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Celtics Beat
The longest nonstop Boston Celtics podcast available online or streaming, Celtics Beat is released 52 weeks of the year – with no exceptions. Host Adam Kaufman provides some of the most insightful analysis on all things Boston Celtics and the NBA. And no other podcast covering the Celtics on the web delivers some of the most well-known and respected personalities both in and outside the NBA as Celtics Beat does. New episodes are available for download every Sunday at iTunes and Stitcher…
Episodes
Celtics Beat164: Howard Beck | Al Horford to the Boston Celtics w/Justin Poulin | Powered by CLNS Radio
Al Horford to the Boston Celtics - yay! Well, the big fallacy that the Celts have never signed a major free agent is over. And it’s more than just that. The…
Celtics Beat163: Scott Howard-Cooper + Ben Golliver | 2016 NBA Draft Review | Boston Celtics | Powered by CLNS Radio
Was it a clunker? There was a lot of hype and anticipation heading into the 2016 NBA Draft for the Boston Celtics, but universal sentiment has everyone from…
Celtics Beat162: Nicole Auerbach | 2016 NBA Draft Preview | Boston Celtics + NBA Trade Primer w/ Chris Forsberg
Double duty this week: After last week’s impromptu interview with free agent-to-be Jared Dudley, we’re going to have to double up this week on Celtics Beat…
Celtics Beat161: Jared Dudley | NBA Free Agency | Boston Celtics | Powered by CLNS Radio
There are few teams in the NBA more appealing than the Boston Celtics. Don’t take it from us, take it from today’s featured guest. Jared Dudley, veteran NBA…
Celtics Beat160: Sean Deveney | NBA Free Agent Primer | Boston Celtics | Powered by CLNS Radio
Continuing in the spirit of special edition shows, this week will take an in-depth look at free agency this summer in the NBA...for the Boston Celtics of…
Celtics Beat159: Sean Grande | 2016 NBA Off-Season Preview | Boston Celtics Outlook | Powered by CLNS Radio
With the fate of the Boston Celtics in the 2016 NBA Draft now sealed, Brad Stevens, Danny Ainge, team management and everyone else now know what the Celtics…
Celtics Beat158: Jeff Goodman | NBA Draft Lottery Recap | Boston Celtics Draw #3 | Powered by CLNS Radio
The 2016 NBA Draft Lottery has yielded the third overall selection for the Boston Celtics...courtesy of the Brooklyn Nets. Boston held serve for the first time…
Celtics Beat157: Mike Gorman | 2015-16 Season in Review Show | Boston Celtics Trade Commodities w/ Mike Walsh
Time for the unofficial official 2015-16 Season in Review show for the Boston Celtics. It was still a bit too fresh from their loss to the Atlanta Hawks to do…
Celtics Beat156: Kyle Draper | Player Report Cards | 2016 Boston Celtics | Thunder-Spurs NBA Playoffs
Scrap those five-point plans on getting Kevin Durant to the Boston Celtics this summer. There’s still a bit of a wait-and-see game there with the Oklahoma City…
Celtics Beat155: Bob Ryan | 2016 NBA Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals | Boston Celtics v. Atlanta Hawks | Game 6 Recap w/ Jared Weiss
That’s a wrap on the 2016 NBA Playoffs and season for the Boston Celtics. The Atlanta Hawks have dispatched the Celtics in six games and are moving on to the…
Celtics Beat154: Chris Vivlamore | Atlanta Hawks v. Boston Celtics Game 4 Preview | 2016 NBA Playoffs Game 3 Recap w/ Justin Poulin
Well the Boston Celtics are back in this 2016 NBA Playoffs series against the Atlanta Hawks, but is it at a major price? Isaiah Thomas had a huge game against…
Celtics Beat153: Chris Forsberg | Boston Celtics Recap v. Atlanta Hawks Game 1 Recap | 2016 NBA Playoffs
The 2016 NBA Playoffs is underway and the Boston Celtics have drawn the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Celtics Beat will be released…
Celtics Beat152: Tas Melas | Boston Celtics Recap v. New Orleans Pelicans, Milwaukee Bucks & Atlanta Hawks | NBA Eastern Conference
Biggest regular season game...in a long time: The Boston Celtics battled it out Saturday night with the Atlanta Hawks in a fight for the NBA Eastern Conference…
Celtics Beat151: Leon Powe | Boston Celtics v. Golden State Warriors Recap | Los Angeles Lakers Preview | 2008 Celtics v. 16 Warriors & San Antonio Spurs
