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Justin Rowan appears as a CelticsBlog guest with Kyrie Irving-LeBron James and Isaiah Thomas' return as a backdrop. Even as Celtics throttled Cleveland on Wednesday, he's not concerned about the east and thus doesn't see Thomas as an x-factor.

A revisit on the summer blockbuster and comparing the new-look Cavs and Celts for the first time since the Gordon Hayward opening night fiasco.

1:40-6:10 Cavaliers “not trying”

6:10-12:02 LeBron James

12:02-17:05 Catching up with the Cavs

17:05-26:13 Kyrie Irving Jackie MacMullan details, trade revisited

26:13-32:00 Irving’s play with Celtics

32:00-38:00 Isaiah Thomas is back

38:00-45:12 Al Horford’s breakout vs. Cavs

45:12-48:19 Big man upgrade for Cleveland, Nets pick?

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A player whose impact isn't always evident on the stat sheet has become a familiar archetype for Celtics fans between the systematic impact of players like Al Horford and Marcus Smart.

Now, Shane Larkin has returned to the fold after a back injury, a player Brad Stevens has lauded for his ability to adjust speeds and control the pace of the game on the ball.

Jared Weiss, formerly of CelticsBlog and now with the Celtics Wire returned to The Banners Broadcast to hit on Larkin one night after he made sure to let Bobby know his -13 night turned into a +13 in the second half against Memphis. Weiss also hit on the bench, Marcus Morris' absence and street-ball style, along with the topic of rest and player management.

CelticsBlog editor Simon Pollock made his debut in the second half, with the crucial question of who's your new Celtics wrestling partner now that Brandon Bass (once the consensus) is gone?

Pollock also looks back on his Jaylen Brown article in the wake of his friend's passing, and the impact Brown has had on the C's this year. He also gives his take on the best thing about this Celtics season so far, since it's obvious what the worst part was.

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Show log:

0:48-6:25 Monologue

6:40-9:56 Shane Larkin

9:56-16:36 Defensive issues

16:36-21:13 Marcus Morris absence

21:13-23:36 Rest

27:00-27:30 Welcome Simon Pollock

27:30-36:16 Jaylen Brown

36:16-40:48 Best part of this season?

40:48-46:26 Gordon Hayward

46:26-48:00 Angry Rondo aside

48:00-49:57 Wrestling partner?

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After losing 30 pounds over the summer, Marcus Smart is on to a new chef, and Jaylen Brown is joining him. Chef Jawed Halepota joins us to talk about breaking into the cooking world and working with athletes from Kevin Seraphin to Duron Harmon and Celtics players. Later, Bobby and Greg Cassoli discuss the Celtics' MVP.

2:00-17:00 Celtics chef Jawed Halepota

20:00-22:20 Season takeaways

22:20-27:00 Marcus Smart's season

27:00-32:00 Kyrie Irving's season

32:00-35:50 Celtics' MVP?

35:50-40 More Jayson Tatum?

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Avery Bradley in blue-and-red lining up against Kyrie Irving in green half a year after they squared off on opposite sides of the Celtics-Cavaliers East Finals put in perspective how wild and earth-shattering the offseason was to the conference.

Detroit is good again, Bradley has developed a dynamic with a rejuvenated Andre Drummond and with a blowout 4th quarter, the Pistons are on Boston's doorstep.

Duncan Smith joined The Banners Broadcast this week as the Bradley-Marcus Morris trade played out on the court for the first time and the C's played tribute to AB for seven seasons in green. Is Detroit a threat to surpass the Celts in the dynamic of the East?

In the front-end, Andrew Doxy joined us for some staff questions ranging from the bench's scoring issues, Terry Rozier's big week, Marcus Smart's position on the team, the Tatum/Brown dynamic and the shooting lulls of the squad.

Here's Episode 18's tracklist:

0-6:00 Pistons loss reaction

6-12:08 Bench worries

12:08-18 (Another) Marcus Smart discussion

18-24 Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown?

24-30 Offensive issues and Gordon Hayward

Duncan Smith

30-34 How the Pistons are so good?

34-40 Andre Drummond's dominance

40-44 Stan Van Gundy

44-48 Avery Bradley

48-50 Expectations

50-53 Impressions of Marcus Morris trade

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Avery Bradley & the Pistons out-hustle the Celtics to a 118-108 win at TD Garden Nov 28, 2017

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Avery Bradley & the Pistons out-hustle the Celtics to a 118-108 win at TD Garden

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Celtics def Golden State Warriors, Win streak improves to 14 games Nov 22, 2017

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Celtics def Golden State Warriors, Win streak improves to 14 games

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The Banners Broadcast continues to nit-pick just as Brad Stevens does, even though the Celtics seemingly cannot lose right now. Kyrie Irving is closing games, but could the Celts use more from him with their low-rated offense? What kind of boost has Marcus Morris given the team, and is it him or Tatum in the final 5? Also, how in the world is Marcus Smart +113 while shooting 28%?

1:00-4:27 Brad Stevens: "invalid" win streak

4:27-10:34 Could Boston use more from Irving?

12:08-17:33 The Marcus Morris effect

17:33-23:20 Smart missing and helping

23:20-26:50 Jaylen Brown's big week

26:50-31:00 Win streak's meaning and could they use a loss?

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The Celtics are on an absolute role. What kind of role has Brad Stevens played and what has shown to be his biggest strength? Also, what possible issues could come up for the Celts later? We gotta nit-pick somehow.

Jayson Tatum ankle 1:40-3:00

Brad Stevens impact 3:00-5:00

Kyrie Irving defense 5:00-6:51

Depth 6:51-7:33

Aron Baynes kicking butt 7:33-11:15

Defensive dominance 11:15-14:33

Semi Ojeleye 14:33-17:00

Jaylen Brown 17:00-19:30

Jabari Bird? 19:30-21:20

Where could this team struggle going forward? 21:36-end

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