league gives them. To which teams are having the deck stacked against them based on the amount of back to backs and what teams they are having to face in those back to backs. Many fans are excited for this years season as many feel there are several teams from each conference who will be capable of making it to the NBA Finals and fighting for the leagues top prize. In the Eastern Conference many feel the Celtics are in a 3 team race with the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers but that right now the Celtics are clearly in 3rd place. So how does the Celtics schedule match up to those 2 teams. Did the league keep it pretty even or stack the deck against the Celtics or against the other teams. We will announce the full 82 game regular season schedule and give our thoughts on it as we are joined by Rich Conte (@richconte on twitter) fellow Celtics fan, Host and Producer of the Tech Life Podcast. Chris Langseth (@hans02421 on twitter) Celtics Journalist. Andrew Vernon who is a lifelong Celtics fan
The Boston Celtics earlier this week made the signings of Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter official by having the press conference to introduce the 2 newest members of the Boston Celtics to Celtics Nation alongside Celtics GM Danny Ainge, Head Coach Brad Stevens and Celtics Ownership. This was just a few days after the Celtics Summer League team lost in the 1st round of the NBA Summer League Playoffs after going into the Summer League Playoffs as the #1 seed. So tonight on Celtics Talk Radio we will let you hear the audio of the press conference as well as audios of 1 on 1 intervies that were done after the press conference was done. We will also discuss our feelings about the roster overall. Daniel and Igor did do a video chat which you can now see on the Celtics Talk Radio Youtube Channel giving their thoughts about the performances of the key players on the Celtics Summer League team however tonight we get the thoughts of our guest in regards to those same questions and disuss if what we saw in the Summer League is enough to win any of them a spot in the main rotation come October. We will be joined by Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning on twitter) Celtics Reporter for CLNS Media. Also Matt Rury (@TeamGreenTruth on Twitter) Host of the Celtics Post Game Show on CLNS
The Veterans of the Young Kids? A Championship contender or a potention rebuild? Those and many other questions have been debated by Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics and ther fans since back on May 8th when they were eliminated by the Milwaukee Bucks in game 5 of the 2nd round of the NBa Playoffs. Celtics GM Danny Ainge went into the offseason after surviving a Heart Attack knowing he was going to make a major decision of needing to either stick with his veterans and try to win a title right now or give the keys to the kingdom to his young kids and settle for a possible rebuild and look to make a title run that extends over a few years despite the fans not liking it here in Boston. The Celtics at the NBA Draft last week had 4 picks and rather then trading away their picks for a superstar alongside the young kids opted to pick 4 players from the college ranks which pretty much singaled which direction the team would be going. Now Free Agency is here and with the decisions he has made it appears Danny Ainge now has to prepare to lose both of his superstars in Kyrie Irving and Al Horford. What will he do to replace them and bulld this team around Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Can he find someone on the market to keep this team in contention or we his moves truly mean Boston is out of title contention for a while. We will discuss what moves have been made through the 1st week of NBA Free Agency as we are joined by Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter) New TV Sports Director, Sam Eggert (@Samweggert on twitter) TNH Sports Editor and Celtics Writer for TSJ 101 Sports. We will be also joined by Andrew Vernon who is a lifetime Celtics fan and is a member of the We Bleed Green Celtics fan forum group that the Celtics Talk Radio host teams runs on Facebook.
After a disappointing 2018-2019 NBA season Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics ended the season with more questions then answers. Including what were they gonna do with their 4 Draft Picks for last nights NBA Draft. For months it had been rumored the Celtics could trade several if not all those picks away to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for All-Star big man Anthony Davis however less then a week before the NBA Draft the Pelicans traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers after the Celtics decreased their offer due to their fears that getting Davis would no longer guarantee that Kyrie Irving would resign with the team. Eventually just 48 hours prior to the NBA Draft after reports had come out that the Celtics were starting to prepare for a future without Kyrie Irving news broke that the Celtics were talking with Center Al Horford about him resiging only for later that night the news to break that things in the negotiations had gone south and Horford had broken off the talks with the Celtics and will not look to get a contract somewhere else. This now means the Celtics will be without both Kyrie Irving and Al Horford next season the Celtics still have 2 key players in Marcus Morris and Terry Rozier up in the air with 2 weeks to go before free agency. Many feel Horford walked out because it is looking more lkely that the Celtics are headed to a rebuild with Tatum and Brown as the main stars of the team and will not remain title contenders. So with last nights draft finally taken place and Ainge having 4 picks overall. Can we confirm that a rebuild is exactly where we are heading based on Danny Ainges moves. Did he opt to go with 4 kids out of college rather then trading the picks away? Or did he manage to make a move and get a legit NBA Star and show hes still all in on title contention? We will be joined by Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA on twitter) of the NBA Baseline Podcast and Michael McClellan (@mycelticnation) the Editor-in-Chief of Celtic Nation
The Celtics Talk Radio Crew is back for their 1st of 2 shows in the month of June. The NBA Finals are underway but that doesnt mean theres no action taking place for the Boston Celtics and their fans. With less then 2 weeks to go until the NBA Draft and less then just over 3 weeks to go until the start of NBA Free Agency the Celtics are involved in several reports. From where will Kyrie Irving choose to end up signing and if the Celtics are still a part of the race for the All-Star PG's services or if its down to the teams in New York and LA for his services. To the Celtics interests in All-Star big man Anthony Davis and what it would take for Danny Ainge to give up to get the New Orleans Pelicans to give the big man up rather then giving him to the Lakers, Nets or Knicks who are also interested in the big man. So Daniel and Igor will be joined by Kevin Dixon of Da Barber Shop Sports Show and Rich A Jensen of RedsArmy.com. As they discuss the latest reports surrounding Kyrie Irvings future and which team is in the lead and if theres still a chance that Irving could come back to the Boston Celtics. They will discuss Kevin Durants and the NBA Finals results and how the final outcome could impact Kyries decision whether to stay in Boston or leave. Also we will look towards the NBA Draft and the latest reports suggesting a trade for Anthony Davis could be done before or on that night
The Celtics 2018/2019 season has officially come to an end. The season that many had the Celtics possibly being the team to compete against the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals ended up with them losing in 5 games in the 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs to the best team in the league the Milwaukee Bucks. This season could easily be described as a roller coaster as the Celtics had stretches of playing on a high level then follow it by a stretch of playing at a low level. From reports of the older players pointing fingers at the younger players when the team lost which resulted in the younger players retaliating feeling they needed to defend themselves. To the younger players feeling disrespected by the veterans being given the starting spots over them and feeling last years playoff run entitled them to start over the veteran players like Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. So now with the season over the questions now begin. What will Danny Ainge do to improve this roster before the 2019/2020 season. Will he manage to resign Kyrie Irving or will Kyrie walk away from the Celtics? Have we see the last of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown in a Celtics uniform as many rumors said back in February they could be dealt to New Orleans for All-Star big man Anthony Davis? What about Terry Rozier who many reports say was the most unhappiest in the locker room as he felt he deserved to start over Kyrie Irving have we seen the end of his time in Boston? We will discuss these questions and give our thoughts on the season overall as well as let you hear what the players and head coach Brad Stevens said in their final interviews of the season. We will also look to next weeks Draft Lottery and its impact on the Celtics plans for this summer. We will be joined by Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter) of Bleacher Report. Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA on twitter) of the NBA Baseline Podcast.
Another game another loss for the Boston Celtics in their playoff series with the Milwaukee Bucks and now the Celtics season could very well be over even though its not officially over. The Celtics lost game 4 113-101 despite getting both Aron Baynes and Marcus Smart back from injury. The Celtics got poor performances from Kyrie Irving, Al Horford and Jayson Tatum as combined they shot 21 of 52 (40% from the floor). Yet despite the 3 top players for the Celtics having bad night the Celtics starting lineup of Irving, Tatum, Brown, Morris and Horford outscored their Milwuakee counterparts 94 to 81 with. However the Celtics bench despite adding Marcus Smart and Aron Baynes to the group got dominated by thier Milwaukee counterparts by the amount of 32 to 7. Kyrie Irving at the end of the game walked off the floor before the buzzard sounded cameras saw him walking on his own to the Celtics locker room and many can now wonder if this was the last game for Kyrie Irving in a Boston Celtics uniform at the TD Garden and if he has just 1 more game left in a Celtics uniform overall which would be game 5 in Milwaukee. Daniel and Igor will not have any special guest tonight they will do a short version of the show today for 2 hours just to recap game 5 and discuss what they think in regards to whether or not the season is over or if they feel the team has a chance to make that historic comeback. Also is it right to give all the blame to Kyrie Irving who has now played 3 poor games straight in this series but give all the other Celtics a pass like most fans are doing. So join us Tuesday evening at 4pm Eastern Time
The Celtics and Bucks have now played 2 games in their best 4 out of 7 game Eastern Conference Semi Finals Matchup. In game 1 the Celtics shocked the Milwaukee Bucks and many of the NBA experts by blowing out the NBA best regular season team 112-90 to take a 1-0 series lead and snatch the home court advantage away. The even bigger shocker was the Celtics being able to hold Milwaukee Bucks Superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo in check as many thought he would dominate the Celtics in route to a quick series and a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. Many experts after seeing game 1 were willing to admit that the series would be over if they didnt win game 2. In game 2 the Bucks would respond as both Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum both struggled. The Bucks would give the Celtics a taste of their own medicine in game 2. In game 1 the Celtics swarmed Giannis everytime he had the ball forcing the Bucks role players to get the job done and they failed. In game 2 the Bucks swarmed Giannis forcing him to not get into a groove and him to give the ball up and Irving never got on track. Jayson Tatum in both games 1 and 2 never appeared to get on track and in game 2 was thoroughly outplayed by Middleton and the Bucks blewout the Celtics 123-102 tieing the series 1-1. Now the Celtics and Bucks have 2 days off as game 3 is scheduled for Friday night in Boston then game 4 is scheduled for Monday night. We will be joined by Rich Conte (@richconte on twitter) of the @TechLifePod podcast and Matt Rury (@TeamGreenTruth on twitter) who is the host of the Celtics Post Game show for CLNS
We are now 3 games into the Celtics 1st round playoff matchup with the Indiana Pacers. In game 2 and the Celtics got exactly that. The Celtics would also have Al Horford go into the game sick. The Pacers would score 91 points and have a much better performance however the Celtics would walk away victorious once again this time 99-91. As Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum combined for 63 points with Irving scoring 37 and Tatum adding 26. The 2 of them nearly matched the top 4 scorers for the Pacers in Bogdanovic, Young, Collison, and Evans point for point as the 4 Indy players had 64. Gordon Hayward was the only other Celtics player to get into double figures as he scored 13. The Celtics trailed by 2 points with 2:16 left to go. The Celtics proceeded to end the game on a 10-0 run going from trailing 91-89 to winning 99-89 to take a 2-0 series lead to Indy. 2 nights later in game 3 the Celtics would take a commanding 3-0 series lead with a 104-96 win down in Indiana. Kyrie Irving would not have his best game overall but he would have his best when it mattered most. The Celtics scored 41 points in the 1st quarter thanks to a fast start from Jaylen Brown who scored 12 points in the 1st quarter. The Celtics however in the 2nd quarter slowed down and would trail 61-59 at halftime. After winning the 3rd quarter 21-12 over the Pacers are going into the 4th with the lead Kyrie Irving and Al Horford would take over down the stretch to give the Celtics the win and the 3-0 series lead. We will be joined by Rich Jensen of RedsArmy.com as we discuss the last 2 games and preview Sundays game 4 where the Celtics will look for the series sweep
After 6 months and 82 games of NBA action, After all the ups and downs, after all the injuries, after all the finger pointing and calling out of fellow teammates the 2018/2019 NBA Regular Season has come to an end and it is now time for the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics after coming into the season with high expectations and many feeling they would be the team to finish with the best record in the Eastern Conference and ultimately make the NBA Finals didnt finish as the #1 seed instead it was the Milwaukee Bucks who finished as the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference. So after all the turmoil the team throughout the season. After all the finger pointing, the issues over who deserved more minutes and deserved more to be a starter we are finally at the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics will begin their playoff run when they take on the Indiana Pacers in their 1st round matchup. The Celtics went 3-1 against the Pacers this season including 2 wins over the Pacers 1 at home and 1 in Indy over the final 2 weeks of the season to clinch the home court advantage in this series. However news broke on the final day of the NBA Regular Season that Marcus Smart suffered a torn oblique in the Celtics 2nd to last game against the Orlando Magic. This injury means the Celtics will be without Marcus Smart for the entire 1st round matchup against the Pacers and the Celtics could potentially be without him in round 2. So we will announce the Celtics 1st round playoff schedule as well as announce the other 1st round matchups in the NBA Playoffs. Also we will have NBA Insider and Expert thoughts on the matchup and the impact of Marcus Smarts injury on tonights show. We will be joined by Evan Valenti (@EvanValenti on twitter) he is the producer of Celtics Beat. We will also be joined by Michael D. McClellan (@mycelticnation on twitter) he is the Editor-in-Chief of Celtics Nation
The NBA Playoffs are just under 2 weeks away and their is still a lot to be determined in the NBA Playoff Picture. Since our last show the Celtics have officially punched their ticket to the NBA Playoffs and now its all about what seed will the Celtics finish in and what the health status of their best players will be. The Celtics pretty much look like they are on a collision course for a 1st round matchup with the Indiana Pacers. The Celtics since our last show played 5 games. They lost at the Hornets before losing the very next night to the Spurs at home. 2 nights later the Celtics were victorious over the Cavaliers. The Celtics would then have 2 days off before taking on the Indiana Pacers at home in a preview of their potential 1st round matchup. Many believed that due to the Pacers not having their best player in Victor Oladipo that the Celtics would have it much easier against the Pacers then they did in the first 2 meetings. However that was not proven to be the case as the Celtics were given a major battle by the Pacers in a game that saw the Celtics win with a last second layup by Kyrie Irving. The win tied the Celtics with the Pacers in the standings while moving the Celtics while also clinching the tiebreaker for the Celtics via the guarantee that they would finish with the better conference record if the 2 teams were to finish tied come the end of the season. The very next night the Celtics would be in Brooklyn to take on the Nets. We will also take a look at the final 5 game stretch and discuss what Brad Stevens and the team must do in order to make sure everyone is in tip top shape and 100% ready for the playoffs. We will be joined by Sam Eggert (@Samweggert on twitter) who is a Celtics Writer for TSJ 101 Sports. As well as Kevin Dixon of N The Zone Sports Radio
The Celtics have played 3 games since our last show. The Celtics were victorious 129-120 over the Atlanta Hawks at home. However Gordon Hayward would be lost to a concussion as he took a shoulder to the head and would be forced to enter the NBA's concussions protocal. 2 nights later they welcomed the 2nd place Denver Nuggets to Boston. The Nuggets are battling the Golden State Warriors for home court out in the Western Conference. The Celtics managed to keep up with the Nuggets but ultimately lost this one 114-105. The Celtics would then play the game that many were waiting for which was the season series finale againt the Philadelphia 76ers. The Celtics went into this game 3-0 against the 76ers. The Celtics would play their 2nd game in a row without Gordon Hayward who was still in the NBA's concussion protocal however things started off well but miway through the games things took a turn from good to bad for the Celtics. Celtics backup center Aron Baynes was injured in the 2nd quarter as he came down the wrong way going for the rebound and suffered a grade 2 ankle sprain the Celtics at that point were up 58-45. The Celtics after the game announced Baynes would miss 4 ot 6 weeks of action with the playoffs 3 weeks away. Things early in the 3rd quarter got worse for the Celtics as Marcus Smart and Joel Embiid got into it as Joel Embiid knocked Marcus Smart to the ground resulting in Marcus Smart retaliating and shoving Embiid to the ground which caused Embiid to get up and charge at Smart the refs intervened and ejected Smart while allowing Embiid to continue to play. The Celtics would go on to blow the 12 point lead and lose the game 118-115. The 76ers took 43 free throws to 16 for the Celtics despite the 76ers taking more 3's then the Celtics. So we will be joined by 2 guest Matt Rury (@TeamGreenTruth on twitter) and Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning on twitter) as we talk the last 3 games and the Smart/Embiid altercation and Baynes injury
On our last show the Celtics had just won 3 games in a row knocking off the Wizards at home before going out on a 4 game West Coast Trip through the state of California. Their trip began with a blowout win over the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors then a win the following night over the Sacramento Kings. Since then the Celtics have played 3 games. Their first game saw them play Lebron James and the Lakers. The Celtics were victorious 120-107 over their greatest rivals. Kyrie Irving matched Lebron James point for point as both scored 30 points for their respective teams. The Lakers were missing several key players in Lonza Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzam. The Celtics would remain in LA as 2 nights later they took on the Clippers. Jayson Tatum would not play in the game and the Celtics were blown out 140-115. Kyrie Irving after the game said they had to get out of LA and get back to Boston. The Celtics would return to Boston with 2 days off before taking on the Kings again as part of their 3 game hom stand. The Celtics would play however with Terry Rozier. The Celtics played a horrendous 1st quarter before ultimately managing to come back and win it 126-120 with Kyrie Irving again having a big game as he had his 2nd career Triple Double scoring 31 points and having 12 assists and 10 rebounds to go along with it. The Celtics continue to be in a battle for the 3rd, 4th and 5th seeds with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Indiana Pacers. So now where do they stand in that race. Is it becoming more obivious the team is gonna need home court or would the team be better off taking the 4th or 5th seed and aim for a possible matchup. What about the issues in the locker room has the atmosphere changed dramatically after winning 5 of their last 6. We will discuss as we are joined by Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA on twitter) and Sam Eggert (@samweggert on twitter)
On our last show the Celtics had just endured a 1-4 stretch losing to the Bucks, Bulls, Raptors and Blazers before knocking off the Wizards. Since then the Celtics have played 3 games. First they were at home as they welcomed the Rockets. The Celtics in the 1st half got dominated by the Rockets and were booed off the court by the TD Garden Crowd as it was obvious the effort was not being given. The Celtics managed to make a run in the 2nd half and got the game to single digits before ultimately falling off late and losing 115-104. The next day it was being reported that Kyrie Irving was upset and fed up with the losing and was growing distant from his teammates and others in Celtics managment. The Celtics would then head out on a 4 game road trip which started in Golden State against the Warriors. The Celtics got thier biggest win of the season with a wire to wire win 128-95. The Celtics looked more like a real team with a ton of ball movement. Everyone celebrating their teammates making big plays, and even coming to the defense of teammates as Aron Baynes was laid out by Demarcus Cousins who then had some words for Baynes while he was down on the floor resulting in Jayson Tatum and Terry Rozier both going after Cousins in defense of Baynes. The next night the Celtics would take on the Kings in Sacramento. Kyrie Irving would not play for the Celtics. The Celtics thanks to 6 players winding up in double figures and a game winner by Gordon Hayward were victorious 111-109. The Celtics now take on Lebron James and the Lakers right after we get off the air. We will discuss the last 3 games and preview the showdown with LA. We will be joined by Rich Conte (@richconte on twitter) of the @TechLifePod Podcast, Michael D McClellan (@mycelticnation on twitter) he is the editor-in-chief of Celtics Nation
The Celtics are back from the All-Star break. Kyrie Irving participated in the All-Star Game while Jayson Tatum went with competed in and won the NBA Skills Competition. The Celtics returned from the break with a tough 5 game stretch in front of them. They started off with a road game against the best team in the Eastern Conference in the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics and Bucks both appeared rusty but the Celtics did give the Bucks a run for their money losing 98-97. The Celtics did have a chance to win the game on the final possession however 2 fouls commited by the Bucks were not called by the officials and the Celtics would come up short as Irving would miss the game winner after being fouled on the shot. A few nights later the Celtics would take on and lose to the Chicago Bulls in Chicago in a game that saw the Celtics effort called into question. A couple nights later the Celtics would be in Toronto looking to snap their 2 game skid and win the season series against the Raptors. However the Celtics would once again come up with a lackluster performance just as they did against the Bulls a few nights earlier this time however the fell behind by as much as 30 points in route to their 118-95 loss. The Celtics would have no time to sob over the loss as they would have to travel back to Boston to take on the Trailblazers the following night. The Celtics put up a much better fight against the Blazers but once again came up short losing their 4th in a row. The Celtics then defeated the Wizards a few nights later to snap the streak. We will be joined by Bobby Krivitsky of Bleacher Report, Michael D McClellan of Celtics Nation and Todd Smith of TSJ101 Sports. We will discuss the standings and what is the most realistic spot for the Celtics for the playoffs. In what bracket should the Celtics aim to get into when it comes to the possible 2nd round matchup Milwaukee or Toronto. Also is Kyrie Irving showing the right mindset by being too confident
Its officially the All-Star Break in the NBA. For many this is the unofficial midway point of the NBA Season. We are now less then 2 months from the start of the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics find themselves in the middle of a 5 team battle for the top 4 seeds in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics on our last show had just lost a game to Lebron James and the LA Lakers. Since then they played 3 games 1 against the LA Clippers in Boston where the Celtics blew a 28 point lead and lost 123-112 in regulation. The Celtics also lost Kyrie Irving midway through the game to an injury. The loss saw the Celtics booed off their home floor by the Boston Fans. Marcus Morris would then call the team out after the game and reports of the players not getting along behind the scenes started to come out. 3 nights later the Celtics were in Philly to take on the new look 76ers. Yet despite the trades that made several analysts think the 76ers had passed Boston in whos better and despite no Kyrie Irving and no Aron Baynes the Celtics were victorious 112-109 moving to 3-0 against the 76ers on the season and clinching a very important tiebreaker over the 76ers that could play a major role in getting homecourt later in the season. The next night the Celtics were at home to take on the Pistons in the final game before the break. It was announced that on top of Irving and Baynes out Rozier and Williams would also sit. Yet Despite a back to back vs a rested Pistons team and a 34 to 15 free throw disadvantage Boston won making it 2 wins in a row going into the break. So we will discuss that big win over the 76ers and take a further look at the standings and the rest of the Celtics schedule. We will also discuss what way we hope the standings will end the season in and what it the best matchup for Boston. We will have Michael Dyer (@Mike_Dyer13 on twitter) of Mikedyersports.com, Bobby Del Rio (@Bobman on twitter) of TSJ Sports, and Celtics Journalist Chris Langseth (@Hans02421 on twitter).
One of the days that Danny Ainge has been waiting for has finally come. February 7th the day of the NBA Trade Deadline for the 2018/2019 season. The reason for this day being so big for Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics. They now know whether or not they would get a chance to make an offer to trade for New Orleans Pelicans Superstar big man Anthony Davis. All season long the Celtics and several other teams have been watching to see how the season of the New Orleans Pelicans would go as the the reports were if the Pelicans didnt make a deep run in the playoffs Davis would inform the team he would not resign with them and ask to be traded. The top 2 teams many felt would be ready to make and offer to trade for Davis if that happened were the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. Well just last week after falling to the 13th spot in the Western Conference Anthony Davis officially made it known he would not resign with the team and would look for a trade instead. So it has been 10 days since the requests was made and now the deadline is gone and no more trades will be allowed this season so where do we stand. Is Davis still with the Pelicans meaning come June the Celtics will be able to try and make an offer to bring him to Boston or have the Pelicans dealt him before the Celtics could get involved. What is the latest on Kyrie Irving and his future with the Celtics? Some reports have said Irvings status with the team could determine if Davis is even willing to consider the Celtics so is Irving having 2nd thoughts? What about the Celtics bench did Danny Ainge do anything to help that issue knowing many feel the bench was this teams achillies heel? What about the other top teams in the league did anyone improve or get worse we will let you know all the trades that were made and let you hear what the experts are saying. We will be joined by Josue Pavon (@Joe_Sway on twitter), Sam Eggert (samweggert on twitter) and Rich Conte (@richconte on twitter)
Celtics vs Warriors in the NBA Finals that was what everyone was predicting prior to the start of the 2018-2019 season. Well this past Saturday night we got to see for the 1st of 2 times this season a preview of that possible matchup as the Celtics welcomed the Golden State Warriors to Boston. Both teams came into this game on winning streaks and health. The Celtics and Warriors put on a show in a game that went back and forth and came down to the final minute unfortunately for the Celtics it ended with the Warriors winning it 115-111. The Celtics actually outscored the Warriors 97 to 86 in baskets made however a 34 to 15 edge in free throw attemps allowed the Warriors to outscore the Celtics by 15 at the line in route to the win. This snapped the Celtics overall 5 game winning steak and their 10 game home winning streak. 2 days later news broke that Anthony Davis informed the Pelicans that he would not be resigning with them after his contract expires and that he wanted a trade. Since the different rumors have come out regarding the Celtics that effect their chances to get Anthony Davis. From reports that Kyire Irving is recondisdering his commitment to the Celtics and could leave the team after this season. To reports that Davis will not sign with the Celtics unless Irving is on the team to Davis wont sign with no one but the Lakers. Later that night the Celtics took on the Nets. So since that time what has the feeling been around the Celtics locker room. What are the top insiders reporting regarding what rumors are true or false as well move into the final week of the trade deadline. What have Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis said themsleves. Have the Celtics been effected on the court from the distractions. We will discuss that as we will be joined by Nick Gelso (@CLNS_Nick on twitter) who is the founder of CLNS Radio. Koriana Vela (@Korianav623 on twitter) of TSJ 101 Sports, and Derek Machen (@Machen55 on twitter) of Spurszone.
On our last show the Celtics had just gotten arguably their biggest win of the season by defeating the Toronto Raptors. Since then the Celtics have played 4 games. The first saw them knock off the Memphis Grizzlies 122 to 116. Kyrie Irving score 38 points in total 5 Celtics got into double figures and the Celtics had 29 assists. The Celtics would then travel overnight to take on the Atlanta Hawks the next night in the 2nd night of a back to back. The Celtics would be without Gordon Hayward who was away for personal reasons. The Hawks coming off 3 days rest came out on fire against the Celtics taking a double digit lead and pretty much getting their way until midway through the 3rd quarter. Marcus Smart sparked a Celtics run before being ejected after an alercation with Hawks small forward Deandre Bembry. Smart appeared to throw a punch in Bembrys direction and had to be escorted off the floor by security, The Celtics would take the lead midway through the 4th and win it 113-105. 2 nights later the Celtics would host the Miami Heat. Before the game the NBA announced a $35,000 fine for Marcus Smart for his actions 2 nights earlier but Smart would not be suspended. For the 2nd straight matchup against the Heat the Celtics starting 5 dominated the Miami starters but the Celtics bench got dominated by the Miami bench. However despite the bench's struggles the Celtics starting 5 led the team to a 107-99 victory. 2 nights later the Celtics looked for its 5th win in a row as they hosted the Cavaliers. The Celtics would be without Kyrie Irving who was sick and Al Horford who was out due to rest. Terry Rozier and Aron Baynes filled in as starters. The Celtics started off slow but managed to pull away in the 3rd quarter in route to a 123-103 win. The Celtics now prepare to do battle with Steph Curry and the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. We discuss the last 4 games and preview the showdown with the champs.
The Celtics since our last show played 3 games. 2 of which were on the road against Orlando and the Nets before hosting the Toronto Raptors. The Celtics this season have struggled just to stay consistent and it continued during the recent stretch. The Celtics suffered a 2 point loss to the Orlando Magic in a game that saw once again the starting 5 outscore their counterparts but saw the Celtics bench get outscored by their counterparts and ultimately cost the Celtics the win. After the game Kyrie Irving made comments that appeared to be him blaming players like Rozier, Brown and Tatum for the teams inconsistent play. 2 nights laters those players had a chance to respond as the Celtics were in Brooklyn to take on the Nets they would have to do it without Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart. Terry Rozier and Jaylen Brown would replace Irving and Smart in the starting lineup both have been vocal about feeling they deserved to start. So this was their chance to prove if they deserved to have Irving and Smarts spot like they have made it seem they have been claiming. However they were destroyed by Nets starting PG D'Angelo Russell while Rozier only mustered up 7 points. Many questioned if Irving was really out due to injury or if he was disciplined by the team or if this was the teams way of trying to end the issues in the locker room by forcing Brown and Rozier to start in place of Irving and Smart against a legit playoff contender and to let the result be the way to prove if its the veterans or the young players who have been right. 2 nights later the Celtics would be back home as they hosted the Toronto Raptors. Kyrie Irving, Marcus Smart and Aron Baynes would return for this game. The Celtics were victorious 117-108 knocking off the top team in the East. This game saw Irving, Hayward, Horford and Tatum all score 16 or more to lead the Celtics to the win. We will be joined by Rich Conte (@Richconte on twitter), Sam Eggert (@Samweggert on twitter)
The Celtics have played 3 games since our last show. The first saw the Celtics welcome back Kyrie Irving and Marcus Morris to the lineup as the team faced off with the Brooklyn Nets. Brad Stevens prior to the game had some good news for the team and Celtics fans as he reported that there was a chance that Celtics big man Aron Baynes could possibly return next week to the lineup. As for the game itself the Nets were shorthanded as they had 6 players out for the game. The Celtics had 8 players score in double figures as the Celtics blew out the Nets by 21 points via the final score of 116-95. The Celtics would then have a day off before they hosted the Indiana Pacers who would be playing the Celtics on the 2nd night of a back to back after facing the Cavaliers. The Celtics treated the game against the Pacers like it was a playoff game and a chance to make a statement to the rest of the league and had arguably their best game of the season as they led from the opening tip and the Celtics blew out the Pacers 135 to 108 in a game that featured 7 Celtics get into double figures. Saw the Celtics bench score 73 points with every player scoring and it allowing Stevens to rest the key players as they would head to Miami the next night. The Celtics however in partiuclar their bench players appeared to leave their offensive game in Boston as the Heat blew out the Celtics in a game that saw the Celtics bench get destroyed by their counterparts in the scoring department squandering a major scoring edge the starters had over the Miami starters in route to this loss. So which game said more about where the Celtics are right now the win over the Pacers or the loss to the Heat. The Crew will be joined by 3 special guest. First by Evan Valenti (@EvanValenti on twitter) who is the producer of Celtics Beat. 2nd will be Koriana Vela (@KorianaV623 on twitter) of TSJ 101 Sports. 3rd Michael D McClellan (@mycelticnation on twitter) who is the Editor-in-Chief of Celtic Nation
The Celtics have played 2 full months of the season and sit in the middle of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference trailing the 76ers, Pacers, Raptors and Bucks. The Celtics began a critical stretch in their schedule which is the month of January. The Celtics will play 11 of their 15 games at home this month that includes home games against the Pacers, Raptors and the defending champion Warriors. The Celtics since our last show played 4 games. The first 2 on the road which finished off the 2018 year. The Celtics were victorious over the Memphis Grizzlies 112-103. However 2 nights later the Celtics would lose to the San Antonio Spurs down in Texans on New Years Eve 120-111 in a game that saw Kyrie Irving get hurt and join Aron Baynes and Robert Williams on the sideline after being hit in the face by Spurs guard Marco Belinelli. The team would return to Boston to begin a critical month of January by facing the Minneosta Timberwolves in a game where Terry Rozier would start in place of Irving and the Celtics thanks to a 35 point performance by Gordon Hayward pulled out a 115-102 win over the Timberwolves to start the month 1-0. This was the 1st of a 4 game home stand. However the win did come at a cost as Marcus Morris and Marcus Smart were both hurt in the game. Smart was able to return to game action however Morris did not return and Brad Stevens did not know what Morris's timetable would be. The Celtics blew out the Mavs 114-93 despite no Irving and no Morris avenging a loss they suffered earlier this season and making some fans question are the Celtics better off without Irving. We will be joined by Sports Anchor and Reporter Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter), and Celtics Journalist Chris Langseth (@Hans02421 on twitter) as we discuss the last 4 games. The current injury situation and what the Celtics must do this month to get back into contention for 1st place in the East
Its the most wonderful time of the year thats right its Christmas and the Celtics are 1 of 10 teams that were chosen to compete. On our last show the Celtics had lost 3 in a row, had lost Aron Baynes to a broken hand and the Celtics players and coaches opted to call a meeting after the 3rd loss making people wonder if everything was alright in Beantown. The Celtics quickly answered that question just a few nights later when Marcus Morris and Al Horford both returned to the lineup and the Celtics blew out the Hornets leading by 33 at one point in route to a 119-103 win in a game that saw no player on the roster play more then 28 minutes. 2 nights later the Celtics on Christmas day would welcome the Philadelphia 76ers. This was the 1st time the Celtics played the 76ers since the Celtics beat them by 18 back on opening night on October 16. The Celtics and 76ers would play a back and forth battle that saw Embiid and Kyrie Irving go toe to toe with each other as Embiid taking advantage of Baynes not playing use his size over Morris and Horford to his advantage in route to 34 points while Irving score 40 for the Celtics which included 2 big 3's back to back to take the Celtics from down 2 to up 4 in OT and the 76ers never threatened after that. The Celtics won it 121 to 114 making it 2 wins in a row since the return of Horford and Morris to the lineup and made it a 2-0 lead for them over the 76ers in the season series. The Celtics winning streak would not last long as 2 nights later they would lose to James Harden and the Rockets who were without the services of Chris Paul. The absence of Aron Baynes was felt as HOU dominated the Celtics on the glass in route to a 127-113 win over the C's. We will be joined by guests are 1 Bobby Manning @RealBobManning writer and host The Bobcast Podcast @CelticsBlog @CLNSMedia. 2 Matt Rury @TeamGreenTruth Celtics post game host at @CLNS Media. 3 Kevin Dixon host of the N-the Zone Sports Radio. To discuss the last games
On our recent show the Celtics were on a 7 game winning streak since then someone must have let a black cat out in the Celtics locker room cause the Celtics have had some bad luck come their way since our last show. The Celtics on our last show were on a 7 game winning streak they would push it to 8 games by beating the Atlanta Hawks 129-108 in Boston. The Celtics however would have their win streak snapped the very next night as they traveled to Detroit to take on the Pistons and lost 113-103. The Celtics would then have 3 days off before playing at home against the Phoenix Suns however the team would announced that Marcus Morris would not be able to play due to knee soreness meaning both he and Al Horford would be out. The Celtics big man situation would only get worse in the very first few minutes of the game as Aron Baynes would suffer a broken hand and would leave the game this left the Celtics with only Daniel Theis and Robert Williams on the roster as bigs and allowed the Suns to take full advantage on the glass and in the paint area to win 111-103. This was the worst time for an injury like this to happen given the Celtics upcoming schedule will feature some of the NBA's most elite bigs. The first would be just 2 nights later as the Celtics would host the Milwaukee Bucks and their star big man Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Celtics would go into that game without Horford, Baynes and Morris leaving the Celtics without any stars at the Center or Power Forward position to battle the Bucks gigantic duo or Antetokounmpo and it cost the Celtics as the Bucks dominated the glass and the paint in route to a 13 point win. The Celtics now face a situation of playing some of the leagues top teams and dont have Horford, Baynes and Morris to help. How are they gonna get through this? What is Brad Stevens saying about the injuries. We will ask our guest for the show are Derek Machen (@Machen55) of Spurszone, Chris Langseth (@Hans02421) Celtics Journalist.
