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190: Kyle Draper | Isaiah Thomas 52 Points v Miami Heat | Boston Celtics New Year Resolutions | Powered by CLNS Radio Jan 01, 2017

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Kyle Draper is the host of Boston Celtics Pre & Post-Game Live on Comcast Sports Net. Twitter: @KyleDraperTV

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189: Austin Ainge | Christmas Day Special | Pre-Game @ New York Knicks w/ Nick Gelso | Powered by CLNS Radio Dec 25, 2016

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Austin Ainge is the Boston Celtics Director of Player Personnel.

2:45 January ticket giveaway details

3:50 Austin Ainge on the new CBA

6:00 On the 2017 NBA Draft

7:45 General takeaways on season thus far

11:50 Marcus Smart’s and organizational vantage point of his development

22:00 How has Avery Bradley improved so much in seven years?

26:20 What did Celts think they were getting when they first made IT trade?

28:20 Can you win with Isaiah Thomas as #1 option?

35:00 Disappointments from this season so far

36:03 What qualifies a successful season?

37:00 Urgency to win now

47:12 Celtics-Knicks Pre-Game

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188: Stephanie Ready | Recap v Hornets & Pre-Game v Heat | Celtics Stats Busters w/ Chris Forsberg | Powered by CLNS Radio Dec 18, 2016

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Stephanie Ready is the television color commentator for the Charlotte Hornets. Twitter: @StephanieReady. Chris Forsberg is the Boston Celtics beat reporter for ESPN. Twitter: @ESPNForsberg. Boston Celtics Pre-Game conducted with Surya Fernandez, who is the Miami Heat’s SB Nation blog’s Site Manager. Twitter: @SuryaHeatNBA

1:50 Stephanie Ready on Celts D

5:10 How the C’s beat the Hornets

12:10 Where do Celts & Hornets rank in Eastern Conference?

17:20 Dec 27 Grizzlies Tickets Giveaway

19:40 Is Jaylen Brown’s defense legit?

21:25 Why can’t Celtics beat good teams in clutch?

29:10 Boston’s AWFUL second quarters

34:05 Celts defensive statistics equivalent to last year

36:40 Should Jonas Jerebko start?

43:00 Marcus Smart with starting unit

51:00 Miami Heat Pregame

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187: Jack Armstrong | Recap v Raptors & Pregame @ OKC | Boston Celtics Cap w/ Sam Sheehan | Powered by CLNS Radio Dec 11, 2016

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Jack Armstrong is the TV color commentator for the Toronto Raptors. Sam Sheehan is a redditor and cap and stats aficionado. Twitter: @SamSheehan. Adam Joseph covers the OKC Thunder for SB Nation and joins LHR for Boston Celtics Pre-Game. Twitter: @AdamJosephSport

3:55 Ticket giveaway details

4:51 Jack Armstrong

6:15 How Toronto guards exploit Boston’s perimeter D

10:15 Is Raptors D elite?

14:58 Why the Celts are Toronto’s biggest roadblock to ECF

16:30 Boston Celtics needs

23:22 Why the Celtics CANNOT be overly aggressive in trade market

24:40 Why Danny Ainge will make a ‘big move’ in next 12 months

26:42 Will the Celtics be able to afford a max free agent this summer?

30:52 Who the Celtics will target in trade market and free agency

34:45 If Celts sign max free agent, who can they keep on current roster?

44:46 Andrew Bogut only Celts trade target?

47:39 Value of Tyler Zeller’s contract

49:36 Oklahoma City Thunder Pre-Game

54:32 Prediction

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186: Jeff Goodman | NCAA Preview & Draft Prospects | Boston Celtics Mailbag | Powered by CLNS Radio Dec 04, 2016

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Jeff Goodman is a basketball insider for ESPN. The preeminent draft expert in the country, Jeff joins Celtics Beat as part of a yearly tradition to primer highly touted college basketball draft prospects for this year’s NBA Draft. Twitter: @GoodmanESPN

2:35 Ticket giveaway information

4:33 Jeff Goodman joins the show

6:30 Is Isaiah Thomas an elite point guard?

