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The NBA is a fast-paced league with a fever-pitched pace unkind to those who linger on the past or even the present too long. That can make it a challenge to put together coverage that cuts deeper than the often-superficial (but still important!) topics that make up the bread and butter of NBA reporting.

The Ringer's Mirin Fader has made a career going against that grain, opening windows into the lives of those NBA players she covers on par with the best of the best long-form treatment seen in other fields of coverage evoking palpable, emotive worlds otherwise beyond our grasp and understanding.

Known for her biographical treatment of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and the recent author of an article focused on Celtics guard Derrick White, Fader has a unique window on Boston's current journey to the Finals she agreed to share on the latest episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast.

Join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Justin Quinn, and Alex Goldberg as we talk all things longform NBA writing, the 2022 NBA Playoffs, and more with Mirin Fader.

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By now, just about every Boston Celtics fan with access to the internet knows the statistic regarding the winners of Game 5 in an NBA postseason series, but this Game 5 in the team's 2022 NBA Finals series against the Golden State Warriors feels especially important. Just how critical is it for the Celtics to steal another game on the road in their quest to hang an NBA-record 18th banner in the rafters of TD Garden?

Perhaps even more importantly, what did Game 4's loss teach us about what might be coming down the pike in the two team's next contest, and what could Boston do to counter what they have seen from Golden State so far.

In this episode of the CLNS Media podcast, we do our best to divine how the first of the three potentially remaining games of the 2021-22 NBA season might go -- and what the Celtics ought to do to maximize their chances at winning it all.

Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn as we gear up for an absolutely massive Monday evening showdown.

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After an impressive Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors on their home court of TD Garden on Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics now find themselves just two wins away from hanging Banner 18.

How did it happen? Who stepped up and took care of business? What didn't go quite right despite the win? What did the Warriors do differently, and how did Boston respond? And more important than all of that, how are we feeling about being in the driver's seat with both teams now having a potential two games left in the season with a 2-1 series lead?

The hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast did a postgame recap to get some feedback from a massive win into your earholes faster, and with how palpable winning the title has become with the win, we can't wait for Game 4 to get here to see how the rest of the series plays out.

Until then, check out the podcast embedded above to get caught up with the action if you missed the game, or to revel in the afterglow of the win.

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The Boston Celtics fell victim to their worst tendencies in their Game 2 matchup with the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals, and against the Dubs, careless turnovers and passive possessions rarely if ever end well for the opposing teams. The Celtics found out why on their way to a 107-88 loss and a 1-1 series tie on Sunday evening but now head back to TD Garden for a Game 3 contest on their own home court.

What went wrong in Game 2 for the Celtics? How big of a role did refs play in the loss, if any? We of course dig into the impact (and treatment) of Draymond Green and spend plenty of airtime on what's to come for Boston in Game 3. 

What adjustments can we expect? Is this the last we see of Daniel Theis this season? How often will there be double-big lineups, and how to avoid turning the ball over? In this episode of the Celtics Lab podcast, we link up with Sixers Wire editor Ky Carlin for an unbiased look at the Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals.

John Carlin and your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as we get up to speed on the state of the bi-coastal banner hunt.

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Given the number of outliers we saw from both the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors in alternating quarters of Game 1 of their 2022 NBA Finals series on Thursday, we can assume that however the two teams approach Game 2, the outcome will not resemble the previous contest's.

The Celtics role players will likely shoot worse, and Jayson Tatum better; Draymond Green and the Dubs will defend Boston better, and Stephen Curry will probably not put up the bulk of his offense in just one quarter. But how will the Celtics get their All-NBA forward going, and how will the Warriors adapt? Will we see more Payton Pritchard and less Grant Williams? Can we expect to say Golden State's Gary Payton II in Game 2?

To get to the bottom of what might be coming down the pike for Boston in the next installment of the NBA Playoffs, the hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast got together with the editor of our sister site Warriors Wire, Tommy Call III.

On this episode of the Lab, Call and our usual hosts Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabaie dive into what adjustments we might see come Sunday evening -- and how what we saw changed our opinions on how who might win it all.