The first game since our last show saw the Celtics take on the Chicago Bulls in Chicago. The Celtics despite not having Al Horford who was out with knee sorness and Aron Baynes who was out due to his ankle injury suffered in 2 nights earlier. Destroyed the Chicago Bulls via a 133-77 blowout win. The Celtics started Daniel Theis in Horfords spot and he had his best game of the sesaon scoring 22 points along with 10 rebounds, 5 ast and 4 blocks in 32 minutes and was a +50 in those 22 minutes. The 56 point win is the biggest margin of victory in franchise history and tied the NBA Record for the biggest margin of victory in a road team win. 2 nights later the Celtics would take on Anthony Davis and the Pelicans at TD Garden in Boston. The Celtics however would face the Pelicans without the services of Kyrie Irving, Al Horford, Gordon Hayward, Aron Baynes and Guerschon Yabusele. Despite the players out the Celtics still managed to come out with a double digit win via a 113-100 score sweeping the season series from the Pelicans. That made it 6 wins in a row for the Celtics. 2 nights later the Celtics were in Washington to take on the Wizards. The Celtics would be without Al Horford, Gordon Hayward, Jaylen Brown and Guerschon Yabusele and had Baynes on a limited minutes role. Yet despite the Celtics missing those players they were able to beat the Wizards in overtime. Kyrie Irving would make 2 big 3 pointers in the OT period the first which put the Celtics back in front of the Wizards by 2 then the 2nd made it a 3 points Wizards lead. So the Celtics now are just 1 game back of 2nd place in the Eastern Conference. We will recap the Celtics recent 3 game stretch and look towards the next few games. Also we will discuss the injuries and give you updates. We will be joined by Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA) who is the co-host of the NBA Baseline Podcast. Koriana Vela (@Korianase) of TSJ 101 Sports. Michael Mcllelan who is the Editor-in-Chief of Celtic Nation.
Since our last show the Celtics have played 3 games. 3 games which begins a 3 week stretch of games where the Celtics should be favorites to win atleast 8 of their 9 games up until the week of Christmas. The 1st of those 9 games saw the Celtics host the Cavaliers. The Celtics were without Al Horford and Jaylen Brown while the Cavs were without JR Smith who the team sent home until they can trade him and Kevin Love who is out until January due to surgery. The Celtics opted to stick with the same starting lineup that they had in their previous game in Irving, Smart, Tatum and Morris while Baynes filled in for Horford. The game saw the Celtics play 2 close quarters in the 1st half but lead by 10 at halftime before the starting 5 blew the game open in the 3rd via a 39-20 scoring edge and it allowed Brad Stevens to sit the starters and play the end of the bench in the 4th quarter limiting their minutes as they would be on to Minnesote to play the Wolves the next night. The Celtics thanks to a 30 point game from Gordon Hayward his best game in a Celtics uniform knocked off the Wolves 118-109 snapping the Wolves 4 game win streak and making it 3 wins in a row for the Celtics. The Celtics would have to wait 5 games for their next game against the Knicks. The Celtics blew them out 128-100 thanks to a big performance from a returning Jaylen Brown. We will discuss the last 3 games with our guests Rich Jensen @RichAJensen contributor to RedsArmy,com, Thomas King @celticstown site expert for @houdiniceltics and Boston Celtics writer for @The_Bball_index and, Jack Traut @jack_traut Boston Celtics beat writer for @T101Sports
We are officially a 1/4 of the way done with the NBA Regular Season and how tough and depressing of a 1/4 of the season has it been. The Celtics with 21 games in their schedule done now sit at . Since our last show the Celtics played 4 games 1 at home and then 3 on the road. The first game which was the home game saw the Celtics lose to the Knicks in a game that saw them go down by 26 and saw the Celtics faithful booing the team and shouting negative comments at the players throughout the game. The Celtics did managed to get within 3 before losing it 117-109. The Celtics would then head to Atlanta taking on and defeating the Hawks 114 to 96 without the services of Al Horford who sat with knee pain. This was the first game of the year the Celtics never trailed. The Celtics put the game away early with a 45-23 scoring edge in the 1st quarter. This allowed head coach Brad Stevens the opportunity to sit the starters in the 4th and preserve their energy for the next night. The Celtics would then head to Dallas however the Celtics would be without Gordon Hayward and lose to the Mavericks 113-104 dropping the Celtics to a record of 10-10 and towards the bottom half of the Eastern Conference Playoff standings. This loss prompted Marcus Smart to have some harsh words saying teams dont fear us anymore. The Celtics 2 nights later faced off the Pelicans. Brad Stevens put Smart and Morris into the starting lineup with Brown out and Hayward coming off the bench and the Celtics dominated the Pelicans wining 124-107 in a game that saw the Celtics lead for all but 1:48 of the game. This was arguable the Celtics best game this season. We will be joined by Michael Dyer @Mike_Dyer13 Videographer/Editor/Producer for MikeDyerSports.com, Rich Conte @richconte Proud Dad, Information Architect, Rockabilly fan and lucky husband of a nice Southern girl. Also Producer and Host of @TechLifePod podcast as well as Kevin Dixon host of N-the Zone Sports Talk Radio.
The Celtics returned home for 3 straight before going on a quick road trip to Charlotte. The first game saw the Celtics take on the Chicago Bulls. The Celtics despite coming out slow to begin the game in the 1st ultimately blew out the Bulls 111-82 in a game that saw 6 Celtics reach double figures with Jaylen Brown leading the way with 18. 2 nights later the Celtics take on the Raptors. The Celtics in a game that saw both teams blow double digit leads sat Jaylen Brown and road the hot hand of Kyrie Irving who scored 17 of the Celtics 29 points in the 4th quarter surrounded by Horford, Tatum, Morris and Hayward into a comeback that tied the game and forced overtime. In the Overtime period Irving again dominated as he made or assisted on all 6 baskets the Celtics had in the overtime quarter which the Celtics win 16 to 9 in route to a 123-116 win over the 1st place Raptors. The Celtics would be back in action the following night against a Jazz team who the Celtics lost to on their 1-4 road trip however in that game in Utah the Celtics were playing at a disadvantage as not only was it the 2nd night of a back to back for them while Utah was rested but Kyrie Irving did not play for the C's. The Celtics despite having Irving for this 2nd matchup were defeated again by Utah 98-86. Brad Stevens would come out afterwards to say along with Kyrie Irving we are a soft team. A couple nights later the Celtics took on the Hornets and Brad Stevens made a change to the starting lineup removing Gordon Hayward to bring in Aron Baynes. However the Celtics thanks to a big night from Kemba Walker and some poor decision making down the stretch in the 4th and lost. We will discuss these games with our Guests Chris Lengseth @Hans02421, Nick Gelso @CLNS_Nick CEO and Founder of CLNS Media, Sam Packard @JamPackard co-host of the Locked on the Celtics Podcast and Michael McClellan author of the book "Boston Celtics-Where Have you gone?"
The Celtics are finally done with the longest road trip this season. After dropping the first 2 games to the Pacers and the Nuggets which was discussed on our previous show the Celtics traveled from Denver to Phoenix to take on the Suns. The Celtics looked as though they were headed for their 3rd straight as they went down by as much as 22 points in this game. The Celtics trailed by 7 with 97 sec left in the game before managing to force overtime and then winning the overtime period 16 to 9 to win the game 116-109. Irving scored 39 points while Brown and Morris each added 17 and Rozier added 10 as they were the only Celtics to get into double figures. The Celtics then traveled to Utah to take on the Jazz the very next night in the 2nd night of a back to back set for them. The Jazz went into this game having not played in nearly 2 days. The Celtics also would go into this game without the services of Kyrie Irving who would leave the team to attend a memorial service for a family member causing Stevens to move Terry Rozier into the starting lineup for this game. The Celtics came out hot to start the game but it did not last long as the Jazz came back and ultimately had a 13 point lead going to the 4th quarter. The Celtics had their best quarter of the game in the 4th but could not stop the Jazz offense and lost this one 123-115. The team would then have a day off before they traveled to Portland to take on the Trailblazers. Kyrie Irving would return to the lineup for this game. Once again the team got down early but managed to come back and tie it in the 4th but failed to get the W moving them to 7-6 on the season and 1-4 on the road trip. Fans are frustrated calling for trades, experts are calling for a lineup change. We discuss with Bobby Krivitsky @BobbyKrivitsky. sports director of the NEW TV. Second guest is Thomas King @celticstown, site expert at @houdiniceltics. Third guest is our friend Kevin Dixon from N The Zone Sports Talk Radio
Celtics are in the midst of a 5 game road trip which is the longest road trip they will have this season. The Celtics the night after our last show played the last unbeaten team in the league at that time in the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics would have to go through that game however without the services of Jaylen Brown. The Celtics used a big time 3 point shooting performance one that saw them hit 24 of 55 3 point attempts setting a new franchise record for 3's in a game and fell only 1 shy of tying the league record currently held by the Golden State Warriors. That performance along with 6 players getting into double figures led the Celtics to a 117-113 win giving the Bucks their first loss on the season. The Celtics would then head out on a 5 game in 9 days road trip starting in Indiana against the Pacers. The Celtics would blow a 4 point lead with only 30 sec left to go in that game allowing the Pacers to walk away with the win after Oladipo nailed a 3 pointer to give the Pacers the 1 point lead the Celtics had 1 last chance to try to win it but Haywards inbounds pass was deflected and stolen by Oladipo to seal the win for the Pacers and move the Celtics to 6-3 on the season. Kyrie Irving after the game would go on to say that teams are treating the Celtics like they are the world champions and they are bringing their A game looking to prove a point by beating the Celtics. The Celtics 2 nights later would be in Denver to take on the Nuggets. The Celtics jumped out to a hot start went up by 18 before ultimately being up by 15 after 1 quarter but they went on to lose the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters in route to a 115-107 defeat to the Nuggets. We will be joined by Warren Shaw @ShawSportsNBA whos co-host of The Baseline show, Koriana Vela @Korianasez of T1010 Sports and Kevin Dixon of Talk 2 Me Sports Radio
The Celtics are now 5-2 on the season and on a 3 game winning streak. Since our last show which saw us discuss the Celtics sitting at 2-1 after beating the 76ers on opening night then losing to the Toronto Raptors before beating the Knicks. The Celtics played 4 games. 3 of which are against possible NBA Playoff competition. 2 nights after the Celtics win over the Knicks they took on the Orlando Magic back in Boston. This game saw the Celtics play down to their competition and shoot poorly in route to a 93-90 loss giving the Celtics their 2nd loss on the season. 3 nights later the Celtics were back on the road this time in OKC to take on Paul George, Russell Westbrook and the Thunder. This game saw the Thunder dominate the Celtics in the 1st half but saw the Celtics take over in the 2nd half including a 16 to 1 run in the final few minutes to win it 101-95 keeping the Thunder winless one the season. 2 nights later the Celtics began a home and home series with the Detroit Pistons. The first game saw the Celtics take on the Pistons in Detroit in a game that was dominated by the Celtics and saw them win by 20 points 109-89. The Celtics and Pistons would meet again just 3 nights later in Boston in a game that saw the Pistons put up a better fight but still saw the Celtics walk away with the win in a game that Kyrie Irving in the 2nd half took over to show why he is a Superstar and the Celtics best player. The team now sits at 5-2 through 7 games. They are currently 4-1 in games that feature them facing off with possible playoff competition. 3 of their games have been in Boston and 4 have been on the road the Celtics have suffered 1 loss at home and 1 on the road. So what do we think about the team through its first 2 weeks? We will be joined by Josue Pavon (@Joe_Sway on twitter) a Celtics writer for WEEI and Reporter for CLNS. Chris Langseth (@Hans02421 on twitter) a Celtics Journalist
The 2018/2019 Boston Celtics season is now officially in Regular Season mode. The Celtics kicked off the regular season with a chance to make a huge statement as they faced 3 of their division foes 2 of which many feel are the biggest threats to the Celtics in their quest to win the Eastern Conference and get to the NBA Finals. The Celtics kicked off the regular season being the first game of the NBA Season overall as they hosted the Philadelphia 76ers this past Tuesday night in a rematch of last years 2nd round playoff matchup. Despite Irving and Hayward both looking rusty as Irving went 2/14 for 7 points while Hayward went 4/12 for 10 points and was placed in a 25 minute restriction which he will be under for the first month of the season the Celtics still blew out the 76ers 105-87 in a game that saw them take their first lead of the game with 6:34 left in the 1st quarter and never relinquish it. The Celtics 3 nights later were in Toronto to take on the Toronto Raptors which many feel due to the Raptors now having Kawhi Leonard and the fact that they were the #1 seed last year in the East that the Raptors would be the biggest threat to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference. We saw a back and forth game that saw the Celtics get the better of the Raptors in the 1st half but falter in the 2nd half and ultimately lose 113-101. The Celtics had issues rebounding in that game, issues with the officiating in the 2nd half as Leonard got the superstar treatment and the bench not showing up offensively. The Celtics would travel to NY to face the Knicks the next night. The Celtics got pushed to a final possesion game by the Knicks while playing with Hayward and losing Baynes in the 1st half. Tatum and Irving led the way. We will be joined by Rich Conte (@richconte) host of the @TechLifePod podcast, Thomas King (@celticstown) Boston Celtics writer for @The_Bball_index, and Jack-O-Lantern aka Jack Traut (@jack_traut) Boston Celtics beat writer for @T101Sports
The big elephant thats been in the room for Danny Ainge, Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics since the end of last season. What is Kyrie Irving gonna do after the 2018/2019 season ends and he becomes a free agent. Will he end up in New York with Jimmy Butler as some reports say that was what Butler was trying to accomplish. Would he stay in Boston knowing that they could pay him the most money and the team was in a prime position to dominate the Eastern Conference. Or would another team come out from left field and swoop him up with a superstar pairing the All-Star PG would like. Well Kyrie Irving made sure that this season the he and his teamates will be able to focus on Banner #18 by announcing on the TD Garden floor in front of Celtics Nation at a special event that he will be resigning a long term deal to remain with the team. The deal of course will not be official until after next season is over as Irving if he does sign now or during the time the season is taking place he would lose nearly $80 million in salary over the contract. So now the team with the preseason over and opening night of the Regular Season just 9 nights away. Where does this team stand? What if anything have we been able to learn about the 15 man roster in terms of the back end of the group? What does this news do for the team in general now that they know they will not have to worry about Irving throughout this season? Do Irving and Hayward and Daniel Theis who are all returning from injuries look primed and ready for the season to begin or does something not look right with any of them. We will discuss those things as we are joined by Rich Jensen (@RichAJensen) Contributor to RedsArmy.com, Writer for Fotoreactive.com. Guest 2 is Matt Rury (@TeamGreenTruth) Host of the CLNS Celtics Postgame show.
The road to banner 18 begins now. Thats right the 2018/2019 Boston Celtics season has officially begun as earlier this weeks all players and coaches arrived for the start of Boston Celtics Training Camp. As always training camp kicked off with the traditional media day across the NBA. This past Monday all Celtics players and head coach Brad Stevens were interviewed by the media to give their thoughts on the upcoming season and a lot of the big stories that the players have been connected to during the offseason. You will hear several of the audios from Head Coach Brad Stevens to All-Stars Kyrie Irving, Al Horford and Gordon Hayward to the other key players on the team like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart. The Celtics played their first game of the preseason last night against the Hornets we will discuss how the team looked and in particular how do the players returning from injury look in their first game action since last season. Also with the arrests of Jabari Bird what is the team saying in regards to his future with the team and the possibility of releasing Bird to make room for another player. What issues does Brad Stevens and the players feels need to be figured out before the Regular Season tips off in 17 days. We will discuss all that as we are joined by Evan Valenti @EvanValenti Host of @CLNSRoundtable; Producer for Celtics Beat w/ Adam Kaufman; Producer for Good N’ Plenty w/ Jeff Goodman. Koriana Vela @korianasez TSJ 101 Sports Talent Recruiter|Warriors Beat Writer|Sports Fan|. Michael McClellan author of the book The Boston Celtics
Celtics Fans its officially time to start clock watching. Thats right the Celtics season is just around the corner. The Celtics will officially open up their season with training camp opening up in 18 days on September 26th. This day will not only mark the opening of the 2018/2019 Boston Celtics season. It will also mark the official returns to the lineup for All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. Brad Stevens once training camp opens up will have quite the job to accomplish. From getting Irving and Hayward back into sync with their teammates. To having to make a decision on who the starting 5 will be when the Celtics open up the regular seaosn on October 16th. Many experts seem to feel the Celtics will have issues with its top players being willing to sacrifice their spot in the lineup due to the fact the Celtics with the return of Irving and Hayward will have 5 All-Star Caliber players and all will want major minutes. Whats the latest rumblings in regards to this issue. Do we feel this is truly gonna be the issue or not? Meanwhile what about Celtics backup pointguard Terry Rozier. The latest reports say that the Celtics received a call for a possible trade for Scary Terry. Is his spot on the roster in jeopardy? We will also have audios 1 from former Celtics Head Coach Doc Rivers who was asked not only to compare this years Celtics team with the 2007/2008 Championship team but also to give the latest in regards to the issues between former Celtics All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. We will be joined by Rich Conte @richconte producer and host of the @TechLifePod. Jack Traut Boston Celtics Beat Writer for T101Sports. Third guest is Kevin Dixon host of N-the Zone Sports Radio
The NBA schedule is out and now all Celtics Fans have to do is wait for the tipoffs. The Celtics will begin their preseason schedule on September 28th against the Hornets. They will play 3 more games during the preseason ending with the 4th and final game on Saturday the 6th. Now for the regular season the Celtics will start the season off with a chance to prove something as they will open up the regular season on Tuesday October 16th hosting the Philadelphia 76ers. 3 nights later they will have their first matchup with Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors. The 76ers and the Raptors are considered the 2 biggest road blocks in the Celtics path to an NBA Finals appearance. The Celtics will play both these teams of course 4 times this season with the matchups taking place on for the 76ers October 16th in Boston, December 25th on Christmas day in Boston, February 12th in Philly and March 20th in Philly. For the Raptors its October 19th in Toronto, November 16th in Boston, January 16th in Boston and February 26th in Toronto. The Eastern Conference is wide open now and is a 3 team battle between the Celtics, Raptorsand 76ers thanks to the decision made by Lebron James to leave Cleveland and the Eastern Conference for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics will take on Lebron and his new Lakers first on February 7th in Boston. Then the Celtics will travel to Los Angeles on March 9th. Many feel this years NBA Finals will end up being the Celtics and the Warriors. The first preview of that matchup will take place January 26th in Boston while the 2nd matchup which takes place in Golden State will take place March 5th. Overall the Celtics will play 39 games on nationally televised networks (NBA TV, TNT, ESPN, ABC). The Celtics will play 12 back to backs in total. We will discuss the schedule with Nick Gelso @CLNS_Nick who is the CEO and Founder of CLNS Media and Bobby Krivitsky Sports Anchor/Reporter, Former NFL & NBA Columnist for Bleacher Report
After all the reports of feeling unwanted, un appreciated, disrespected Marcus Smart has resigned with the Boston Celtics. Marcus Smart went into Free Agency expecting a major payday and was hit with a sad case of reality when no team in the league was willing to give him the nearly 15 million dollar a year salary he was aiming for. Marcus Smart and the Celtics agreed to a 4 year $52 million deal with the breakdown reportedly being 11.6 Million for the 2018/19 season. Then 12.5 Million for the 2019/20 season, 13.4 Million for the 2020/21 season and then 14.3 million for the 2021/22 season. This signing means the Celtics have resigned both of their main free agents from last years team and are pretty much set for this upcoming season a season that many have them as the favorites to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. However the Toronto Raptors added Kawhi Leonard in exchange for Demar Derozan. Reports say Ainge offered the San Antonio Spurs big offer loaded with the Celtics best draft picks from other teams including the Kings pick for the Spurs superstar despite Leonard being an expiring contract and rumors swirling that he would not resign. Was Ainge smart to offer up that type of deal and is it justifiable for people to have the Raptors as the favorites in the East instead of the Celtics. Also this past Thursday it was reported that Kyrie Irving has been cleared for Basketball Activites which is the first step in his recovery from knee surgery. The Celtics also traded away Abdel Nader to the Thunder in a move to try anc clear some money off their books to try and get under the luxury tax line how far are they now from getting under the line after the move. First guest will be Bobby Manning @RealBobManning writer and host at Celtics Blog, CLNS Media and the Banners Podcast. Second guest will be Koriana Vela @korianasez TSJ 101 Sports NBA Writer. The 3rd guest will be Kevin Dixon host of the N-the Zone Sports Radio.
Its the NBA Summer League and the Celtics are part of the competition as usual. Meanwhile the Celtics already made it official that Center Aron Baynes will be a member of the team for atleast 1 more season. However the situation between the Celtics and Marcus Smart has become more complex and both sides do not seem like they are rushing to the negotiating table and it has caused Marcus Smart some displeasurement with the team. So what are we hearing now that its been 2 weeks of free agency action and Marcus Smart is still on the market. Should Marcus Smart feel upset that the Celtics didnt attent to him as fast as they did Aron Baynes or does Marcus Smart only have himself to blame due to his demands for a 14 million dollar a year type deal. Also reports have come out that Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler are both interested in joining forces to play in the Eastern Conference and this has many worried that the Celtics could be facing the possibility of losing Kyrie to the New York Knicks next summer if the Knicks agree to bring in Jimmy Butler as well and has some wondering if the Celtics should make a trade to bring in Butler from Minnesota and resign him in order to guarantee Kyrie Irving remains in Boston. Also it looks like a new twist has been thrown in the Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes. As now with Lebron James on the Los Angeles Lakers it appears Kawhi would prefer to go to the Clippers where there wont be as much pressure and as much attention on him which has also made it that he would not want to stay with the Celtics as they would be the top team in the East making it all the lights on him. Reports say he would be willing to go to Philly. What would that mean for the Celtics. First guest will be Warren Shaw @ShawSportsNBA co-host of the @NBABaseline pod. Second guest will be Derek @Machen55, SpursZone contributing writer.Third guest is Chris Lengseth @Hans02421 ..
July 1st the date when NBA Free Agency begins signalling the start of the NBA Calender year. A time where NBA Fans are constantly on social media following the updates on where their favorite players will be for the upcoming season. A time where top teams can go from being at the top of the mountain to down in the dumps in a matter of weeks. Yes this along with the NBA Trade deadline are arguably the craziest times for the NBA Players, Owners and their Fans. The Celtics Talk Crew is here to discuss the situation the Celtics now face in free agency. The Celtics who came within 1 game of the NBA Finals despite losing their 2 best players to injuries and several other key pieces throughout the season now face losing 2 of their main players in Aron Baynes and Marcus Smart who are both free agency. The Celtics also have Greg Monroe and Shane Larkin who are gonna hit the open market. Meanwhile there are many big names that are free agents in the NBA that will play a major role in shaping up this season. The biggest of all being Lebron James and whether he will decide to stay in the Eastern Conference and remain a thorn in the Celtics side or move to the Western Conference making the Celtics the favorites to get to the NBA Finals. The Celtics as of right now stand to be major players in free agency in the summer of 2019 due to the way the contracts for the players on the team have been set up. We will discuss the current contract situation and also what we feel Danny Ainge needs to do in free agency. We will be joined by 3 special guest. Adam Lowenstein (@StatsAdam on twitter) Former 98.5 and WEEI intern and contributor for CLNS Radio. Bobby Krivitsky (@BobbyKrivitsky on twitter) Former NFL and NBA Columists for Bleacher Report and Host and Producer of IMG Audio. Rich Conte (@richconte on twitter) Producer and Host of the Tech Life Podcas
Celtics Talk Radio returns for their 1st show of the 2018/19 NBA Season. The first stop is the The 2018 NBA Draft. Unlike last year where the Celtics had a treasuer chest full of Draft picks to use and they ended up taking advantage of them to be able to come away with some decent players this year the Celtics sit with only 1 draft pick which is currently the 27th pick overall which is a late 1st rounder they got no 2 rounders. Unless Danny Ainge works his magic and makes a trade of some sort to acquire more picks we will see the Celtics make only 1 selection this year which is not something we are used to. So The Celtics Talk Radio Crew will be on the air starting at 8pm Eastern Time which is 1 hour after the Draft has begun in order to be live once the Celtics make their choice at the 27th spot. If the Celtics make a trade to move up into one of the top 20 spots which would be announced before we get on the air we will lead off the show with that as our breaking news giving you the trade details. We will also discuss the latest trade rumors and look towards Free Agency as NBA Free Agency is only 10 days away and the Celtics dont have any cap space to use for big name free agents but are linked to the biggest free agent of all Lebron James and the only way they can get him is if they were to trade away either Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward or Al Horford so what has been said in regards to those reports. We will look towards the Celtics Free agency Frenzy with our special guests Kevin Dixon of N the Zone Sports Radio and Chris Langseth @Hans02421 Amateur Celtics Journalist
The Boston Celtics season comes to an ends after losing game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals at home to Lebron James and the Cavaliers. This is the 1st time in Celtics history the team has lost a series after starting up 2-0. The Celtics got great performances from All-Star Al Horford and rookie Jayson Tatum. However Terry Rozier and Marcus Smart were MIA for most of the game. Smart and Rozier couldnt buy a bucket tonight going a combined 3/24 from the field and scoring only a combined 8 points in a combined 67 minutes. Jaylen Brown who was had been incredible also had a bad night as he went 5/18 shooting wise for 13 points in 39 minutes of action. Its obvious the pressure of a game 7 for the right to go to the NBA Finals got to these players. Meanwhile the Cavs had 4 guys score in double figures led by Lebron James who scored 35. The key to the series was to shut down Lebrons supporting cast yet the Celtics allowed Tristan Thompson, JR Smith and Jeff Green who was playing in place of All-Star Cavs big man Kevin Love to score a combined 41 points. So now what does this mean for the Celtics as they head into the offseason. The fact the Celtics pushed Lebron to 7 games despite missing their 2 best players in Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward is a good thing are the Celtics getting the credit from the media or are they all overlooking it and just praising Lebron and the Cavs. Who are the free agents for the team and what is being said over the last 48 hours in regards to whether those players will be back or not if anything is being said at all. How about the what the Celtics players and management what are their thoughts as they look to the offseason and getting Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward back. We will be joined by Kevin Dixon of N the Zone sports network. Also Bobby Krivitsky @BobbyKrivitsky who is the Sports Director of NEW TV. Plus Rich Conte @richconte of the @TechLifePod Podcast and Evan Valenti @EvanValenti host of @CLNSRoundtable
The trend of the home teams have won every game in the Eastern Conference Finals continued as the Celtics after 2 losses in game 4 managed to come back home and win game 5 96-83 to take the 3-2 series lead and move to within 1 win of going to the NBA Finals despite not having Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward, Daniel Theis and Shane Larkin. The Celtics came out flat in the 1st quarter of games 3 and 4 and never managed to make a game of either one. The Celtics managed to come back home for game 5 and had a totally different 1st quarter. As they had a double digit lead after 1 32-19. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown outdueled the Cavaliers star duo of Lebron James and Kevin Love as Tatum and Brown combined for 41 points while Lebron and Love scored 40. The Celtics 2 young stars eliminated the Cavs top 2 players from being a difference maker in the game allowing Al Horford, Marcus Morris and Marcus Smart to only have to worry about the Cavs supporting cast. For the 3rd straight game in Boston the Cavs 2 star players didnt get a big performance from a 3rd player to help them as no other Cavs player made it above 8 points in this game. Meanwhile Horford scored 15 while Morris and Smart each scored 13 a piece. This game saw the Celtics and Cavs trade baskets and the lead early in the 1st quarter but after a Tatum 3 gave the Celtics a 14-12 lead with 5:38 in the 1st quarter the Celtics would not give up the lead again. So we will discuss the Celtics win and what that now means for the Celtics knowing no team expected them to even be in the Eastern Conference yet they are now 1 win away from the NBA Finals. We will be joined by Bobby Manning @RealBobManning from @CelticsBlog and @CLNSMedia. Sam Packard @JamPackard who is the Co-Host of the Locked on Celtics podcast. Chris Langseth @Hans02421 who is a Celtics fans... Can the Celtics win a game 6 to eliminate Lebron on his own terf and maybe end his tenure in Cleveland or is game 7 gonna happen we discus
Can someone put out a missing persons report for the Boston Celtics. The Boston Celtics after 2 dominating performances in games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Boston, Massachusetts appareantly missed their flights to Cleveland, Ohio and we saw a totally different Boston Celtics team in game 3 on Saturday night one which took a beating at the hands of the defending Eastern Conference Champs. The Celtics took a punch in the mouth early from the Cavs as the Celtics could not get the offensive going early and just 6 minutes into the game the Celtics trailed by double digits 15-4 and ultimately trailed 32-17 after 1 quarter. Despite a more better performance in quarters 2 and 3 the Celtics trailed by 24 going into the 4th and final quarter. The Celtics completely abandoned their defense that we saw in games 1 and 2 which was playing Lebron James straight up to make him beat you on his own and try to shutdown his teammates. George Hill, J.R. Smith, Kevin Love, Kyle Korver and Tristan Thompson all put up double digits giving the Cavs what they needed help for Lebron resulting in the final score of 116-86 and now the Celtics have a 2 games to 1 series lead going into Monday Nights game 4 in Cleveland. The Celtics now have gone 1-5 on the road in the playoffs while still being 9-0 at home. So what happened that caused the Celtics to get the whooping they suffered in game 3. So what was it that caused this game to go so one sided in favor of the Cavs. Was it simply the Celtics didnt show up? Was it the Cavs finally showed up on the defensive end and can it me sustained? What does Brad Stevens have to do before Mondays game 4 to make sure this series is not tied 2-2 going back to Boston guaranteeing a game 6 in Cleveland. We will be joined by our special guest Matt Rury @TeamGreenTruth) who is host of the CLNS Celtics Postgame Show. Rich Jensen @RichAJensen of Redsarmy.com. Kevin Dixon owner of T N-the Zone Sports Radio..
The Celtics are up 1-0 in their best of 7 series against Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics blew out the Cavs 108-83 in game 1 of the Conference Finals in a game that saw the Celtics put the game away in the very first quarter via a 36 to 18 scoring edge. The Celtics made a change to their starting lineup as Brad Stevens opted to remove Aron Baynes in exchange for Marcus Morris. A change that turned out to be crucial as Marcus Morris had his best performance of the playoffs scoring 21 points in 34 minutes on 7/12 shooting 3/4 from downtown. He along with Horford and Brown all scored over 20 points as Brown had 23 and Horford had 20. Jayson Tatum scored 16 while Terry Rozier added only 8 and Marcus Smart added only 9. Morris was added into the starting lineup not only in hopes he get his scoring going but to get another body on the floor to stop Cavs Superstar Lebron James and the Celtics went the route of using multiple guys to guard Lebron but defending him one on one and only sending double teams when Lebron was not looking and using it to deflect his passes or steal it. Otherwise it was let Lebron shoot and get what he wants while stopping the Cavs 3 point shooters. The Celtics held Lebron to 15 points on the night on 5/16 shooting. Kevin Love was the Cavs high scorer wth 17 points. The Cavs 3 point shooters in JR Smith, George Hill and Kyle Korver were held to a combined 14 points on a combined 6/19 shooting in a combined 79 minutes of action for those 3. The battle of the benches was the only thing the Celtics did not win as the Cavs bench won 35-20 in this game but due to the Celtics starters crushing the Cavs starters it didnt matter. We will recap what happened in game 1 with our special guest Rich Conte @richconte Producer and Host of the TechLifePod Podcast and Bobby Krivitsky @BobbyKrivitsky.
