Celtics Beat

Serena Winters is the Los Angeles Lakers beat reporter for LakersNation.com and a contributor to Spectrum SportsNet. Twitter: @SerenaWinters  Derek Bodner hosts Sixers Beat on CLNS Radio and covers the Philadelphia 76ers and NBA Draft for DraftExpress.  Twitter: @DerekBodnerNBA  Bob Ryan is a longtime sports scribe for the Boston Globe. Twitter: @GlobeBobRyan

0:36 Celtics week & show synopsis

4:50 Does the NBA “need” Lakers/Celtics/Sixers to be good?

9:30 Primer of 76ers & Lakers

12:02 LHR on why Sixers will reach title contender status first

16:03 Bodner on LA

18:50 Winters on Boston

21:56 Why the Celts are in best position of all

25:25 How far away are Lakers?

32:15 Isaiah Thomas is really 5’7”

34:12 Are Celts a Jimmy Butler or Paul George away from contention?

41:35 Why Boston should not trade Nets pick

45:30 Is this roster a bridge group?

50:20 Is Isaiah Thomas having the best offensive season in Boston history?

Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, February 12th.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

Corey Maggette played 14 years in the NBA and currently the Basketball Operations Regional Liaison for the NBA. He also provides analysis for the Los Angeles Clippers on FOX Sports West.  Twitter: @Corey_Maggette

0:30 Carmelo Anthony to Boston Celtics?

3:45 Brad Stevens coaching NBA All Star Game & other misc. Celts storylines

5:40 Crowds at Boston Garden

7:37 Ticket giveaway details

9:20 Al Horford’s struggles in post

12:15 Are Celts due for a funk?

17:07 Jaylen Brown’s development and other positive breakthroughs

19:27 Paul Pierce Documentary

25:40 LA Clippers primer

27:30 Differences in Clipps w/o Chris Paul

32:05 Maggette on IT’s emergence

36:11 Can Clippers bigs take advantage of Boston?

37:20 Is LA leading Melo destination?

42:00 Prediction

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Corey Maggette played 14 years in the NBA and currently the Basketball Operations Regional Liaison for the NBA. He also provides analysis for the Los Angeles Clippers on FOX Sports West.  Twitter: @Corey_Maggette

0:30 Carmelo Anthony to Boston Celtics?

3:45 Brad Stevens coaching NBA All Star Game & other misc. Celts storylines

5:40 Crowds at Boston Garden

7:37 Ticket giveaway details

9:20 Al Horford’s struggles in post

12:15 Are Celts due for a funk?

17:07 Jaylen Brown’s development and other positive breakthroughs

19:27 Paul Pierce Documentary

25:40 LA Clippers primer

27:30 Differences in Clipps w/o Chris Paul

32:05 Maggette on IT’s emergence

36:11 Can Clippers bigs take advantage of Boston?

37:20 Is LA leading Melo destination?

42:00 Prediction

Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, February 5th.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

Kevin McHale serves as an analyst for Turner Sports and is one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History and Three-Time World Champion Member of the Boston Celtics.  Adam Himmelsbach is the Celts beat reporter for The Boston Globe.  Twitter: @Adam Himmelsbach

0:20 GE Ads on Boston Celtics jerseys

4:35 Assessing Brad Stevens coaching

6:03 How did Stevens handle Marcus Smart incident?

8:50 Which Celtics player is Smart questioning?

10:45 How does Stevens hide Isaiah Thomas on defense?

14:41 Suggestions for Stevens in fixing C’s D

16:56 Why do Celts continue experimenting lineups this late in season?

21:45 Paul Pierce documentary on CLNS Radio

25:25 1986 Boston Celtics v 2017 Golden State Warriors

29:17 Does Kevin McHale have regrets playing through foot injury in ‘87?

32:45 Advice for Danny Ainge/Celts

37:27 Should Paul Pierce replace McHale on all-time Celtics team?