Signature win...and then some. Tough to put a capper on the Boston Celtics ending the 54 game home winning streak of the Golden State Warriors and becoming the…
Celtics Beat150: Kevin Pelton | Boston Celtics Recap v. Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors & Phoenix Suns | Marcus Smart Struggles | Re-Signing Jared Sullinger
Happy Easter! The Boston Celtics have righted the ship recently with some easy wins over some lackluster foes in the Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, and the…
Celtics Beat149: Sekou Smith | Kevin Durant to Boston Celtics | Recap v. Indiana Pacers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Toronto Raptors | Philadelphia 76ers Pregame w/ Chris Forsberg
Donut week: The worst case scenario as stated on Episode #148 has come true here for Episode #149 -- the Boston Celtics went winless this past week and are now…
Celtics Beat148: Michael Lee | Kevin Durant and NBA Free Agency | Boston Celtics Recap v. Memphis Grizzlies + Houston Rockets w/ Jay King
Home winning streak snapped: The Houston Rockets came into Boston Friday night and ended the longest winning streak the Celts have had in Boston in nearly 25…
Celtics Beat147: Howard Beck | Boston Celtics Recap v. Cleveland Cavaliers + New York Knicks + Portland Trail Blazers | Kevin Durant
Elite in the East: The Boston Celtics sit alone at third in the Eastern Conference even after last night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and a perfect…
Celtics Beat146: Rich Gotham | Boston Celtics President | Recap v. Milwaukee Bucks + Miami Heat
The homestand has begun and the final stretch of the season is here. The Boston Celtics have completed the first two legs of a five game home set with games…
Celtics Beat145: Steve Bulpett | NBA & Boston Celtics Trade Deadline Recap | Denver Nuggets Pre-Game Show w/ Justin Poulin
The NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone. No moves for the Boston Celtics, but could there have been? There have been rumors that Jahlil Okafor was nearly sent…
Celtics Beat144: Steve Smith | NBA All Star Game & Trade Deadline | Boston Celtics Season Review w/ Patrick Gilroy
NBA All Star Weekend is here. Tonight’s game will feature Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas and will air exclusively on TNT. Celtics Beat is here right now as…
Celtics Beat143: Adrian Wojnarowski | Boston Celtics Trade Deadline Preview | Sacramento Kings Pre-Game Show w/ Justin Poulin
Think the rumor mill is on fire for the Boston Celtics? Think again. The media has jumped on possibilities for the Celtics including Denver Nuggets Danilo…
Celtics Beat142: Jeff Turner + Chris Forsberg | Boston Celtics Recap v Orlando Magic Pre-Game Show | Kelly Olynyk | NBA Trade Deadline
Have the Boston Celtics turned the cornah?! This won’t be the first time you’ll hear that really annoying cliche phrase! It’s the theme of the latest edition…
Celtics Beat141: Bob Ryan | 1986 Boston Celtics Special Edition | NBA Greatest Team Ever
It’s the 30th anniversary for the 1986 Boston Celtics championship. Is that the best single season team in NBA history? Bob Ryan, author, commentator, and…
Celtics Beat140: Kristen Ledlow | Recap v Indiana Pacers, Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards | 1986 Boston Celtics w/ Skip Perham
After a rough stretch of a lot of losing, the Boston Celtics are seemingly back on track. Yes, they missed a golden opportunity to really establish themselves…
Celtics Beat139: Brian Scalabrine + Chris Wallace | Recap v Detroit Pistons + Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies Pre-Game Show
Things are getting ugly for the Boston Celtics. Right as fans thought they were ready to go on a run with a string of cupcakes on the schedule, the rug has…
Celtics Beat138: Marc Spears | Celtics Stuff Live Reunion | Boston Celtics Week Recap v. New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets
Celtics Stuff Live is back - for now - on CLNS Radio. Jon Duke and Justin Poulin are reuniting on Celtics Beat as they fill in for Larry H. Russell and…
Celtics Beat137: Sean Deveney | Recap v Hornets + Pistons | New York Knicks v. Boston Celtics Pre-Game w/ Chris Forsberg
