Celtics Talk Radio Episode 302 The Celtics Struggle out West

12/11/21 • 181 min

The Celtics finished their 5 game Western Conference Road Trip last night by facing the defending Western Conference Champion Phoenix Suns. The Celtics on the road trip took on the Jazz, Trailblazers, Lakers, Clippers and Suns which included 2 back to backs (Jazz/Trailblazers, Lakers/Clippers). The Celtics started the trip losing to the Jazz 137-130. They rebounded the next night beating the Trailblazers 145-117. The Celtics had 2 days off before taking on the arch rival Lakers in LA and would go on to lose that one 117-102 in a game that saw the Celtics keep the game close in the 1st half before Lebron and company blew the game open in the 2nd half. The very next night the Celtics would take on the Clippers who played without their top 2 players in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George and yet the Celtics still lost 114-111. The Celtics would then have a day off before taking on the Phoenix Suns. The Celtics would take on the Suns in a game that would see the Celtics again play an opponent missing a key piece of their roster as the Suns were missing All-Star Devin Booker but the Celtics would again be missing Jaylen Brown as he would be missing his 5th straight game. The Celtics would keep the game close in the 1st quarter before the Suns pulled away in the 2nd. Jayson Tatum and Dennis Schroder were the only 2 players who showed any fight in the game last night.Not putting up a fight and having a lack of energy or will to compete was a major trend in this 5 game stretch where the Celtics went 1-4 without Brown where their only win was a 28 point win over the Trailblazers who didnt have Damian Lillard. The Celtics in this road trip lost to a Clippers team missing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George and a Suns team missing Devin Booker while having the best player on the floor in Jayson Tatum. We discuss the 5 game road trip with Mike Dynon (@MikeDynon on twitter) as well as let you hear the frustration many celtics experts are now having with the team via our audios

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Celtics Talk Radio Episode 301 Celtics battle the Nets in Boston lose 123-104

The Boston Celtics took on the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night at the TD Garden in Boston. It was a game that many took as a measuring stick to see if this years version of the Boston Celtics could hang with the Eastern Conferences best team and truly be viewed as a threat to come out of the Eastern Conference. Yet despite the Brooklyn Nets still missing Kyrie Irving meaning both teams were playing with 2 Stars meaning the matchup should be easier for the Celtics. The Brooklyn Nets made the game a 1 sided affair going up by as much as 29 points in route to a 123-104 win. This game saw the Celtics players fighting with the refs over what many inluding even the broadcast team saw as questionable officiating being done in favor of the Nets throughout the game. The Celtics taking a ton of 3 pointers which pretty much caused them to shoot themselves out of the game from beyond the arc as they took 48 3 pointers and make only 11 of them. It also saw the Celtics dynamic duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both struggle to live up to the Superstar status that many Celtics fans seem to be giving them as the duo combined scored only 28 points on 9/31 shooting in a combined 54 minutes. So we will discuss this loss and the lack of production we saw from the Celtics 2 golden boys. Also what was being said about the officiating during and after the game by the broadcasters and the celtics players and coach Ime Udoka. Should we take this 1st matchup and throw it away knowing players from both teams who would play come playoff time were missing plus 1 key player was hobbled despite being on the floor. That and more on this weeks edition of Celtics Talk Radio

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Celtics Talk Radio Episode 303 Celtics start off the New Year winning 2 in a row

Happy New Years Celtics fans from your Celtics Talk crew. The Boston Celtics gave their fans something to start the celebrating early on New Years Eve. When they took on the NBA's top team in the Phoenix Suns. With both teams missing key players the celtics were victorious after going up by 30 points in the 1st half in route to a 123-108 win. This win was viewed by many insiders as the Celtics best win of the season. However many of those insiders also said that fans should put their foot on the brakes and wait to see what would happen in the Celtics next game because if the team had a letdown and lost then the win over the Suns would mean nothing. Sure enough the Celtics in their next game against the 2nd worst team in the NBA blew double digit 1st half lead to ultimately go down by double digits. The Celtics would trail by 12 points with just over 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter before they mounted a comeback to force overtime and would win it 116-111. So with 2 wins in a row including a win over the Suns. What are we looking at now from this team as they start this month where out of 15 games the Celtics are slated to play 10 games will feature an opponent who is currently behind the Celtics in the standings. Meaning if the Celtics can take advantage of these weaker teams which is something they have not shown themselves to be able to do thus far thie season they could make some progress in the Eastern Conference standings. Also we got 1 month left before the trade deadline which also means Celtics GM Brad Stevens, Head Coach Ime Udoka and other Celtics management must make their final decisions over the next month as to BUY or SALE players on the current roster for the playoff run. We will be joined by Rich Conte (richconte on twitter) as we discuss the last 2 games as well as what the team must do in the next month before the deadline