38:45 Final takes on McHale comments

Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 29th.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

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Kevin McHale serves as an analyst for Turner Sports and is one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History and Three-Time World Champion Member of the Boston Celtics.  Adam Himmelsbach is the Celts beat reporter for The Boston Globe.  Twitter: @Adam Himmelsbach

0:20 GE Ads on Boston Celtics jerseys

4:35 Assessing Brad Stevens coaching

6:03 How did Stevens handle Marcus Smart incident?

8:50 Which Celtics player is Smart questioning?

10:45 How does Stevens hide Isaiah Thomas on defense?

14:41 Suggestions for Stevens in fixing C’s D

16:56 Why do Celts continue experimenting lineups this late in season?

21:45 Paul Pierce documentary on CLNS Radio

25:25 1986 Boston Celtics v 2017 Golden State Warriors

29:17 Does Kevin McHale have regrets playing through foot injury in ‘87?

32:45 Advice for Danny Ainge/Celts

37:27 Should Paul Pierce replace McHale on all-time Celtics team?

38:45 Final takes on McHale comments

Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 29th.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

Sean Grande is the Boston Celtics radio play-by-play voice on 98.5 FM The Sports Hub.  Twitter: @SeanGrandePBP

1:07 Obscure Boston Celtics start-times

3:18 Formula and Tyler Zeller, James Young, Jordan Mickey, Demetrius Jackson

4:41 Gerald Green

6:56 Jaylen Brown

9:15 Jonas Jerebko

11:22 Terry Rozier

14:37 Amir Johnson

19:07 Kelly Olynyk

26:40 Marcus Smart

28:25 Jae Crowder

31:25 Al Horford

33:55 Isaiah Thomas

40:40 Avery Bradley

Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 22nd.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

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Nate Duncan hosts Dunc’d On and the Twitter NBA Show.  Twitter: @NateDuncanNBA. Chris Vivlamore is the Atlanta Hawks beat reporter for the AJC.  Twitter: @CVivlamoreAJC.  Kevin Pelton is an NBA analyst for ESPN. Twitter: @kpelton

1:25 Celtics-Pistons ticket giveaway

2:05 Has Al Horford lost a step?

3:30 Does Horford not want to play C?

8:05 Why the Hawks weren’t happy w/ Horford declining rebounding

11:45 Has Boston leapfrogged Atlanta in East?

15:15 What to make of Celtics clutch play?

24:30 Worst of Eastern Conference

28:25 Race for 8th playoff spot

31:48 Worst playoff series matchup for Celts

33:10 Second half risers?

37:50 % of C’s being in ECF

42:17 What Celts could use to move into upward in East

49:00 Celtics v Cavs?

BONUS: Kevin Pelton on Marcus Smart

Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 15th.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

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Coach Nick is the President of BBall Breakdown and bballbreakdown.com.  Twitter: @BballBreakdown

3:06 Why Boston Celtics D is underachieving

8:40 Is it concerning opposing guards are having big games v Celts?

10:00 Al Horford’s decline and why Kelly Olynyk should take some of his minutes

24:55 Celts rebounding struggles

33:50 What makes the Celts offense great

38:45 Importance of Avery Bradley and why you can’t fully trust defensive stats

42:30 IT’s place in NBA & comparison with Allen Iverson

46:00 Is this best set of guards in NBA history?

49:35 Independent media v national basketball media

Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 8th.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

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Kyle Draper is the host of Boston Celtics Pre & Post-Game Live on Comcast Sports Net. Twitter: @KyleDraperTV

Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 1st.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

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Austin Ainge is the Boston Celtics Director of Player Personnel.  

2:45 January ticket giveaway details

3:50 Austin Ainge on the new CBA

6:00 On the 2017 NBA Draft

7:45 General takeaways on season thus far

11:50 Marcus Smart’s and organizational vantage point of his development

22:00 How has Avery Bradley improved so much in seven years?

26:20 What did Celts think they were getting when they first made IT trade?

28:20 Can you win with Isaiah Thomas as #1 option?

35:00 Disappointments from this season so far

36:03 What qualifies a successful season?

37:00 Urgency to win now

47:12 Celtics-Knicks Pre-Game

Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, December 25th.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

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