Final show of 2015 for Celtics Beat. What an eventful year for the Boston Celtics. At this time last year, the organization was in no man’s land. Well, at…
Celtics Beat136: Sean Grande | Boston Celtics v Cleveland Cavaliers + Atlanta Hawks | NBA with Ian Thomsen
2015 is coming to a close and was a phenomenal calendar year for the Boston Celtics. Unfortunately, the Celtics suffered what was unequivocally their worst…
Celtics Beat135: Jim Barnett | Boston Celtics Week Recap v Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets | NBA
How about that Boston Celtics contest against the World Champion Golden State Warriors on Friday, huh? It was just one of what was a fairly interesting week in…
Celtics Beat134: David Wesley | Boston Celtics Week Recap | Marcus Smart health + Kobe Bryant Legacy w/ Justin Poulin | New Orleans Pelicans Pre-Game Show
The long road trip for the Boston Celtics is nearing its conclusion. After a trip that started in Florida, crossed south of the border, and then crossed it…
Celtics Beat133: Chris Forsberg | Boston Celtics Week Recap v Atlanta Hawks + 76ers + Wizards | Orlando Magic Pre-Game Show w/ David Steele
Are they back on track? After some wretched losses to the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks -- the Boston Celtics have won two home games in a row before…
Celtics Beat132: Mike Gorman | Boston Celtics Week Recap v OKC Thunder, Rockets, Mavs | Brooklyn Nets Pre-Game Show
Best defensive team in the NBA: The Boston Celtics are exerting their will on the competition. After a big week, including some good wins on the road against…
Celtics Beat131: Jeff Goodman | Boston Celtics Week Recap v Bucks, Pacers, Hawks | Brooklyn Nets Draft Pick Watch | Oklahoma City Thunder Pre-Game
An up-and-down season thus far has produced yet another up-and-down week for the Boston Celtics. After Friday night’s huge win against the Atlanta Hawks, it…
Celtics Beat130: Gery Woelfel | Boston Celtics Week Recap v Spurs, Pacers, Wizards | Preview Milwaukee Bucks
The Boston Celtics are off to a pretty average start. They’re just 2-3 and even after Friday’s big win against the Washington Wizards, no one yet knows who…
Celtics Beat129: Lang Whitaker | Boston Celtics Week Recap v 76ers + Raptors | San Antonio Spurs v Celtics Pre-Game
The Boston Celtics and the NBA season is underway. Good for the NBA, not so good for the Celtics, who at 1-1 don’t look all too hot after a lackluster…
Celtics Beat128: Rich Gotham | 2015-16 Boston Celtics + NBA Preview | NBA
Let the games begin...well not till Wednesday. But the Boston Celtics and NBA season for 2016 is finally on tap. Larry H. Russell has had enough of the…
Celtics Beat127: Brent Barry | 2015-16 NBA Preview | Boston Celtics Pre-Season | NBAtv
Larry H. Russell is back in the saddle to discuss the Boston Celtics as they keep chugging along during the NBA pre-season is now underway and the Boston…
Celtics Beat126: Kevin O’Connor | NBA Global Games | Boston Celtics Pre-Season
The NBA pre-season is now underway and the Boston Celtics are returning back to the United States after a trip overseas for NBA Europe. How did the new look…
Celtics Beat125: Bob Ryan | Boston Celtics | NBA Europe | Around the NBA in 5
The Boston Celtics are getting ready for a travel across the pond. Until the games begin, there’s really only been one storyline and one question on the minds…
Celtics Beat124: Tas Melas | Boston Celtics | Previewing San Antonio Spurs & Western Conference in NBA
Training camp is now officially underway for the Boston Celtics and the rest of the NBA. Finally something of substance. What is the primary angle of this…
Celtics Beat123: Gary Tanguay | Boston Celtics | Brad Stevens | NBA
The doldrums is just about over. Training camps for many teams begins this week, time for a final reflection on the summer before the Boston Celtics get down…
Celtics Beat122: Ian Thomsen | Boston Celtics | NBA Playoffs Restructure
There are a lot of storylines and angles to the coming Boston Celtics NBA season. Many are excited of the team taking a major leap this coming season, building…
Celtics Beat121: Ian Eagle | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets | NBA | YES Network
Summer is all but over as it’s Labor Day weekend and training camps across the NBA and for the Boston Celtics open within the month. One time many Celtics fans…
