Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

The Celtics suffered another tough loss, this time in their home opener, to the Milwaukee Bucks. John Karalis breaks down the bad (stagnant late offense, tough night for Kyrie) and the good (Tatum, Brown, Horford, and Rozier all look good) in this frustrating loss.

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Gordon Hayward suffered a gruesome injury five minutes into his Celtics debut. John Karalis and Sam Packard discuss that, how the team recovered at halftime to nearly steal the game, and who might be asked to step up in Hayward's absence.

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MassLive's Jay King and John Karalis from Red's Army react to Marcus Smart's non-extension and J.R. Smith saying the Celtics are not a big threat to the Cavaliers then give some predictions for opening night. Jay also delivers a string of Happy Gilmore references because Smart's agent, named Happy Walters, dropped the agent quote of the year. 

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MassLive's Jay King and Sam "Jam" Packard react to word that Jayson Tatum will likely start the opener against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers; news Marcus Morris has an injured knee;  and give a few over-unders for the coming Boston Celtics season. 

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NY Times culture reporter and Celtics superfan Sopan Deb joins John Karalis to talk about how he became a Celtics fan growing up in NJ, putting together a Bill Russell documentary,  the cross between sports and culture, and a LOT more. This is a very fun conversation! 

Enjoy the show!

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MassLive's Jay King and Sam "Jam" Packard break down the Celtics' season finale, gush about how the Celtics have looked so far, and react to some interesting comments by both Isaiah Thomas (who may never talk to Danny Ainge again) and Kyrie Irving (who likes to play in a real sports town).

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MassLive's Jay King and John Karalis of Red's Army give some additional thoughts on the latest Celtics-76ers preseason game (Marcus Smart and Terry Rozier!) then get into some comments Ainge delivered to Brian Robb and ESPN's weird ranking which insulted the Celtics.

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The Celtics and Sixers bench units went at it with most of the starters resting and it was Boston's guys who ran away with the game. John Karalis breaks down the best (Smart's aggressiveness, Rozier's overall game) and the worst (Markelle Fultz's free throw form). Also... a next step for Jaylen Brown offensively.

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MassLive's Jay King and John Karalis of Red's Army give their belated thoughts on the Celtics' preseason win against the 76ers, react to Marcus Morris' confidence (cockiness?) about his new role, and go into a deeply personal subject.

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MassLive's Jay King and Sam "Jam" Packard draft the Celtics in hopes of finding the best intrasquad scrimmage teams. After that, the two answer mailbag questions about chemistry, Marcus Smart's next contract, and more.

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