Celtics Beat

Celtics Stuff Live is back - for now - on CLNS Radio.  Jon Duke and Justin Poulin are reuniting on Celtics Beat as they fill in for Larry H. Russell and discuss...the Boston Celtics.

Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports will join Jon and Justin to discuss the comings and going with the Celtics and Around the NBA.  So much for that long winning streak.  The Celtics suffered an awful loss to the Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe Bryant playing his final game at the TD Garden in Boston.  One would like to think they’ll be able to get back on track against the Brooklyn Nets.

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Final show of 2015 for Celtics Beat.  What an eventful year for the Boston Celtics.  At this time last year, the organization was in no man’s land.  Well, at least they had the Brooklyn picks! But now they have established themselves as a respectable foe in less than one calendar year in the NBA.  Now, what is the next step?

Sean Deveney of the Sporting News will return to the show.  It’s all quiet on the NBA rumor mill.  Is that a case of the media not working over the holiday? Is there any trade that could possibly be made? Even something as trivial as David Lee? There has not been a year that hasn’t gone by where Danny Ainge hasn’t made an in-season move so it’s doubtful this year will be different.

The Celtics also have a game on tap today back at the TD Garden against Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis and the New York Knicks.  Chris Forsberg who will be covering today’s game for ESPN Boston will preview the game with LHR.

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2015 is coming to a close and was a phenomenal calendar year for the Boston Celtics.  Unfortunately, the Celtics suffered what was unequivocally their worst week of the calendar year: A big fat doughnut.  Losses to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Detroit Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks left the Celts with an 0-fer week.

Sean Grande, radio play by play voice for the Boston Celtics on 98.5 FM The Sports Hub is this week’s featured guest.  What happened to the Boston Celtics this week? Does this team need to make a trade to shake things up like last year? Or will it be an issue that teams are afraid to trade with Danny Ainge? If there’s nothing to be done, what plagued the team this past week and how do they improve?

Ian Thomsen of NBA.com will also stop by to discuss where the Celtics are compared to their peers in the rest of the league.  There have been quite a few trade rumors around the Celtics.  Are these even rumors or are these media dirty tricks?

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How about that Boston Celtics contest against the World Champion Golden State Warriors on Friday, huh? It was just one of what was a fairly interesting week in Boston.  Per usual, LHR will recap the whole week and discuss the state of the team with Elrod Enchilada of realGM.

Jim Barnett, color commentator for the Golden State Warriors on CSN Bay Area sat down with LHR prior to the Warriors game on Friday to discuss ...Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors! Steph Curry and the Dubs are THE story in professional sports right now.  Hear from the man who’s as close to the team as anyone and what their success could mean for the NBA in the future.

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The long road trip for the Boston Celtics is nearing its conclusion.  After a trip that started in Florida, crossed south of the border, and then crossed it again -- the Boston Celtics are ready to wrap things up with the New Orleans Pelicans tomorrow night.  Some highlights and lowlights in games against the Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings, and San Antonio Spurs.  Host Larry H. Russell will briefly recap the week as well as look ahead to Monday’s game in New Orleans.

David Wesley, former Boston Celtics and current color man for the Pels will return to the show for his trifecta appearance in a special edition of our Boston Celtics Pre-Game segment.  New Orleans scored a big win back on Friday over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Will that get their disappointing season off the mat and carry over to a win against Boston? And how happy is Anthony Davis down in the Bayou in that current situation?

Justin Poulin will also check back in for a brief segment.  LHR isn’t too happy with Marcus Smart continuing to miss games.  Is it time to start pointing fingers at the Celtics condition staff? Oh, and that Kobe Bryant guy of the Los Angeles Lakers retired.  Around the NBA in 5 will be brought in for that take.

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Are they back on track? After some wretched losses to the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks -- the Boston Celtics have won two home games in a row before embarking out on a long road trip.

They start tonight with a back-to-back in Florida.  For the Celtics Pre-Game segment, Orlando Magic television play-by-play voice David Steele will join Celtics Beat as he will preview tonight’s contest at the Amway Center.