The Boston Celtics. A team that completely redid its roster bringing back only 4 players from last years Eastern Conference Finals squad. Lost its big name free agent signing in All-Star Forward Gordon Hayward 2 minutes into the season. Then lost All-Star Point Guard Kyrie Irving a month prior to the start of the playoffs leaving the team without both of its 2 big pickups from the offseason going into the playoffs. Yes those Boston Celtics ladies and gentleman are going back to the Eastern Conference Finals for the 2nd year in a row after having beaten the Milwaukee Bucks in round 1 in 7 games. Then making quick work of the Philadelphia 76ers in round 2 in 5 games in a series that saw the Celtics facing a team that many thought could be a NBA Finals contender due to the hot streak the 76ers were on coming into the playoffs. The Celtics now head to the Eastern Conference Finals to faceoff with Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2nd year in a row. For the 2nd year in a row the Celtics will have the home court advantage over the Cavs. Unlike last years team however some people feel this years team does have a chance to get by the Cavs despite the injuries to Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward due to the lack of talent on the Cavaliers roster. The Celtics and the Cavs faced each other 3 times in the regular season with the first one taking place opening night and it was in that game where Gordon Hayward broke his ankle costing him his first season as a Celtic. The Cavs took 2 of 3 from the Celtics but the one game that saw the current Cavs roster face the current Celtics roster ended in a 121-99 Cavs win with Kyrie Irving playing. So how will the Celtics do in this series. Does it even matter knowing they are not healthy and that you got past 2 rounds without your 2 best players. We will discuss with our guest Chris Langseth @Hans02421..
The Boston Celtics lost game 4 Monday evening in Philadelphia by a final score of 103-92 and now hold a 3-1 series lead over the 76ers coming back to Boston for game 5 on Wednesday. This game had several headlines from the questionable officiating as we saw the Celtics top players for the 2nd game in a row targeted early and often with foul calls. Resulting in early foul trouble for several. To an altercation between Terry Rozier and Joel Embiid which led to shoving between the 2 players during a period where the Celtics players and head coach Brad Stevens was not happy with the officiating crew as the Celtics after going up 6 with 7:14 left in the first half saw the 76ers get a ton of calls go their way allowing the 76ers to take the lead this included an offensive foul on Terry Rozier where Joel Embiid after the foul was called tried to take the ball from Rozier who would not allow Embiid to take it and the 2 got into it. The Celtics also lost guard Shane Larkin to an injury after he and Joel Embiid collided with each other in the 2nd quarter. Larkin did not return and now Celtics fans will have to wait and see if the team will be down 4 rotation players for game 5 on Wednesday night. Once again Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum had a great game scoring 20 points despite the officiating calling 3 quick fouls on him in the first quarter and a half leading to him having to sit. Al Horford, Marcus Smart, Terry Rozier and Marcus Morris all scored in double figures as well in this game. The 76ers meanwhile made a change to their starting lineup removing Robert Covington and putting in T.J. McConnell in his place and McConnell has proven to be an issue for the Celtics this series. So we will discuss what happened and what the Celtics need to do to win game 5 Wednesday night with our guest Warren Shaw (@ShawSportsNBA) Co-Host of the @NBAbaselinepod. Michael Dyer (@Mike_Dyer13) Sports Producer/Content Coordinator. Kevin Dixon Host of N the Zone Sports Radio.
The Celtics are heading to the City of Brotherly Love with a 2-0 series lead over the 76ers thanks to a 108-103 win last night in Game 2 in the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics after playing game 1 without the help of 2nd year forward Jaylen Brown got the news he would be able to return but in a bench role and on a minutes restriction of 25 minutes. The Celtics came out to start the game looking like they were in for a long night going down by as much as 22 midway through the 2nd quarter. Rallied with a 25-8 run to cut the lead to 5 at halftime for the 76ers. Then used a 28-19 3rd quarter scoring edge to go into the 4th quarter up 4. The 76ers would then come back to take the lead in the 4th but the Celtics would not be denied as the group of Al Horford, Terry Rozier, Jayson Tatum, Marcus Morris and Marcus Smart managed to get the lead back and push it to a 7 point lead and preserved it for a 108-103 win. Many were choosing the Celtics to lose this game thinking the 76ers would win cause they would play better then they did in game 1 and that it would prove game 1 was a fluke cause it was just a rust issue for the 76ers. The 76ers did play better but the Celtics still put up 108 on them and came out victourious proving the Celtics can compete with them. In game 1 it was 3 big performances from Rozier, Tatum and Horford that did the damage. This time the Celtics have 6 players all get into double figures with Jayson Tatum leading the way at 21. Rozier put in 20, Smart 19, Horford and Brown 13 each and Morris 11. Now that the Celtics have a 2-0 series lead and are guaranteed to see atleast game 6. What is everyone saying. We will discuss the Celtics winning this close game 2 with our guest. The first guest will be Evan Valenti. Host of The Evan Valenti Show on WBRK in Pittsfield, MA; Host of @CLNSROUNDTABLE; Producer for Celtics Beat;..Second guest will be Chris Lengseth @HANS02421, our friend
It is the 2 words that all sports fans go nuts for when they hear it but all athletes try to avoid if they can in their respective sports. GAME 7. The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks went the distance going to a winner take all game in the TD Garden from Boston, Masachusetts with a date against the Philadelphia 76ers on the line for the winner and a trip back home until October for the loser at stake. In this decisive game 7 it was the Boston Celtics who walked away victorius with a decisive 112-96 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Al Horford the veteran of the team led the way scoring 26 points in 32 minutes. Terry Rozier tied Horford with 26 minutes doing most of his damage in the 2nd half. Jayson Tatum added 20 being the 3rd player to added 20 as the 3rd Celtic to score in the 20 or more range. The Celtics however lost Jaylen Brown late in the 2nd quarter to a right hamstring that according to the team was not serious and he was eligible to return but due to the Celtics continuing the stay ahead double digits Brad Stevens opted not to use him. The Celtics held the Bucks to 0 transition points 1 of the keys that Daniel and Igor mentioned in their video chat from Friday night. In this game 3 Bucks had good scoring outputs as Middleton, Antetokounmpo and Bledsoe all scored 22 or more. Now the Celtics get ready to take on the 3rd seeded 76ers starting Monday night at 8pm in Boston. The Celtics went 3-1 this season vs the 76ers however the Celtics lost the only matchup they had against the Bucks which featured no Kyrie Irving. The 2 teams have not played though since January which is well before the trade deadline. Both teams have added to their teams since then and that could aid them in defending the key players for the other teams. We will recap with our guest are Rich Jensen of RedsArmy.com and Kevin Dixon Host of N the Zone Sports Radio what happened in game 7 and look towards the matchup with the 76ers
The Celtics picked up a huge win on Tuesday night in game 5 of their first round playoff matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks and now will head to Milwaukee with a 3-2 series lead with a chance to end the series on Thursday. The Celtics and their fans got some great news Tuesday prior to the game when news broke that Celtics guards Marcus Smart would return to action and boy did he play a huge role in this one. Marcus Smart ended up playing 26 minutes off the bench scoring 9 points and had 5 rebounds and 4 assists while also being a pest on the defensive end causing the Bucks players to turn the ball over several times something that Celtics fans have come to love about Marcus Smart. Brad Stevens also made a change to the lineup. Removing Aron Baynes from the starting 5 to insert Semi Ojeleye to the starters in order for him to guard Giannis Antetokounmpo. Despite Semi being called for several cheap calls and it allowing Giannis to get to the line for several free throws Semi alongside Al Horford and Aron Baynes managed to hold Giannis Antetokounmpo to a 5/10 shooting night for 16 points his lowest scoring output of the series. The Celtics had 4 players get into double figures as Horford, Brown, Rozier and Morris scored 22,14,16 and 10 respectively. The Bucks had 5 players in double figures as both of their top players were held to well below their series averages as Middleton and Antetokounmpo scored 23 and 16 respectively. Bledsoe, Parker and Muhammad added 16,17 and 11 respectively. Less then 4 minutes into the 3rd quarter the Eric Bledsoe and Terry Rozier got into it after Bledsoe delivered a shoulder bump to Rozier who then retaliated with one of his own Bledsoe then responded with one of his own only for Rozier to throw him into an official. Rozier also took 2 slaps to the face from Maker. So things have now gotten chippy between these 2 teams. We will be joined by Rich Conte @richconte and Jacob Tobey @JacobRTobey to recap what happened and look to game 6
The Celtics and Bucks did battle in Milwaukee last night and the Celtics got their rear ends kicked by the final score of 116-92 and the Celtics now have a 2-1 series lead going into game 4. From the tip-off the Celtics did not look like the same team that we saw in the Games 1 and 2 in Boston. The same can be said about the Milwaukee Bucks in that case. The 2 teams virtually switched roles as the Bucks became the team that was making the hustling players, making all the passes to get wide open shots, getting physical on defense and causing it to impact its opponent. While the Celtics became the team that was turning the ball over repeatedly, missing a lot of shots, not getting much production from its bench and ultimately it proved costly as the Celtics went down big by 15 by the end of the 1st quarter and never got back into it the rest of the game. The Celtics in the 2nd half tried to make a run after they were down 23 at halftime but the Celtics after making a run to get it down to the lower teens ended up going back down by 20 and never were a threat after that. The Celtics had 4 players in double figures as Horford, Monroe, Tatum and Brown scored 16,15,14 and 11 respectively. While the Bucks had 5 players score in double figures each with 14 or more. The Celtics went into this game not knowing what the Bucks starting lineup would be as the Bucks starting center John Henson would be forced to miss this game due to a back issue. So the Celtics went into this game blind and the Bucks replaced 2 starters as they also took Tony Snell out and replaced Snell and Henson with Tyler Zeller and Malcolm Brogdon. So we will discuss what happened in game 3 with our guest first guest will be Bobby Krivitsky @BobbyKrivitsky Sports director at NewTV...Second guest will be Kevin Dixon, host of the N-The Zone sports radio.... We will discuss should we be worried going into game 4 after this blowout.
It was GAME 1 as the Boston Celtics took on the Milwaukee Bucks from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics drew first blood in the best of 7 severn series with a 113-107 overtime win over the Bucks. This game saw the Celtics top 5 remaining players all have big performances as Horford, Tatum, Rozier, Brown and Morris all scored 24,19,23,20 and 21 points respectively. The Celtics overcame incredible performances from Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton who scored 35 and 31 points respectively. This game saw was a game of runs as early on the Celtcs went on a 15-0 run to turn an 17-14 defecit into a 29-17 lead after 1 quarter. The Bucks however would use a sloppy 2nd quarter by the Celtics which saw the Celtics commit several turnovers and looked like a totally different team then the one that we saw in the first quarter and it allowed the Bucks to come back from down 12 and ultimately allowed them to leave the Celtics 47-44 at haftime courtsey of a 30-15 2nd quarter. The Celtics would win the 3rd quarter 26-19 in a quarter that saw both teams get up a lot of shots and the only points in the quarter for the Celtics came from Morris, Horford, Brown or Tatum and it gave the Celtics a 4 point lead going to the 4th quarter. In the 4th the Celtics would push the lead up to 9 and would have the lead by 3 with 0.5 sec left after Terry Rozier nails a 3 pointer to break a 96-96 tie. The Bucks would use their final timeout to advance the ball and nailed a 3 to force overtime at 99-99. In OT Terry Rozier would score 8 points Al Horford, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each added 2 in route to the Celtics win. So we will recap the win and look forward to Tuesdays nights game 2 with our special guest's Warren Shaw @ShawSportsNBA co-host of the @NBAbaseline pod, Sam Packard @JamPackard co-host of the Locked On Celtics Podcast and Kayla BURTON @Kay_Breezy22 Lehigh Women’s Basketball Alum. Newhouse ,CLNS Media Network host.
The Regular Season is over and now the NBA Playoffs will begin. The Celtics finally finish what has been a tough regular season filled with a ton of obstacles with the big one beaing the injury bug standing in their way. The Celtics finished the season at 55-27 and the Eastern Conferences #2 seed despite losing Gordon Hayward for the entire season plus several other players for many games like Kyrie Irving, Daniel Theis, Marcus Smart, Shane Larkin just to name a few. The Celtics now head to the playoffs to take on the Milwaukee Bucks however the Celtics will do it with many not really looking at these playoffs as an exciting thing due to the fact that the Celtics have now shut down Kyrie Irving for the season making him the 3rd Celtic player to be lost for the season joining Gordon Hayward and Daniel Theis. The Celtics have said Marcus Smart has a chance to return this season but it would be towards the end of the 1st round possibly the 2nd round if the Celtics make it to the 2nd round. So with the fact that the Celtics are now without there 2 best players many fans have felt theres no chance of this team going far. Many NBA analysts have felt the team is going no where if the team somehow manages to get past the Bucks they will end up being eliminated by the 76ers in round 2. So the Celtics Talk Radio crew will discuss the final Eastern Conference Playoff picture and what the path would be for the Celtics to get back to the Eastern Conference Finals. How far do the member of the Crew feel the Celtics need to go in order to make this season a successful one or does a round 1 exit due to all the players that are missing seem to be most likely and is acceptable to them. They will be joined by Jay King @ByJayKing, Boston Celtics Report for the Athletic, The co-host of the Locked on Celtics Podcast. Also Chris Langseth @Hans02421 Amateur Celtics Journalist on this Episode of Celtics Talk Radio
No Kyrie Irving, No Gordon Hayward, No Marcus Smart, No Daniel Theis and No Shane Larkin vs a Toronto Raptors team that had everyone available to play and yet the Boston Celtics still knocked off the Raptors in Boston and now sit just 2 games back of the Raptors 2 games back of the Raptors with 1 game more between the 2 teams looming this week which could be for first place in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics now lead the season series 2-1. Tuesday night the Raptors will be in Cleveland to face Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers who are trying to hang on to the 3rd seed while the Celtics will be in Milwaukee to face the Bucks. If the Raptors lose and the Celtics win on Tusday then the game Wednesday between the Celtics and Raptors up in Toronto will be for the Eastern Conference lead. The Celtics with the win over the Raptors Saturday clinched the homecourt throughout atleast round 2 and can be no lower then the 2nd seed in the East. So the only team that can have home court over the Celtics in the players in the Eastern Conferece would be the Toronto Raptors. That matchup of course would not happen until the Eastern Conference Finals. So in this show we will discuss what the Celtics did in their matchup against Toronto and if this performance means they should be considered the favorites to get out of the Eastern Conference. Or should it still be Toronto due to the Celtics injuries or the Cavs cause of Lebron. Meanwhile audio of Danny Ainge talking Kyrie Irvings injury. We will be joined by special guest
Matt Rury -@TeamGreenTruth Host of the Celtics Postgame Show on CLNS
Michael Dyer - @Mike_Dyer13 Sports Producer and Content Coordinator
Chris Langseth - @Hans02421 amateur celtics journalist
The Celtics continue to battle through injuries while trying to clinch the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference. On the last show it was announced that Marcus Smart, Daniel Theis, Kyrie Irving and Jaylen Brown were all injured and the team was now trying to focus on getting everybody healthy for the playoff run. Since our show last week things have gotten more complicated for the Celtics and their fans who were hoping for an extended playoff run this season. Daniel Theis has been lost for the season. Marcus Smart has had surgery and could return this season for the Celtics but only if the Celtics reach the 2nd or 3rd round of the playoffs. Jaylen Brown has nearly recovered from the Concussion he suffered well he lost hold of the rim on a dunk in the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves 2 weeks ago. Kyrie Irving meanwhile had to have a minor procedure done to this knee the team however did not announce a timetable for his return when it was announced he would be having the procedure done. Well Irvings procedure was done earlier today so what is the team saying now. Also outside of the injured Celtics the rest of the team had to take on the Pelicans, Thunder and Blazers. 3 of the 8 current Western Conference Playoff teams with all of those guys missing. The Celtics lost to Anthony Davis and the Pelicans before returning to Boston to pick up a major win over Russell Westbrook and the Big 3 of the Thunder in a game that saw the Celtics outscore the Thunder 6-1 in the final 17 seconds to win 100-99. We will be joined by 3 guest on todays show. First guest is Rich Conte @richconte Producer and Host of @TechLifePod podcast. Second guest is Evan Valenti @EvanValenti, Evan is host of The Evan Valenti Show on WBRK, Host of @CLNSRoundtable; Producer for Celtics Beat; The third guest is our old friend from N-The Zone Sports Radio Kevin Dixon.
Just when it looked like things were going right for the Celtics. After being dealt a serious blow in the season opener due to Gordon Haywards injury that the team continues to say will keep him out the rest of the season. After Marcus Smart punched a picture frame in the teams hotel room and cost himself 1 month of action prior to the All-Star Break it finally looked like the team was headed in the right direction coming out of the All-Star Break winners or 6 of their first 7 games with the only loss coming in Houston against the NBA league standings leader Houston Rockets. The Celtics got another visit from their old buddy aka the injury bug. On our last show we announced the injury to Jaylen Brown as Jaylen Brown lost his grip on a dunk and fell down to the floor on his neck and back in the game against the Timberwolves in Minnesota and was put into the NBA's Concussion protocol with no timetable for his return as its an NBA doctor not the Celtics doctors who will need to clear him to return. The team would return to Boston with 2 days to prepare for the Indiana Pacers knowing Jaylen Brown would not be available and the injury bug struck again but this time it took out 3 players as Kyrie Irving, Marcus Smart and Daniel Theis were all injured. Since then we have now heard Daniel Theis is done for the season. There are conflicting reports on what the severity of Marcus Smarts injury is and if it is season ending. Meanwhile Kyrie Irvings issue does not appear to be serious according to the Celtics. So with the Celtics still having a chance to catch the Raptors for 1st but also banged up the team must choose resting its players and risk not only the 1st seed but the #2 seed also or fight for the seeding but not get healthy for the playoffs. We will discuss with our guest Rich Jensen @RichAJensen what should the teams gameplan be over the next 4 weeks. Also an update on the current playoff picture
Rockets vs Warriors in the Western Conference Finals is the series that will determine the NBA Champion no one in the East has a chance thats what the insiders keep saying. Well that may be how the insiders think and they may be right but the Celtics got their last chance to prove whether or not they got what it takes to put up a decent fight against one of those 2 Western Conference Powerhouses when they were in Houston to take on the Rockets. The Celtics already 1-1 vs the Warriors this season winning in Boston before losing in Golden State by only 4 points went into Houston 1-0 vs the Rockets beating the Rockets in a game in Boston which featured both teams missing key players. The Celtics would have to go into Houston still wiithout Gordon Hayward facing off with a 100% healthy Rockets squad that was on a 15 game win streak. The Celtics led for most of the game before ultimately falling apart late and losing the game by 3 points to the Rockets. The game was a big win for the Rockets however the performance from the Celtics knowing what has been said about the team as of late and how they arent elite may have proven something to all those trash talkers out there. The Celtics also after facing a weak Chicago Bulls team in full tank mode traveled to Minnesota to take on the playoff contending Timberwolves just 24 hours ago. The Celtics got the win however it came at a cost as Jaylen Brown with 1 minute left in the 3rd on a 2 hand slam lost his grip and landed awkwardly on his neck and was taken to a hospital. So the Celtics Talk Crew will discuss what did the performance of the team in those games prove in regards to where they stand compared to Toronto, Cleveland, Houston and Goldent State. Also give you the latest on Jaylen Browns injury. We will be joined by Nick Gelso @CLNS_Nick Founder of @CLNSmedia. Second guest is Bobby Krivitsky @BobbyKrivitsky sports director at NewTV. Our third guest will be Chris Langseth @Hans02421.
We are getting closer and closer to the end of the NBA Regular Season. After going into the All-Star break losers of 4 of their last 5 games many NBA Insiders and Analysts decided it was time to start disrespecting the Celtics and counting them out of the race for not only the NBA Finals but the Eastern Conference Finals and just make it a 2 team race in the Eastern Conference by saying only the Cavs and the Raptors were legit. Well the Celtics for the first time in nearly a month the Celtics have finally gotten healthy and have gotten back to form. Marcus Smart returned from injury and the Celtics have now won 4 straight out of the All-Star Break knocking off the Pistons, Knicks, Grizzlies and Hornets 2 of which are teams contending for the playoffs and winning by an average of 14.5 points a game in that span. Meanwhile in that same span the Celtics have picked up 1 game in the loss column of the Raptors and now sit only 2 back of them for the top spot in the East with the Raptors still have the toughtest part of their schedule left to come and at the same time picking up 2 games on the Cavs who everyone though with the trades they made at the deadline have fixed their issues but it seems those feelings were too early. So we will recap what has transpired since the All-Star Break and what this stretch says about this team. Meanwhile we will look ahead to the big game Saturday Night again James Harden and the Rockets and what that game means for this team. For the frst time on Celtics Talk Radio as a special guest we will have Jeff Garcia @JeffGSpursZone, Jeff is a lead Spurs writer and the Host of the Locked on Spurs show. We will also be joined by our old friend from N-The Zone Sports Radio Kevin Dixon.
Tomorrow night the Celtics and the rest of the NBA begin the unofficial 2nd half of the NBA season. This past weekend was the NBA All-Star Break Festivities and the Celtics top 4 players were all in L.A to participate in the All-Star events while Head Coach Brad Stevens and the rest of the team was able to focus on resting up and getting healthy and focusing on what needs to be done for the final stretch as the team only has 23 games left in the Regular Season. The Celtics prior to the All-Star break were on a 3 game losing streak having lost to the Pacers, Cavs and Clippers. They had been pushed out of 1st place in the Eastern Conference as the Toronto Raptors had now moved 3 games ahead of them in the loss column for 1st place in the Eastern Conference while the Cavs had moved to within 3 games in the loss column for 2nd in the East. The Celtics however did get through the hardest stretch of their schedule while having to do it with several players missing and now look forward to having a full roster for the 1st time in well over a month. So the Celtics Talk Radio Crew will discuss what has been said during the All-Star weekend. From the insiders who feel that Boston has now been proven to not be elite like Charles Barkley to the insiders who say they are still good but Cleveland has not threat in the Eastern Confernece period like Stephen A Smith. To players who feel this team still has what it takes to make a finals appearance like Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. We will also look into the latest discussions from Commissioner Adam Silvers press conference regarding a new playoff formart and if its worth it for the fans. We will be joined by 3 guest tonight first Adam Lowensteam @StatsAdam from the http://www.suitesports.com/. Second a first time apperance at Celtics Talk Radio, Mr. Jacob Tobey of CLNS and 98.5 the Sports Hub.
The NBA's All-Star break is right around the corner and its a 9 day break that several teams can really use as teams including the Celtics will head into the All-Star break battling injuries while trying to fight for playoff positioning. The Celtics and their fans coming fresh off an NBA Trade Deadline where once again Danny Ainge for the 3rd year in a row opted to do nothing and not get the team any help now heads towards the all-star break. However they had 4 games left to go from the Trade Deadline which was just 5 days ago to the All-Star Break which comes this weekend. The Celtics started off the day of the NBA Trade Deadline by signing Center Greg Monroe to a contract and the big man made his debute later that night as the Celtics were in Washington to take on the Wizards. The Celtics with a returning Kyrie Irving and Marcus Morris managed to knock off the Wizards in overtime 110-104 before heading back to Boston for a game the following night against the Pacers. The game against the Pacers did not go well as the Celtics went down by as much as 26 points to a Pacers team that had a 3 day resting break before meeting the Celtics who were playing for the 2nd night in a row. The Celtics did manage to mount a comeback and even take a 2nd half lead before losing it and ultimately losing the game 97-91. 2 nights later the Celtics welcomed Lebron James and a nearly new Cleveland Cavaliers team as the Cavs at the trading deadline sent away nearly half their team to get several younger players to join the squad. The Celtics not only welcomed them but also welcomed several Celtics legends as well as former Celtics players Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo and former Head Coach Doc Rivers for what was Paul Pierces jersey retirement night. The Cavs however ruined the mood in the room by blowing out the Celtics 121-99 in what was the debut for those new players. So we will recap what happened with our guest Rich Conte, Evan Valenti and Chris Langseth
The Celtics and the Warriors square off for the 2nd and final time in the regular season. The Warriors looking to avenge the loss the Celtics dealt them back on November 16th when the Celtics had won their 14th game in a row in the midst of that 16 game winning streak that the Celtics used to climb to the top of the NBA Standings. The Warriors players and coach of course did a lot of complaining after that game feeling the Celtics got too many foul calls and free throws compared to them while other outside the Warriors locker room felt the Warriors had no reason to complain as they blew not once but twice in the same game double digit leads before finally losing by 4 92-88 to the Celtics. So how did this game go down in Golden State. Did the Celtics manage to prove that they might have a shot to knock off the Warriors in the Finals if the 2 teams do meet there. Or did the Warriors take care of business the way everyone thought they would back in November and prove they are still ahead of the Celtics in terms of where the 2 teams sit talent wise..First guest is Kevin Dixon from N-The Zone Sports Radio, host... Our second guest for the night is Matt Rury @TeamGreen Truth, Celtics post game host at @clnsmedia, and author of the Carless Whisper podcast...
The Celtics since our last show played 5 games. They started off by taking on Anthony Davis and the Pelicans in Boston at the TD Garden a game in which they lost 116-113 in Overtime. They then took on the Philadelphia 76ers at home in a game that saw the Celtics play without Kyrie Irving and the Celtics lost to them 89-80 making it 2 losses at home in a row. 3 nights later the Celtics played the final game of their home stand as they took on the Orlando Magic. Kyrie Irving scored 40 points but the Celtics would lose again 103-95 making it 3 losses in a row as the Celtics would then head out on the road to the West Coast for a 4 game Western Conference road trip. They started off the road trip with a matchup against their Arch Rivals the LA Lakers befor taking on the LA Clippers in a back to back format. The Lakers were not expected to be a playoff contender let alone a challenge for the Celtics many thought that matchup would be the easiest game of the road trip yet the Celtics would lose their 4th in a row as they lost 108-107 in a game that saw the Lakers outscore the Celtics by 13 via the free throw line via a 36 to 10 free throw attempt advantage. The Celtics did have a chance to win it at the buzzard but Smart misses a 3 at the buzzard to lose the game via 1 point. That had many wondering if the Celtics had finally been exposed the Celtics however would get back on track the next night as they took on the Clippers. The Celtics would be forced to play without Al Horford and Marcus Smart as Horford was hit in the head night before and Smart suffered an injured hand over night. So whats the latest on the standings in the NBA when it comes to where the Celtics stack up in the league. What about the Cavs and their recent struggles is there any news regarding their issues. We will be joined by Warren Shaw (on twitter @ShawSportsNBA) of the NBA baseline podcast and Chris Lagseth @Hans02421 , our friend and Cs fan.
The Celtics just finished a stretch of 3 games in 8 days as they and the 76ers played for the 3rd time of the season this time in London. The Celtics went into that game 2-0 against the 76ers this season with both wins being with a double digit win and looking to gain a full game over either the Raptors or the Cavaliers who had to face each other that same night. The 76ers started the game using the hot shooting of J.J. Redick to open up a 22 point lead over the Celtics in the first half. The 76ers still lead by 9 at halftime and pushed the lead back to double digits early in the 3rd only for the real Celtics to show up and ultimately take the lead and push their own lead all the way to 19 before ultimately winning for the 3rd time in 3 tries against the 76ers by double digits. The Celtics after beating the 76ers on top of beating the Timberwolves and the Nets in a back to back set just 5 days earlier now sit with a 7 game winning streak which includes wins over 3 current playoff teams in the Rockets, Cavs and Timberwolves. Meanwhile the Celtics now sit only 1 loss behind the Golden State Warriors for the best record in the NBA at the halfway mark. So we talked with Celtics fan Chris Langseth as we discuss what happened over the last week with the 3 wins for the Celtics. As well as the incident that occured in that Celtics/76ers game that saw Celtics big man Marcus Morris and 76ers rookie Ben Simmons get into it. Also what about the Raptors and Cavs who prevailed in this matchup that could be a preview of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals and did the Cavs defense get fixed or are their issues that have caused them to get blown out in 3 of their first 4 games of the month continuing
We have now officially reached the midway mark of the NBA Regular Season. The Celtics played their 41st game of the season when they took on Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2nd time this season. The last time these 2 teams met it was all the way back on Opening Night where Gordon Hayward suffered that gruesome injury just minutes into the 1st quarter and everyone immediately wrote the Celtics off as being a threat to prevent the Cavs from getting back to the NBA Finals some felt the Celtics wouldn't even make it back to the Eastern Conference Finals due to that injury. Since our last show which took place the day after the Celtics loss to the Washington Wizards back on Christmas Day. The Celtics have played 4 games. The next night after our last show the Celtics began a back to back set which saw them first travel to Charlotte to take on the Hornets. The Celtics won that game 102-91 and would then have to travel back to Boston where a rested Houston Rockets team would be waiting for them. The Celtics trailed in that game by as much as 26 points before ultimately coming back to win 99-98. After taking care of business on New Years Eve against the Brooklyn Nets to stretch their win streak to 3 the Celtics would have 2 days off before their showdown with Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics had every player available for this game other then Gordon Hayward which was not the case in the season opener when they had no Marcus Morris on top of losing Gordon Hayward six minutes in. The Celtics would blow out the Cavs 102-88. So what is being said now as the official midway point of the season. Are all the doubters who said the Celtics couldn't hang with the Cavs cause they got Lebron James starting to change their tune and admit the Celtics can give them a run come playoff time. Or are the people downplaying the Celtics win like they have done when they also beat the Rockets and the Warriors
Its the last Celtics Talk Radio show of 2017 as we are in the Holiday Season and what better way for Celtics Fans to enjoy Christmas Day while opening up their gifts and spending time as a family then a little Celtics Basketball. The Celtics were chosen to be 1 of the 10 teams the NBA would put into one of its most important days of the schedule the Christmas Day matchups. The Celtics were part of a triple header on the ABC network as they did battle with the same team they beat in the 2nd round of last years playoffs the Washington Wizards. The Triple Header also featured a rematch of the NBA Finals between the Cavs and the Warriors as well as a battle amongst the 2 teams many feel ARE the biggest threat to the Warriors out in the Western Conference the Rockets and Thunder. the Celtics would lose to John Wall, Bradley Beal and the Wizards by a final score of 111-103 their 3rd loss in the last 4 games. A loss that would drop the Celtics to 2nd place in the East and allow the Toronto Raptors to now sit at the top of the playoff standings. So what happened to the team the last week. Whats the latest on the injury front did any more Celtics get added to the line of players who have been injured as of late. How about Lebron and the Cavs how did they do in their first matchup against the Warriors did they pull off the upset the way the Celtics did back in mid November. We will discuss with special guest's Rich Conte and Evan Valenti
The Celtics are nearing the halfway mark of the NBA Season. They are now at 33 games played this season and the Celtics got to do battle with Gordon Haywards former team the Utah Jazz. The Celtics after starting the season off with some big time victories over some of the top teams in the NBA have now begun to have the weight of their schedule and injuries play a role in causing the Celtics to lose to some of the worst teams in the league. The Celtics to this point have played the most game of any team in the NBA season to this point. The Celtics of course thanks to the injury to Gordon Hayward have not played a single game this season with the entire roster intact and it has only gotten worse as the season has continued to progress. With injuries to big men Marcus Morris and Al Horford, 2nd year Forward Jaylen Brown and All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to name a few the team has struggled since our last show to find an offensive groove in particular the bench as the team has been forced to play several games without some of their key players and it has cost them games against teams like the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz. The Celtics Talk Crew will discuss the latest on the injury front including what the team says its doing to try and deal with Marcus Morris recovery from a knee injury. Also whats the latest on Gordon Haywards recovery is it looking more likely that he could be back this season and whats his thoughts on the possibility we will discuss that and the last 3 games and if fans should worry about the teams recent trend or hold on pushing the panic button. We will be joined by 2 of CLNS Radios key contributors Bobby Krivitsky and 1st time guest Josue Pavon on this edition of Celtics Talk Radio
Since the last edition of Celtics Talk Radio which took place on 12/1 the Celtics have played 4 games as they finished up the last 3 games of their 5 game homstand as they battled the Phoenix Sunds, Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks before traveling down to San Antonio to take on the Spurs in the last game of the season series matchup between the 2 teams. 2 How did the Celtics do against the last 4 teams 2 of which are playoff contenders. Meanwhile Celtics GM Danny Ainge recently on an interview on the Toucher and Rich show gave an update on Gordon Hayward one which has many fans thinking the chances are looking good that Hayward could be able to return to the court this season for the Celtics. We will have the audio of that interview for our fans to hear and also look at the current picture in the overall standings as the Celtics continue to try and remain at the top of the overall NBA standings but have the Rockets, Warriors and Cavaliers all coming for them. The Celtics Talk Radio crew will be going solo in this episode meaning there will be no special guest so the phone lines will be open for Celtics Fans to join us and discuss the last week of action and look forward to the Celtics rematch with Avery Bradley and the Detroit Pistons
The NBA Season began back on October 17th for the Boston Celtics and they started the season in a way that no team wants to start its season. They started by losing a Star player. Back on October 17th the Celtics lost All-Star Guard Gordon Hayward to a fractured ankle and many NBA experts immediately wrote them off as a team that coul make it tothe Eastern Conference Finals and stand in the way of the Cavaliers and Warriors meeting in the NBA Finals. The Celtics started the season 0-2 losing in the same game that Haywards injury occurred to Lebron James and the Cavs before losing the next night to the Milwaukee Bucks. After that the Celtics would go on a winning streak that would prove to many people that this team may not need Hayward in order to get to the Eastern Conference Finals. A winning streak that would see the Celtics knock off teams with some of the top superstars in the league like the Oklahoma City Thunder which have Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony. The Toronto Raptors with Kyle Lowry and Demar Derozan and even the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors with Draymond Green, Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant. The Celtics after that win would climb to the #1 spot in the power rankings while also having the best record in the NBA. Now at the quarter mark of the NBA season where do we sit. Are the Celtics still on a winning streak which means its now 20 in a row which would be a franchise record. Or did someone manage to stop them. Are they still in 1st place in the East? What about the League overall? We will discuss those topics with Matt Rury of the CLNS Celtics Post Game Show and Celtics Journalist Chris Langseth
The Celtics over the last week took on 3 playoffs caliber teams with 1 of those teams being the defending NBA Champions the Golden State Warriors. On our last show the Cetics win streak had increased all the way to 10 games in a row to give them a 10-2 record which was best in the NBA. The very next night the Celtics would take on the Charlotte Hornets. They entered the game knowing they would not have Al Horford who would miss his 2nd game in a row but would have Jayson Tatum available to play. Less then 2 minutes into the game Kyrie Irving was lost due to taking an elbow in the face by teammate Aron Baynes as Baynes was landing after trying to go for a rebound. The Celtics would play the rest of the game without Irving meaning none of the big 3 were able to play in the game yet the Celtics still walked away victorious 90-87 over the Hornets despite falling behind by 18 points in the 1st half. The Celtics announced Kyrie Irving suffered a facial fracture and would now need to wear a mask. He would miss the next game when the Celtics took on the Raptors but the Celtics would get Al Horford back in the game. The Celtics despite 43 points combined between Kyle Lowry and Demar Derozan managed to hold on for a 95-94 win thanks to a great defensive effort in the final minute when the Raptors had not 1 but 2 chances to hit what could have been the game winning shot. Kyrie Irving would travel with the team 2 days later to Brooklyn after being fitted for a mask as the Celtics would take on the Nets. The Celtics would take care of business in Brooklyn 92-88 as all 5 members of the starting 5 scores 14 or more to make it 13 wins in a row and that would set up the biggest game of the season Celtics vs Warriors with both teams on winning streaks. The Celtics would beat Curry, Durant, Green and Thompson 92-88 to make it a 14 game win streak which cementing themselves as a legit team in the league. We will recap the big wins with Rich Jensen who will join us on the show
On our last show the Celtics were in the midst of a 6 game winning streak and were tied with the Orlando Magoc for the best record in the NBA. Since that show the Celtics played 4 games which included a 3 game road trip to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Orlando Magic with the Atlanta Hawks being the 3rd stop on the road trip with that game being on the 2nd night of a back to back with the game against the Magic being the 1st night of the back to back set. They also played their 1st matchup against the arch rival LA Lakers. The Celtics opened up the 3 game road trip with an impressive performance as they took on the BIG 3 of the Oklahoma City Thunder down in OKC. The Celtics after getting down by 18 points managed to come back and knock off Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Carmelo Anthony and company 101-94 in a game that saw Kyrie Irving and Al Horford outplay OKC's 3 big stars down the stretch to lead the Celtics to victory. The Celtics would then travel to Orlando to take on the Magic in a game that featured 2 of the top 3 teams in the Eastern Conference record wise. The Celtics would end up knocking off the Magic 104-88 in a game that saw Marcus Morris make his first start of the season 6 Celtics score 11 points or more to knock off a the NBA's best 3 point shooting team. That same night Lebron and the Cavs would lose to the Atlanta Hawks at home to fall to 4-6 on the season the Celtics would then beat the Hawks the following night in Atlanta 110-107 with Kyrie Irving scoring 35 points to lead the Celtics. Kyries former teamate Lebron James would take to Instagram to put up a post that many believe was him showing his frustrations over the fact that Kyrie Irving and the Celtics had just won their 9th in a row. 2 Nights later the Celtics the Lakers in Boston. We will now discuss the action from the last week and the Celtics continued defensive dominance over its opponents. Nick Gelso will join us.
