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Celtics and NBA talk from a couple of guys who sit in section 5 at the TD Garden
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A List Podcast w/ A. Sherrod Blakely, Gary Washburn & Kwani A. Lunis | NBA - Boston Celtics Insiders
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A List Podcast with veteran Boston Celtics and NBA reporter A. Sherrod Blakely, veteran NBA Insider for the Boston Globe, Gary Washburn and NBC Boston's and Kwani A. Lunis. The "Big 3" Discuss the latest news and insights into the Boston Celtics, the NBA, and more! Join Sherrod, Gary and Kwani weekly as they delve into the most poignant topics with some of the biggest names in basketball and beyond.
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Post-Banner 18 2024 NBA draft targets for Boston with Bryan Kalbrosky
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The Boston Celtics are your 2024 NBA World Champions, but if they want to repeat in 2025 to hang Banner 19, they are going to need to avail themselves of every advantage ahead of the 2024-25 season, particularly the looming 2024 NBA draft. For the vast majority of the team's fans, this is one draft we have not been paying very much attention to, gi…
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After Banner 18, what's next on Boston's agenda with Jack Simone
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After five trips to the Eastern Conference finals over the previous six seasons, the Boston Celtics have finally hung Banner 18. And while winning Banner 19 is the logical next step for the Celtics, if the path to Boston's current title has taught us anything, it's that there are a lot of moves required to push a team over the top. To that end, the…
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Boston wins it all, and C-Lab reacts
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They did the thing, finally. The Boston Celtics are your 2024 NBA Champions after a historic 2023-24 NBA regular season and an equally historic run to the long-coveted Banner 18. The game and series were won with teamwork and defense in classic Boston style, sending beloved Boston broadcaster Mike Gorman off with a proper closeout to a storied care…
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Boston on the precipice of Banner 18 after taking commanding 3-0 finals lead
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The Boston Celtics have taken a commanding 3-0 series lead vs. the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals, thanks to some clutch play from Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum as they combined for 61 points in Boston's 106-99 Game 3 victory, and elite defense late in the game's second half. That the win came with star Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis ha…
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Previewing Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals and beyond vs. the Mavs with Irvin Castellanos
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The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 105-98 in Game 2 of their 2024 NBA Finals series to take a 2-0 series lead at TD Garden this past Sunday (June 9) night. This puts the Mavs in a position that 36 other teams in the finals have found themselves in: a 0-2 series deficit, something only 5 of those teams have ever come back from. Can the Mav…
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On Boston's statement Game 1 win, what to expect from the Mavs in Game 2
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The Boston Celtics took Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals in emphatic fashion thanks to a surprisingly spry Kristaps Porzingis in his first game in the '24 NBA Playoffs in over a month, and perhaps the best defensive game of Jaylen Brown's career. Even on a night that saw Jayson Tatum go 6-of-16 from the floor, he still found ways to impact the game, a…
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Previewing the Boston Celtics - Dallas Mavericks 2024 NBA Finals with Andy Tobolowsky
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The Boston Celtics will take the court against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals on this coming Thursday (June 6) evening at TD Garden. And despite the fact that Boston was widely seen as a chief contender even before the 2023-24 regular season and the Mavs much less so, both clubs share a number of parallels that should make this an abso…
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Breaking down the many narratives of a Dallas Mavericks - Boston Celtics NBA finals
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The Boston Celtics punched their ticket to the 2024 NBA Finals when they defeated the Indiana Pacers in just four games to win the league's Eastern Conference finals, and now we have Boston's finals opponent set with a winner for the Western Conference finals as well. That victor will be the Dallas Mavericks, who needed five games to beat the Minne…
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On Boston beating Indiana to advance to the finals, and Bill Walton's passing
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The Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 105-102 in Game 4 of their 2024 Eastern Conference finals, sweeping the Pacers to advance to the 2024 NBA Finals as they await to see which of the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves Western Conference finals series. The Celtics will have a 10-day gap between the final buzzer and the start of the f…
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Breaking down Boston's Game 2 win vs. the Pacers, what to expect in Game 3
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The Boston Celtics defeated the Indiana Pacers 126-110 in Game 2 of the NBA's 2024 Eastern Conference finals thanks to a career playoff-high matching 40 points from Jaylen Brown. But it came at the expense of backup big man Luke Kornet's wrist being sprained on a team already thin at center; will Boston be okay with Kornet on the bench?. On the oth…
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On Boston escaping Indy with a Game 1 win, what's coming in Game 2 with Kory Waldron
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Game 1 of the Boston Celtics Eastern Conference finals series with the Indiana Pacers is in the books, and the Celtics have a 1-0 series lead with their 133-128 win. But it took overtime to pull it off, and Boston digging deep with a few lucky breaks to pull out the win, a few minor mistakes over the course of the contest nearly costing them the wi…