Chris Forsberg is today’s featured guest as he and LHR will discuss the week and the coming trip for the Celts which features some tough Western Conference foes.  What does Boston have to do to gain some consistency? Is that the next piece of development this team needs? That and more (and yes, there is still Nets pick discussion) with Forsberg and LHR.

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Best defensive team in the NBA: The Boston Celtics are exerting their will on the competition.  After a big week, including some good wins on the road against tough Western Conference foes, these Celtics may have found their identity.

Mike Gorman, play-by-play announcer for the Boston Celtics is this week’s guest.  Is this really what fans should expect from this team throughout the course of the team, and could that to, dare we say it, a 50 win season?

Justin Poulin also joins show once again for the Boston Celtics Pre-Game segment for tonight’s game against the Brooklyn Nets.  Will it even be a game? Some don’t think so, particularly after Friday night.  Justin and LHR will get you ready, and they’ll also both go Around the NBA in 5.  Well, not the whole NBA, the segment will be dedicated to the Houston Rockets and their situation.

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An up-and-down season thus far has produced yet another up-and-down week for the Boston Celtics.  After Friday night’s huge win against the Atlanta Hawks, it finished on a big up as the Celts have clawed their way back to .500.  It will be hard to continue it today as the Celtics will travel to play Russell Westbrook and possibly Kevin Durant as they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder.  Justin Poulin will take about today’s game briefly with Larry H. Russell in the American Farmer’s Network Pre-Game segment.

Jeff Goodman, ESPN basketball insider will also make a return appearance to the show.  College basketball is now officially underway and there isn’t a better person to talk too.  But Jeff and LHR will delve more into just the college hoops and prospects ranks.  There will be, yes, more Celtics talk.  Here’s a question not just for Jeff, but the Celtics Beat audience as it’s the Facebook Question of the Week: Should the Boston Celtics take the Brooklyn Nets picks off the table during trade discussions?

The games are underway and we’ve got another packed show.  You do not want to miss this week’s edition of Celtics Beat being presented by lynda.com/clns,  audiblepodcast.com/celtics, Casper, American Farmer’s Network, and Harry’s.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher Sunday, November 15, 2015.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

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The Boston Celtics are off to a pretty average start.  They’re just 2-3 and even after Friday’s big win against the Washington Wizards, no one yet knows who fits where or what works.  Frequent Celtics Beat target Jared Sullinger put together a strong performance.  Should he be the Celts starting power forward? That is our Facebook Question of the Week?

Gery Woelfel, NBA Insider for the Racine Journal Times will return to the show.  The Celtics need to find a way to tread water through November and December as they work around some kinks.  On tap are the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.  LHR will preview Boston’s trip to Milwaukee with Gery and get the lowdown on the Bucks.

Around the NBA is 5 as well.  The Brooklyn Nets stink, so suffice to say, they’ll be a topic.

Don’t miss this week’s edition of Celtics Beat being presented by lynda.com/clns,  audiblepodcast.com/celtics, Casper, American Farmer’s Network, and Harry’s.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher Sunday, November 8, 2015.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

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The Boston Celtics and the NBA season is underway.  Good for the NBA, not so good for the Celtics, who at 1-1 don’t look all too hot after a lackluster performance against the Toronto Raptors.  And with the San Antonio Spurs coming to town, it may very well be 1-2.  Celtics Beat will host a pre-game segment with LHR and Nick Gelso, and it won’t sound all too positive.  The roster seems out of synch and it may take time to work things out.

With the slow start comes disappointments.  The biggest so far seems to be David Lee.  Is his time almost up? LHR thinks so.  And he asks our audience in the Facebook Question of the Week: Will David Lee be out of the rotation by Thanksgiving weekend?

No Around the NBA in 5 this week, so LHR goes Around the NBA in 25 with special guest Lang Whitaker of NBAtv and NBA.com.  We’re half a week into the NBA season.  Are there any real stories, like the Detroit Pistons? And have we learned anything about the West, such as the Houston Rockets not being the contender we thought they’d be?

So tune into this week’s edition of Celtics Beat being presented by lynda.com/clns,  audiblepodcast.com/celtics, Casper, American Farmer’s Network, and Harry’s.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher Sunday, November 1, 2015.  Powered by CLNS Radio.

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