Its been just over 2 weeks since the start of the NBA season and since the Boston Celtics lost Gordon Hayward to what many believe was a season ending injury in the Celtics season opening loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Since then the Celtics have had to deal with injuries also to Marcus Smart and Marcus Morris while trying to get back on track after starting the season 1-2 through their first 3 games which we discussed in our last show back on October 21st. The NBA Season has started off pretty strange with several of the top teams struggling to find their mojo that included even the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. So now as we start the month of November over the last few days the Celtics have had to face the Miami Heat, the San Antonio Spurs and the Sacramento Kings. The Celtics have used great performances and ball movement from their youngest players like Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier and Jayson Tatum combined with the leadership of Al Horford and Kyrie Irving to get themselves from the celler of the Eastern Conference to the top of the Eastern Conference while also getting the best defense in the NBA. Meanwhile on our recent video chat Daniel and Igor broke the news that Danny Ainge and the team were approved an 8.4 million dollar Disabled Player Exception that would allow Danny Ainge to sign or trade for a player to replace Gordon Hayward. We will discuss that more in detail for those who didnt see the chat and let you know whats the latest on Haywards recovery and if the team or his agent have come out to shoot down the doctors that have said he could return this season if things go well in his recovery. We will be joined by Rich Conte @richconte of the TechLifPod Podcast and Chris Langseth @Hans02421 as we discuss those topics on this 3 hour edition of Celtics Talk Radio
The highly anticipated Opening Night matchup between the Boston Celtics and the defending Eastern Conference Champion Cleveland Cavaliers has come and gone. The opening night matchup was our chance to see how much the Celtics have closed the gap on the Cavaliers for the best team in the Eastern Conference and the game lived up to the hype as the Celtics managed to put up a fight down in Cleveland however the game was overshadowed by an event that occured just over 5 minutes into the 1st quarter. Gordon Hayward suffered an injury to his left going for an alley oop pass. Hayward had contact made as he was in the air by both Lebron James and Jae Crowder this resulted in Hayward coming down awkwardly on his left leg resulting in him suffering a fractured ankle and a broken tibia according to the team doctors from both the Cavs and Celtics who worked to attend to him. Hayward would then be flown to Boston where the very next night he would go into surgery. The Celtics would go on to lose that game by just 3 points despite having to adjust on the fly to a new rotation. The next night the Celtics would be forced to go into action against the Milwaukee Bucks playing their season opener this game taking place in the TD Garden in Boston. The Celtics would go into playing this game while knowing Gordon Hayward would being going into surgery at any moment. Gordon Hayward did make a surprise appearance for the fans on the jumbotron giving a message from his hospital bed before going into surgery which got the fans to give a loud ovation however the Celtics would lose this game also as the new starting lineup seemed to have issues working together knowing they had to try and adjust in less then 24 hours and play a well rested Bucks team. The team would pick up their first win 2 nights later over the 76ers down in Philly but had to do with without Marcus Smart and Marcus Morris. We will be joined by Bobby Krivitsky and discuss the first 3 games of the season.
The Boston Celtics have officially finished their 4 game preseason schedule and now look towards opening night which is just 5 nights away on October 17th as the Celtics will be in Cleveland to take on Lebron James and the new look Cavaliers in what many feel is just 1 of 4 previews of this years Eastern Conference Finals matchup. So what is it we have learned in the preseason about the way Brad Stevens intends to utilize the new players he got over the summer in particular All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. What about the starting Power Forward and Center positions. Who will the Celtics be putting alongside Al Horford knowing one of the things they need to improve on from last season was their rebounding issues. We know now and will discuss. We will also give our thoughts on the regular season and give our predictions on what we expect will end up happening. Warren Shaw of Shaw Sports will join us on this edition of Celtics Talk Radio
The NBA Preseason is here. The Celtics have played 2 of their 4 game preseason scheduled. We are now only 10 days away from the Regular Season opener which will see the Celtics in Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers but first they need to get through the preseason and the Celtics have started that. Having played the Hornets at home in the TD Garden on October 2nd. Then 4 nights later traveled to take on the 76ers in the Wells Fargo Center. We now have a 2 game sample to see what it is Brad Stevens is planning to do with this team. In particular who is he planning to use to make up his starting 5. The questions all of us have been debating may have been answered already knowing the Preseason this year is so small compared to previous season. Who has Brad Stevens chosen as the Starting Center will it be Al Horford and if so who will be the Power Forward alongside him. We all know Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward along with Al Horford were gonna start so other then the other big man who is still a mystery how about the 5th player is is Jaylen Brown like many have been feeling. Or did Brad Stevens opt to keep Jaylen on the bench and is working on a different starting 5. We will discuss those topics and recap how the team looks through 2 games as we are joined by 2 special guest as Ty Ray of CLNS Radio and fellow Celtics Fan Kevin Dixon join us on this edition of Celtics Talk Radio. We will also have audio of Kyrie Irving, Al Horford and Gordon Hayward from the Celtics media day
The Cleveland Cavaliers ownership and management showed just how much of a desperate situation they are in during the recent stunt they tried to pull against Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics. On the last episode of Celtics Talk Radio we discussed the deal that had been reportedly agreed to which was reported as the Celtics sending Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets 2018 1st round picks to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Kyrie Irving. A move that many felt was good for both sides. However just like all NBA Trades the deal can no become official unless all players that are moving in the deal pass a physical or the teams accept whatever physical issue the player who fails the physical has. The Cleveland Cavaliers would complain about Isaiah Thomas's hip after he took his physical with them and would use it as a way to threaten the Celtics in hopes of Danny Ainge giving up even more of his valuable assets to get the deal done. For over a week Celtics and Cavaliers fans alongside NBA Analysts had to sit and watch the Cavs look ridiculous in their demands and not get the response they wanted out of Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics management. Ultimately the Cavaliers would give in and accept the deal with the Celtics giving them a 2020 2nd round pick via the Miami Heat on top of everything else they had already been given. So now the Celtics Talk Crew will discuss what happened since the last show. How bad did the Cavaliers make themselves look throughout this process. How about Danny Ainge how good did he make himself look by taking a hard stance and showing the Cavs he would be willing to let the deal get voided despite knowing what the risk were. The Celtics Talk Crew for this episode will be joined by Chris Langseth and will also be having the newest members of the We Bleed Green Celtics Fan Forum/Celtics Talk Radio team join them
It had been rumored for some time throughout this summer but earlier this week it finally happened. Danny Ainge pulled the trigger and sent Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the Nets 2018 1st round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Kyrie Irving. Kyrie Irving waived the trade kicker he had in his contract which would have resulted in him getting another 3 million dollars added to his salary in order to help the deal go through. Fans in Boston however are torn on the deal. Most are disappointed to see Thomas leave as Isaiah Thomas proved to be the heart and soul of this team last season that made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to Irving, Lebron and the Cavs. We will discuss our feelings and look at what this means for the Celtics in terms of the money on the books. Meanwhile the NBA has finally released the schedules for the 2017/18 season. The Boston Celtics have been chosen to open up the regular season on October 17th as part of a TNT Double Header that will see in game 1 the Celtics travel to Cleveland to take on Lebron James alongside Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder and the defending Eastern Conference Champion Cleveland Cavaliers at 8pm Eastern Time. That game will be followed by the Warriors hosting the Rockets. The Celtics also made the Christmas Day schedule as they will faceoff with John Wall and the Washington Wizards at the TD Garden in Boston at 5:30pm ET on ABC. The Celtics Talk Crew will announce the full 82 game schedule and give their thoughts on the NBA's decision to push the season up 2 weeks in order to make the schedules for the teams more easier by going down on the number of back to backs the teams will have to deal with. We will be joined by special guest Adam Lowenstein aka Stats Adam as his gives us his thoughts on the Celtics schedule.
We are getting closer and closer to the start of training camp and the 2017-2018 NBA Regular Season. The NBA has been rumored over the last few weeks to be planning to release the schedule for this upcoming season in early August and as usual until they do so some rumored games get released for some teams including the key games for some of the top teams in the nba aka the Warriors, Spurs, Cavs and Celtics. With training camp a month away from beginning its now all about truly debating what are the real chances for the Celtics to actually get a high seed and get by Lebron and the and win an championship. The Celtics Talk Crew alongside their special guest Matt Rury will look further at where the Celtics sit in terms of the salary cap and the roster in terms of the number of players. As well as announce any scheduled games that have been announced or rumored.
Celtics GM Danny Ainge since the start of Free Agency at the beginning of the month has been a man on a mission. Now 2 weeks into the Free Agency period Danny Ainge and the Celtics and their fans have seen the team go over a major change from the team that finished with the Eastern Conference's best record last season and ended up making it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals before falling to Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics have seen Amir Johnson, Kelly Olynyk, Jonas Jerebko and Avery Bradley all have their names removed from the roster board but have since seen them replaced with All-Star Forward Gordon Hayward, Marcus Morris, Aron Baynes, Jayson Tatum and Ante Zizic. Ainge has been able to aquire these players while still managing to keep his top 2 trade assets in the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers 2018 1st Round Draft Picks. For some Celtics Fans the moves Ainge has made are dissapointing in particular the trade of Avery Bradley for others the understanding of Ainge moving Bradley in order to sign Hayward has helped them accept the deal and move on. Meawhile the NBA Summer League has gone on while all this has been happening and Celtics 1st round pick Jason Tatum has been making a major statement as he has been putting up some pretty impressive performances making Danny Ainge look even more smart for Ainge being willing to trade the #1 pick to go down to the #3 pick to take Tatum in order to pay him less money by him being the #3 pick rather then him being the #1 pick which only helped Ainge in getting the money needed to win the Gordon Hayward sweepstakes but also got Ainge the 2018 Lakers pick which is now the Celtics 2nd best trade asset. We will discuss all of this with out special guest Chris Langseth as well as give you the latest on the biggest move of them all the signing of Gordon Hayward
The Celtics Fans were forced to wait for Free Agency to see if the hopes of Gordon Hayward and Paul George becoming Celtics would end up taking place. The Indiana Pacers decided to send Paul George out to the Western Conference making the trade for him impossible but the Celtics managed to come through on the 2nd part of the plan which was signing arguably the top name on the free agency marker Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward. Now Danny Ainge has to make atleast 1 trade before the deal for Hayward can become official so the Celtics Talk Crew will discuss the big news and what we think Ainge should do. Has he sent someone away already to make the cap space needed to get Hayward? Is there anyone else the Celtics are now linked to since they now have Isaiah Thomas, Al Horford and Gordon Hayward in what has become a weak Eastern Conference? We will discuss as well as the Summer League team over the last 4 days got to play 3 games against the Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers summer league teams as part of the Utah Jazz Summer League event. The rookies and sophmores for the teams competed to not only show the fans of their new teams what they can do under the NBA rules but also try to prove to their GM's and coaches they deserve some playing time once the 2017/18 season begins in October. Jason Tatum being the rookie who might have the most to prove this summer to show off to everyone he was a better choice for Ainge so how has he looked through 3 games. The Celtics Talk Crew recaps what took place in those 3 games. We will be joined by Rich Conte of the Tech High Life Podcast as we recap what we saw in the first 3 games and discuss what needs to be done in the Vegas Summer League competiton which kicks off right after we are off the air
Its July 1st which means its time for the NBA Free Agency Games to begin. The Boston Celtics are primed for some upgrades to the roster as they have the option to sign a max free agent or split up that max contract and sign some decent players who can help the team in much needed areas. For the past few weeks the Celtics have been involved in rumors to land Utah Jazz SF Gordon Hayward in the free agency frenzy. The Celtics have also been listed as one of several teams to land Indiana Pacers SF Paul George who has been put on the trade market due to him informing the Pacers he will not return to the team after his contract expires after the 2017/18 season. The Celtics were forced into a position where in order to get both Hayward and Paul George to the team the Celtics would need to sign Gordon Hayward first then trade for Paul George meaning the Pacers would need to wait to get the Celtics to deal with them and know that there was a chance the Celtics could back out if Hayward chose to go elsewhere. The Pacers opted to send Paul George to OKC and took back a package featuring 2 players only a package that was way lower then what the Celtics reportedly offered. So since players were allowed to agree to new contracts starting 19 hours ago whats the latest. Whats being reported in regards to Gordon Hayward and the teams trying to get him. Now that Paul George is gone what should be Danny Ainges next plan seeing that the 2 names he has tried to trade for in George and Jimmy Butler have now both been sent to the Western Conference. Will Ainge leave the Celtics fans without the fireworks once again like he did last summer or will he pull through or will he say I am gonna postpone the firework show for another year. The Celtics Talk Crew will debate alongside Bobby Krivitsky
The night of the NBA Draft is here. The Boston Celtics were supposed to go into tonights event with the top pick overall in their back pocket. Danny Ainge and company however opted to trade the #1 pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for the 3rd overall pick and a future 1st round pick. The trade was finalized this past Monday and since then its been all about what Danny Ainge has planned next. There has been rumors of trades linking the Celtics giving up the #3 pick to get Jimmy Butler or Kristaps Porzingis. The Celtics finished this past season as 1 of the final 4 teams in the league as they lost to Lebron and company in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics now have the option to either bring in some superstars via free agency and trades to try and knock Lebron and the Cavs off the top of the Eastern Conference Mountain or look towards the future with this #3 pick and play the waiting game and wait for the Lebron and the Cavs to slow down to finally then take advantage and look to be the team that takes over at that time but who knows how many years that means the Celtics fans will need to wait. The NBA is also just over a week away from Free Agency beginning and the Celtics are gonna be major players as they will have the chance to sign a max free agent. We will be joined by 2 special guest tonight as Chris Langseth and Kevin Dixon they will help us break down the decisions that Danny Ainge has decided to make as well as report any rumors that are coming from the insiders regarding the Celtics Free Agency plans.
The Celtics season ended in the Eastern Conference Finals at the hands of Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics had several major accomplishments this season from winning their first playoff series under head coach Brad Stevens to winning their first Atlantic Division title under him. From reaching the Eastern Conference Finals to having the best record in the Eastern Conference in the regular season despite being one of the most injured teams in the regular season. The team had a very successful season overall and now go into the offseason with the #1 pick in one hand and the chance to sign a max free agent in the other. The Celtics Talk Crew will now discuss what the Celtics and head coach Brad Stevens did right during the season and what we feel needs to be fixed during the offseason. We will be joined by CLNS Founder Nick Gelso as we let Celtics Nation know the Celtics outlook in terms of who they have under contract for next season, roughly how much cap space they have and discuss what the Celtics need to do in order to bring that max free agent to Boston and discuss who it should be. You can join the discussion by calling us at 347-857-3545
The Boston Celtics season came to an end this past Thursday night. In game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals the Celtics lost to Lebron James and defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers which sets up the Golden State Warriors vs the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals for the 3rd straight year. The Celtics were in a position that no one thought they would be the final 4 teams of the NBA. The Celtics went into the series with home court advantage meaning games 1,2,5,7 would be in Boston while games 3,4,6 would be in Cleveland. The Celtics lost Isaiah Thomas their best player and leader scorer in game 2 of the series and would go to Cleveland down 0-2 in the series which had everyone saying it would be a sweep. The rest of the Celtics team however shocked the NBA world by pulling off a major upset in game 3 to avoid that 4 game sweep by winning game 3 on the buzzard beating 3 by Avery Bradley. The Celtics however did not get much credit from the national media due to the fact that Lebron James had one of his worst playoffs games ever in that game so the media once again made it more about the Cavs and Lebron then the Celtics. The Celtics would then go on to lose game 4 as they were forced to play without Amir Johnson who sufferend an injury in game 3. Then game 5 back in Boston the Celtics would have to play for their lives without Isaiah Thomas and with a less then 100% Amir Johnson and Jaylen Brown. The Celtics would proceed to get beat on their home turf for the 3rd time resulting in their eliminationg meaning the Celtics failed to win a single game against Lebron in the postseason against Lebron and company. Now we will recap did the Celtics seem like they were lightyears behind Lebron and company?. Did the Celtics by being one of the final 4 teams and managing to win one game against Lebron do enough to say next year they can be expected to be a top team in the East. We will discuss as Chris Langseth will join us for the 2nd to last show of the season
The Celtics and Cavs have played games 1 and 2 of their best 4 out of 7 Eastern Conference Finals playoff series. The Cavs have dominated the Celtics in those 2 games and now lead the Eastern Conference Finals 2 games to 0. Both games saw the Cavs literally go up by over 30 points and end the game pretty much before the 4th quarter even arrived. Pretty much both games were a beatdown dealt by the Cavs. The Celtics fans now wait for what may be the most likely result which is for games 3 and 4 just to end and the series to end in a series sweep for Lebron and the Cavs. The Celtics on top of being at a major disadvantage in the series talent wise have also been at the disadvantage with the officiating as well. This led to frustrations for the Celtics taking place in game 2 where Isaiah Thomas and Brad Stevens were both T'd up for complaining about the fouls situation as Thomas was not getting any calls in his favor and it ultimately led to him suffering an injury in the 2nd quarter of game 2 and he was not able to return for the remainder of the game. Now the series shifts to Cleveland for games 3 and 4. We will be joined by Bobby Krivitsky of the PatriotsBeat as we discuss what happened and how should Celtics Fans feel. Many feel that the Celtics accomplishment of winning 2 rounds should be thrown out due to the way things have gone vs the Cavs. Others feel since no one was gonna beat the Cavs come playoff time the fact the Celtics were the final team standing in front of them in round 3 when many felt the Celtics wouldnt even be able to get past round 1 makes it a successful season. So who does Bobby side with in that debate
The Night most Celtics Fans have been waiting for. The 2016/2017 Season for most connected to the Celtics and for most Fans was not about winnning an NBA Championship. It was about getting the team in the right spot with the right assets and the right respect around the league from other players to be a major player to land some top NBA talent during the summer of 2017 to try and win it all in the 2017/2018 season. The Celtics will go into this summer with one of the top teams in terms of salary cap space. However their best chance to get a superstar to form a new big 3 with Isaiah Thomas and Al Horford might come via trade and tonight we find out what their best asset will be in those trade talks. Tonights the NBA Draft Lottery where the 14 teams who failed to make the playoffs will hope the balls bounce their way and land them a top 3 pick in this years NBA Draft. The Celtics thanks to the trade that became the gift that keeps on giving aka the Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to Brooklyn trade. Have the Brooklyn Nets spot in this years NBA Draft Lottery and that spot just happens to be spot #1 meaning the Celtics will have the best chance of any team involved in tonights Lottery to win the #1 pick in the Draft. The Celtics due to being in the #1 spot are guaranteed to get at worst the #4 pick if the balls don't bounce their way. We will be with you live as the event is taking place and announcing the results and then giving our thoughts on what the final results were for this event.
Its game 6 between the Celtics and the Washington Wizards from Washington D.C.. The Celtics are in position to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and face Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers with a win tonight. The Celtics after being blow out games 3 and 4 in Washington returned to TD Garden to give the Wizards a whooping via the final score of 123-101 to take the 3-2 series lead and put the Wizards on the bring of elimination. The Celtics got a balanced offensive performance from their top 4 plays in game 5 as Crowder, Horford, Thomas and Bradley all score 18 points or more and outscored the entire Wizards starting lineup by 18 pts. The Celtics managed to finish off the Chicago Bulls on the road in 6 games and now will look to do it to the Wizards. Daniel and the rest of the crew will be joined by Rich Jensen. Will the series end tonight or go to game 7 which would be Monday at 8pm. We will preview the game and give you the latest news regarding this game
Last night was game 3 of the 2nd round NBA Playoff matchup between the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics. The Celtics in games 1 and 2 in Boston managed to come back from double digit defecits in both games. The Wizards after game 2 complained not only about the officiating but also about their lack of physicality and said they needed to play a much more physical game in order to beat the Celtics. So now after 3 games Which team has the series lead going into game 4. What did we learn from game 3 that could play a role in what the Celtics might do in game 4. With 2 days off before game 4 what does Brad Stevens need to change for the team. Warren Shaw Co-host of the @NBAbaseline podcast will join us as he gives us his thougts on this questions and many more
Someone call Ripleys Believe it or Not. It has finally happened. The Celtics under head coach Brad Stevens have won an NBA Playoff series. The Celtics as the #1 seed entered the playoffs to face the 8th seeded Chicago Bulls and their stars Jimmy Butler and Dwayne Wade. Many felt the Celtics were likely to suffer an upset in this series and after losing games 1 and 2 it was looking like the people who were putting the Celtics down were right. The Celtics though would come storming back and win 4 straight 3 of which took place in Chicago to win their first playoff series under Brad Stevens and advance to the 2nd round where they will now face John Wall, Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards. The Celtics in the regular season went 2-2 vs the Wizards with both teams winning both their games at home but losing both games on the road. However only 1 game in the 4 game regular season series featured both teams playing with the rosters they have right now and 3 of the games the Celtics were without atleast 1 starter. The Celtics Talk Croew will now recap what happened in the regular season and discuss what they think will happen in this series which starts Sunday at 1pm from the TD Garden in Boston
The Celtics and Bulls played game 5 last night in the TD Garden in Boston, MA in front of the Celtics faithful. The Celtics lost games 1 and 2 in this same building last week which at the time gave the Chicago Bulls a 2-0 series lead going back to Chicago for games 3 and 4. After game 2 Isaiah Thomas left the Celtics to go be with his family as they dealt with the death of Isaiah's sister. Meanwhile the Bulls lost Rajon Rondo in game 2 to a broken thumb. It was announced before game 3 that Rajon Rondo would miss the game and be out for atleast a week. Isaiah Thomas returned and helped the Celtics win game 3 in Chicago 104-87. 2 nights later the Celtics won game 4 104-95 to tie the series 2-2 coming back to Boston for game 5. Last night in game 5 the Bulls were again without Rajon Rondo and had Isaiah Canaan start in place of Rondo. Unlike games 3 and 4 where the Celtics blew it open early the Bulls managed to keep this game close as Isaiah Thomas, Al Horford and Jae Crowder would all have trouble scoring through 3 quarters and the teams were in a 2 point game going into the 4th quarter. In the 4th quarter Isaiah Thomas and the other Celtics starters picked it up and the Celtics went from being down 2 to winning the game by 11 via the final score 108-97. We will be joined by the Host of the @TechLifePod podcast Rich Conte as we recap what happened in game 5 and look to Fridays game 6 in Chicago
The Boston Celtics 1st round matchup against the Chicago Bulls is now 2 games in. The Celtics got to hosts the Bulls in Boston for games 1 and 2 and now head to Chicago for games 3 and 4. Game 1 was on Sunday night but unfortunately horrible news hit the Celtics less then 24 hours before that game 1 as the news was given to the team that Isaiah Thomas's sister died in a car accident. Thomas was informed after the Celtics practice Saturday and the focus immediately changed for everyone from what would happen in the game to whether or not Isaiah Thomas would go through in playing in Game 1 the following night or would he focus on getting with his family in the wake of his sisters passing. So how did the Celtics due in the 1st 2 games of this series and what decision did Isaiah Thomas make when it came to playing or not? We will breakdown what happened in the first 2 games and look to what adjustments need to be made for games 3 and 4 in Chicago. Our guest will be Chris Langseth, twitter name @Hans02421. Chris has the highest ratings among all our shows this season he will join us as we analyse games 1 and 2 and announce discuss what needs to happen in game 3
The Celtics finished the regular season at 53-29 and earned the spot of the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Its now time to see who will get the last laugh. The Celtics players and their coaches when they say this team is truly better then last years team and can go farther. Or all the Boston sports media who has publically criticized the team this season and have said they won't give the team any credit for their accomplishments in the regular season unless they win in the playoffs. The Celtics as the #1 seed earned the right to go at it with the #8 seed which is Jimmy Butler and the Chicago Bulls. The Celtics during the regular season went 2-2 vs the Bulls but 3 of those games came before the NBA's trade deadline and the Bulls team now is totally different looking from the team that we saw back before the trade deadline. The Celtics Talk Crew will look back at what occurred with the Bulls and Celtics in their 4 game season series including giving you the info on what they think will end up happening in this series as well as allow you to hear what players and coaches from both sides and nba analysts are saying about this series
The end of the NBA regular season is over and its time for the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics despite being the most injured team in the Eastern Conference and 2nd most injured team throughout the entire season behind only the Los Angeles Clippers are going to the playoffs as the top team in the Eastern Conference. on our last show the Celtics had fallen out of 1st place in the East after losing their final showdown with Lebron and the Cavs giving the Cavs a 1 game lead over the Celtics for 1st. Then the Celtics went on to lose the very next night to the Atlanta Hawks to make it a 1.5 game lead for the Cavs. Since that point the Celtics went on a 3-0 winning streak knocking off the Hornets, Nets and Bucks while the Cavs would lose 4 in a row after beating the Celtics. This resulted in the Celtics finished the season 53-29 while Lebron and the Cavs finished 51-31. The Celtics as the #1 seed will now play the #8 seed Chicago Bulls while the Cavs will face the #7 seeded Pacers. The Raptors finished in the #3 spot and they will play the #6 seed Milwaukee Bucks. The Washington Wizards as the #4 seed will face the #5 seeded Hawks. We will discuss what happened over the last week with the Celtics 3 wins and what the Celtics winning the Eastern Conference title in the regular season means in the long run for the rebuild. As well as what are some of the other ramifications the other matchups in the East could have on the Celtics in terms of their offseason plans. We will be joined by Adam Lowenstein aka Stats Adam.
Celtics and Cavs. A possible Eastern Conference Finals matchup. Wednesday night NBA fans were given the 4th and final preview of this possible playoff matchup as the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers the top 2 teams in the Eastern Conference met at TD Garden in Boston. This game was arguably the biggest game of the season for the Celtics as they are locked in a tight battle in the standings with Lebron James and the Cavs for home court throughtout the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Celtics went into this game with the Cavs trailing the Cavs 2 games to 1 in the head to head season series meaning a Cavs win would clinch the tiebreaker for the Cavs while a Celtics win would tie the head to head tiebreaker and make it where the Conference Record would become the next tiebreaker. The Celtics though had more to play for other then the home court. The Celtics also had a chance to prove themselves as the top threat to prevent Lebron and the Cavs from getting back to the NBA Finals. Even with the Celtics possibly having a chance to have home court in the playoffs no one is giving them a shot to even put up a fight against Lebron and the Cavs. Most NBA analysts prefer to say the Wizards or the Raptors are the ones with a better chance but a Celtics win in this game would give the Celtics more wins vs the Cavs then either one of those teams has vs the Cavs this season. So did the Celtics get the job done or did Lebron and company come and do what they said which is squash the Celtics. Bobby Krivitsky Studio host/producer for @IMGAudio and Co-host of @PatriotsBeat joins us.
