Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

The Celtics are in the midst of a miniseries with the Pacers, so John Karalis welcomes Locked On Pacers host Tony East to discuss the first game and look ahead to the Wednesday night rematch.

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The Celtics had a chance to beat the Pacers Sunday night but missed their chance thanks to more long stretches of uninspired play and a bad last second shot attempt by Jayson Tatum. John Karalis goes through the good and bad of the loss before taking stock of where Tatum stands as he tries to grow into a true superstar.

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The Celtics showed some good things against the Brooklyn Nets but not enough to avoid the Nets running away and hiding in the 4th quarter. John Karalis breaks down the good (Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams' passing) and the bad (no free throws for Jayson Tatum, Teague disappeared) from the game. Then he gives some thoughts on the loss of KC Jones, who died Christmas morning.

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Jayson Tatum hit the game winner and Jaylen Brown was the best player on the floor as the Celtics squeaked by the Bucks on opening night. John Karalis walks us through the good, the bad (defense) and the interesting offensive wrinkles the Celtics seem to be employing.

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Tristan Thompson might play on opening night (Kemba Walker definitely will not). John Karalis has that, five things to watch for against the Milwaukee Bucks, and why now's the time to trade for Aaron Gordon.

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A day after we focused on it here on the podcast, Marcus Smart and Brad Stevens talked about his shot selection and why it needs to be better. John Karalis talks about that, Evan Turner's surprise media appearance to talk about joining the coaching staff, and the commissioner's comments on NBA expansion and suspending marijuana testing.

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What on earth can we make of two lackluster preseason games? Where do the Boston Celtics stand going into the season? John Karalis and Chuck McKenney of RedsArmy.com try to make sense of it all.

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Could the Celtics pursue Rudy Gobert with the traded player exception? Should they? John Karalis answers that, contemplates an interesting player comp for Payton Pritchard, and more in the Friday mailbag.

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This is going to be the year of the energy guy for the Boston Celtics. At least that's what John Karalis thinks. He explains why, and then shares a 98.5 SportsHub appearance where he gets more into the first preseason game and the upcoming Nets game. Finally, a tribute to an unsung hero, Bruce Seals, who we lost this week, and who used basketball to change lives in Boston.

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The Celtics first preseason game is in the books and Payton Pritchard emerged as the biggest story. John Karalis has that, Marcus Smart doing Marcus Smart things, Jeff Teague going off from deep, and a couple of small, yet encouraging things from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

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