Celtics Talk Radio Episode 101 End of The Celtics Season as Celtics are Swept

05/01/15 • 122 min

The Boston Celtics Season came to an end this past Sunday at the hand of Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers via a 4-0 series sweep. Game 4 saw several things that could have an effect on both the Celtics in terms of their plans for the offseason and the Cavaliers in their chase for the NBA Championship. In game 4 we saw the Cavs 3rd best player Kevin Love go down with a dislocated shoulder which could cost him to miss some time depending on the severity. In the 3rd quarter the Cavaliers delivered 2 cheap shots to Jae Crowder. 1 delivered by former Celtic Center Kendrick Perkins as he delivered a shot to the head of Crowder shoving him to the ground which resulted in Crowder retaliating and Perkins hitting him in the face a 2nd time before the refs broke things up. Perkins was not ejected for his actions. Then in the same quarter JR Smith threw an elbow right to the face of Crowder which knocked him out causing Crowder to fall down in an akward way causing a leg injury and that led to Crowder having to leave the game. JR Smith was ejected for his actions. Now both JR Smith and Kendrick Perkins face possible suspensions for their actions which would cost them games in the 2nd round of the playoffs. Meanwhile some of the players the Celtics were depending greatly on to lead this team came up small in this series. Brandon Bass being one of the biggest dissapointments in this series. So now we recap what happened in games 3 and 4. What could the Celtics and its fans take out of this series? Did any of the players on the roster clinch their one way ticket out of Boston like Brandon Bass? Did any Celtics win over the fan base and earn the right to return next season like Jae Crowder? The Celtics Talk Crew will answer those questions as well as give you the updates on what the NBA has decided to do to Perkins and Smith for their actions in game 4. John Karalis of redsarmy.com will join us on this episode of Celtics Talk Radio

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Celtics Talk Radio episode 100 Recapping Games 1 and 2 of the Celtics and Cavs

CELTICS TALK RADIO HAS NOW BEEN ON THE AIR FOR 3 YEARS WITH CELTICS NATION. 52 SPECIAL EPISODES AMD 100 REGULAR EPISODES LATER AND WE ARE STILL GOING STRONG JUST LIKE THE CELTICS THEMSELVES. THE CELTICS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 2013 ARE IN THE NBA PLAYOFFS. THEY ARE TAKING ON THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS FOR THE 1ST TIME SINCE 2010 WHEN FORMER CELTICS PAUL PIERCE, KEVIN GARNETT, RAY ALLEN, RAJON RONDO AND HEAD COACH DOC RIVERS ENDED THE SEASON FOR LEBRON JAMES AND THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 3 YEARS AND ALSO ENDED LEBRONS 1ST STINT IN CLEVELAND. NOW THE CELTICS NO LONGER HAVE THOSE BIG NAME PLAYERS OR THAT HEAD COACH AND WILL HAVE TO FACE THE CAVALIERS WHO HAVE LEBRON BACK IN TOWN. GAMES 1 AND 2 HAVE BEEN PLAYED SINCE THE LAST TIME THE CELTICS CREW WAS ON THE AIR. BOTH GAMES 1 AND 2 WERE IN CLEVELAND. SO WHERE DO THE CELTICS STAND IN THE SERIES AFTER THE 1ST 2 GAMES. DID THEY GET BLOWN OUT IN ROUTE TO A 2-0 SERIES DEFECIT LIKE MOST NBA ANALYSTS HAVE BEEN PREDICTING? DID THE CELTICS MANAGE TO KEEP UP WITH LEBRON AND COMPANY AND LOSE BOTH GAMES BUT ATLEAST SHOT THEY GOT WHAT IT TAKE TO HANG WITH THE TOP TEAM IN THE NBA? OR DID BOSTON ACTUALLY DO WHAT NO ONE WAS THINKING THEY HAD A SHOT TO WHICH WAS STEAL A GAME IN CLEVELAND AND STEAL THE HOME COURT ADVANTAGE FROM THE CAVS BEFORE COMING BACK TO BOSTON FOR GAMES 3 AND 4. YOUR CELTICS TALK CREW WILL BE JOINED BY TY RAY AND NICK GELSO OF CLNS RADIO AS WE DISCUSS THE BIG STORIES FROM THE FIRST 2 GAMES OF THIS SERIES AS WELL AS LOOK TOWARDS GAME 3.

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Celtics Talk Radio episode 102 looking into the offseason plans

The 2015 NBA offseason is right around the corner. The Celtics took what was supposed to be another tanking season and made it into a playoff appearance. The Celtic's now look towards the 2015/16 season knowing they got plenty of salary cap space and assets that can be used to significantly improve the team going into next season. The Celtics are less then 1 month away from free agency which begins at the start of june and the Celtics are linked to many big names including Clippers starting center Deandre Jordan. So your Celtics Talk Crew will be joined by guest Bobby Krivitsky as they discuss what do the Celtics need the most going into next season. Which free agent would be best to fill into those needs or do the Celtics need to look into the trade market instead.