With the loss against the Bucks last night the Celtics lost 1st place in the Eastern Conference. They now sit in a tie with the Cavs for best record in the Eastern Conference but due to the Cavs having a better winning percentage via playing 2 games less then the Celtics to this point in the season the Cavs are currently the 1 seed while the Celtics are the 2 seed. The Celtics now have 7 games left in the Regular Season and still have several things that need to be figured out from will Brad Stevens have a set playoff rotation or will he continue to alternate like hes been doing the last few weeks. Meanwhile the Wizards and the Raptors who sit in the 3rd and 4th seeds respectively are also still fighting for positioning with the Celtics and Cavs. Now with the season coming to an end teams decide to tank on some games in order to force other teams to get forced into tougher matchups and tougher paths to the NBA title. So now that we are at that point the Celtics have only 7 games left 4 at home vs the Magic, Cavs, Nets and Bucks then 3 on the road against the Hawks, Hornets and Knicks. What should the Celtics look to do in the final 7 games to prepare for the playoffs. How about the bottom of the league with the Brooklyn Nets who owe the Celtics their draft pick this summer whats the latest on their position and how close are they to clinching the best odds for the #1 pick in this summers NBA Draft. We will discuss that all with guest Nick Gelso
Its official. The Celtics are going to the NBA Playoffs and its now all about which seed they will take and who they will have to faceoff with come playoff time. The Celtics are in the middle of a battle right now with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors for who will finish in what spot as the top 4 seeds. As of right now the Celtics sit as the #2 seed just 1 game behind Lebron James and the defending Champion Cleveland Cavaliers for Home Court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Celtics have a 2.5 game lead on the #3 seeded Washington Wizards in a battle for home court advantage in their possible round 2 matchup in a series that home court will be major as both teams in the regular season failed to win on the other teams court. The Celtics have a 3.5 game lead over the #4 seeded Raptors. As of right now only the Cavaliers and the Celtics have punched their tickets to the Playoffs in the Eastern Conference. Odds are the Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors, Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers will soon join them leaving only 2 spots to be determined with 4 teams in the Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Miamia Heat, and Chicago Bulls all in close proximity of each other fighting for those final spots. In the Celtics last 3 games we have seen the team lose to the Philadelphia 76ers in a game that saw the team play without Isaiah Thomas but then seen the team come back the next night with Isaiah Thomas to beat the Washington Wizards at the TD Garden then the Celtics knocked off the Indiana Pacers in a possible round 1 playoff series preview. We will take a further look at where the team stands in terms of the races for home court and also look at which of the teams listed above would be best for the Celtics to face in round 1 based on their regular season records vs those teams. We will be joined by Washington Wizards fan and Faceoff with Facemire host Brenda Facemire for this show
The NBA Playoffs are less then a month away. The Celtics are fighting for with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors to see who will finish in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics since our last show ended up going at it with the Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves and Brooklyn Nets. The Celtics went 3-0 against those teams and managed to get a 1.5 game lead over the Washington Wizards for the 2nd seed in the Eastern Coneference while remaining just 2 games back of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics along with the Cavs, Wizards and Raptors are all bracing for a big week upcoming. As each of these teams due to their schedules are gonna be playing games that could drastically impact the shaping of the playoff seeding. The Celtics had to play the Nets game without their best player in Isaiah Thomas and survived 98-95 and now will have to prepare to play the 76ers without him. With Mondays game against the Wizards on fast approach and knowing the playoff picture and that a Wizards win Monday would mean both the Wizards and the Raptors will now own the tiebreaker over the Celtics we will dicuss the importance of that game. We will discuss what the Celtics magic numbers are to clinch the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th seeds. We will be joined by Jamey Burke of RedsArmy.com as well as Ty Ray of the Beats and Eats Podcast
Its time for the craziest tournament in all of sports the mens NCAA Basketball Tournament. Its time for some upsets, its time for gamblers to lose money and its time for the future stars of the NBA to let themselves shine and prove they can bring it when it matters most. Now that the 68-team field has been revealed. Villanova, Kansas, Duke, and Gonzaga are the no. 1 seeds for the tournament, who will go first? It’s time to get into the conversations about how the teams match up. There’s also the chance to talk about which games we hope to see happen in the second and regional semifinal rounds. Join the Celtics talk radio crew as we discuss and predict the tournament. March Madness is here!!!!
The Celtics just finished off a 5 game Western Conference road trip their last of the regular season. They made stops to face the Lakers, Suns, Clippers, Warriors and Nuggets during the trip. The Celtics entered this road trip coming off a big win over Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics would end up starting off the road trip in LA to take on the Lakers in a game that saw the Celtics make the Lakers look like a joke as the Celtics went up by over 20 points in this game and turned it into an impression of the Harlem Globetrotters as the Celtics went making alley oops and a bunch of fancy passes in route to a 115-95 win. However Al Horford would be injured in this game and would be lost for the next 2 games as the Celtics then took on the Phoenix Suns with both Horford and Avery Bradley. The Celtics were given everything they could handle and more and had a chance to win the game in the end but a mental mistake and miscommunication between the players and head coach Brad Stevens would cost them as the Celtics would lose the game on a buzzard beating 3 due to turning the ball over on an inbounds pass when they were tied and could have settled for overtime. The Celtics then returned to LA to take on Chris Paul and the Clippers. Avery Bradley would return but Al Horford would miss the game and this game was a close game until the 2nd half when Jamal Crawford finally switched his power switch from off to on and took over the game. The Celtics would head into Oracle Arena to face the reigning Western Conference Champion Golden State Warriors who were without Kevin Durant. The game seemed to take a similar storyline to last years meeting in Oracle and had the same result as the Celtics were victorious. The Celtics unfortunately would follow that win up with a stinker in Denver against the Nuggets. The Celtics Talk Radio Crew recaps what happened in those games and updates the playoff picture with their special guest Rich Jensen of RedsArmy.com
Its the beginning of march and we are now just 6 weeks away from the NBA Playoffs and there is still so much left to be decided in terms of the Eastern Conference Playoff Races. The Celtics opted not to make any trades before last Thursdays NBA Trade Deadline and will move on the rest of the season with the core they have had all season intact. The Celtics are in the middle of a tight race in terms of the home court advantages in the Eastern Conference as they along with the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors are all duking it out to see who will finish with home court advantage throughout the playoffs. The Celtics came out of the All-Star break just 3 games behind the Cavaliers for the best record overall in the Eastern Conference and had a chance to gain some ground as last night they took on the Cavaliers in a game that saw the Cavs have to play without Kevin Love who was lost prior to the all-star break with an injury that would require him to miss 6 weeks of action. So did the Celtics manage to take advantage and gain some ground on King James and the Cavs. What about the Raptors and the Wizards who are behind the Celtics in the 3rd and 4th seed whats the latests on them? Did the Celtics add any players to the roster via free agency as several players who were traded last Thursday were being relreased from their teams like Andrew Bogut, Jared Sullinger and Deron Williams. We will discuss it all here on Celtics Talk Radio with our special guest Warren Shaw. As well as discuss the schedules for the Celtics, Cavs, Wizards and Raptors and see what each teams schedule has left in store for them
Earlier this afternoon the NBA Trade Deadline officially expired. So now Celtics Fan's will know what their team will be for the rest of the 2016/2017 season and in the Playoffs as the Celtics try to make it past round 1 this season. The Celtics were linked to several rumors over the last few weeks involving several big name players. From trades that would have the Celtics getting superstar players to trades that would see the Celtics get involved as a 3rd team to help a trade go through and allow them to pick up some of the pieces they needed to add. The Celtics coming into this trade deadline needed help in the rebounding department so they needed a big man and that was something the teams players and coaches admitted. Did Danny Ainge manage to get that done? Did the Celtics add a big name player to help them draw closer to the Cavaliers and Raptors in terms of star power and make themselves more of a major threat to knock off the Raptors and Cavs this season and prove they could be the team in the East to prevent a Cavaliers/Warriors NBA Finals 3 from happening. We will discuss what happened earlier today with our guest Rich Conte of the TechLifePod Podcast will join us
We are at the All-Star Break. The Celtics despite having many injury problems to some of their top players during the first half of the season have been right in the thick of the things in the Eastern Conference Playoff race all season. The Celtics and their fans now at the All-Star break have a lot to prepare for as the next week comes. On top of the All-Star break events that will take place this weekend. The Celtics and their fans also have the NBA Trade Deadline just a few days away. The Celtics have been mixed in a ton of trade rumors for several big name players over the last few weeks from Carmelo Anthony to Jimmy Butler to Nikola Vucevic. Its usually at the All-Star break that things heat up as the NBA GM's all come to the same location for the All-Star break events and take the chance to speak with each other and see if any moves can be made. So what can we expect over the next week. Will Danny Ainge make a move before the 23rd or will he opt to stand pat and let the team which is fighting with the Cavaliers, Wizards, and Raptors to see what the order for the top 4 seeds in the Eastern Conference continue to do battle and make a statement and live with the results and wait for the NBA Draft and Free Agency to do work his magic. Meanwhile the All-Star festivities this weekend which are always exciting for NBA fans will feature Isaiah Thomas in the All-Star game as well as the Celtics coaching staff being the coaching staff of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. So what can we expect out of Isaiah and the Celtics coaches this weekend. We will be joined with John Karalis of Redsarmy.com to recap where the Celtics now stand and what Celtic fans need to watch out for over the next few days before the Trade Deadline
The Celtics since our last show have started to test their abilities against more of the Western Conference's playoff caliber teams. The Celtics welcomed the Lakers and the Clippers both to Boston before packing their bags for a 9 day 4 game Western Conference road trip which would see them faceoff with the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trailblazers, Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz. This episode takes place with the 1st of that 4 game road trip having been completed. So how have the Celtics done thus far vs their Western Conference opponents. Did they manage to take down the LA Lakers, LA Clippers and Sacramento Kings to keep their winnning streak alive or did they have their streak snapped. Whats the latest on Avery Bradleys injury and his timetable for his return to the floor knowing the all-star break is right around the corner. Meanwhile the NBA's trade deadline is exactly 2 weeks away whats the latest on the trade buzz for the Boston Celtics. The Celtics Talk Crew will also give their thoughts on the historic comeback by the New England Patriots in this past Sundays Superbowl in a game that got a response from several Celtics players and team staff. The Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by CLNS Content Manager/Co-Owner Sean Bakke
We are now at the end of January. The month of February is coming in and it is a big month with the NBA All-Star break and the NBA Trade Deadline both taking place. The Celtics and their players could be involved in both of those events as the Celtics have been involved in trade rumors for weeks and we have discussed several of those here on the air and on the Celtics Talk Radio video channel. Meanwhile Isaiah Thomas, Avery Bradley and Al Horford have been getting support for them to make the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Since Daniel and Igors live video chat which took place on 1/25 and can be seen the Celtics Talk Radio youtube channel. The Celtics have played 3 more games going 3-0 as they defeated the Orlando Magic via a blowout 128-98 on 1/27. The next night they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in overtime 112-108 both those wins coming without Avery Bradley and Al Horford. Then 2 nights later the Celtics got Al Horford back as the Celtics defeated the Detroit Pistons 113-109. The Celtics have now won 4 in a row as we go into this show and sit at the top of the mountain in the Atlantic Division 1.5 games ahead of the 2nd place Toronto Raptors for the division crown. The Celtics also have gained ground on Lebron James and comapny or the best record in the Eastern Conference as they now sit just 2.5 games back of them. So on todays show with our guest Brenda Facemire from Faceoff with Facemire we will discuss the current status of the Eastern Conference as well as the rosters for the NBA All-Star game and the latest trade rumors
Many feel the All-Star break is the official halfway point of the NBA Season others feel its when you have played half of the 82 game schedule that you are at the halfway point. Well if you are someone who feels that the halfway point of the NBA season is when your team has played half of its game then the Boston Celtics are now more then halfway done with the 2016/2017 Regular Season. Having now played 42 out of their 82 games and right in the thick of things in the Eastern Conference playoff race and more importantly for home court advantage in atleast 1 playoff matchup. Since our last show the Celtics played 3 games playing first in Atlanta against the Hawks in a game which they won 103-101. Then 3 nights later the Celtics were back in Boston in a game that saw the return of Avery Bradley who had missed the Celtics previous 4 games. The Celtics with Avery Bradley back on the court took on and defeated the Charlotte Hornets 108-98. 48 hours later however the Celtics would lose to Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks in a game that saw them have to play without Avery Bradley for the 5th time in 6 games. The Celtics lost 117-106 in a game that also saw Al Horford have a terrible night shooting wise and the Knicks snapped the Celtics home winning streak. So since the last show the Celtics went 2-1 and now sit at 26-16 on the season after 42 games. The Celtics are 4 wins better this season then what they were at this exact same point last season and thats with all the injuries they have had to endure. The Celtics sit in the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference just a few games behind the Raptors for the 2nd seed. So whats the outlook for the team and what changes do we feel need to be made with the Trade Deadline just about a month away. Also Isaiah Thomas was fighting for the right to start the all-star game did he make it? We will discuss those issues with our special guest Adam Lowenstein
Its officially 2017. Since our last show which took place on New Years day the Celtics played 5 games 4 of which took place on the TD Garden floor as the Celtics hosted the Jazz, 76ers, Pelicans and Wizards. The only road game the Celtics had since our last show was against the Atlantic division leading Toronto Raptors. Daniel and Igor on the last show mentioned the youtube video chats they have started doing after some of the big games and they did one after the Pelicans game to discuss the Jazz, 76ers and Pelicans games so that on tonights show more emphasis can be put on the Raptors and Wizards games knowing that games vs the Raptors are huge this season. But overall in the last 5 games the Celtics went 4-1 winning all 4 games on the TD Garden floor but losing the game in Toronto to the Raptors in a game that saw the Celtics have to play without Avery Bradley. The Celtics in that game had a chance to move into a tie for the lead in the Atlantic Division and 2nd overall in the Eastern Conference but blew a 2nd half double digit lead. They then came back the next night having to play without 5 players which included Avery Bradley and Amir Johnson to take on the Washington Wizards and thanks to a big 4th quarter by Isaiah Thomas the Celtics knocked off the Wizards 117-108 to move to 24-15 on the season. The Celtics Talk Crew will now discuss with our guest Bobby Krivitsky the last few games but in particular the game against the Raptors and Wizards and all of the injury issues as we appear to be going back to the way thing were to start the season when the injury bug bite this team except the team is winning despite the issues.
It is now January meaning we are 2 months into the NBA season. The Celtics having played 6 games since are last show having played against the Pacers, Thunder, Knicks, Grizzlies, Cavaliers and Heat. The Celtics now sit in a position where they have the most home games left this season out of all NBA teams. The Celtics meanwhile continue to get more better as a unit as the injuries are starting to be put in the rear view mirror and the players who all missed time during the first 2 months are starting to get the job done on the court due to being healthy that includes Al Horford, Jae Crowder and Kelly Olynyk. Your Celtics Talk Crew will kick off the new year by recapping the last 3 games against the Grizzlies, Cavaliers and Heat in which Isaiah Thomas made Boston Celtics history when he scored over 50 points in the game and nearly 30 in the 4th quarter alone. We will also discuss the latest reports on the NBA's new Labor Agreement and dicuss how it might affect the Celtics chances of getting another star to come to this team
On our last show we discussed the Celtics having to face 3 superteams in the Thunder, Raptors and Spurs 1 right after the other. The Celtics at that point had played 25 games with 9 being against teams that can be looked at as superteams. The Celtics ended up going 0-3 vs the Thunder, Raptors and Spurs but that hard stretch also signaled the end of tougher part of the Celtics 1st half of the season schedule. Now the Celtics schedule gets a little easier as until February they only have 3 games vs superteams they have to deal with in the Thunder, Cavaliers and Raptors. That leaves 20 games that the Celtics are capable of winning with their talent. Since our last show they have played 3 of those 20 games. The Celtics 2 nights after losing to the Spurs saw the return of Isaiah Thomas as they took on the Hornets. Thomas returned to lead the team in scoring with 26 points as he alongside Crowder, Horford and Bradley scored a combined 68 points out of the Celtics 96 in their 96-88 win over the Hornets. The Hornets however were without Kemba Walker. 2 nights later the Celtics won their 2nd game in a row as they knocked off the Miami Heat with Thomas once again leading the team in scoring as he scored 23 points and he alongside Horford, Crowder, and Bradley scored a combined 75 of the Celtics 105 in their 105-95 win. 2 nights later the Celtics picked up their biggest win of the season as they knocked off the Memphis Grizzlies 112-109 in overtime down in Memphis. The Celtics got a monster performance from Isaiah Thomas as he scored 44 points leading the Celtics who had 5 players score in double figures as Kelly Oylynk joined Bradley, Horford, Crowder and Thomas as the leading scorers. 100 of the 112 points were scored between those 5 players. Zach Randolph was ejected for the Grizzlies after he delivered an elbow to the throat of Kelly Olynyk in the 4th quarter. Matt Rury of the CLNS Celtics Postgame Show will join us on the final show of 2016
The Celtics faced off with 3 of the NBA's top teams in the span of a week as they took on the Toronto Raptors, Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. The Celtics were forced to take on all 3 teams without Isaiah Thomas. Luckily the Celtics did not have any back to backs throughout this big week meaning they would be well rested when they went at it with all of these 3 teams. The Celtics would go 0-3 in those games as the Celtics lost by single digits all 3 times. This has brought many discussions to Celtics Nation. Including what trades could be made to try and fix the teams issues. But according to reports Danny Ainge might be standing in his own way when it comes to being able to trade for a superstar because he overvalues the stars on this team like Marcus Smart, Jae Crowder and Kelly Olynyk. Which that does not have Celtics fans very happy. We will be joined by Rich Conte Producer and Host of the Tech Life Podcast as we get his thoughts not only on what happened in the 3 games but also the stoy of Danny Ainge overvaluing the Celtics players and it holding the team from getting a trade for a superstar
The Celtics since the last show played 4 games the night after our last show the Celtics faced Demarcus Cousins and the Sacramento Kings from the TD Garden in Boston. After Al Horford only got 5 field goal attempts in the loss to the Pistons on Wednesday night the Celtics made sure that the star big man got his shots this night and it paid off. Al Horford led the team in scoring with 26 points while also having 6 blocks which 3 came on Demarcus Cousins. The Celtics bench were dominated in this game by their Sacramento counterparts by a 32 to 12 scoring margin but the Celtics top 4 players all scored 15 points or more to overcome that poor performance. The following night the Celtics were in Philadelphia to take on the 76ers. Despite the 76ers being one of the worst teams record wise in the NBA the 76ers gave the Celtics all they could handle as the Celtics escaped Philly with a 1 point win 107-106. Isaiah Thomas scored 12 straight points in the 4th quarter and 37 in total to give the Celtics the win. The Celtics 2 nights later faced off with James Harden and the Houston Rockets. The Celtics would lose this game 107-106 as Al Horford had a chance for a last second game winning layup but it rimmed out. The Rockets outscored the Celtics by 16 at the free throw line as they took 31 free throws to the Celtics 12. The final game since our last show saw the Celtics face off with the Orlando Magic the Celtics would have to play this game however without Isaiah Thomas. But the Celtics proved no Isaiah no problem as they picked up a 30 point win against the Magic in Orlando 117-87. Brad Stevens opted to have Marcus Smart start in place of Isaiah Thomas. Avery Bradley led the team in scoring with 23 points but the team got a good performance from all its starters as all 5 starters were in double figures in this game. Meanwhile off the bench Terry Rozier and Jaylen Brown also scored in double figures. We talk with Warren Shaw about it
Its the 1st day of December. Since our last show which took place on Thanksgiving Day the Celtics played 3 games and now have played 18 games total on the season. The Celtics over the last week took on the Spurs, Heat and Pistons. The big game of those 3 being the Spurs a team which many analysts view as a top 5 team in the league. The Celtics already played 2 top 5 teams in the Cavaliers and Warriors losing both times but losing both games without the services of Al Horford and Jae Crowder. So That Spurs game was the first game against a top 5 team that the Celtics were gonna play with the full roster available and up to that point the Celtics had won 3 straght which were the only 3 games that the entire roster was available. The Celtics in that game against the Heat lost 109-103 in a game that saw them outscore the Spurs 96-87 in field goals but saw the Spurs outscore the Celtics 22 to 7 at the free throw line to win 109-103. The Celtics bench also was outscored by the Spurs bench 30 to 56. That moved the Celtics to 9-7 on the season. The Celtics then 3 nights later faced the Miami Heat. But would have to do it without Al Horford who would be out due to the birth of his child. The Celtics defeated the Heat 112-104 in a game that saw Tyler Zeller start in place of Al Horford. Isaiah Thomas once again led the team in scoring with 25 but was the only player who opted to take a 3 point mentality everyone else was 4 or less as the Celtics got to the line 26 times in this game just 6 less then the Heat who got their 32 times which 22 of those were between Dragic and Whiteside. The Celtics then 2 nights later would take on the same Pistons team in Boston who they had beaten in Detroit 11 nights earlier but this time it was the Pistons who walked away victorious 121-114 as 6 of the 9 Pistons players to play scored in double figures meanwhile Al Horford only scored 9 points on 3 for 5 shooting. We will discuss all 3 games and other Celtics news on tonights show
The game the Celtics and many of their fans had circled on their calender finally aome and gone. The Celtics hosted Kevin Durant and the new look Golden State Warriors in the 1st of 2 matchups that we will see this season. Kevin Durant in the summer opted to choose to leave Oklahoma City and rather then join forces with Al Horford, Isaiah Thomas and the Celtics he opted to take the easy road and run to a Golden State Warriors team that has made the finals 2 years in a row and won 73 games last season. The Celtics were forced to play this game against Durant and company without Al Horford and Jae Crowder and it was obvious that the Celtic's without a full roster are no match for the new look Warriors. The Celtics went down by nearly 30 points and would end up losing 104-88 as Brad Stevens yanked the starters in the 4th opting to throw the white flag to look towards the game against the Pistons the next night which did not sit well with Isaiah Thomas. Brad proved he made the right move. The next night the Celtics got both Al Horford and Jae Crowder to return from their injuries and managed to defeat the Piston 94-92 in a game that came down to the final few seconds. Al Horford got the game winning layup with less then 2 seconds left in the game. Then blocked Aron Baynes jumper to at the buzzard to end the game. From there 2 nights later the Celtics faced off with a young Timberwolves team and it appeared as though the Celtics were gonna end up losing to another team they should be beating and it appeared to be an exact replay of the Pelicans loss where Celtics went 3 pointer crazy while the opponent won at the line. But Marcus Smart took a stand in the timeout and sparked a comeback that resulted in a 19-0 run to win 99-93. The Celtics finished the road trip with a 111-92 win over the Nets in Brooklyn. 6 Celtics scored in double figures lead by Thomas who had 23 points. The Celtics now sit tied for 3rd in east we discuss it all. Chris Langseth joins us
6 Days, 4 Teams, 4 superstar players (Carmelo Anthony, Paul George, Anthony Davis, Dirk Nowitzki). That was the stretch the Celtics had to play since our last show. In that first game against the Knicks and Carmelo Anthony the Celtics were victorious snapping a 3 game losing streak with a 115-87 win over the Knicks. This game saw Kelly Olynyk play in only his 2nd game of the season as he was put into the starting lineup for the Celtic's. But saw the Celtic's have to play once again without Al Horford and Jae Crowder. In this game the Knicks lost Carmelo Anthony and Brandon Jennings as both were kicked out of the game for picking up 2 technical fouls a piece for arguing about the officiating. Isaiah Thomas led the way with 29 points and Kelly Olynyk was the 2nd highest scorer with 19 points. The next night the Celtics took on the Indiana Pacers who were without Paul George while the Celtics were once again without Al Horford and Jae Crowder. Once again Isaiah Thomas and Kelly Olynyk were your #1 and #2 scorers respectively with 23 and 16 points respectively as the Celtics won 105-99. The Celtics then 2 nights later suffered what might be their worst defeat of the season as they lost to a 1-9 Pelicans team. The Celtics were outscored in every quarter except the 4th which was the only quarter the Celtics chose to attack the rim rather then take 3's. The Celtics overall took 41 3 point shots in that game which was nearly double what the pelicans took. Due to it the Pelicans took nearly double the free throw attempts and outscored the Celtics at the line by 13 in what ended up being a 1 point Pelicans win the Final score 106-105 Pelicans. The Celtics 2 nights later then defeated the Dallas Mavericks 90-83 in a game that saw the Mavs without Dirk Nowitzki while Horford and Crowder were out again. We will discuss all 4 games with our guest Sean Bakke @CLNS_Sean Content Manager/Co-owner of CLNS Radio and CO-Host of the CLNS Celtics Post Game Show
On our last show the Celtics Talk Crew talked about the Celtics getting Marcus Smart back from injury but losing both Al Horford and Jae Crowder to injury when they went at it with the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics since that loss to the Cavaliers have now played 2 more games first in Boston against the Denver Nuggets and then on the road against the Washington Wizards. The Celtics were forced to face the Denver Nuggets in Boston without Jae Crowder, Al Horford and Kelly Olynyk. This was after hoping Horford would be able to return for this game. Most thought this was a game the Celtics would win in comfortable fashion due to the Nuggets playing the night before. Instead the Celtics were thoroughly dominated by the Nuggets. The Celtics allowed 42 points in the 1st quarter. 77 overall in the 1st half and trailed 77-52 at halftime. The Celtics did make a bit of a run in the 3rd quarter before Brad Stevens opted to make substitutions which halted the Celtics momentum and allowed it to shift in favor of the Nuggets and the Celtics lost 123-107. The Celtics then learned that Al Horford was not progressing in the NBA's Concussion Protocol and announced they didn't know when he would be able to return to the court. 3 nights later the Celtics faced off with the Washington Wizards in Washington. The game against the Wizards took a similar storyline to the game against the Nuggets. The Celtics did get Kelly Olynyk to make his season debut but were without Al Horford and Jae Crowder. The Celtics were down 34-8 after 1 quarter and never really threatened after that. The Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Ty Ray of the Beat and Eats podcast and CLNS Radio.com and Brenda Facemire from the Faceoff with Facemire show from talk2mesportsradio.com.
Since our last show the Celtics have played 3 games. The Celtics took on the Hornets down in Charlotte. In a game that saw the Celtics win 104-98 to move to 2-1 on the season. Avery Bradley took over in that game hitting 8 3's in route to 31 points. The Celtics 4 nights later welcomed the Chicago Bulls to TD Garden looking for some payback after the Bulls beat them a week before down in Chicago. This time the Celtics would have the services of Marcus Smart who missed the 1st matchup with the Bulls. But the Celtics would be without the services of Kelly Olynyk and Al Horford and during the 1st half of the game lost Jae Crowder to an ankle injury. Yet the Celtics walked away victorious despite missing those 3 players as they knocked off the Bulls 107-100 handing the Bulls their first loss of the season and moving to 3-1 on the season. The next night the Celtics were forced to go at it with Lebron and company down in Cleveland. The Celtics playing without Horford, Crowder and Olynyk vs a healthy Cavs team. Playing on the 2nd night of a back to back vs a rested Cavs team. The Celtics got beat but managed to put up a better fight vs the Cavs then what was expected as the Celtics only lost by 6. Many sports analysts have said they wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being a Celtics vs Cavs Eastern Conference Finals matchup this season and in the first matchup of these 2 teams a shorthanded Celtics team nearly got the win and we will discuss what happened. We will be joined by special guest Rich Jensen from RedsArmy.com.
It has finally arrived. The 2016/2017 Boston Celtics Regular Season is underway. The Celtics played 2 of their 82 game slate since our last show. They opened up the Regular Season with their Season/Home opener against the Brooklyn Nets on October 26th winning 122-117 over the Nets. The Celtics were expected to beat the Nets and led by over 20 points before Brad Stevens took the starters out and then the bench nearly blew the lead as the lead went down to single digits and the starters had to come back in and protect the lead. The very next night the Celtics were in Chicago to take on the new look Chicago Bulls in what was the Bulls season opener and the Bulls were victorious 105-99. The Bulls being a team that just like the Celtics could be fighting for a top 4 spot in the Easton Conference Playoffs this season with their additions during the offseason. So how did the new look Celtic's team look in the first battle between these 2 playoff caliber rosters. Our special Guest tonight are Nick Gelso Owner of the CLNS Radio and Beat and Eat Podcast and Kevin Dixon, the host and manager of Talk2mesportsradio network ( site talk2mesportsradio.com ).
The Boston Celtics Preseason Schedule has now officially come and gone. The Boston Celtics played 7 games in 16 days. 1 against the 76ers and 2 a piece against the Hornets, Nets and Knicks. Now the Boston Celtics and their fans wait for October 26th when the team will open up the Regular Season at the TD Garden vs the Brooklyn Nets. Your Celtics Talk Crew will recap the preseason results and discuss who they think made the cut in regards to the battle for the final roster spots. As well as what they think will be the key's for the team going through the 82 game Regular Season schedule. Adam Lowenstein aka StatsAdam will join us on this episode
The Celtics Talk Crew recaps preseason games 3 and 4 with special guest John Karalis from Redsarmy.com. The Celtics defeated the Charlotte Hornets 104-86 on Saturday October 8 in a game that saw 4 of the 5 Celtics starters sit as Jae Crowder was the only starter to play in his regular role. This game was a coming out party for Jordan Mickey who led the team with 16 points. Followed by Tyler Zeller, Gerald Green and R.J, Hunter respectively in the scoring department. Then 5 nights later the Celtics took on the Brooklyn Nets down in Brooklyn. The Celtics faced a tougher test then was anticipated from the Nets but still managed to come awat with a 100-97 win over the Nets. This game saw the starting 5 play through 3 quarters and take the entire 4th quarter off leaving the bench with the lead only to see the bench blow the lead and get it back in the final minute off a nice breakaway play that saw Terry Rozier pass the ball upcourt to Jaylen Brown who then attacked the only Nets defender that was back to then pass the ball with his left hand behind the back to a wide open trailing Jordan Mickey for the game winning 2 handed slam. So we will discuss should we be worried about the bench knowing they blew the lead against the Nets or be happy with their progress knowing the Nets had starters playing vs our bench when the bench blew the lead
The Boston Celtics have played their first 2 preseason games since the last show. The Celtics Talk Crew came live to you on 10/3 just 24 hours before the 2016/17 Boston Celtics team was gonna have their first action. The Celtics started the preseason by taking on the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday October 4th. The Celtics lost that game 92-89 to start 0-1 on the preseason. The game featured the Celtics starting the game off with a lineup of Isaiah Thomas PG, Avery Bradley SG, Jae Crowder SF, Amir Johnson PF, and Al Horford C. The starters managed to outscore their Philadelphia counterparts 41-36. However the Celtics bench didn't look that great as they blew a double digit lead that the starters had gotten for them. Then 2 nights later the Celtics took on the Charlotte Hornets in a game where they would win 107-92. This game featured the Celtics starters giving the bench a slim lead once they took over in the 1st quarter. The Celtics bench would increase the lead to a 22-14 edge but then lost it as the Hornets would score 9 straight to take the lead 23-22 with just under 3 minutes left in the 1st quarter and the Celtics would continue to trail all the way to the 10:04 mark of the 3rd quarter. The Celtics would use the 3rd quarter to not only retake the lead but blow the game open as they used a 30-4 run over the first 7:59 of the quarter to go from being down 51-44 to leading 74-55 and it was smooth sailing from there. So we will recap those 2 games as we are joined by Bobby Krivitsky and he will give us his thoughts on what we have seen through the first 2 games.
The NBA Season is now officially here. As all 30 NBA teams are officially in the middle of their Training Camps preparing themselves for the 2015/16 NBA Season. The Celtics are only 24 hours away from playing their first preseason game as they will play the Philadelphia 76ers tomorrow night in their preseason opener. There were several questions coming into this season as to who would Brad Stevens be looking into as the key guys off the bench? Which player would replace the offensive talent that was lost with Evan Turners decision to walk away from the team during the offseason? How will the starting lineup look with the Celtics biggest prize of the summer Al Horford joining the group? What is the health status of some of the other key players who struggled to stay healthy last season like Kelly Olynyk? A lot of those questions will need to be answered prior to the start of the regular season and that is what the training camp and preseason games are for. Your Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Rich Conte on this episode. They will discuss what has happened thus far since the Celtics opened up their training camp. As well as play audios from the interviews that were done with members of the team during the Celtics Media Day which took place just 1 week ago
The Boston Celtics start Training Camp in just 10 days. Their first preseason game againt the Philadelphia 76ers is only 18 days away. Your Celtics Talk Radio crew in the last show announced some of the key dates while discussing with their guest Warren Shaw what some of key challenges were in the Boston Celtics schedule. In this episode the Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Matt Rury who is one of the founders of the CLNS Radio Celtics Postgame Show. The crew will pick up where they left off. As they get Matt's impression on the schedule just like they got Warren's thoughts. As well as discuss what are some of the key things for Celtics fans to look out for during training camp. The crew will also get Matt's thoughts on former Celtics head coach Doc River's comments in regards to Paul Pierce and how he should retire as well as what Doc said about Al Horford and what he thinks Al Horford is gonna be able to do for the Boston Celtics franchise in terms of attracting other NBA players. Also audio of current Celtics head coach Brad Stevens speaking about his preperations for traning camp and what he is expecting from his players
The NBA has released the 2016/17 schedule. The Boston Celtic's after signing one of the top free agents of this summer's Free Agency class have been rewarded by being given the respect they deserve by the NBA when it comes to the NBA schedule. The Celtics will be featured in 22 nationally televised games this coming season, including Oct. 27 in Chicago against Rajon Rondo’s Bulls, Nov. 3 at the Cleveland Cavaliers, Nov. 18 versus the Golden State Warriors, Nov. 25 versus the San Antonio Spurs, Dec. 25 at the New York Knicks and Feb. 5 versus the Los Angeles Clippers, to name a few. The Celtics according to ESPN have the easiest schedule in the NBA. They will have 17 back to backs with 7 of those featuring the 2nd night of the back to back being in Boston. The Celtics have 17 games where they will have more the 1 days rest prior to it. 25 of their 82 games have the Celtics slated to play with a rest advantage over their opponent. Many NBA analysts have mentioned the Celtics in the same breath as the Toronto Raptors as a team that could be facing Lebron James and the Clevelad Cavaliers for the right to go to the NBA Finals. Having an easier schedule in the regular season could help that become reality. The Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Warren Shaw. He will give his thoughts on the Celtic's schedule and some of the big games slated for the C's and give his prediction as to where he thinks they will finish in the stadings.
