Havlicek Stole the Pod NBA Basketball Podcast

The first round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs are nearly in the books, and the Boston Celtics are slated to face the league-best Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Semifinals after a sweep of the Indiana Pacers.
How will Boston contain (or at least slow) Giannis Antetokounmpo? What kinds of matchups and rotations will we see? Will Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon be able to return in time to impact the series? If Boston can get past the Bucks, who might they face in the Conference Finals and beyond? Join Cam Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as they try to answer these questions and more in this week's CL Pod.


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With every series in the 2019 NBA Playoffs underway, we take a look at the landscape along the Boston Celtics path to the Finals. We also talk about injuries, from Marcus Smart's recovery timeline to Aron Baynes evident lack of one, and even touch on the coaching search (and dumpster fire) going on with the Los Angeles Lakers organization, and how it could affect Boston's summer plans. So, join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn for all this and more on this week's CL Pod.

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We're entering the final stretch of the 2018-19 NBA season, and for Boston Celtics fans, the playoffs cannot get here soon enough. With hopes for a blockbuster regular season long ago left behind in the hopes that the team has been keeping the powder dry for the postseason, Mark Allison and Justin Quinn try to divine what the team will look like on the court in a few weeks, as well as a quick look into some of the NBA Draft's more interesting prospects. Who might the Cs face, and how will they manage rotations? Who will fill the final roster slot heading into the playoffs, and who might they draft this summer? Scroll down, hit play, and listen to hear our thoughts on these and many other topics.

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For the slow month of March, the Boston Celtics are finding ways to stay busy, and not all of the results are so great. But the fundamentals of play missing at the start of the season are becoming more consistent despite the unfavorable results over the last few games, which should give fans a shred of hope as the regular season winds down. And with that winding down comes some clarity regarding what Boston's postseason will look like in terms of seeding and opponents. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they break down all of the above, IT's return, dropping a game to the Philadelphia 76ers, and a lot more.

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The Boston Celtics are finally flirting with playing like the team most of us expected at the start of the season, with something resembling chemistry producing a much better version of the team on the court. They have struggled significantly as they have sought to cement a consistent identity as much as they have a consistent approach to games, but recent off-court activity on the now-complete west coast road trip have gone a long way with calming those concerns.
At the same time, longtime rivals Los Angeles Lakers are facing potential disaster, as LeBron James' arrival has failed to produce measurable improvement, and has had a negative impact on team chemistry in the wake of failed Anthony Davis trade machinations, while one of their brightest prospects faces a life-threatening malady. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they discuss these issues and the remaining schedule of the season, getting us up to speed on all the above and more in this week's CL Pod.

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This Boston Celtics squad continues to find ways to disappoint, and we fans are starting to check out. As we begin to move on from the underwhelming regular season performances we're regularly being given, Topher Lane and Justin Quinn have it out, voicing their frustrations in the hopes that it either brings catharsis, or makes us look like the cretins we probably are in a few months. We somehow find a way to talk about how the team can still improve, and take a quick look at the schedule ahead, doing our best to stay positive in a very negative stretch.

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The dust has settled on the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline, and Anthony Davis is NOT a Los Angeles Laker. That's far from the only thing that (didn't) happen, however, as multiple East teams improved their rosters for the playoffs, and teams in the Western Conference made moves that may impact the Boston Celtics incoming draft picks this summer. The Cs even made a minor but potentially impactful move by opening up a roster slot able to be filled with any of several interesting options on the buyout market. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they sort through all the week's past action, and try to divine the team's short and longer-term plans as well.

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We'll excuse you if you feel like you're not sure if you're coming or going after the onslaught of Silly SZN, the as the week before the NBA Trade Deadline is sometimes called. We hear from cold-blooded killers to stay calm and things will be OK, but have the devil in our ear telling us not only the megastar we've been after for years is slipping from our grasp, but that he might take our current star player with him. Which is it? We'd be lying to you if we said we had answers, but Topher Lane and Justin Quinn sit down to talk all this nonsense, and try to make their best guesses. We also talk the All-Star Game, the Boston Celtics' improved play, and a whole lot more.

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After very-public fissures appeared in the Boston Celtics after yet ANOTHER regression to sub-standard play, and an even more public leadership epiphany from star point guard Kyrie Irving, the Celtics continue to win. Is it a change in mindset that's making the difference? Communication? Style of play? Join Cam Tabatabaie and Justin Quinn as they gingerly tip-toe around whether the change is for real, what they think is behind it, and the schedule ahead, as well as All-Star voting returns, the pros and cons of Marcus Smart's intensity, and more. We even get a chance to talk with UK correspondent Josh Coyne about this year's London Game, how the NBA continues to grow overseas, and of course, the (sad) state of the rivalry that maybe never was with the Washington Wizards through the eyes of Markieff Morris, Marcus' twin brother.

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, all in a little over a week. The Boston Celtics have played world-beater and whimperer as their best selves gave us a look at what they can do to teams like the Indiana Pacers, while also showing how little they can give each other against teams like the Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets. What's the deal? Who will be seeing come April, and will the seeding have gotten so bad it won't matter? Who is to blame for the bad, and who deserves credit for the good? What are Boston's immediate and longer-term priorities given all of this? Join Topher Lane and Justin Quinn as they try to make sense of this complicated and often-frustrating team as we cross the season's halfway point.

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