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 ).