8:20 Harry Giles

11:18 Who should Celtics take #1 overall?

12:30 Scouting reports on Markelle Fultz, Dennis Smith, Lonzo Ball, Malik Monk, Jayson Tatum, Josh Jackson & more

28:08 Boston’s strategy w/ remaining two Nets lotto picks

33:00 Evaluation of Kelly Olynyk, Marcus Smart & Jaylen Brown

47:01 NCAA Final Four predictions

49:02 Mailbag on Andrew Bogut, Celts off-season plans, Jonas Jerebko and whether Al Horford should’ve played in Miami

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185: Keith Smith & Ryan Bernardoni | Jae Crowder Locker Room Audio | Boston Celtics Trade Targets | Powered by CLNS Radio Nov 27, 2016

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Keith Smith covers the NBA for realGM and the Boston Celtics for CelticsBlog. Twitter: @KeithSmithNBA

Ryan Bernardoni covers the Celts with a specialization on roster building, the CBA and the salary cap for ESPN’s True Hoop blog, CelticsHub. Twitter: @dangercart

3:50 Jae Crowder & locker room audio

8:12 Keith Smith on Al Horford’s early season impact

10:50 Fixing the Celtics second unit

12:45 Kelly Olynyk struggles & his importance

15:48 Terry Rozier’s development

17:00 Celtics 2nd Quarter Statistics

20:30 Marcus Smart’s improved playmaking

23:15 Should the Celts bench Jaylen Brown?

26:12 Upcoming week prediction

31:00 Ticket Giveaway & new contest

34:54 Celts team weaknesses

36:30 Boston’s strategy in trades w/ salary cap in mind

40:17 Trading for Andrew Bogut; Should C’s wait?

43:18 Pressure for Celts to trade assets?

44:55 Other trade targets

49:00 Isaiah Thomas: One of best trades in Celtics history?

51:40: 2001 Allen Iverson v. 2017 IT4

54:59 What to be thankful for

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184: Danny Leroux | Golden State Warriors v Boston Celtics | Al Horford & Jae Crowder Return | Powered by CLNS Radio Nov 20, 2016

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Danny Leroux is the host of realGM Radio, Dunc’d On, Locked on Warriors, and the Twitter NBA Show. He also contributes to Sporting News and The Athletic. Twitter: @DannyLeRoux

2:21 Ticket giveaways

5:12 How Golden State Warriors smothered the Boston Celtics in Friday’s 3rd quarter.

8:50 Is Boston’s defense an issue?

12:06 Primary concerns for Celts

16:25 Targeting Andrew Bogut and would he would bring

23:05 Isaiah Thomas and his place in NBA

29:05 Dubs intensity level in regular season going forward

34:15 Draymond Green comments

36:10 Boston’s improved crunch time play

43:57 Al Horford return v Detroit Pistons & future impact

45:28 LeBron James & Phil Jackson

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183: Isiah Thomas | Jaylen Brown Evaluation | Boston Celtics Mailbag | Powered by CLNS Radio Nov 13, 2016

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Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons legend and current analyst for NBAtv joins Larry H. Russell to discuss his protege Jaylen Brown’s performance thus far after some recent struggles. LHR also recaps the week that was, opens the mailbag and brings back Around the NBA in 5.

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182: Dave McMenamin | Cleveland Cavaliers v. Boston Celtics | Pre-Game v. Denver Nuggets w/ Justin Poulin | Powered by CLNS Radio Nov 06, 2016

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Dave McMenamin of ESPN returns to discuss Thursday’s Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Boston Celtics on national TV. LHR recaps the remainder of the week and conducts the pre-game segment against the Denver Nuggets with Justin Poulin.

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181: Chris Forsberg | Boston Celtics Recap v. Nets, Heat & Hornets | Powered by CLNS Radio Oct 30, 2016

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Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston is in studio to discuss the Boston Celtics opening week of the 2016-17 NBA campaign with games against the Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, and Charlotte Hornets.

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