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The Celtics have signed several more players. Resigning Tyler Zeller and bringing back after several years Gerald Green. The Celtics have made sure that they have everything set up to allow the team to act the moment some major opportunity comes up whether it be via a trade or the free agenct market next summer. So how does the new signings affect the Celtics current roster and rotation. Will Gerald Greens high flying ability allow him to jump ahead of guys like Marcus Smart, Terry Rozier and the lesser used guards. The Celtics Talk Crew with special guest Jay King will be discussing what they think right now about the current roster. Do they think that the Celtics roster puts them as the biggest threat to Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Or is the roster not good enough to put itself ahead of teams like the Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks who made moves to improve their star power. Meanwhile the team USA basketball team is getting ready to represent the country in the olympics. We will find out where the crew thinks the Summer Olympic team will finish with so many of the top stars backing out of the competition
The NBA Summer League is officially over. The Boston Celtics were 1 of 24 teams involved in the competiton. A competition that saw 8 of the 24 teams get to skip round 1 while the remaining 16 teams had to go at it to see who would face off against those same 8 teams in round 2. the winners of round 2 would advance to round 3 which would be the final 4 teams of the competition. The winners of the round 4 games would meet in the championship match. So where did the Celtics finish. Did they manage to win the Las Vegas competition the same way they won the Utah competition. Or did the team's hope of being #1 fall short. Meanwhile the Pro Boston Celtic's are back in the headlines as the latest reports have said Danny Ainge was working on a trade to bring Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin to Boston. There have been conflicting reports though as to the rest of the deal. Some reports have said its a deal between Boston and Los Angeles while others say a 3rd team which would be the Sacramenton Kings are also involved in the deal. The Celtics Talk Crew will break down what has happened in regards to that situation. Did the Celtics manage to get Blake Griffin or did they fall short again just like they did with Jimmy Butler. The crew will get the opionions of CLNS Radios Ty Ray and Nick Gelso
We are 11 days into the NBA Free Agency period. The Celtics despite knock managing to make a trade at the NBA Draft did manage to still make a splash in the Free Agency pool just not as big a splash as Celtics fan's were hoping. The Celtics signed Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford to a 4 year deal $113 Million dollar deal. The Celtic's were hoping that this would help get Kevin Durant to come to Boston. The Horford deal managed to get Durant to let the Celtics finish in his top 3 but he ultimately chose to join the Golden State Warriors a move that angered many fans not only Celtics but fans of every other team not in Golden State of Cleveland. So with the addition of Al Horford the Celtics have been looked as the biggest threat to the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference but not given much of a shot to beat them. The Al Horford signing was announced on June 2nd. Since then what else has Danny Ainge done. Did he manage to get any other legit stars to come this way like a Dwayne Wade for example. Or did he opt to focus on setting the Celtics up for a shot at Durant and the rest of the star loaded free agency pool in 2017 knowing Durants deal is a 1 year deal with the Warriors with a player option in the 2nd year. Meanwhile the Celtics summer league team has also kicked off. This is where the Celtics fan's will get to see some of the top future Celtics show off their skills. We well give an update on whos showing off the most here in the first few games of the summer league. Adam Lowenstein will join Igor, Danny and the rest of the crew for this edition of Celtics Talk Radio
It's July 1st which means the complete chaos online know as NBA Free Agency has begun. The Celtic's finished this past season tied for the 3rd best record in the Eastern Conference with the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat at 48-34. The Celtics managed to get some big time wins this season which included a win over the the Golden State Warriors to snap the Warriors 54 game home winning streak. A win in Cleveland over Lebron James and the Cavaliers. Sweeping Dwayne Wade and the Heat in the season series 3-0. Now the Celtics hope that this will get them some recognition from the big name players who will hit the free agent market and look to see where they should play next season. The Celtic's have already been linked to several players including Kevin Durant and Al Horford. Free Agency began this morning at 12:01 Eastern Time. Some players may have already given teams their word to sign with them. So the question now is. Can Danny Ainge and the Celtics knowing they got the key guys from last years team still under team control with plenty of money to spend still. Can they get any superstar talent to come to beantown and help them try and win banner 18. The Celtics Talk Crew will break down any news that has come within the last 19 hours since Free Agency began and give you the latest salary cap numbers and free agency rumors. Bobby Krivitsky of Patriots Beat will join us to discuss what has happened in the first 19 hours of NBA Free Agency in terms of player signings and what has been reported as possibly happening on the Celtics end of things
The 2016 NBA Draft is here. The Celtics have a bunch of picks in this years draft but none more valuable then the #3 overall pick. The Celtic's now have to make a decision as to what they intend to do with that pick. Will they keep it and draft a player out of college and hope that player becomes a force to be reckoned with. Or will they trade it to another team to get a player who can help the team now. The 30 NBA team's are just over a week away from the chaos of NBA Free Agency beginning which the Celtic's will also be big time player's in as they will have enough money to sign 2 max free agents from this year's free agency market. The top dog being Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder. But that is then the draft is now. The Celtic's come into this draft with 3 first round picks (3, 16, and 23) and 5 second round picks (31, 35, 45, 51 and 58). Will the Celtics trade some of those picks away maybe to get a superstar from a team looking to rebuild or afraid their star will leave like they did in 07 when they traded for Ray Allen. Or will they trade for a role player and just see if they can lure the big fishes in free agency. Or will they just stand pat and draft someone from the college ranks. You can tune in and hear the Celtics Talk Crew announce the Celtic's decision for the #3 pick and see what they think about the move Danny Ainge makes over the next 2 hours on the Celtics Talk Radio 2016 NBA Draft Special. Rich Conte will join the Celtics Talk Crew as they bring you their live coverage of the NBA Draft and break down their salary cap situation if any trades are made
The NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are underway. With game's 1 and 2 in the books and game 3 scheduled for tomorrow night. The Celtics Talk Crew and their special guest for todays show will discuss where the series stands after the first 2 games and what to expect the rest of the series. Meanwhile in the world of the Boston Celtics. The big news as of late is the rumors surrounding free agent to be Kevin Durant. The Celtic's are 1 of several teams who have been reported to be making a run at the all-star forward. However the latest rumors have said the Celtic's actually got to speak with Durant's agent who informed the Celtic's of what players the Celtic's would have to get on the roster in order for Durant to be willing to join the Green team. Durant and the Thunder had a 3-1 series lead over the Golden State Warriors before losing 3 games in a row to the defending champs and losing the Western Conference Finals. We will discuss the latest reports on the Kevin Durant competition and break down what is at stake for him in his decision in terms of staying in OKC compared to going to another team and what would our guest decide to due if they were the ones trying to pry Durant from OKC. Meanwhile the Celtics also extended the contracts of GM Danny Ainge and Head Coach Brad Steven's. Some reports have said that those moves were a requirement that the team was informed Durant would want in order to come this way while other reports say the team is just trying to make itself look better to free agents overall. So what is the latest news in regards to the contracts we discuss with our special guests Brenda Gilbert Facemire of Faceoff with Facemire from TALK2MESPORTSRADIO as well as our good friend Mike Maddog Mitchell
The 2015/2016 NBA Season for the Boston Celtics for some turned out to be a season over over achievement as the Celtics went 48-34 and tied for the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference but due to the NBA's tiebreaker system they got forced to be the 5th seed in the playoffs. The Celtics went on to face the 4th seeded Atlanta Hawks and lost to them in 6 games after losing starting shooting guard Avery Bradley in game 1. Now with the Celtics season over Celtic's GM Danny Ainge and the Fans turn their attention to the 2016/2017 season. The first stop on the road to the 2016/2017 season is the NBA Draft Lottery. The 14 teams that did not make the NBA playoffs are put in a lottery drawing to see which 3 non playoff teams will get to pick first in the 2016 NBA Draft. The farther down you finished in the NBA Standings the higher your chances are that you will get 1 of those first 3 picks. The Boston Celtics will be keeping an eye on this event as they own the Brooklyn Nets first round pick for this years draft via the trade that sent KG, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry to Brooklyn a few years ago. The Brooklyn Nets finished with the 3rd worst record in the NBA this season guaranteeing that the pick the Celtics get will be in the top 6 this summer. Here is the info on what picks each non playoff team could get. Obviously the higher the Nets pick is for the Celtics the better it is. The last time the Celtics got a draft pick this high was back in 2007 which the Celtics then sent to Seattle on the night of the NBA Draft in a deal that brought back Ray Allen and you all know what happened after that. So your Celtics Talk Crew will announce the results of the Draft lottery as they come and once its known who has what pick they will discuss what the Celtics should do with their draft picks next month. Rich Jensen of RedArmy.com will join us for this episode
The Celtics Talk Crew is back to discuss the 2015/2016 Boston Celtics season for the final time. The Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by special guest Adam Lowenstein. Together Adam and the Celtics Talk Crew will talk and give their thoughts on the accomplishments the Boston Celtics had this season. From going 48-34 to knocking off some of the top teams in the NBA including the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warrios and the defending Eastern Conference Champs the Cleveland Cavaliers. To what players they believe over achieved and under achieved for this season. They will also give you the info for the NBA Draft Lottery which is 2 weeks away from tonight and what the Celtics chances are of getting the #1 pick overall. Also the Celtics current salary cap situation. Which players are under contract for next season. Should any of those players be traded in our guest or host minds. What about the free agents. Who should be brought back and who should be given the boot by Danny Ainge and the team. We will discuss and as always we welcome your input on this subjects as we look towards the offseason for the Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics 2015/2016 season has come to an end. The Celtics lost in round 1 of the NBA Playoffs to the 4th seeded Atlanta Hawks in 6 games and now face an offseason that is sure to feature plenty of excitement for Celtics fans. The Celtics lost games 1 and 2 in Atlanta to go down 2-0 before coming back to Boston for games 3 and 4 where they went on to tie the series up 2-2 going back to Atlanta for game 5. The Celtics would then proceed to lose game 5 in Atlanta via a blowout and lose game 6 in front of their fans in Boston to end the season. The Celtics lost the regular season series 3-1 to the Hawks so the Hawks had the edge going into the series as it was based on regular season matchup. The Hawks as the 4th seed had the Home Court advantage as well. But the advantages only got bigger for the Hawks as the series Progressed. In game 1 the Celtics lost starting Shooting Guard Avery Bradley for what would be the rest of the series. In that same game Celtics big man Kelly Olynyk was also injured and would end up missing games 2 and 3 before returning to play minimal action in games 4 and 5. Jae Crowder who admitted he was playing at only 75% struggled throughout the series as he was not the same player we saw in the regular season due to his injuries. Your Celtics Talk Crew will now recap alongside special guest Rich Contee the Hawks playoff series. They will discuss what were some of the key issues the Celtics had that caused them to lose this series. Was it simply that they were missing Avery Bradley and were too banged up. How about the officiating which many people including the NBA even admitted screwed up at times in this series. Did that cost the Celtic's. Did some of the Celtics pending fre agents like Evan Turner and Jared Sullinger perform a way that will make our host and our guest say resign them or let them walk. You will just have to tune in to find out
The NBA Playoffs are here. The Boston Celtics finished the NBA Regular season at 48-34 tied with the Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets for the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference. Due to tiebreakers the Miami Heat won the 3rd seed. The Atlanta Hawks took the 4th seed. The Celtics took the 5th seed. The Hornets took the 6th seed. Setting up the Celtics and the Hawks in round 1. In the Regular Season the Hawks took 3 of 4 games from the Boston Celtics. But the games were close each and everytime until the final quarter where usually one team pulled away from the other. Now your Celtics Talk Radio crew will let you hear what some of the familiar faces from the Boston Celtics and Comcast Sportsnet New England have to say about this series. From Head Coach Brad Stevens to the players. Commentators and Insiders like A.Sherrod Blakely, Cedric Maxwell, Tommy Heinsohn and Mike Gorman. Also audio of an interview from Wyc Grousbeck done on the Felger and Mazz show before the Celtics faced the Heat in their season finale where Wyc discussed what his hopes are in the playoffs and gives some insight to his feeling about the offseason moves the team might do in regards to players on its current team. You can join us and give your thoughts by calling the Celtics Talk Radio Hotline at 347-857-3545
The 2015/2016 Boston Celtics regular season has come to an end. 82 games over 5 and a 1/2 months we now know what the Celtics situation will be. Where did they end up in the final standings? Did they make the NBA Playoffs and if so what seed did they get? What about the Brooklyn Nets where did they end up in terms of the NBA's worst record? How about the other teams the Celtics could possible get draft picks from like the Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves. Did the Celtic's exceed the expectations that many had for them going into this season? If the Celtics did make the playoffs who are they going to be facing in the first round of the NBA playoffs? What is the realistic ceiling for them in terms of how far they can go in the playoffs? The Celtics Talk Crew will take the 2 hours to fill you in on the info coming from all angles. The chances the Celtics got of getting a high draft pick courtesy of the Brooklyn Nets. The salary cap space the Celtics are expected to have once free agency opens. The draft picks they are now officially slated to have once the draft takes place in a few weeks. All that and more will be discussed with our special guest Ty Ray on this episode of Celtics Talk Radio
The Celtics have played only 2 games since the last show. We now enter the home stretch. The final week of the 2015/2016 Boston Celtics regular season. This week is a big week as the Celtics will face off with 3 teams that have been in playoff contention and have been battling for playoff postitioning in the Eastern Conference with the Cetics nearly the last month. The Celtics get ready to do battle with the Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks ad Charlotte Hornets. 2 of which would be at home to finish off the regular season. The Celtics could end up setting themselves up in a position where they choose who they face in round 1 of the playoffs as well as whether its Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers or Kyle Lowry, Demar Derozan and the Toronto Raptors in round 2 that they would meet if the Celtics get by their 1st round opponent. The Celtic player got to player their final game against Kobe Bryant a couple nights ago down in LA. We hear from the Celtic players as to how it felt to say Goodbye to one of the all time greats for the final time as Kobe prepares to walk off into the sunset. An update on the rest of the Eastern Conference playoff picture as well as a look at the Western Conference will be brought up on this edition of Celtics Talk Radio as we are joined by John Karalis of Redsarmy.com
The regular season is almost over. But the Celtics had to go on a trip out west one more time and they are 80% done with it. A 5 game road trip that would see them go at it with the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trailblazers, Golden State Warriors, and Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics have played the first 4 games and only have the Lakers game left to go before coming back to the East Coast. With less then 2 weeks left in the NBA season its all about the matchups in the NBA. Do you now think about losing games on purpose to avoid a certain team until a certain round. Do you sacrifice games to get your ream healthy even if it means getting a bad matchup in round 1. Those are questions the Celtics will have to answer as many feel the best chance for them to get a big name free agent is to win a playoff round this year and if possible win 2 and the only way to do that is to avoid the Cavs until the Eastern Conference Finals. Meaning you must avoid the seeds that would meet up with the Cavs seed in rounds 1 and 2. Meanwhile what is the latest on the Celtics injury front. Is Jar Crowder back or is his situation looking like another Kelly Olynyk situation which means it could be that he doesnt return until the playoffs begin? What about Jonas Jerebko? Has everyone else stayed healthy? We will discuss those issues on Celtics Talk Radio
The NCAA tournament is almost over. We started with 64 teams back on March 17. Now 2 weeks later on March 31st The final four is set, coming from the West and South bracket the #2 Oklahoma Sooners take on the #2 Villanova Wildcats. Coming from the East and Midwest bracket the #1 North Carolina Tar Heels take on the #10 Syracuse Orange. All 4 teams are playing for one goal, win the National Championship. The winners of these 2 games will meet on April 4th at 1pm Eastern Time to play for the National Championship game. Join the Celtics Talk Radio Crew as we will be breaking down these match-ups and give our predictions. Tune In! Or call and get involved in the coversation by calling the Celtics Tal hotline at 347-857-3545 to give your own thoughts on the Oklahoma/Villanova and North Carolina/Syracuse matchups
On the last edition of Celtics Talk Radio. The Celtics Talk Crew talked about the Celtics 3 game losing streak. The Celtics had lost to Houston, Indiana and Oklahoma City prior to out last show. More importantly during the game against Houston the Celtics lost small forwards Jae Crowder and Jonas Jerebko. Leaving the Celtics with no options but to play guards against small forwards Paul George (ind) and Kevin Durant (okc) in their matchups vs the Pacers and Thunder which played key roles in their defeats. Since our last show the Celtics have now played the Toronto Raptors twice as well as the Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers. The Celtics after having total control of the 3rd seed fell into a 4 team battle for the 3rd seed after losing those 3 games in a row. So Where do they stand now one week and 4 games later. Meanwhile they got Kelly Olynyk back in the game against OKC. How has he looked over the last week. Is he progressing in his return or is he still looking rusty. Has this past week shown us that there is someone else more important to this team then Isaiah Thomas. Or did the Celtics manage to survive and maintain their hold on the 3rd seed without Jae Crowder and Jonas Jerebko. Are either of them back. We will discuss those stories with our special guest Warren Shaw of the NBA Baseline Podcast on this edition of Celtics Talk Radio
The Celtics played one of their toughest 4 game combinations this season as they went at it with the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder. 3 of the 4 games were in Boston at the TD Garden. The only road game was against the Pacers. But the Celtics having been one of the teams to have played the most games in the NBA thus far this season got plenty of rest during this 4 game stretch. On our last show we discussed the Celtics going 1-1 on a back to back that saw them beat Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks the first night then lose to Lebron James, the Refs and the Cavs the next night. The Celtics then got 4 days off before hosting the Memphis Grizzlies in Boston. The Celtics got 1 day off before hosting the Houston Rockets on Friday. Then got 3 days off before facing a tought back to back set which saw them face off with the Pacers out in Indiana then travel back to Boston to take on the Thunder the next night. In those games the Celtics opponents will all be playing on atleast 1 days rest or more. The Celtics went into the game against the Grizzlies with a 1/2 game lead over the Heat for 3rd place in the Eastern Conference. Trailed the Raptors by 5 Games for 2nd place. At the ending of this stretch the Celtics will be going at it with the Raptors in the final 2 games of the season series. The Celtics must win both to prevent the Raptors from holding the tiebreaker via the head to head wins. So where do the Celtics stand after the 4 game stretch. Did they gain ground on Toronto who had to face off with the Hawks, Heat, Bulls, Bucks and are going at it with the Pacers right now as we speak or did Toronto move closer to first and further from the Celtics. What about the Celtics/Heat race. The Heat had to take on the Bucks, Bulls, Raptors, Nuggets and are taking on the Hornets right now. Are the Celtics still ahead of them? Or did they gain some ground prior to this show. We will break it down on Celtics Talk Radio
Let the March Madness begin. A look at teams to beat in NCAA Basketball Tournament. Which teams are about to snag a ticket to college basketball’s big dance, the 2016 NCAA Tournament? From its humble start in 1939 with only eight teams, the tourney has grown to a national obsession over 68 teams battling their way through the brackets to the top of the heap. Former player and NBA analyst Charles Barkley offered his March Madness prediction Monday night on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Barkley says there is no one favorite, no Goliath to be defeated. “There’s a bunch of Davids. There’s probably 25 teams that can get to the Final Four and 10 teams that can actually win the tournament,” Barkley told the host. “This is going to be the most fun tournament. There’s no favorite … this is the most wide open it’s ever been.” Favorites are booted by upstarts every year, it’s just a question of calling which upsets will happen that lets you win the office pool. This year’s likely No. 1 seeds are Villanova, Virginia, Kansas and North Carolina, says Bleacher Report. First-round games kick off March 15, and play continues throughout the month. The Final Four games will be held April 2 and 4 at NRG Stadium in Houston. Join the celtics talk radio crew as they announce the bracket and key match-ups. LET THE MADNESS BEGIN!!!!!
Your Celtics Talk Crew was on the air this past Thursday discussing the Celtics 4 game win streak. Which began when they returned to Boston after a 3 game Western Conference road trip to begin the longest home stand of the season. The Celtic's had beaten the Bucks, Jazz, Heat and Trailblazers all at home before the last show. Since the last show the Celtics had a back to back which saw them take on Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks in Boston. Before having to travel to take on Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland. On this show we will be playing a recent interview that Igor Mitic did with Larry H Russel. The Celtic's season is quickly coming to a close. But the Celtic's are starting to make a name for themselves. Having been one of the top teams in the NBA over the last few weeks and having beaten some of the NBA's top teams like Lebron and the Cavaliers, Damien Lilliard and the Trailblazers, Dwayne Wade and the Heat, Chris Paul and the Clippers. This Celtic's team is proving that they are not a team to be taken lightly and they will get an oppurtunity to prove that not only with the games against the Knicks and Cavs prior to this show but with the upcoming schedule that they having against some of the top teams in the NBA the Celtics have a chance to make true believers out of their doubters. the Celtics Talk Crew will discuss that
The Celtics started the post all-star break schedule with a 3 game western conference road trip. With trips in Utah, Denver, and Minnesota the Celtics went 1-2 in that 3 game trip and fell from the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference to the 4th seed. The Celtics after losing to the Wolves felt they were not playing as truly committed as they needed to be on the defensive end to win all 3 games on the road trip. The Celtics after having 2 days off after playing the Timberwolves now got a 5 game home stand with games against the Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, Utah Jazz, Portland Trailblazers and New York Knicks. With the game against the Blazers being the only game where the Celtics are facing a team who would be coming to Boston playing the 2nd night of a back to back all other games both teams should be well rested. So we are 4 games into the 5 game home stand with the game against the New York Knicks scheduled for tomorrow night. So where are the Celtics right now after the first 4 games at home. Have they figured out a way to get the offensive running a little more smoothly without the services of Kelly Olynyk available? What about that final roster spot has Danny Ainge signed someone to take the roster spot that David Lee left behind after being bought out. Also whats the Eastern Conference look like now in terms of the standings. Your Celtics Talk Crew for the 2nd week in a row will be all alone discussing while welcoming your calls to the hotline to dicuss with them the latest Boston Celtics news. All you gotta do is call our hotline 347-857-3545 and you can get in on the action.
The Celtics Talk Radio Crew is solo for this show and will welcome fan's to join in and give their own input on the subjects. Just yesterday the Celtics Talk Crew interviewed Chris Langseth of the C's Beat Discussion Podcast. Today the Celtics Talk Crew will continue to discuss what they were talking with Chris about last night. Which was the Celtic's actions at the NBA Trade Deadline. Where does their actions leave them as they now make their run for home court advantage in the NBA Playoffs in the Eastern Conference and in their quest to make Boston, Massachusetts a prime destination for the NBA's top Free Agent's. The Celtic's also just finished off a 3 game Western Conference road trip to begin the post All-Star Break schedule. The Celtic's ended up facing off with the Utah Jazz then got a days rest before going on a back to back which saw them face off with the Denver Nuggets the first night and then the Minnesota Timberwolves the next night. The Celtics came into that stretch sitting in solo possession of the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference. Sitting 4.5 games back of the Toronto Raptors for the Atlantic Division lead and the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference. While sitting only 1 game ahead of the 4th seeded Atlanta Hawks, 2 games ahead of the 5th seeded Miami Heat and 3 games ahead of the 6th seeded Indiana Pacers. So thats not much breathing room for our boys in green. But the Celtics did have a favorable schedule coming out of the All-Star break compared to the other 7 current Eastern Conferece playoff teams. So Join your Celtics Talk Radio crew as they discuss the last 3 games and breakdown where the Boston Celtic's stand as of 2/24/16 both for this season's playoff run and this summers Free Agency Frenzy
Your Celtics Talk Radio crew will be increasing their on air coverage. Each week they will have an interview done with a special guest that fan's can join in by giving questions to the Celtics Talk Radio crew prior to the show via twitter or faceboook. The NBA Trade Deadline has now officially passed and the Celtic's have played their first 3 games of the post All-Star Break schedule. The Celtics were in Utah to take on the Jazz the very next day after the NBA Trade Deadline. Then 2 nights later they were in Denver to take on the Nuggets before finishing off the 3 game Western Conference road trip with a game in Minnesota against the Timberwolves in what was the 2nd night of a back to back for the Celtics. Chris Langseth of the C's Beat Discussion Podcast will be interviewed by Daniel Camacho and Jarrett Kentrell Allen. Chris will give his input on the Celtic's game results over the last 5 days as well as his thoughts on the NBA Trade Deadline. Your question's will also be asked on air so if you would like to ask Chris Langseth a question you can go to the We Bleen Green Celtics Fan Forum group and comment on the shows link which will be pinned at the top of the page or you can tweet your questions to the @CelticTalkRadio twitter account or to Igor Mitic @IL_NUMERO_UNO or to the studio technician Daniel Camacho @miccamacho6 and they will get your question answered by Chris. Or if you would like to ask Chris a question on the air call the Celtics Talk Radio guest line 347-857-3545
The NBA Trade Deadline is finally here. The Celtic's were in a prime position to make a move at the deadline. Sitting as a team that could potentionally reach the Eastern Conference Finals. Having a ton of draft picks including the coveted 2016 1st round Draft Pick of the Brooklyn Nets which appears detined to be a top 5 pick. Plus having several expiring contract which would be really valuable to teams who have decided to give up on this season and focus on the Free Agency market this summer with a lot of big names becoming available. Throughout the last 2 months your Celtics Talk Crew has discussed some of the key names that have been mentioned in articles as potential targets for the Celtics. Names like Demarcus Cousins, Gordan Hayward, Kevin Love. So now that the NBA Trade Deadline has passed did Danny Ainge pull the trigger on a deal. Do the Celtics have a new player coming to the team for the playoff run this season or will the team remain the way it was prior to the All-Star Break meaning the Green Teamers will need to wait for Draft Night at the earliest to hope something big happens. Tune in to find out as we discuss the actions of the Boston Celtics and its effects on the Boston Salary Cap situation for this summers huge Free Agency Class. Rich Contee of CLNS Radio will be the special guest for this special episode of Celtics Talk Radio
The Celtic's have reached the NBA All-Star Break. The Celtics have played 55 of their 82 game regular season. The Celtics have been in the thick of the NBA Playoff race the entire season. Now with 8 days off off between games what could we be expecting. We are only 1 week away from the NBA Trade Deadline which is February 18th at 3pm Eastern Time. Which is 31 and a half hours before the Celtics play the frist game of their post All-Star break schedule. What is the Celtics biggest need heading into the final week before the Trade Deadline. Did playing against Lebron James and the Cavaliers, Demarcus Cousins and the Kings, and Paul Pierce Doc Rivers and the Clippers show Danny Ainge what he needs to get at the deadline. How did the Celtics fair vs those 3 teams. 2 of which are locks to make the playoffs in their respective conference's. Did the Celtics playing this tough stretch before the All-Star break make the Celtic's fall down in the standings or did they stand pat or did they rise. We will discuss where the team stands at the All-Star Break and who or what we feel Danny Ainge needs to get or send away at the Trade Deadline. Bobby Krivitsky of IMG Audio will join the Celtics Talk Crew to discuss what to expect within the next week with the trade deadline upcoming and gives his thoughts on what he expects for the unnofficial 2nd half of the Celtics Season
Since the last show the Celtics played 5 games. 4 which featured opponents who were not seated in one of the 16 playoff spots coming into the 5 game stretch. The Celtics welcomed the Nuggets then 2 nights later started a home and home series with the Orlando Magic playing in Boston then 2 nights later the Celtics were in Orlando. Then 2 nights after that game in Orlando the Celtics played the New York Knicks in New York which was the first night of a back to back which would see the Celtics play the Pistons the next night back at TD Garden in Boston. The Celtics began this stretch sitting in the 5th seed in the Eastern Conference right behind the Chicago Bulls for the 4th seed. So what did the Celtics do on what would be the last of their easy stretch that Daniel Camacho mentioned a month ago before the Celtics have to go at it with Lebron and the Cavs, Demarcus Cousins and the Kings and old friejds Paul Pierce, Doc Rivers and the LA Clippers. Are the Celtics still sitting the the 5th seed or did they manage to take advantage of the last easy stretch they got and rise up in the east. Or did they choke and fall down in the standings. Your Celtics Talk Crew will discuss that also whats the latest on the NBA Trade Deadline outlook for the Celtics with just 2 weeks exactly left before the Trade Deadline arrives. Jon Shames of HoopsHabit will be our guest for this show.
Since the last episode of Celtics Talk Radio. The Celtics have played 7 games. First facing off with the Phoenix Suns at TD Garden. Then the Celtics took on a 6 day 3 game road trip. Making stops in Washington to face the Wizards. Then traveled to Dallas to take on the Mavericks. Then went up to Toronto to take on the Raptors. The Celtics then returned home to face off with the Chicago Bulls before going back off on the road for 2 games first in Philadelphia to face the 76ers and then another trip to Washington to face the Wizards on their court for the 2nd time in less then 2 weeks. Going into this stretch the Celtics had just snapped a 4 game losing streak by beating Paul George and the Indiana Pacers for the 1st time this season. The Celtics were just on outside of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference trailing the 8th seeded Orlando Magic by a 1/2 game after that win vs the Pacers. So the question is now did the Celtics right the ship. The players know that the NBA Trade Deadline is on the horizon and some are playing for their right to remain on the team as they know the Celtics will be buyers rather the Sellers at the trade Deadline this season due to all the assets Danny Ainge has in his back pocket. So did the Celtic's manage to get back on track and start rising up in the standings in the Eastern Conference. Or was the win against the Pacers just a fluke and the team is still having issues. Meanwhile with less then a month to go before the NBA Trade Deadline. What are the latest rumors coming out that Celtics fans will need to keep an eye out for. We will discuss those stories with Adam Lowenstein.
The Celtics are in the midst of the easiest stretch of their schedule. Playing 32 games where 28 of the 32 they play they are favored. The Celtics have now played 8 of those 32 games. The Celtics first 3 games were against some of the weakest teams in the NBA in the Lakers, Nets (2 times). The next 5 saw them against teams with playoff hopes in the Pistons, Bulls, Grizzlies, Knicks and Pacers with the Bulls and Pacers game being Nationally Televised. On the last episode of Celtics Talk Radio. The Celtics had played the Lakers game as well as the first of a home and home series with the Nets and lost both games making them 0-2 to start the 32 game stretch. The Celtics had also lost starting shooting guard Avery Bradley to an injury. So now 6 games later whats the latest. Did the Celtics turn things around. If so what adjustments did Brad Stevens and the team make. Who did Brad Stevens elect to replace Avery Bradley in the starting lineup. Is Avery Bradley still out after 6 games or did he return and if so how does he look. The Celtics Talk Crew will discuss those topics as well as what damage did the Celtics manage to do in the Eastern Conference Standings having to face several teams in the playoff race with them. The Celtics will be joined by John Karalis of Redsarmy for this episode.
Goodbye 2015 part of the Celtics schedule. Hello to the 2016 part of the Celtics schedule. We are now officially in 2016 and the Celtics are in the middle of the stretch where they have several games that they should be considered the favorites to win. Since the last Celtics Talk Radio show the Celtics have played 6 games against teams they should be able to beat. They welcomed back to TD Garden Kevin Garnett when the Celtics took on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Since then the Celtics also took on the Hornets, Pistons, Knicks, Lakers and are now in the middle of a home and home series with the Brooklyn Nets. So whats the latest on how the team is looking. Are they doing what all the top teams usually do which is take advantage of the teams they should beat or are they blowing some easy games in this stretch. What's up with Marcus Smart. Is he back and looking alright or is his date being pushed back even more. Your Celtics Talk Crew will discuss all those stories when they are joined by Jamey Burke of Redsarmy.com
The Celtics have now passed through one of the tougher stretches of their 2015/16 NBA schedule. The Celtics in the last episode of Celtics Talk Radio stood at 13-9 having defeated the Chicago Bulls and were getting ready to take on the defending champion Golden State Warriors. Since the last show the Celtics took on the Warriors, Hornets, Cavaliers, Pistons and Hawks. With the Warriors, Cavs, and Hawks games taking place in Boston while the Hornets and Pistons games were on the road. So now that this 5 game stretch is over where to the Celtics stand. Did they mange to hand the Warriors their first loss of the season. Did they manage to knock off Lebron James and his cavaliers in the first meeting between the 2 teams since their 1st round meeting in last seasons NBA playoffs. Where do the Celtic's now stand in the race for the playoff's. Your Celtic's Talk crew will be joined by Matt Rury of the CLNS Radio Celtics Post Game Show will join us to discuss what we have seen over the last 10 days
The Celtics have now played 22 of their 82 regular season games for the 2015/16 season. The Celtics are right in the middle of a tough stretch of games where they have to face some of the NBA'S top teams. In the last week they have had to face off with the San Antonio Spurs and the Chicago Bulls. They now have the task of going at it with the defending champion Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the next week. The top teams in the West and East. Those 2 games will be the true measuring sticks as to how far the Celtics have come. The Celtics have been right in the thick of the playoff race all season long where do they stand now after 1/4 of a season? Have they risen in the standings to one of the top 4 spots in the Eastern Conference? Are they the leaders in the Atlantic Division or is it the Toronto Raptors or the New York Knicks who are in first place in the division? We will discuss those questions with our guest Sean Bakke of CLNS.
