Celtics Beat

CLNS Media's John Zannis and Bobby Manning break down Game 2 vs Orlando, the importance of Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, and discuss whether Jaylen Brown is back to his best.

0:00 Welcome

2:08 Reactions to Game 2 vs Orlando

4:46 Importance of Jrue Holiday

12:04 Jaylen Brown back to his Finals MVP self?

18:28 Stat breakdown from games 1 and 2

19:41 Gametime

22:15 Porzingis theatrics

26:22 Mazzulla, Brown, and Porzingis on game 2’s WWE moment

27:39 Why Porzingis is important

35:58 Concerns over Tatum injury?

41:22 Thanks for watching! 

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Cedric Maxwell was the MVP of the 1981 NBA Finals, a Boston Celtics legend, and part of the Boston Celtics Broadcast Network. Cedric joins the show to chat about the upcoming sereis against the Orlando Magic, the Celtics City documentary, and his thoughts on Jaylen Brown's injury. Twitter: @cedricmaxwell81

03:53 Why Orlando was a big concern early in the year

09:15 Hungry teams always have something to prove

215:19 Jaylen can actually learn something playing one his injury

25:14 Boston just has to be themselves

33:10 Mazzulla wants Max to speak to the team

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Dan Greenberg covers the NBA and the Boston Celtics for Barstool Sports. Greenie joins the program to chat about Jaylen Brown's knee injury, how Boston's path is ideal, and who the ideal first-round opponent is. Twitter: @StoolGreenie

15:35 Celtics “skipped steps” at home this year

23:05 C’s bracket shapes up nicely

26:48 Boston should have the best player in every series until the Finals

40:00 Jaylen’s health is Boston’s number one concern

43:00 Are we not giving Jaylen enough credit for trying to learn his limitations?

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Gary joins the show to talk about what the Boston Celtics need to focus on the last five games of the year and what to do about Jaylen Brown's knee pain. Twitter: @GwashburnGlobe

6:06 Priorities for the last five games

11:02 Celtics home issues aren’t new

17:50 Jaylen will have to learn how to play through pain

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Stephen Bulpett is a Senior NBA Writer for Heavy.com. Steve joins the program to chat about the Celtics final stretch of games, why there are legit threats in the playoffs this year, and what he loves about the Celtics City documentary. Twitter: @SteveBHoop

3:52 Celtics have overcome self-destructive tendencies

12:11 Boston would not have survived this season w/o Derrick White

24:37 Celtics can’t develop bad habits in final ten games

42:31 Celtics City shinning light on key figures that aren’t as well known

55:14 Shocked if the sale doesn’t go through?

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Cedric Maxwell is part of the Boston Celtics Radio Network and the MVP of the 1981 NBA Finals. Max joins the program to discuss the C's new owner and what tough decisions he will have to make. Twitter: @cedricmaxwell81

4:02 Bill Chisholm buys the Celtics

10:31 Good fit for Celtics family?

21:50 Which core piece could be on the move?

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Bobby Manning covers the Boston Celtics for CLNS Media and Boston Sports Journal. Bobby joins the program to chat about Jrue Holiday's big night in Miami, positives to take away from Jaylen Brown's performance against the Thunder, and to appreciate Al Horford. Twitter: @RealBobManning

4:15 Holiday shines vs Miami

14:20 Resting Jrue to keep him fresh is critical to the postseason

23:14 Jaylen takes responsibility for bad Thunder outing

31:04 Tatum should take on a bigger load against the Thunder

42:15 Acknowledging Al Horford’s greatness 

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Jared Weiss covers the NBA for The Athletic. Jared joins the program to chat about Payton Prtichard's Sixth Man of the Year candidacy, the status of Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, and the improved playmaking of Jaylen Brown. Twitter: @JaredWeissNBA

5:51 Pritchard 6MoY

10:26 Can Pritchard carve out a bigger postseason role?

15:38 Is Derrick White under-appreciated 

24:33 Celtics will need to be healthy to take down Cavs and Thunder

28:01 Jaylen’s playmaking has improved

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Dan Greenberg covers the Boston Celtics for Barstool Sports. Greenie joins the program to chat about the last Celtics-Cavaliers game of the regular season, Donovan Mitchell's career success against Boston, and can the C's avoid losing three in-a-row. Twitter: @StoolGreenie

11:21 Celtics blew the last game against the Cavaliers 

16:33 Donovan Mitchell is feasting 

22:56 Cavs-Celtics will come down to the margins

35:58 Will the Celtics finally lose 3 games in-a-row?

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Brian Barrett hosts "Off the Pike" for The Ringer Podcast Network and Spotify. Brian joins the program to chat about the new Boston Celtics documentary on HBO, Tatum vs Bird, and who Boston should prefer in the Finals. Twitter: @itsbrianbarrett

4:58 Screening of HBO’s Celtics documentary

19:08 New doc should have new content

26:49 Current era C’s are so much different than other champions previously

35:35 Can Tatum catch Bird?

42:24 Bird’s legend keeps growing 40 years later

55:40 Should C’s be more afraid of Denver?

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