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Closing out the Cavs in the East semis and a look ahead to the East finals
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The Boston Celtics have defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 in Game 5 of their 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals series to advance to the NBA's 2024 Eastern Conference finals. It came via a massive game from veteran Boston big man Al Horford, and it also saw perhaps the best postseason play from star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum as well. As an…
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Game 4 wins, dad jokes, and debunking bad Boston narratives with Richard White
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The Boston Celtics have a commanding 3-1 series lead vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers in their East semis second round series. But there were moments in the contest where old Celtics habits crept back in and put the game's outcome in doubt, with fans of the team predictably melting down on social media in response to those mistakes. Do we need to worry …
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What's sustainable for Cavs, Cs after Boston's Game 2 loss with Evan Damarell
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In Game 2 of their 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals series with the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers came out with a plan and stuck to it. The Celtics, on the other hand, came out with an all-too-familiar lackluster effort that cost them a potentially critical contest. Boston should have anticipated a hungry Cavs squad would be prepared to…
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Cavaliers emerge to face Boston in the East semis - what you need to know
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The Boston Celtics finally know their opponent for the NBA's 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals series. With the Cleveland Cavaliers emerging victorious in their first round series vs. the Orlando Magic, Boston's next opponent is locked in. And with that knowledge, the Celtics and their fans can begin to get an idea of the potential contours of thi…
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Boston cancels Heat culture to advance to East semis to face Magic or Cavs
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The Boston Celtics got their revenge against the Miami Heat for sending them fishing in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, instead kicking off the Heat's postseason with a Game 5 win over Miami in their 2024 NBA Eastern Conference first round series. The 118-84 blowout was a fitting end for longtime Celtics broadcaster Mike Gorman's 43-year career…
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Boston wins Game 4 vs. Miami, but lose Kristaps Porzingis; what happens next?
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The Boston Celtics won Game 4 of their 2024 NBA Eastern Conference first round series with the Miami Heat to take a commanding 3-1 lead at Kaseya Center on Monday night, but the win came at a cost. The Celtics lost star big man Kristaps Porzingis to what is being described as a calf strain, and could miss substantial time as a result. How does Porz…
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What went wrong for Boston in Game 2, and how the Celtics can adjust for Game 3
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The Boston Celtics let their fans down with a mediocre effort against the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their first round series, the level of urgency reminiscent of a mid-December tilt of little consequence. Attacking the Celtics with a relentless assault from deep on one end, and denying the use of Kristaps Porzingis as a 'safety valve' on the other, B…
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On Kristaps Porzingis love of Mercedes-Benz, and whether the Heat can steal a game
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The Boston Celtics played like a finely-tuned luxury car in their 114-94 blowout of the Miami Heat on Sunday in Game 1, and it was thanks in part to the addition of star big man Kristaps Porzingis this past offseason. To take stock of that Game 1 win, what we expect to see in Game 2, and a quick chat about Porzingis' luxury car collection (all Merc…
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NBA expansion and covering Boston (and the league) from abroad with Josh Coyne
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The NBA is inching closer to a new, inevitable round of expansion, and based on what we have heard from league commissioner Adam Silver, it might not just be within the US and Canada. And while Mexico City might not be among the frontrunners, the growth of the league in popularity around the world will only continue to grow. What will NBA expansion…
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Maine's title run and Celtics full-season hardware with Noa Dalzell
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The Boston Celtics' regular season is over, and the team is gearing up for the 2024 NBA Playoffs while waiting to hear back on whether any members of the organization will take home some hardware for their league-best season. But it is not just Boston in the title hunt this postseason suiting up with letters on the front that read "Celtics". The te…
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Sizing up the Boston Celtics' path to the 2024 NBA Finals with Steve Bulpett
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The Boston Celtics own the best record in the NBA for the 2023-24 season and have an absurd 15-game lead over the next-closest team in the East, the Milwaukee Bucks. Records seem to be breaking on a regular basis, and we keep hearing about how this iteration of the Celtics are an all-time ball club. But do they have what it takes to win it all? And…
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On the impact of Joel Embiid's return on the Boston Celtics' playoff picture with Ky Carlin
