Celtics Talk Radio episode 96 Celtics in the Playoff Hunt

03/21/15 • 122 min

We have reached the final month of the Boston Celtic season. No on would have guessed it at the start of the season but. The Celtics traded away Rajon Rondo, Jeff Green and Marcus Thorton and are on the verge of making it to the NBA playoffs for the first time since before trading away Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. The Celtics are in the middle of a 5 team race featuring themselves the Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, and Brooklyn Nets. all 5 teams going into March 15th were within 3 and a 1/2 games of each other fighting for the 7th and 8th seeds which at the time belonged to Indiana and Charlotte. Since our last show the Celtics have played 5 games 4 of which came against playoff caliber opponents. Since March 15th each of those teams involved in this raced have played 3 games. The Celtics Talk Crew will explain were The Celtics now stand in the standings for the playoff picture and which 2 teams out of the Celtics, Heat, Pacers, Hornets, and Nets have the advantage going into the final month of the NBA season. On This episode Warren Shaw of CLNS Radio will join the Celtics Talk Crew to discuss what the Celtics need to do over the final month to make the playoffs.

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