The first full month of the NBA Season is now officially over. The Bruins ended November with 6 straight games that were all winnable and now head into a month of December that will feature them in 14 games. 13 of which are against teams that are all capable of making the playoffs or being right there in the thick of things when the season comes to an end. So where do the Celtics stand after 18 games into their season. Are they still on the outside looking in when it comes to the Eastern Conference playoff picture or are they among the top 8 in the Eastern Conference after the 1st full month of the season. Meawhile what should we expect out of the Celtics as they get ready to face Rajon Rondo and the Sacramento Kings and championship contending teams like the San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls and the defending NBA champions the Golden State Warriors. Your Celtics Talk Crew will discuss where they believe the Celtics will stand after those games and a few others that the team must play inbetween them. They will be joined by Rich Contee in this episode. Where does Rich feel the Celtics are at. Is the team where he feels they need to be right now or are they ahead or behind what his expectation were for them after 1 month of the NBA season. You will just have to tune in to find out
The Celtics have played 12 games in total this season which is more then 1/8 of their regular season schedule. In our last episode the Celtics had played 7 games in total with 5 of those 7 games being against opponents who the Celtics would be fighting against for playoff position as the season progresses. Since that show the Celtics have faced 4 teams with chances to make the playoffs. 1 in the Eastern Conference in the Atlanta Hawks. Then 3 playoff teams with Superstar talent from the Western Conference in the Oklahoma City Thunder, Dallas Mavericks, and Houston Rockets. Then 1 team that appears destined for the NBA Draft Lottery in the Brooklyn Nets. So where do the Celtics stand now on November 21st after finishing 1/8 of the NBA schedule. Do they sit in the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference or do they sit on the outside looking in. How did the Celtics do against Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks, Kevin Durant and the Thunder and James Harden and the Rockets. Did they manage to put up a decent fight like they did against the San Antonio Spurs earlier this season or did they manage to pull off the upset against any of those teams. How does the rotation appear to be working. Is the rotation that Brad Stevens is using getting the job done or is there still some fixes that need to be made. Our guest Ty Ray from CLNS Radio will join the Celtics Talk Crew and discuss where he feels the team stands as of right now after the Celtics just got through arguably their hardest 5 game stretch of the 1st half of the season. So what does Ty Ray and the Crew have to say about the Celtics now you'll just have to tune in to find out
The Celtics started the 2015/16 season 1-3 in their first 4 games. The Celtics Talk Crew on episode 112 discussed what occurred in those first 4 games. What issues the Celtics needed to address going into their next 4 games against 4 playoff caliber teams and what Brad Stevens needed to do about the rotations to try and get the Celtics team rolling. Since that show the Celtics played 3 games which inlcuded their first back to back of the season. They hosted the Washington Wizards on 11/6. Then played at the Milwaukee Bucks on 11/10 then the very next night hosted the Indiana Pacers in a rematch of the Celtics 4th game of the season. Does it appear they have finally figured things out after starting the season 1-4 or did they continue to struggle. What should we expect going into the Celtics next handful of games where they will have to face the team who was the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference last season in the Atlanta Hawks then Kevin Durant and the Thunder, James Harden and the Rockets, and Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks. Does it look like the Celtics are ready to take on those teams or should Celtic fans expect more losses as we give the team more time to gel. Your Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Adam Lowenstein aka Stats Adam to discuss those questions.
The Boston Celtics 2015-2016 season is officially underway. The team started its season 8 days ago on October 28th when it played its Season/Home Opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. That game against the 76ers was also the start of a 3 game home stand to start the season. The Celtic's 2 nights later played their 2nd game of the season as they welcomed Amir Johnson's former team the defending Atlantic Division Champions the Toronto Raptors to TD Garden. This game is the 1st game of a span of 13 games in a row that will feature the Celtics taking on teams that either made the playoffs last season or finished tied for the 8th seed but missed out due to tiebreakers. The Celtics then played their 3rd game less then 43 hours later when they hosted the San Antonio Spurs. The Celtics then 73 hours later played their first road game of the season as they took on Paul George and the Indiana Pacers. The Celtics Talk Crew will discuss where the Celtics stand in the Atlantic division and the Eastern Conference after 4 games. Knowing the Celtics played 3 legit teams in the Raptors, Spurs and Pacers did the Celtics show anything and prove to anyone that they are a team that is not to be taken lightly even by the teams with the top superstars in the league. Also what did the starting lineup turn out to be. Are we sure that the lineup is set or can we say there may be more adjustments made to the rotation. There were rumors Danny Ainge was gonna look to go the trade route in order to trim the roster before the regular season started. Did Danny Ainge do just that if so what and who did he trade. We Will discuss that and all the action from the first 4 games as we welcome to the show Warren Shaw of the NBA_Baseline Podcast.
The Boston Celtics opened their preseason schedule on October 6th. Now 2 weeks later the Celtic's have played 5 preseason games 2 games against international team's. 2 against the Brooklyn Nets and 1 against the New York Knicks. The Celtics now have 2 preseason games left 1 against the New York Knicks and 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers before the preseason comes to a close. We are only 8 nights away from the Celtics opening up the regular season schedule on October 28th against the Philadelphia 76ers. So where do the Boston Celtic's stand after 5 preseason game's. Have we been able to find out what the starting lineup will be for opening night based on what the starting lineup has been in the first 5 preseason games or has Brad Stevens been alternating to make everyone guess? Which Celtic players have shown themselves to be in the best condition through these first 5 games and which ones are showing themselves to be the ones who will most likely be cut when the roster is trimmed down? Your Celtics Talk Crew will discuss those questions and others with their guest for this show Bobby Krivitsky studio host/producer for IMGAudio and co-host of PatriotsBeat
The Boston Celtics officially opened up training camp on September 26th. They are now just 43 and a half hours from their first preseason game. The team has been together for 9 days training to get ready for their first game. Now Your Celtics Talk Crew will discuss all the latest news that has come out from the world of the Boston Celtic's during their first 9 days of training camp. Has Brad Stevens given us a hint as to who he will be putting as the opening day starting lineup? Who did Danny Ainge decide to cut or trade to get the roster down to the league mandated 15 player amount? What have any of the new players said as they get ready for their first game's as Boston Celtic's? Your Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Rich Conte host of @TechLifePod podcast for the first Celtics Talk Radio of the 2015/16 NBA Season
The Celtic's Talk Crew is back for their 109th show. Tommy Heinsohn and Jo Jo White were both inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. Tommy Heinsohn was inducted back in 1986 as a player and was inducted this time as a coach. While Jo Jo White was Inducted as a coach. The Celtic's Talk Crew will be joined by Dan Carney of Beantownbasketball.com . They will discuss the legacy's of both Tommy Heinsohn and Jo Jo White. Also we are less then 2 week's away from the start of training camp. What are the latest reports and rumor's for the green team as we prepare for training camp to begin. You will just have to tune in to find out
In the last Celtics Talk Radio the Celtics Talk Crew was joined by Stats Adam aka Adam Lowenstein. They were discussing the Celtic's schedule and what they thought about it. From the question of whether the beginning or ending of the season will be more important for the Celtic's. To whether or not the Celtic's should feel disrespected by the NBA giving teams like the Laker's more nationally televised games despite the Celtic's having made it to the playoffs last season. Unfortunately due to a BlogTalkRadio system failure our show was cut off early. So the Celtic's Talk Crew will continue their discussion. This time they will be joined by Kwapt of RedsArmy.com.
The NBA has finally released its 2015/2016 NBA schedule. The Boston Celtic's were given 7 nationally televised games this season. 5 games via the ESPN Network and 2 on TNT. The Celtic's season will begin on October 28th with a home game against the Philadelphia 76ers. That game is the first of a 3 game home stand to start the season for the Celtics that will also include game's against the Toronto Raptors and the San Antonio Spurs. The Celtics first road game would come after that when they travel to face the Indiana Pacers on November 4th. The Celtics first back to back will take place on November 10th and 11th when they travel to take on the Milwaukee Bucks on the 10th and then host the Indiana Pacers the very next night back at TD Garden in Boston. The Celtics first game against their arch rival Los Angeles Lakers would take place December 30th in Boston. The Celtics would then play the Lakers in Los Angeles on April 3rd. The Celtics will welcome back Kevin Garnett when he and the Timberwolves visit TD Garden on December 21st. The Celtics welcome Paul Pierce, Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers to TD Garden on February 10th. Those are just some of the key dates for Celtic Fan's to watch. Your Celtics Talk Crew will announce the rest of the 2015-2016 Boston Celtics Schedule. They will also be joined by Adam Lowenstein sportswriter for Bloomberg Sports, ESPN and Sports Illustrated. What will the Celtics record be in the minds of our Celtics Talk Crew and Adam Lowenstein? You'll just have to tune in to find out
The Celtics have officially introduced their newest members. The Celtics did not get no big name free agents to come this way. But the Celtics did get some legit talent to join them and managed to improve the roster in a way that makes them a playoff contender in the Eastern Conference and possibly not the 8th seed this season. The Celtics bringing in Amir Johnson from the Toronto Raptors. Trading for David Lee of the Golden State Warriors. Resigning key contributors from last years team like Jae Crowder and Jonas Jerebko. The Celtics have been projected by sports illustrated to finish as the 5th seed in the Eastern Conference with 47 wins behind the Raptors, Cavaliers, Bulls and Hawks. The Celtics Talk Crew on this show will be joined by John Karalis of RedArmy.com. He along with the crew will discuss did the Celtics do enough to get a passing grade in free agency. Did Danny Ainge's accomplishments get the team ranked with the teams that got the superstars to join them in the Celtics Talk Crew and MR.Karalis's mind. You will jsut have to tune in to find ou
The NBA's Summer League is now over. The Celtic's had their rookies, sophmores and several other players team up to represent the team in a competition vs the young players of several other NBA team's. The Celtic's played 6 games with hope's of making the playoff's to battle for the Summer League title. How did our new Celtic rookies do in their first performance's in Celtic green. Did Marcus Smart and James Young manage to steal the show. Did any of the rookies out due our 2nd year players. We will recap all of that on tonights show. Meanwhile with Free Agency contract now being able to go official whats the latest on the Celtic's Free Agency plan's. Is Danny Ainge trying to make any moves via a trade. Warren Shaw Co-host of the @NBA_baseline podcast. Founder of shawsports.net will join the Celtics Talk Crew on tonights episode to recap the summer league and give his thoughts on the Celtics move since Free Agency began
The Schedule for the Boston Celtic's Summer League is finally out. The schedule is as follows. July 6th - 7 p.m. – Boston vs. Utah, July 7 - 5 p.m. – Boston vs. Philadelphia, July 9 - 5 p.m. – Boston vs. San Antonio, July 11 - 5 p.m. PT -- Boston vs. Portland, July 12 - 7:30 p.m. PT -- Philadelphia vs. Boston, July 14 - 4 p.m. PT -- Miami vs. Boston. After the 14th of July comes the playoffs for the summer league. This is the oppurtunity for the Celtics newly drafted players Terry Rozier PG, R.J. Hunter SG, Jordan Mickey PF, Marcus Thornton SG to prove themselves to all Celtics Fan's who felt it was a mistake for Danny Ainge to draft the way he did. Jay King of Masslive.com will join the the Celtics Talk Crew to discuss what are the biggest things to look for during this summer league competition.
The NBA Free Agency period has officially begun and the Celtics have the means, motive and opportunity to be major players in this years free agency competition. Many insiders have said the power of which conference is greater in the NBA could shift from West to East as many Stars on Western Conference teams are considering a jump to the Eastern Conference due to how easier it was to get to the playoff's and even in the Cleveland Cavaliers case the NBA Finals. This could be major for the Boston Celtics. As they will have not only the cap space to sign a atleast 1 max free agent. But if Danny Ainge can find a team willing to take Gerald Wallace for the last year of his contract hoping to cash in on his expiring contract in 2016. Then Ainge could make the cap space enough for 2 big name players and he would still have trade exceptions and other draft picks available to use in moves for other players. The rumors fly like crazy when it comes to the free agency pool. The Celtics have been linked to several big names whether it be via a trade of free agency that includes Kevin Love, DeAndre Jordan, Marc Gasol, Kawhi Leonard. That's just to name a few. Ainge has the money to sign anyone of those players and if he could get rid of Wallace possibly 2. Your Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Rich Conte to breakdown the latest reports and rumors for the Celtics as well as any signing or trades that may have occured for the team.
The book on the 2014-2015 NBA Season has been officially closed. A new book titled the 2015-2016 is about to be written. The 2014-2015 season saw our Boston Celtics go 40-42 making it as the 7th best team in the Eastern Conference. Going to the NBA playoffs and being eliminated by the eventual Champions The Cleveland Cavaliers in 4 games. But despite that 4 game sweep at the hands of Lebron James and the Cavs. There is a lot to look forward to for this Celtics team is the 2014-15 season showed us. With no superstars on the roster Brad Stevens and his 7th seeded Celtics put up more of a fight against the Cavs in their sweep then the top seeded Atlanta Hawks who do have star talent did when they got swept by the Hawks in the Eastern Confernece Finals.With a few solid pieces this team would improve on that 40-42 record and it begins tonight at the 2015 NBA Draft. The Boston Celtics are 1 of 2 teams in this years draft (the Lakers being the other) that have 2 picks in the 1st round. The Celtics will pick 16th and 28th overall in the 1st round. Many reports have said that Danny Ainge is hoping to trade up in the trade rather then keeping those 2 picks. This is just the first stop on the road to the 2015/16 season opener the next stop would be in just under a week on July 1st when the NBA Free Agency period begins. Your Celtics Talk Crew tonight will be joined by Dan Carney Creator of http://Beantownbasketball.com , and Stanford writer for sbnation.com to breakdown what Danny Ainge and the Celtics do during the NBA Draft's 1st round.
The 2015 NBA offseason is right around the corner. The Celtics took what was supposed to be another tanking season and made it into a playoff appearance. The Celtic's now look towards the 2015/16 season knowing they got plenty of salary cap space and assets that can be used to significantly improve the team going into next season. The Celtics are less then 1 month away from free agency which begins at the start of june and the Celtics are linked to many big names including Clippers starting center Deandre Jordan. So your Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by guest Bobby Krivitsky as they discuss what do the Celtics need the most going into next season. Which free agent would be best to fill into those needs or do the Celtics need to look into the trade market instead.
The Boston Celtics Season came to an end this past Sunday at the hand of Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers via a 4-0 series sweep. Game 4 saw several things that could have an effect on both the Celtics in terms of their plans for the offseason and the Cavaliers in their chase for the NBA Championship. In game 4 we saw the Cavs 3rd best player Kevin Love go down with a dislocated shoulder which could cost him to miss some time depending on the severity. In the 3rd quarter the Cavaliers delivered 2 cheap shots to Jae Crowder. 1 delivered by former Celtic Center Kendrick Perkins as he delivered a shot to the head of Crowder shoving him to the ground which resulted in Crowder retaliating and Perkins hitting him in the face a 2nd time before the refs broke things up. Perkins was not ejected for his actions. Then in the same quarter JR Smith threw an elbow right to the face of Crowder which knocked him out causing Crowder to fall down in an akward way causing a leg injury and that led to Crowder having to leave the game. JR Smith was ejected for his actions. Now both JR Smith and Kendrick Perkins face possible suspensions for their actions which would cost them games in the 2nd round of the playoffs. Meanwhile some of the players the Celtics were depending greatly on to lead this team came up small in this series. Brandon Bass being one of the biggest dissapointments in this series. So now we recap what happened in games 3 and 4. What could the Celtics and its fans take out of this series? Did any of the players on the roster clinch their one way ticket out of Boston like Brandon Bass? Did any Celtics win over the fan base and earn the right to return next season like Jae Crowder? The Celtics Talk Crew will answer those questions as well as give you the updates on what the NBA has decided to do to Perkins and Smith for their actions in game 4. John Karalis of redsarmy.com will join us on this episode of Celtics Talk Radio
CELTICS TALK RADIO HAS NOW BEEN ON THE AIR FOR 3 YEARS WITH CELTICS NATION. 52 SPECIAL EPISODES AMD 100 REGULAR EPISODES LATER AND WE ARE STILL GOING STRONG JUST LIKE THE CELTICS THEMSELVES. THE CELTICS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 2013 ARE IN THE NBA PLAYOFFS. THEY ARE TAKING ON THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS FOR THE 1ST TIME SINCE 2010 WHEN FORMER CELTICS PAUL PIERCE, KEVIN GARNETT, RAY ALLEN, RAJON RONDO AND HEAD COACH DOC RIVERS ENDED THE SEASON FOR LEBRON JAMES AND THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 3 YEARS AND ALSO ENDED LEBRONS 1ST STINT IN CLEVELAND. NOW THE CELTICS NO LONGER HAVE THOSE BIG NAME PLAYERS OR THAT HEAD COACH AND WILL HAVE TO FACE THE CAVALIERS WHO HAVE LEBRON BACK IN TOWN. GAMES 1 AND 2 HAVE BEEN PLAYED SINCE THE LAST TIME THE CELTICS CREW WAS ON THE AIR. BOTH GAMES 1 AND 2 WERE IN CLEVELAND. SO WHERE DO THE CELTICS STAND IN THE SERIES AFTER THE 1ST 2 GAMES. DID THEY GET BLOWN OUT IN ROUTE TO A 2-0 SERIES DEFECIT LIKE MOST NBA ANALYSTS HAVE BEEN PREDICTING? DID THE CELTICS MANAGE TO KEEP UP WITH LEBRON AND COMPANY AND LOSE BOTH GAMES BUT ATLEAST SHOT THEY GOT WHAT IT TAKE TO HANG WITH THE TOP TEAM IN THE NBA? OR DID BOSTON ACTUALLY DO WHAT NO ONE WAS THINKING THEY HAD A SHOT TO WHICH WAS STEAL A GAME IN CLEVELAND AND STEAL THE HOME COURT ADVANTAGE FROM THE CAVS BEFORE COMING BACK TO BOSTON FOR GAMES 3 AND 4. YOUR CELTICS TALK CREW WILL BE JOINED BY TY RAY AND NICK GELSO OF CLNS RADIO AS WE DISCUSS THE BIG STORIES FROM THE FIRST 2 GAMES OF THIS SERIES AS WELL AS LOOK TOWARDS GAME 3.
Thats right the 82 game regular season in the NBA has finally come to an end. The Celtics started this season as a team that was destined for the NBA lottery. The chances for that destiny being achieved went up when Danny Ainge traded Rajon Rondo to the Dallas Mavericks. Everyone thought for sure this teams destiny was a lock once Ainge traded Jeff Green. The fan's starting talking about going into tank mode for the 2nd season in a row. But instead the Celtics opted to fight in what was a weak Eastern Conference and show the rest of the NBA that they are not far from being able to compete with the NBA'S elite teams despite those teams having all-stars on their roster and Boston having none. The Celtics found themselves in the middle of a 4 team race going into the final week of the NBA regular season for the 7th and 8th spots in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics with no all-star players were in the lead of that 4 team race ahead of 3 teams that everyone thought was a lock for the NBA playoffs before the season started. The Celtics were ahead of a Brooklyn Nets team who had Joe Johnson, Deron Williams and Brook Lopez leading them in their fight for a playoff spot. They were ahead of the Miami Heat who of course did not have Chris Bosh but still had Dwayne Wade, Luol Deng and added Goran Dragic at the trade deadline. They were also ahead of the team that has been one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference the last few seasons along with Miami which is the Indiana Pacers and yet the Pacers had Roy HIbbert and George Hill virtually all season. The Celtics with no Rondo, no Green and while having no Jared Sullinger managed to catch and pass those 3 teams and have the edge going into the final week. So now we will discuss how did the final week end. Did the Celtics do what many thought was impossible and get to the NBA playoffs if so who will they face or are they headed to the lottery again. We recap the season with Adam Lowenstein
Its the final week of the 2014/15 NBA Season. The Celtics have 5 games left on their NBA Schedule and are right in the thick of things in the NBA playoff race. The Celtics since our last show played 4 games 3 which came against teams that they are competing with in the race for the final spots in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Celtics went on the road and got a 12 point victory over the Hornets down in Charlotte. Then 2 nights later welcomed the Indiana Pacers to TD Garden and defeated them by 13 clinching the season series and the tiebreaker if the 2 teams were to tie for a playoff spot at the end of the season. The Celtics 2 night last lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in a game where they looked great in the 1st half and then looked mediocre in the 2nd half. Then one night later the Celtics defeated the Atlantic Division Champion Raptors up in there own arena. The Celtics also during that time got Jared Sullinger to return to game action after many believed he was done for the season just a couple of months ago. So a 3-1 record in 4 big games plus a Jared Sullinger return a pretty good week overall. So now where do the Celtics stand in the playoff picture. What needs to happen in the final week for the Celtics to make it. Which 2 teams have the advantage right now over the others based on who they are facing in the final week. We will discuss all of that and give you the new magic numbers for each of the teams in this race as well as any important updates on the teams towards the top of the standings that could play a role in the race for the lower seeds. Rich Conte will join the Celtics Talk Crew for the final show of the regular season
The final weekend of the college basketball season is now set: South Region champ Duke will square off with the winners of the East Region, Michigan State, in Saturday’s openers, while West Region champ Wisconsin will try to end Midwest Region champ Kentucky’s bid for an undefeated season. And Indianapolis will be, in a word, insane. Let’s start with the obvious: Kentucky is trying to become the first team to even go 40-0 in a season while becoming the first undefeated champion since Indiana in 1976. It gets better, because the only team that’s not a No. 1 seed is Michigan State, the “underdog” No. 7 seed coached by Tom Izzo. Izzo has set a record for career NCAA Tournament wins when being the lower-seeded team, and it would be Peak Izzo for him to manage to win the national title in this Final Four. If Coach K beats Tom Izzo and gets to Monday night’s title game, he will have a chance to win his fifth national title as a head coach, a number that will put him second of all time. On the other side of the bracket, we get the Wisconsin-Kentucky matchup that we’ve all wanted to see. The Badgers have the makeup to pick off the Wildcats, especially if Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker play the way they did this weekend. Next Saturday, Duke will face Michigan State in the first semifinal. In the next game, top seed Kentucky will battle Wisconsin. The winners will meet on Monday, April 6, for the national championship. Igor, Alex, Jarrett, and Gabe are joined by Dan Carney, as we will breakdown these four games and give our predictions.
The Celtics have 10 games left in the season. They just finished a stretch of 4 games over the last week. All 4 games were against teams the Celtics had the ability to defeat. 2 of those 4 games were against teams who they are competing with for the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics, Bucks, Heat, Pacers, Hornets, and Nets are all battling it out for the 6th, 7th and 8th seed in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics also had got Isaiah Thomas to return to the team earlier this week. Your Celtics Talk Crew will discuss where the Celtics now stand in the playoff standings. Which 3 teams out of the 6 above have the advantage coming down the stretch. Matt Rury of CLNS Radio will join the Celtics Talk Crew on this show. Are the Celtics the favorites out of the teams in battling for the 8th position. You'll have to tune in to find out
We have reached the final month of the Boston Celtic season. No on would have guessed it at the start of the season but. The Celtics traded away Rajon Rondo, Jeff Green and Marcus Thorton and are on the verge of making it to the NBA playoffs for the first time since before trading away Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. The Celtics are in the middle of a 5 team race featuring themselves the Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, and Brooklyn Nets. all 5 teams going into March 15th were within 3 and a 1/2 games of each other fighting for the 7th and 8th seeds which at the time belonged to Indiana and Charlotte. Since our last show the Celtics have played 5 games 4 of which came against playoff caliber opponents. Since March 15th each of those teams involved in this raced have played 3 games. The Celtics Talk Crew will explain were The Celtics now stand in the standings for the playoff picture and which 2 teams out of the Celtics, Heat, Pacers, Hornets, and Nets have the advantage going into the final month of the NBA season. On This episode Warren Shaw of CLNS Radio will join the Celtics Talk Crew to discuss what the Celtics need to do over the final month to make the playoffs.
CELTICS TALK RADIO NCAA SPECIAL SHOW NUMBER 51ST:MARCH MADNESS PART ONE:THE SELECTION SUNDAY TALK,TEAMS AND PLAYERS PREVIEW. With the conference tournaments right around the corner, many teams are now vying for their shot at the NCAA Tournament, or making a last gasp, last-ditch effort to squeeze their way in from the bubble. For others, the only hope is win the conference tourney. The NCAA basketball tournament is set to tip-off on March 17-18, with the championship game scheduled for April 6 in the basketball crazy state of Indianapolis. Who will the Cinderella team be this year and try and knock off the favorite Kentucky Wildcats? Come take and break and listen to Igor, Gabe, Alex, and Jarrett as we will be joined by Daniel Carney of SB Nation we will announce the bracket and break down the top teams and players in the tournament. It's March ladies and gentlemen and that means the MADNESS has already started for college basketball fans.
The Celtics had just gotten by the toughest 2 games of their March schedule the last time the Celtics Talk Crew was on the air. Since that show the Celtics Schedule has started to lighten up a bit. Since the last show the Celtics have gone on a 3 game road trip facing 2 playoff contending teams in the Pelicans and Heat and facing one lottery bound team in the Orlando Magic. The Celtics also faced the 2nd best team in the western conference which is the Memphis Grizzlies. The Celtics went into their game with the Pelicans this past Friday 2.5 games behind the Heat for the 7th seed and 2 games back of the Hornets for the 8th seed. Over the last week the Celtics as well as the Hornets, Heat and the other 3 teams involved in the battle for the 7th and 8th seeds which are the Nets, Pistons and Pacers were all playing games either against each other or against some of the better teams in the NBA. So there was plenty of oppurtunity for movement in the standings. So did the Celtics move at all? If they did was it up or down? Jamey Burke a Celtics fanatic, kicks connoisseur, and a RedsArmy contributor will join the crew discuss the last week in the Celtics schedule.
The final full month of the 2014/15 Boston Celtic schedule is here. The Celtics are in the midst of a highly congested playoff race which features 6 teams fighting for the 7th and 8th seeds in the Easter Conference. The Celtics, Nets, Heat, Pistons, Pacers and Hornets all sat within 2.5 games of each other when the Celtics Talk Crew was last on the air on February 26th. Since that time the Celtics played 4 games 3 of which took place at TD Garden. They hosted the Hornets then played at the Cavaliers. Then hosted the Warriors and the Jazz. 2 of those games were against the teams many feel will be facing off against one another in thi years NBA Final's. So how did the Celtics stack up against the 2 teams many feel are the NBA'S best. Did the Celtics draw closer to the 7th and 8th seed or did they fall farther behind the pack. What did we see from Isaiah Thomas and Jonas Jerebko in what was arguably the 2 biggest games in their short stints with the Celtic's. The Celtics Talk Crew will discuss that and all the other latest news from the Boston Celtic's. On this episode they will be joined by Bobby Krivitsky. Bobby is a writer and editor for CLNS Radio and Hardwood Houdini. On-Air Personality & Producer for Citrus TV and Z89 Radio
The NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone. Danny Ainge made 2 moves shipping away Marcus Thorton and a 2016 first round pick courtesy of the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Isaiah Thomas. Ainge then sent Tayshaun Prince to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Jonas Jerebko and Luigi Datome. The Celtic's began the 2nd half of the NBA season taking on the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento. The Celtics are among 6 teams all fighting for the final 2 playoff spots in the eastern conference. The Celtics have a good shot to make the NBA playoffs despite not having any major stars and their chances of making the playoffs went up with the way the trade deadline went seeing teams like the Nets trade away players like Kevin Garnett and teams like the Heat lose players to season ending injurys like Chris Bosh with blood clot's. So it looks like it will be the Celtics fighting for the playoffs rather then tanking. We will breakdown the latest new's as well as hot Thomas, Jerebko and Datome have faired in their first week as Celtic's. Has Thomas shown he can be that difference maker many thought he would be after the team traded for him or did losing a 3 point shooter like Thorton come out to be too much. ADAM LOWENSTEIN aka Stats Adam will join the Celtics Talk Crew to discuss the Celtics performances in the back end of their western conference road trip coming out of the All-Star break
Today at 3pm eastern time the NBA'S Trade Deadline expired. All teams looking to make a trade had to make their trades by that 3pm deadline. The Celtics Talk Crew is here to announce and discuss any trades that Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge made leading up to the deadline. Are players like Jeff Green and Brandon Bass who have been sought after for months still on the green team or did Ainge send them packing the same way he did Rajon Rondo in Decemeber. Also where do the Celtics now stand in terms of cap space and draft pick's for after this season. Did the moves Danny Ainge made make the 2015/16 season look like a season where the team will be back amongst the NBA'S elite or did he make more moves that are just making the future look even more bleak then they were prior to the deadline. Your Celtics Talk Crew along side Rich Conte of CLNS will give you all the trade details and the affects they will have on the Celtic's chances of landing a franchise altering star whether it be via a trade, free agency or the 2015 NBA draft
To fight for the playoffs or fight for a high lottery pick? That is the question. We are just a week and a half away from the NBA Trade Deadline and right now no Celtic fan can really say they know what the Celtics are doing cause the Celtics themselves might not even know. The Celtics sit in a position where they are closer and have an easier path to the NBA playoffs then they do a guaranteed top 5 pick. Coach Brad Stevens has said the team wants to fight for the playoff's. Danny Ainge has said if the team improves and can make the playoffs he is fine with that result. But the GM and Head Coaches actions seem to state otherwise. So the Celtic's Talk Crew will debate on this show. What is the better choice for the team and what is their best route to get there. We will be joined by Jay King on this show as he will give his input on what decision the team should do and if its important that the decision be made soon. Also what about the Celtic's games since our last show. They played 5 games all against teams that they have either beaten this season. Or that they are ahead of in the standings. Or that are dealing with injurys to its major player's. So could we get a clue as to what direction the team has opted to go with how they played and the results they had in those game's or is it still unclear. You;ll just have to tune in to hear what the Celtics crew believes of that.
The Boston Celtic's ended their January schedule with 7 games against Western Conference teams. 6 of which were on the road. Now the Celtics get set for schedule in February that is much easier as only one team is really elite. So going into the month of February where do the Celtics stand. Are they still fighting for a playoff spot. Or did the Western Conference road trip cause them to slip up. Also the NBA trade deadline is only a few weeks away. Several players on the Celtics including Brandon Bass and Marcus Thorton have been brought up in rumors of other teams considering making a trade for them. What is the latest on that situation. Will Danny Ainge get rid of more of the teams best player's or will he stand pat. We will answer those questions and recap the Celtics performance against some of the NBA's Western Conference Elite teams. John Karalis of RedsArmy.com will join the Celtics Talk Crew to discuss where does the team go from here heading into a month that could help them go in either the playoff direction or the tanking direction
The last time the Celtics Talk Crew was on the air was 1/15. They discussed the effects that all the trading that GM Danny Ainge was having on the current teams chances to make the playoffs as well as the teams future outlook in terms of draft picks and salary cap space. Since then the Celtics have played the Bulls and Clippers. Later on tonight after we finish the Celtics will be facing off with the Trailblazers. The Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Bobby Krivitsky from CLNS to discuss the last 2 games as well as previewing the game against the Trailblazers. Which is the Celtics 2nd road game of a tough 6 game western conference road trip. Also the latest on any moves that Danny Ainge may have up his sleeve with now less then a month before the Trade Deadline
The Celtics faced one of their hardest stretches that they will face in the month of January since our last show and during that stretch of games things were even harder as Danny Ainge opted to continue dealing off members of the Celtic Roster. Facing off against 2 playoff teams one featuring the team with one the best records in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics had a 3 game road trip playing at the Nets, at the Pacers and at the Raptors before facing the Pelicans at home. During that stretch Danny Ainge traded forward/center Brandon Wright to the Phoenix Sun's in exchange for a protected draft pick and a trade exception. Then just 2 days later Ainge traded forward Jeff Green to the Memphis Grizzlies in a 3 team deal that included the Pelicans. In exchange for Green the Celtics received the expiring contract of forward Tayshaun Prince, the expiring contract of Austin River's and a future 1st round draft pick from the Grizzlies. The Celtic's are now just a little over a month away from the NBA trade deadline and with the fact Ainge has shifted into high gear on the trade road it is safe to bet that more moves are coming but for who? The Celtics Talk Crew will discuss who on the Celtic's roster may be getting moved next as well as how are our young players performing while dealing with the uncertainty of knowing who they will have available for each game. Are they actually playing to win at a time where many could think Ainge is trying to force the tanking to happen. The Celtic's Talk Crew will be joined by Warren Shaw to discuss where the team sits with one month left before the trade deadline and discuss if its best for the team's future to get rid of the players who want to win and tank or if its best for the development of our players to have them play to win even if it means going to the playoffs and skipping the NBA lottery this summer.
