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