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The Boston Celtics have all but locked up the top spot in the league, as well as home court in the East heading into the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Everything seems to be aligning for Boston to make a deep postseason run fans hope ends in a title. At least, save one. It seems the path back to the finals might have just gotten considerably tougher for the C…
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Stretch run, blurred lines; new media and gambling in the NBA with Sopan Deb
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Fans of the Boston Celtics (and, truthfully, the entire league) can't watch their favorite team without a gambling segment, an ad about betting, or an opportunity to gamble. And when the game ends, more and more of the players playing it are jumping on their podcasts to talk about it. With the lines between multiple, entangled businesses that make …
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March Madness through a Boston Celtics lens
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March Madness is officially here, and fans of the Boston Celtics tend to start paying attention to the college game around now if they have not been the whole time with their favorite NCAA squad. Potential Celtics draft prospects can be scouted by the casual college basketball fan and pros both, and old rivalries transcend NBA allegiances for a bit…
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Sizing up unresolved concerns in the stretch run with Justin Turpin
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The Boston Celtics are firmly within the thick of the NBA's 2024 stretch run as they try to wrap up loose ends on the court and nagging injuries while also getting into postseason form. That is not exactly the easiest of needles to thread, but they have a favorable schedule and the right personnel to pull it off, particularly given the lead they ha…
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Historic blowouts, exorcising demons, and projecting All-NBA
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The Boston Celtics have been playing like a ball club full of All-NBA players, even if they will likely only have two -- and it has not shown more this season than in their 140-88 demolition of the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon. Exorcising the demons lingering from their 2022 NBA Finals loss to the Warriors in a big way, no…
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10 lingering regular season questions for Boston's stretch run with Jake Issenberg
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The NBA's 2024 trade deadline and All-Star Break are behind the Boston Celtics, and the stretch run to the 2024 playoffs ahead of them. With the best record in the league and a massive lead over the next-closest team in the Eastern Conference and among the easiest schedules left in the Association, what questions are left to answer for the Celtics …
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Inside the minds of MVP voters with ESPN's Tim Bontemps
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The NBA's All-Star Week has passed, and with it, attention now turns to the stretch run and whatever races for season-long hardware that is not already sewn up. This season, that includes the 2024 Most Valuable Player award. It feels like star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is making a late push to get in the running, but how exactly does the …
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Breaking down the good, bad, and irretrievably broken of All-Star Week with Clemente Almanza
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The NBA's 2024 All-Star Game has come and gone, and with it the successes of the Boston Celtics who participated. The week of All-Star festivities saw some significant changes, but perhaps none more so than the actual All-Star Game itself. Gone were the target score endings and charities for each quarter of the event, along with the East vs. West d…
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On the NBA's postdeadline order and what Boston can still do to get better
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The NBA's 2024 trade deadline has come and gone, and with it the ability to make trades to improve the Boston Celtics' roster. But Boston picked up Xavier Tillman, Sr. and Jaden Springer ahead of the deadline to bolster their deep rotation before the 2024 postseason arrives. The league around the Celtics did not stand still, with several teams in t…
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Previewing Boston's 2024 NBA trade deadline possibilities with Jack Simone
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The NBA's 2024 trade deadline now perhaps better measured in hours than in days. And knowing what the range of possibilities that exists for the Boston Celtics to choose from to make moves to bolster their roster for a push to the 2024 NBA Finals is a good place to start. What can the Celtics do to get better? Which moves are more likely, and which…
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A deep dive into the deep rotation's Stay Ready Crew with Noa Dalzell
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The Boston Celtics have by most accounts the best top six players in the entire NBA to match their league-best regular season record. So, it can be easy to forget about the rest of the team. The so-called "Stay Ready Crew" mostly does just that -- keep themselves in the right frame of mind and state of health in case their number is called. And tho…
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Predicting how many Boston Celtics will be East NBA All-Stars with Chris Forsberg
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With the final returns from the annual fan vote for the league's starters in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game set to go down in Indianapolis, Indiana in the month of February and the reserves selected by league coaches, we will soon get an answer to how many Boston Celtics will suit up for the annual exhibition tilt. Based on the earlier rounds of return…
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Projecting season-long hardware at 2023-24's midpoint with Kwani Lunis
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Most of the teams in the NBA have played around half of their 82-game schedule, giving us enough of a sample size to get an idea of which players might be taking home some full-season hardware come April and onward. And with the Boston Celtics currently the owners of the league's best record, it is not unfair to expect the franchise to have at leas…