The Celtic's and their fan's had to endure a tough month of December as the Celtics lost to some of the worst teams in the NBA. The Celtic players and fans had to endure losing the last piece of the 2008 NBA Championship and now the team and their fans are enduring one of their toughest months of their schedule and that is the month of January 2015. The Celtic's since our last show have played 3 games. 1 of those games coming against a playoff team with a member of the 2008 NBA title winning team on it. The Dallas Mavericks which is where Rajon Rondo now plays paid thier only trip to the TD Garden this season. The Celtics also faced off with the Bulls and Kings. The Celtics Talk Crew will welcome to the show ADAM LOWENSTEIN. ADAM LOWENSTEIN along with the Celtics Talk Crew will discuss Rajon Rondo's return to the TD Garden. Did Rajon get the same treatment from the fan's and the organization that Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce did when they returned to TD Garden during the 2013/14 season. Or did the reports of Rondo wanting out of Boston cause the fan's to treat him different. How did the Celtic's fair in these 3 games. Did they continue to do what many have called for which is lose, lose, lose and increase their odds in the loterry or are the Celtics still closer to the playoffs then the worst record. All of that will be discussed on Celtics Talk Radios 1st show of 2015
The final Celtics Talk Radio broadcast of 2014. The Boston Celtics have played 4 games since our last broadcast. The Celtics played at the Miami Heat then at the Orlando Magic. Then hosted Kevin Garnett and the Nets. Then faced off with Paul Pierce and the Washington Wizards down in the nation's capital. The Celtic's Talk Crew will recap the big question which is. Did the Celtic's make up their mind in regards to what they wanted out of this season? Did they dominate the month of decemebr and gain ground on the weak eastern conference playoff race. Or did they get beat by the teams in the NBA'S mediocre group and instead push themselves further away from the playoff picture and make it look like another tanking season is in our midst. Jay O of redsarmy.com and Jon Shames will join Igor and the rest of the crew to discuss where do the Celtic's go from here do they repeat the same thing they did in the 2013/14 or do they fight to show fans they are looking to win and make an impact now and not focus on hypothetical situations 4 or 5 years from now
The day that Rajon Rondo hater's have been calling for, for years which just happens to be a day that faithful Rajon Rondo fan's wished would never come has come. Danny Ainge since the 08-09 has seen members of the Celtic's 08 championship team walk away and if it wasn't the player's walking away then it was Danny Ainge sending them away via a trade to start the rebuild. Now Danny Ainge has done it again. This time sending away the final piece to the Celtic's 2008 championship team in Rajon Rondo. Rajon was traded to the Dallas Mavericks this past Thursday night in a move that will bring back the Celtics 3 player's and 2 future draft pick's. Rajon Rondo along with Dwight Powell go to Dallas while Jameer Nelson, Brandon Wright and Jae Crowder. As well as a future 1st and future 2nd round pick. So the question now is. Where do the Celtic's go from here? The Celtic's could end up extending a rebuild that at the end of this season will have been 2 years long. Or they could be looking to start over from scratch come next summer when the free agency market starts. The Celtic's talk crew will break down the contract's and be joined by Rich Conte
We are now 1/4 of the way through the 2014/15 Boston Celtic Season. On todays show we will discuss as the title says. The play of the Celtic's Captain Rajon Rondo. After missing most of the 2013/14 NBA season with an injury. Rajon Rondo returned at the start of the season this year in what is the final year of his current contract with the Boston Celtic's. Rajon Rondo as well as the Boston Celtic's management have said several times that both sides want to continue the partnership. Manny have said the Celtics should trade Rondo before he hits free agency because hes gonna have many teams gunning for him. While other's feel that Rondo is worth a max contract and that the fact the Celtics hold his larry bird rights it makes it worth keeping him cause trading him means the rebuild will continue and we are sick of rebuilding. So which party is winning the argument right now. Is it the Rondo traitors who feel Rondo isnt worth a max deal. Or is it the Rondo faithful who feel he is worth every penny we give him. The Celtics Talk Crew will discuss the Captains play through the first quarter of the season and see how he is comparing to some of the other elite point guards in the NBA thus far.
The Celtics were on a 2 game losing streak and sat at a record of 4-8 the last time the Celtics Talk Crew was on the air. The Celtics since that show played 5 games 4 of which took place at TD Garden. The Celtics faced the Bull's and Spurs at home before heading to Atlanta to take on the Hawks and then faced the Pistons and Lakers both at TD Garden. JAMEY BURKE of Redsarmy.com will join the Celtics Talk Crew to discuss where the Celtic's stand in the eastern conference standings. Also what is the latest on the rumors regarding several teams being interested in trading for Jeff Green and Brandon Bass. Is Marcus Smart back yet? All of that will be discussed on Celtics Talk Radio
On the last episode of Celtics Talk Radio the Celtics Talk Crew discussed the Celtic's first 6 games where the Celtics took on 6 playoff caliber teams in the Nets, Rockets, Mavericks, Raptors, Pacers and Bull's. The Celtics split those games and had a record of 3-3. On this edition of Celtics Talk Radio the Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Jay King as they discuss the Celtics next 6 games 4 of which were against teams sure to make the playoffs this year in the Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers, Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trailblazers. The Celtics will also face the Philadelphia 76ers and the Phoenix Suns. How did the Celtics fair vs a Oklahoma City Thunder team missing both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook? Did the Celtics manage to knock off the new big 3 in the nba of Lebron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving when they faced the Cavaliers? Are the Celtics still slated in one of the playoff slots after 12 games the same way they were after their first 6? We will discuss all those things and bring you all of the latest news on tonights show
After beating the Brooklyn Nets in their season opener the Boston Celtic's played 5 playoff caliber teams in 8 days as they took on Dwight Howard and the Houston Rockets down in Houston then after having a day off took on Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks. Then 2 nights later they took on the defending atlantic division champs Toronto Raptors. Then 2 nights laters they took on Roy Hibbert and the Indiana Pacers then the very next night it was the the Chicago Bulls. Out of those games the games vs the Rockets, Mavs, and Bulls were on the road while the games vs the Raptors and Pacers were at the TD Garden. The Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by JOHN KARALIS to discuss the Celtic's performance's over the last week and where they stand after the first week and a half.
The Celtic's opened up the 2014/15 season last night at TD Garden by hosting KG and the Brooklyn Nets. The Celtic's Talk Crew will discuss alongside their special guest in this show Warren Shaw of CLNS Radio how the Celtic's looked in their first game of the regular season. Did they manage to come out with a win in their season/home opener. Or did the Nets start the Celtic's off with a loss. Did Rajon Rondo return as head coach Brad Stevens said their was a chance would happen last week. The Celtics Talk Crew will also discuss what adjustments the Celtic's will need to make before they take on the Houston Rocket's in their first road game of the season this Saturday
The Celtics 2014 pre-season has just 1 game left before it comes to an end and now its time to look forward to the 2014/15 regular season. The Celtics have played 7 games over the last 2 and a half weeks. In their first 4 games the Celtics went 2-2 defeating the 76ers and knicks in their first 2 games both by 20 points. Then lost their 3rd and 4th games to the raptors and knicks by 7 and 16 points respectively. On today's show we will recap the Celtics last 3 games which saw them play the raptors, 76ers and nets. The Celtic's Talk Crew will also have the latest on Rajon Rondo's timeline when it comes to his return. They will also talk with 1 pre-season game left for the Celtic's have the Celtic's found their starting lineup and their rotation or are they still searching the Crew will give their own thoughts on which players should be where. Michael Dyer Sports Producer at Fox 25 and lead writer for @CelticsLife. Will Join the team for this show to discuss what the Celtic's need to work on in their final game as well as what should we expect for the upcoming season
The Celtics are midway through the preseason. having played 4 games 3 at home vs the Knicks and 76ers while playing a road game vs the Toronto Raptors. The Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Adam Lowenstein (Celtics,writer and analyst for many blogs as Celtic-Nation.com, CelticsHub.com, B Sports Stat Insight and CLNSRadio.com often guest of the Post Game Show!!) The Celtics Talk Crew along with Adam will have the latest update on Celtics captain Rajon Rondo and his recovery as well as breakdown what we have seen in the teams first 4 games in terms of who Brad Stevens has chosen to take Rajon's spot as the starting point guard. Also who is being chosen to take the starting center spot. All of that will be broken down and they will also discuss what the team needs to fix over the last 4 preseason games
THEY'RE BACK. THE BOSTON CELTICS ARE BACK. The NBA'S media day for the 2014 media day is finally here. This is where we find out straight from the horse's mouth as they say. what has been going on for the entire celtic's staff throughout the summer. Tonight on Celtic's Talk Radio we will look to bring you several of those interviews that were used including Celtics PG Rajon Rondo, Head Coach Brad Stevens, Celtics GM Danny Ainge and much more. Joining you Celtics Talk Crew will be Rich Conte of CLNS
we are just a few weeks away from the Celtics opening up training camp and officially starting on the road to the 2014/15 regular season. All NBA teams are allowed to have 20 players maximum under contract when training camp begins. The Celtics without Evan Turner having officially signed yet now sit at 20. Meaning they must get rid of atleast 1 player to bring Turner in a move most Celtic fan's would want to see happen. On the last show we discussed the crazy report that espn reporter Jackie Mcmullan said about Rajon Rondo demanding a trade out of Boston. Today we will discuss what Danny Ainge must do within the next few weeks to get the roster set for training camp. Who should he trade or who should he cut to make room for Evan Turner. Has Jackie come out and made a statement about her comments about Rajon Rondo. Kevin Dixon who has been heard on Talk2Me Radio as one of their own guest will join the Celtics Talk Crew to discuss the position the Celtic's are in when it comes to the roster and any other major news that comes their way.
The Celtic's Talk Crew on the last show announced the release of the Celtics 2014/15 NBA schedule. Tonight the crew has even bigger news. Jackie McMullan one of the most reliable sports reporters in Boston has been saying for month's Rondo will be traded and now it is being reported that Rajon Rondo has informed the Celtic's that he wants out of Boston. So what will the Celtic's do now. No team will trade an arm and a leg as they say for Rondo unless he agrees to sign a long term deal with that new team. Also no team will go paying the hefty price tag Rondo wants until he can prove he is able to play. The Celtics Talk Crew will break down the report and give you what the boston reporters closest to this issue which are Jackie McMullan and A.Sherrod Blakely are saying.
The Boston Celtic's and the NBA have released the 2014/15 season schedule. The Celtic's will kick off the 2014/15 season on October 29th at the TD Garden against Kevin Garnett and the Brooklyn Nets. The Celtics will then have a brief 2 game road trip to Houston and Dallas. The Celtics first game vs Lebron James, Kevin Love and the Cavaliers is november 14th. The Celtics will welcome back Paul Pierce when the Wizards come to town on the 7th of December. The Celtics were given only 1 nationally televised game this season by the NBA. Which is a game vs the January 14th vs the Atlanta Hawks a game which espn will have coverage. The Celtics will not be given the privelage of playing on ABC or TNT the entire season unless they make the playoffs. The Celtics will get 3 games on NBA TV agains the Pelicans, @ the Lakers, and @ the Nets.The Celtic's Talk Crew will be joined by ADAM LOWENSTEIN and JON SHAMES. They will discuss the big dates for the NBA including the dates for the NBA trade deadline which all Celtic Fan's will need to keep their eyes on. They will also discuss did the NBA get it right when it came to giving the Celtic's only 1 nationally televised game of did the NBA just slap the boys in green in the face. Those question will be answered by the crew and guest on the 77th edition of Celtics Talk Radio
Ty Ray and Nick Gelso the hosts of CLNS comedy show Beats and Eats will join the Celtics Talk Radio crew to discuss the latest in the world of Celtic's Nation. On the last Celtic's Talk Radio we discussed the impact the Celtic's signing of Evan Turner would have on the team in a playing manner. This time we will look at where the Celtic's stand when it comes to Evan Turner's impact on the Celtic's Salary Cap situation. Meanwhile a major injury occured in the NBA as Indiana Pacer's forward Paul George suffered a major leg injury during a team U.S.A scrimmage. George will in all likely hood miss the entire 2014/15 season. So we will discuss what impact that injury will have on the landscape of the Eastern Conference Playoff's. We will discuss those 2 stories and all other major storys on this edition of Celtics Talk Radio
NBA free agency has now reached its 1 month mark. So far Danny Ainge has made a few moves. Resinging Avery Bradley and Phil Pressey. Ainge has also made a few deals in the trade market. Danny ainge has made a few moves to get several expiring contracts that will be really valuable come the trade deadline for the 2014/15 season. The latest news say the Celtic's are willing to help other teams interested in making trades by becoming a 3rd team in the deal. That includes helping another team get the player many Celtic fan's wanted which was Kevin Love. Danny Ainge with his moves so far has helped the Cleveland Cavaliers get the cap space they needed to sign Lebron James and also appears willing to help Cleveland get Kevin Love to team with Lebron. How do Celtic fan's feel about that. Are they happy Ainge is getting assets for the future or are they more upset that they are just giving Lebron James what he wants the same way the NBA's associates and refs have done over the past few years. We will discuss that topic and all other Celtic news with our guest's Warren Shaw and Jay King
Its been roughly 3 weeks since the NBA free agency period began. The Celtic's had 12 days to use their trade exception which they received in the Paul Pierce trade that was worth $10,275,136. Using that trade exception would allow the Celtics to make a trade without giving up any players while allowing the other team to get rid of one of their players and not take back any players salaries. This trade exception would be something many teams looking to sign players like Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony would want as it gives them that money in cap space virtually. The Celtic's had till July 12th to use that trade exception. The Celtics also had roughly 10 million dollars to use in cap space. Through the first 24 hours of the free agency period the Celtics called several players who didnt make much money but are impact players like Gordon Hayward of the Utah Jazz. The Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Adam Lowenstein from Sports Hub and Matt Rury from CLNS Radio Program Director to discuss the latest signings and rumors
After signing Avery Bradley for roughly 8 million a season with his first transaction of the 2014 offseason. Danny Ainge has made his first trade. Danny Ainge used the 10.3 million dollar trade exception that the Celtics got in the deal that sent Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett, Jason Terry and Paul Pierce to Brooklyn to bring in a few more pieces to the puzzle. The Celtics in a deal that also inculdes the Brooklyn Nets will send the 10.3 million dollar trade exception with a future 2nd round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers while the Cavaliers will send Jarrett Jack and Sergey Karasev to Brooklyn and Tyler Zeller along with a future 1st round pick goes to Boston. Brooklyn will send Marcus Thorton to Boston. This deal has given the Celtic's 2 expiring contracts that could come in huge at the trade deadline and another draft pick. This trade has allowed the Cavaliers to bring back Lebron James which was announced this past friday when Lebron opted to leave Miami to return to his home town team. So this move which the Celtic's were one of only a few teams that Cleveland had to try and see if they could convince to help them has pretty much ended the Big 3 era down in south beach. So we will break this trade down give you the numbers in terms of salaries and also discuss Danny Ainge's role in the complete destruction of the Miami Heat Big 3
The Celtic's Summer League schedule is officially over. The Celtic's rookies and sophmores took to the court to show off their talents to Celtic's GM Danny Ainge and Celtics Head Coach Brad Stevens. The Celtics played teams that represented the Oklahoma City Thunder, Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic in that same order. So how did our recent draft picks PG Marcus Smart and SG James Young fair. Did they dominate and prove that Danny Ainge really has something in these 2 guys or did some of the Celtic's sophmores like Kelly Olynyk shine throughout the summer schedule. We will break all of it down as well as any free agent signing the celtic's may have made between our shows. Rich Contee of CLNS Radio and Jamey Burke from RedsArmy.com will join the Celtics Talk Crew to give further insight on the Celtic's future
Its been less then a week since the NBA draft took place and just 68 hours since the 2014 free agency period began. The Celtics in the draft last week drafted PG Marcus Smart out of Oklahoma State and SG James Young out of Kentucky. On todays show the Celtic's talk crew will be discussing these moves that Danny Ainge and the Celtic's brass made. Also we will hear from Danny Ainge, Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, the draft players Marcus Smart and James Young as well as Celtics Head Coach Brad Stevens on the decisions to draft the 2 guards. Meanwhile the NBA free agency period has begun and boy oh boy the start of free agency was crazy for Celtic fans as reports say Danny Ainge contacted Sacramento Kings free agent PG Isaiah Thomas and Celtics coach Brad Stevens contacted Lakers free agent SG Kent Bazemore. This along with the drafting of Marcus Smart and James Young has everyone wondering if a trade of Rajon Rondo or the possible passing on from Avery Bradley may be coming soon. Reports say Rajon Rondo requested a 5 year 100 million dollar extension so it could be that price scared Danny Ainge and the ownership away. The Celtics Talk Crew will break down all the latest free agency news and trade rumors for the Celtics as well as update you on the latest reports for some of the former Celtic's out there like Paul Pierce, Keving Garnett and Doc Rivers
The 2013/14 NBA season has ended and now starts a new journey for the Boston Celtic's franchise. Today we find out what the Boston Celtic's will give to their fans as compensation for having to endure a disastrous 2013/14 season. The Celtic's have the 6th and 17th picks in this years draft. Fans knew the moment Danny Ainge got rid of future Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce that the 2013/14 season was going to be a train wreck and today is gonna be the day that Danny Ainge has the chance to prove all celtic fan's that he was right for going the route he did. But he will also give a sneak peek as to where he intends to take the 2014/15 Boston Celtic's to. Does he keep the picks and draft 2 rookies 1 who will be a good player even though the NBA is a league where everything is centered around giving the Star players like Lebron James, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony anything and everything they need to shine. Rookies rarely ever get the respect they deserve or the fair treatment they deserve from the officials especially if and when they are forced to face the NBA's top stars. So does Ainge knowing those facts draft 2 rookies from college. Or does he trade those picks away and get a legit star to play alongside team captain Rajon Rondo and hope that we can atleast start moving up in the league standings even if it doesnt result in an NBA title atleast make the playoffs to see how close you are to being a championship caliber team. Or does he do the unthinkable and trade away some of our top guys including Rajon Rondo and blow the whole thing up to get some expiring contracts and other trade assets. Andrew Ball of Project Spurs as well as Jon Shames will join the Celtics Talk Crew to discuss the results and also give there thoughts on what the San Antonio Spurs did in utterly embarrasing Lebron James, Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat in the finals
We are now 24 hours and 30 minutes away from the 2014 NBA Draft. The Boston Celtic's have 2 first round picks in tomorrows draft. In tonights show the Celtics Talk Crew will breakdown the latest reports that have been put out. That includes any updates on players who entered the NBA Draft like Joel Embiid. They will also update whats the latest reports on what the Celtic's are up to. The latest reports have said the Celtic's could trade Rajon Rondo if they dont get Kevin Love. Danny Ainge has said there are several different options they are looking at. As much as 5 right now and it could increase the night of the draft. So we will also update you on any of the latest reports on who the celtic's are looking at. The final 24 hours are going to be crazy for Celtic Fans. So join us for our last show before the NBA Draft
We are just 10 days away from the NBA Draft and the rumors and updates on what players will be drafted in what position and what draft picks will be traded away for an established player are about to heat up. The 2013/14 season is just about to end in less then a week with either the Spurs or Heat walking away as the 2013/14 NBA Champions. The moment that June 20th passes the countdown to the 2014/15 season begins. That will also mean teams have just a few days before they can start making trades to improve their rosters for next season. What will Danny Ainge and the Celtic's be doing in the next few day's. We know they have been having several players from the college ranks joining them for private workouts just in case they go the route of drafting a player. we will have updates on the players the Celtic's have worked out and also have any updates on trade rumors for the C's. Warren Shaw Co-host of the NBA baseline and Founder of Shaw Sportspodcast and Daniel Carney of Beantownbasketball.com will join the celtics talk crew
Dan Camacho teams with the kids of Straight Ahead Ministries to recap game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs. This is the first live radio show for these kids who alongside Daniel have been chosen to work together for an actual Radio Station that will broadcast over Central Massachusetts. Working with Ernie Floyd and Dan Camacho to get the young people off the streets and into a much more better route in life. So who took the 2-1 lead in the series. Was it the Spurs or the Heat. We will have our thoughts on the game 3 results as well as audio of the post game interviews for Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and the coaches. So join Daniel and the Straight Ahead Ministries team as they take step one onto becoming a true radio team for Massachusetts Sports
the 1st stop on the road from the 2013/14 celtics season to the 2014/15 celtics season has passed which was the NBA Draft Lottery which took place on may 20th. the Celtics and their fans were dissapointed once again as they came away not winning a top 3 pick and instead ended up with the #6 pick in the draft. Now Celtic Fan's look toward stop number 2 on the road to next season. Which comes in just over 2 weeks on June 26th. The 2014 NBA Draft. But 2 weeks of waiting till the draft also means 2 weeks of rumors. The top name on the rumors list is Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kevin Love met up with Rajon Rondo in boston last week along with Love's agent. This has everyone questioning if Love is really considering signing long term with boston. Michael Dyer of Fox 25 and Jay O of redsarmy.com will join us to discuss the latest updates on the bidding wars for Kevin Love's services. Also he will give us his own opinion on if getting Kevin Love is the answer to getting the Celtic's back to being a playoff team or does he feel their is someone else that Danny ainge and the Celtic's should get that would be a better fit.
Let the Rumors an Sweepstakes begin. Now that the NBA Draft Lottery has come an gone the rumors of where Minnesota Timberwolves Power Forward Kevin Love will play next season now begin. Kevin Love has already informed the Wolves that he does not want to play for them after his contract expires which is after next season. So the Wolves now have to decide whether to trade Love and get something back in exchange or keep him for 1 more hoping he changes his mind but risk losing him for nothing. There are several teams who are in on the Love trade sweepstakes. The Warriors, Lakers, Bulls and yes the Boston Celtics are in the running. Today we will break down where each of those teams ranks amongst each other in terms of who has the best chance to get Love. As well as give you some insight as to what each of those teams has to offer. The latest reports say the Celtic's are the front runners due to what they can not only offer the wolves in terms of a package but also what else they can do for the wolves when it comes to giving the rebuilding team the 2 things rebuilding teams need which are Draft Picks and Cap Space
The day that Celtic Fans have been waiting for since Danny ainge traded away Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett last summer has finally arrived. After nearly 6 months of the Celtic faithful going at it with each other over what was best for the teams future. a high draft pick or a season where we try to win every game and live with the results. After a season where radio show celebritys and celtic insiders went back and forth over what the team was doing. We will finally find out was all the arguing and losing really worth it. Will the Celtics get a top 3 draft pick or will there spot in the nba draft be pushed further back. The celtics talk crew along with Rich Conte with Adam Lowenstein will be bringing the results of the draft lottery as they are announced and we will discuss what route will be best for the team to go with whatever pick they get
we are just 10 days away from the Draft Lottery. the day that will determine what direction the boston celtic's frnachise will go. We now know who won the coin flip's when it came to deciding which teams would go higher in the nba draft or pick first. We will give you those results and discuss what it means for the celtics. The celtics talk crew will be joined by JOHN KARALIS for this episode as he gives us his personal insight on what he thinks should be the celtics game plan in terms of what they should depending on what pick they get
The celtics talk radio crew welcomes Mike Dyer whos a Sports Producer at Fox 25 and a leader of Celtics Life. The 2013/14 season is over and now we look toward may 20th. the night of the nba draft lottery. We will have the latest updates on any decisions that GM Danny Ainge has made about the players from the 2013/14 roster. As well as any updates on the players that the celtics may be interested in drafting or trading for.
The rebuilding, The Tanking, the 2013/14 Boston Celtics season has mercifully come to an end. Celtic Fans will look to quickly put the 2013/14 season behind them and look toward the teams future. Their future is the 2014 ba draft. We will be joined by Ty Ray and Nick Gelso as we discuss where the Celtics sit in terms of the NBA Draft Lottery position. What Draft Picks could they end up with. As well as which players from the 2013/14 roster are keepers and which ones do we believe should be sent packing.
A week and a half. Thats how much longer the Celtic and their fans have left in their 2013/14 season. The Celtic's and their fans are now wondering where will the team finish in the standings. what draft picks can they end up getting. Is there anything they can do over the last week and a half of the season to increase their odds of getting a high spot. The team played 7 games over the last week with 5 coming against playoff competition. The Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by Jamey Burke and Stats Adam. They will update everyone on where the celtics now stand and whats the highest they can get over the next or the lowest as well as all inform listeners on which draft picks the celtics currently qualify for
There are no definites when it comes to March Madness. With two talented teams and just one game to determine which school advances, hours of analysis can fall by the wayside because one team was on the right end of a couple of lucky breaks.
But now we are down the the Final Four schools in this years NCAA basketball tournament. Many experts voted on who had the best chance to win it all this year here were those experts odds -Team Odds Florida 5/1 Michigan State 11/2 Arizona 8/1 Louisville 8/1 Kansas 10/1 Wichita State 15/1 Syracuse 18/1 Duke 18/1 Virginia 18/1 Wisconsin 20/1 Michigan 30/1 Creighton 35/1 Villanova 35/1 Iowa State 40/1 UCLA 45/1 North Carolina 50/1 Kentucky 50/1 Oklahoma State 60/1 San Diego State 65/1 Ohio State 65/1 Oklahoma 75/1 Baylor 75/1 UConn 80/1 VCU 90/1 Cincinnati 90/1 Pittsburgh 95/1 Oregon 100/1 Tennessee 115/1 New Mexico 115/1 UMass 125/1 Iowa 125/1 Memphis 125/1 Gonzaga 125/1 Texas 125/1 Saint Louis 125/1 Providence 225/1 Stanford 225/1 Kansas State 300/1 St Joseph's 350/1 Nebraska 450/1 Dayton 500/1 BYU 500/1 Colorado 500/1 Xavier 500/1 Arizona State 500/1 George Washington 500/1 N.C. State 900/1 Harvard 1000/1 North Dakota State 1000/1 Field (Any Other Team) 100/1
So now that we have reached the final 4 we will discuss who made it. Did the experts get it right or did an underdog make them all look bad. How did our own Alex and Gabriel do with their prediction for the final 4. We will preview the semi-final matchups and predict for ourselves who will win the NCAA title
Let the games begin!
The celtics are on the final day of a 4 game break. the team played 4 tough games before his break with 3 on the road @ the hornets, mavericks and nets while hosting the miami heat. now the celtics are set for 2 straight home and home sets with the raptors and bulls. these are the final games in march before the celtics start an easy schedule of april. so where do they stand now in the loterry race. are they any closer to a guaranteed top 5 pick then they were las time. we will find out as Larry H Russel land Warren Shaw joins us
Now that the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics are in the rearview mirror, the next premier event to draw the attention of the sporting world is the NCAA tournament.
For one month, college basketball will take center stage as everyone fills out their brackets, predicts the upsets and takes in the madness. With only a handful of regular-season games and the conference tournaments remaining before Selection Sunday, it’s time to start talking about who the four No. 1 seeds will be.
Here are some early predictions:
Wichita State Kansas Florida Syracuse
Join Alex Hawkins, Igor Mitic, Jarret Allen, and Gabriel Llanes as they welcome Mike Maddog Mitchell and Nate Bennett as they predict, discuss and breakdown this crazy madness!
the celtics have just finished a 2 week span in which they played 6 games vs playoff teams. Jay King will join the show to discuss where the celtics stand in the nba standings. are they closer to a playoff spot or a top 5 first round pick with 17 games left what should the team be fighting for.
Sean Bakke will join the celtics talk crew as they discuss the 2nd trip to td garden for former celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. How did this game compare to the 1st trip to boston that Pierce and KG made on January 26th. The Celtics are just 3 games into what is arguably the toughest month for them as they have 14 out of their 15 games vs playoff caliber competition. Could this be the month where the Celtics head for the basement or do they make some damage in the playoff standings by knocking off some of these playoff contending teams and make a run for a playoff spot of their own.
The boston Celtics have completed their 4 game western conference road trip with the nba's trade deadline sandwiched inbetween. The Celtics talk crew will discuss how well did the celtics do on their 4 game trip that saw them facing 1 western conference playoff team and 3 western conference playoff contenders. Also did Ainge make any moves at the deadline and if so how well did the new players do in their first 3 games of action.now boston gets a 4 game homestand vs 4 playoff teams including Paul Pierce and Kevnin Garnetts 2nd trip to td garden what should we expect from the celtics during the upcoming home stand. Ty Ray and Nick Gelso of CLNS Radio will join the show to discuss their thoughts on the celtics actions over the trade deadline and what they think Danny Ainges next move should be
The nba's trade deadline is here. The deadline passed just an hour ago and now your celtics talk crew will discuss what moves were made. Did the celtics make a move? how do you feel about their decisions at the deadline. Can we truly say that danny ainge has made a decision whether or not to make the playoffs based on his actions. Your celtics talk crew will debate those questions and tell you which trades may have changed the nba's future outlook Jamey Burke of Redsarmy.com will join the crew to break down all trades
We have reached the all-star break. The celtics are now at more then halfway through the season and what the celtics do over the next week will determine which decision Danny Ainge has decided to let his team go. By that we mean the trade deadline. The trade deadline is less then 1 week away. The celtics are link to several players and have the options needed to get rid of the players they dont want. From having a chance to get rid of Gerald Wallace potentially for Josh Smith. To possibly getting expiring contracts and good players like Spencer Hawes and Evan Turner. Whatever Ainge does over the next week will determine if he and the team have chosen to play for the playoffs or play for a loterry pick. Sean Bakke will be with us to discuss the latest rumors as well as the celtics recent 6 games that included 2 games vs the 2 worst teams in the nba.
The celtics just played their 2nd game this season vs old team leaders KG and Paul Pierce. They also just faced 2 division foes Carmelo Anthony and the knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Celtics now have to make a decision as they have just under 3 weeks till the trade deadline. The Celtics have several trade chips available but Danny Ainge must make a decision of whether or not he wants to use those chips to make a run for the playoffs or if he wants to keep those chips and make another cap space move to get more cap space for the 2014 free agency market. Will the return of Rajon Rondo help make a decision. The celtics talk crew will break down the latest news as well as discuss the celtics last 3 games
The day that Boston Celtic Fans have been waiting for since this past summer has finally arrived. We are 2 hours and a half away from the return of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to TD Garden as the Celtics host the Nets today. We will preview this matchup as well as have audios and player statements from both KG and Pierce as well as the celtic players as well. We will also discuss the officials and see what are the chances of the Celtics knocking off the Nets as well as update you on any changes that Celtics coach Brad Stevens made to the lineup
The celtics since our last show faced off with the Heat, Wizards and Thunder. The team is now getting ready to welcome back Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to TD Garden tomorrow night. We also have less then a month till the nba all-star break and the nba's trade deadline. We will recap the heat and thunder games. As well as give you any information on the teams plans to honor KG and Pierce tomorrow night as well as discuss the latest reports on Rajon Rondos return as we are now nearing february so how much longer do we got to wait.
The Florida Gators WON their last SEC match up against the Auburn Tigers. There has been PLENTY of action since our last show. In this show we will be discussing the SEC action both past and upcoming, as well as play by play action with the Florida Gators VS the Alabama Crimson Tide. You can call the show at 347-857-3545, then press 1 to speak to your hosts.
"HE'S BACK" The celtics welcomed back all-star point guard Rajon Rondo this week after missing nearly a whole year of action. Rajon made his debute vs the Los Angeles Lakers friday night. The Celtics Talk Crew will discuss Rondo's game play. How did he look and what the future now has in store for the celtics now that their top dog is back. Meanwhile the Celtics also said good bye to Marshon Brooks and Jordan Crawford as Danny Ainge traded the 2 guards to the Golden State Warriors in a 3 team trade that also included the Miami Heat. In exchange the Celtics received Joel Anthony from the Miami Heat and 2 draft picks one that could be a 2014 first round pick if the Philadelphia 76ers make the playoffs this season. Adam Lowenstein will join your celtics talk crew on this show to discuss both topics mentioned above and also to discuss who else may be traded from the Celtics
The Florida Gators have picked up 2 CRITICAL WINS!!! One that has lead to a SCHOOL RECORD!!! What record was that tune in to find out, also we have some BIG NEWS regarding backup quarterback Tyler Murphy. Of course we will be discussing the SEC basketball action that has passed over the course of this week and predict what we think will happen this week. You can call the show at 347-857-3545, then press 1 to speak to your hosts.
The celtics have just completed their toughest road trip of the season. Having faced 5 western conference playoff probables in a span of in a week. They have faced the thunder, nuggets, clippers, warriors and trailblazers. So how did the Celtic's fair on their toughest road trip of the 2013/14 season. Also how close is Rajon Rondo to a return we will bring you the latest on Rondo's recovery. Larry H. Russell? will join the show as he discusses the trip as well as breaks down a recent article he wrote in which he talks about the top 10 stories from the Boston Celtics 2013 year
The Florida Gators have pulled ANOTHER WIN!!! This time against the Richmond Spiders. With this win and some key losses around the NCAA, our Gators are BACK in the TOP 10. A Champion has been crowned as well as many other BCS bowls have ended. In this show we will be discussing ALL the final moments in this year's BCS and ALL the SEC action in basketball. You can speak to your hosts at 347-857-3545, then press 1 to speak to your hosts.
the boston celtics have made their first trade for this season. The celtics have traded Courtney Lee to the memphis grizzlies in exchange for Jerryd Bayless. This move has many celtic fans wondering. Was this move just made to get rid of Lee's 3 year contract. Or was it to set up something even more bigger later on. Bayless is a free agent at the end of this season. That gives the celtics 6 expiring contracts for after this season. What should the celtics do trade that cap space away for a star player or keep it and use the cap space to resign some of their own players or another star on the free agent market. The celtics talk crew will break this trade and discuss what it means in the short and long term for the team
Its a new year and hopefully all of celtic nation had a good holiday. Now its time to get back to business the Celtics after having the christmas vacation played 4 winnable games as they took on the cavaliers, hawks, bulls and pelicans over the last week and a half. The Celtics now are looking dead in the face of their hardest road trip of this season as they face thunder, nuggets, clippers, warriors, and blazers all on the road over the next week and a half. So we will discuss what to expect out of the upcoming road trip and also what positives can we take out of the celtics last 4 games
The Florida Gators have WON ONCE AGAIN!!! This time it was a ROUT of Savannah State 76-34. SEC play is FAST APPROACHING, as well the BCS bowls. In this show we will be discussing the major bowls, and the basketball action going on. You can call the show at 347-857-3545 then press 1 to speak to your hosts.