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In many ways, the 2022 NBA Finals series between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors has been a series a long time in coming. From the golden age of the 1960s pitting Bill Russell against Wilt Chamberlain up to the present 3-point revolution sparked in large part because of the Dubs and the defense the Celtics have built to slow, the way these two teams have played one another serves as a tangible history of the league's evolution.

It just so happens that The Athletic's Mike Prada recently finished a book that traces the path of that evolution. In "Spaced Out: How the NBA's Three-Point Revolution Changed Everything You Thought You Knew About Basketball," the two teams currently facing off in the finals play a key role, making Prada an ideal interlocutor to break down how this series might play out. 

On this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, Prada joins your usual hosts Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn to talk about his new book, how it is entangled with the basketball we are about to see unfold, and what we ought to expect from this Celtics-Dubs battle.

If you want a deeper understanding of how the game has changed over time without having to take intensive courses on NBA tactics, or just want to know who we all think will win the 2022 title, this is the pod for you.

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Even though it very much looked like it might not have happened in the waning seconds of the Boston Celtics' Game 7 win over the Miami Heat in the 2022 Eastern Conference semifinals as Jimmy Butler's last-second 3-pointer followed its arc on the way to the front of the rim, the Celtics are in fact headed to the 2022 NBA Finals starting next Thursday.

Their first trip back there since 2010 and the first trip ever for every member of the current team's roster, it felt right to take a last look back at the series with the Heat, Jayson Tatum's new (literally) hardware, and the season more generally before getting our minds ready for the fight for Banner 18 against the Golden State Warriors.

On this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we take stock of the team's path to the finals and even take a peek at the series ahead of a full preview later this week.

 Join your usual hosts of Alex Goldberg, Cameron Tabatabaie, and Justin Quinn as we pay tribute to the journey Boston has completed so far while getting ready for the final, hardest steps ahead.

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The Boston Celtics are a win away from the 2022 NBA Finals with a 3-2 series lead over the Miami Heat in the 2022 NBA Eastern Conference finals with the opportunity to close out the Heat on their home court of TD Garden.

Do the Celtics have the horses after having injured starters Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III play through swelling and discomfort? Can Miami dig deep and find a way to beat Boston on the road to force a decisive Game 7 in Florida? And how to sort through things sports-related in a week that quite understandably has our minds elsewhere?

In this episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, comedian, noted Celtics fan, and friend of the pod Gary Gulman dives into the post-Game 5 aftermath to see what we can prognosticate about the rest of the East finals.

Join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as we talk all things Eastern Conference finals and beyond.

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The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat appear to be trading haymakers in their Eastern Conference finals series as each team adjusts to how the other played in the game prior, and bodies are turning up with the sort of damage one might expect in a match between two heavyweights, both teams looking at playing Game 5 without key players being available.

After a 102-82 blowout of the Heat at TD Garden on Monday, the series shifts back to Florida -- have the Celtics found the right way to play in order to put the Heat in their proverbial rearview mirror? Or can we expect Miami to unlock another gear despite all their dings and bruises? Are there any adjustments left for either team beyond simply playing better?

This episode, we are joined by Kyle Russell of the Off The Glass podcast "Heaters Gonna Heat" to get as unbiased a view as we could for what we ought to expect from both teams in Game 5 and beyond.

Join your usual hosts Justin Quinn, Alex Goldberg, and Cameron Tabatabaie as we dive deep into Game 5 futures ahead of Wednesday's big game.

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The Boston Celtics are seeing a familiar pattern develop in their Eastern Conference finals series with the Miami Heat that in some ways resembles what unfolded in the last round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs with the Milwaukee Bucks, each team trading wins in the earlier part of the series.

But unlike the Bucks, the margins of victory in this series are substantial, and so far injuries -- and players playing through them -- have been an important factor as well. The health of Celtics like Robert Williams III and Marcus Smart, as well as Heat players like Jimmy Butler, PJ Tucker, and Kyle Lowry will be critical to winning Game 4 and beyond.

To make sense of the series so far and get a handle on what might be coming in the rest of the East Finals, host of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast Justin Quinn is joined by USA TODAY's Jeff Zillgitt to talk all things Eastern Conference finals.

In this episode, we broke down what went into the Heat's Game 3 win, how both teams might adjust, the importance of health, as well as a look across to the Western Conference finals series between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies.

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