Celtics Beat120: Glenn McDonald + Al McCoy | Phoenix Suns v. Boston Celtics 1976 NBA Finals | Celtics Beat Classics
It’s time for another episode of Celtics Beat Classics as we go back to the mid-1970s and relive the Greatest Basketball Game Ever played - Game 5 of the 1976…
Celtics Beat119: Dennis Scott | Boston Celtics | David Lee | NBA
It’s been a pretty busy off-season for the Boston Celtics with a lot of acquisitions. Many have been dissected endlessly. One that hasn’t been is the pick-up…
Celtics Beat118: Kyle Draper | NBA Schedule Release | NBA | Boston Celtics
The NBA schedule has been released and the Boston Celtics will be featured seven times on national TV, but not on Christmas Day. What do you think of that?…
Celtics Beat117: Sekou Smith | NBA Off-Season | NBA | Boston Celtics
There may not be a lot to talk about regarding the NBA in August, but LHR has plenty on his mind with both Boston Celtics and NBA topics. Is one of them…
Celtics Beat116: Kenny Anderson + Eric Williams | 2002 Boston Celtics | Celtics Beat Classics
Well August is here and it’s time to look back on some classic times in Boston Celtics history. We won’t go back too far, just 15 years or so as we’ll discuss…
Celtics Beat115: Marc D’Amico | Boston Celtics | NBA Summer League | NBA Off-Season
It’s the last week of July and the NBA’s doldrum period is about to begin. The hunk of the NBA off-season has been completed and even the Summer Leagues in Las…
Celtics Beat114: Michael Smith | Boston Celtics | Perry Jones III Trade | NBA Off-Season
Another week, another trade for the Boston Celtics. A veteran last week, this week they have agreed to a deal in principle with the Oklahoma City Thunder for…
Celtics Beat113: Amin Elhassan | Tom Westerholm | Boston Celtics | NBA Offseason
The hunk of free agency has come and gone as we now possibly shift into trade season. The Boston Celtics still need to round out their roster and may have…
Celtics Beat112: Sean Deveney | Boston Celtics | Amir Johnson | NBA Off-Season
From the NBA season to the off-season: amassing the roster for the 2016 Boston Celtics and other NBA teams has begun. Free agency kicked off back on Wednesday…
Celtics Beat111: Scott Souza | NBA Draft | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers v Golden State Warriors | Boston Celtics NBA Off-Season
The 2015 NBA Draft crept right up on us and has now left us. What many expected to be an active night for the Boston Celtics did not produce as such. The Celts…
Celtics Beat110: Gery Woelfel | NBA Finals | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers v Golden State Warriors | Boston Celtics NBA Off-Season
Alas the 2015 is in the books: The Golden State Warriors are the world champions of basketball after defeating the LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in…
Celtics Beat109: Jim Barnett | NBA Finals | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers v Golden State Warriors | NBA
The NBA Finals has lived up to the expectations. LeBron James has carried the Cleveland Cavaliers and the series is tied as it heads back to Oakland with Steph…
Celtics Beat108: Peter Vecsey | NBA Finals | Golden State Warriors | LeBron James | NBA
Finally! The NBA Finals has begun. Game 1 was on Thursday in Oakland and LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers return to the Oracle on tonight to face the…
Celtics Beat107: Jeff Goodman | NBA Draft | NBA Finals | Golden State Warriors | Boston Celtics NBA Off-Season
What will happen first - the NBA Draft or the NBA Finals between the LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers v. the Golden State Warriors? Well, the Draft of…
Celtics Beat106: Bob Ryan | Boston Celtics | LeBron James | Kevin Love | 2015 NBA Playoffs| Boston Celtics NBA Off-Season
As the days go by, the Boston Celtics are getting ever so closer to a point where they can make a serious impact on the landscape of the NBA. But until then…
Celtics Beat105: A. Sherrod Blakely | Boston Celtics | LaMarcus Aldridge| 2015 NBA Playoffs| Boston Celtics NBA Off-Season
It’s certainly that time of year. The rumor mill is heating up and whenever it releases an output, fans of the NBA and the Boston Celtics dissect it from every…