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On the Sun at the Garden, Boston's season so far and more with Brionna Jones
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There's a lot of basketball to be a fan of in New England. The Boston Celtics stand as the premier hoopers in the region, but greatness can also be found among the UConn Huskies women's and men's programs and the WNBA's Connecticut Sun in recent years. That history will become even more entangled as the Sun are set to play at TD Garden this summer …
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Why Boston is probably not making big moves at the deadline with Yossi Gozlan
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With the Boston Celtics rolling and their path to hanging Banner 18 looking more possible than it has in many years, you can't fault fans of the storied ball club for hoping for a reunion with former Boston big men Daniel Theis or Kelly Olynyk. Or failing that, team president Brad Stevens getting a deal done for rumored target Isaiah Stewart to for…
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Boston beats the Lakers on Christmas Day, and making sense of trade rumors with Bobby Krivitsky
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The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day, the best kind of win for Celtics fans in the regular season if not the NBA Finals. And they did it despite in-game injuries, strong rallies from their opponent -- and most importantly, an ego-boosting hot start that has tended to absorb their killer instinct in the past. To celebrate …
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On Boston's sizzling start with Max Lederman - and a Festivus for the rest of us
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The holidays are here and the Boston Celtics are amazingly good, so in true New England fashion, over at the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast, we decided to do what any other New Englander (displaced or in-region) would otherwise be doing. Complaining about stuff! Of course, we will be doing so in our third annual Festivus episode with guest Max Le…
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Assessing the 2023-24 trade season around the NBA with A. Sherrod Blakely
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The Boston Celtics might not be making any major moves at the NBA's 2024 trade deadline after having had one of the most active offseasons in the league this summer, but the rest of the league is not going to stand still and let them waltz into the 2024 NBA Finals, either. Teams like the Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, and Dallas Mavericks might ta…
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No Vegas for Boston, but how can the Celtics get better from what they learned?
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The Boston Celtics have been booted from the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament by the Indiana Pacers after a performance that was all too familiar for some. Fans have seen hungrier teams outwork the Celtics on nights when the 3-ball isn't falling. But there was more to the loss than those familiar flops from the past, and not all of it was bad. …
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Assessing the East at the 2023-24 NBA season's quarter-mark with Ky Carlin
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Now that the 2023-24 NBA season is roughly a quarter over with, we can see some rough outlines of what each of the league's Eastern Conference teams will look like by the time the 2024 NBA Playoffs roll around. Some teams have surprised us in terms of their record and play, a handful have disappointed their fans with how they have performed on the …
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A Boston Celtics Thanksgiving (round) table with Bobby Krivitsky and Jack Simone
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Sometimes, after the Boston Celtics drop a game to a team they have no business losing to, it can seem like some of the worst elements of seasons past are coming back to haunt fans of the team, it bears reminding that this team is currently the owner of the best record in the entire NBA at 11-3 and on track to win 64 games this season. And while th…
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The Future of the A List Podcast: Now "The Big 3 NBA Podcast"
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The A List Podcast is moving podcast feeds! ew name. New look. Same squad. Tune in weekly to "The Big Three NBA podcast," where Gary Washburn, A. Sherrod Blakely bring you the latest commentary and conversations surrounding the NBA and the Celtics. Available on all podcasting Apps! Find the Podcast HERE: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…
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Celtics Just Have the Sixers Number w/ Keith Pompey
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Join The A List Podcast with veteran Boston Celtics and NBA reporter A. Sherrod Blakely who welcomes Keith Pompey Sixers beat writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Sherrod and Keith react to the Celtics shorthanded win over the Sixers and Keith explains why he thinks the time to beat the Celtics was last season. This episode of the A List Podcast i…
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Celtics Build Momentum in Big Win over Knicks + Jayson Tatum Dominates 4th Quarter
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Join The A List Podcast with veteran Boston Celtics and NBA reporter A. Sherrod Blakely, veteran NBA Insider for the Boston Globe, Gary Washburn and NBC10 Boston's Kwani A. Lunis. The "Big 3" discuss the latest news and insights into the Boston Celtics, the NBA, and more! Join Sherrod, Gary and Kwani weekly as they delve into the most poignant topi…
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On Boston's early trends 10 games into the 2023-24 season with Drew Carter
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The Boston Celtics have now played over 10% of their 2023-24 NBA season, not quite enough to tell us all we need to know about this aspirant to the league's 2024 title but enough that we have an idea about what sort of ball club they are and could become. At the same time, over that stretch, fans of the storied team have gotten to know new Boston b…
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