Celtics Beat

The longest nonstop Boston Celtics podcast available online or streaming, Celtics Beat is released 52 weeks of the year – with no exceptions. Host Adam Kaufman provides some of the most insightful analysis on all things Boston Celtics and the NBA. And no other podcast covering the Celtics on the web delivers some of the most well-known and respected personalities both in and outside the NBA as Celtics Beat does. New episodes are available for download every Sunday at iTunes and Stitcher. Episodes are also available OnDemand at http://www.clnsmedia.com and the CLNS Mobile App.

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126: Kevin O’Connor | NBA Global Games | Boston...
The NBA pre-season is now underway and the Boston Celtics are returning back to the United States after a trip overseas for NBA Europe.  How did the new look Celtics play in Europe? That isn’t just the focal point of discussion on the show....
59 min
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125: Bob Ryan | Boston Celtics | NBA Europe | A...
The Boston Celtics are getting ready for a travel across the pond.  Until the games begin, there’s really only been one storyline and one question on the minds of Celtics fans since Media Day: What is Jared Sullinger’s future with the...
59 min
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124: Tas Melas | Boston Celtics | Previewing Sa...
Training camp is now officially underway for the Boston Celtics and the rest of the NBA.  Finally something of substance.  What is the primary angle of this training camp? That still remains the focus of Celtics discussion and is still our...
57 min
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123: Gary Tanguay | Boston Celtics | Brad Steve...
The doldrums is just about over.  Training camps for many teams begins this week, time for a final reflection on the summer before the Boston Celtics get down to business.  What is the most important angle of training camp? That is our...
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122: Ian Thomsen | Boston Celtics | NBA Playoff...
There are a lot of storylines and angles to the coming Boston Celtics NBA season.  Many are excited of the team taking a major leap this coming season, building upon last year’s success.  How necessary will it be and how attainable is...
59 min
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121: Ian Eagle | Boston Celtics | Brooklyn Nets...
Summer is all but over as it’s Labor Day weekend and training camps across the NBA and for the Boston Celtics open within the month.  One time many Celtics fans will keep an eye on this season will be the Brooklyn Nets, who must convey...
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120: Glenn McDonald + Al McCoy | Phoenix Suns v...
It’s time for another episode of Celtics Beat Classics as we go back to the mid-1970s and relive the Greatest Basketball Game Ever played - Game 5 of the 1976 Finals.  But before we do, we ask our audience if the famed fifth game of the NBA...
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119: Dennis Scott | Boston Celtics | David Lee ...
It’s been a pretty busy off-season for the Boston Celtics with a lot of acquisitions.  Many have been dissected endlessly.  One that hasn’t been is the pick-up from the Golden State Warriors, David Lee.  But LHR will do so...
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118: Kyle Draper | NBA Schedule Release | NBA |...
The NBA schedule has been released and the Boston Celtics will be featured seven times on national TV, but not on Christmas Day.  What do you think of that? That is our . Kyle Draper of Comcast Sports Net New England will return to the show to...
57 min
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117: Sekou Smith | NBA Off-Season | NBA | Bosto...
There may not be a lot to talk about regarding the NBA in August, but LHR has plenty on his mind with both Boston Celtics and NBA topics.  Is one of them contrived? LHR seems to think so, as the primary story regarding the Celtics in August has...
57 min
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116: Kenny Anderson + Eric Williams | 2002 Bost...
Well August is here and it’s time to look back on some classic times in Boston Celtics history.  We won’t go back too far, just 15 years or so as we’ll discuss the magic carpet ride during the 2001-02 NBA season  Was the...
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115: Marc D’Amico | Boston Celtics | NBA Summer...
It’s the last week of July and the NBA’s doldrum period is about to begin.  The hunk of the NBA off-season has been completed and even the Summer Leagues in Las Vegas and Salt Lake City are over as well.  Host Larry H. Russell...
59 min
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114: Michael Smith | Boston Celtics | Perry Jon...
Another week, another trade for the Boston Celtics.  A veteran last week, this week they have agreed to a deal in principle with the Oklahoma City Thunder for forward Perry Jones III.  Risk-free pick-up or detrimental to team building? LHR...
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113: Amin Elhassan | Tom Westerholm | Boston Ce...
The hunk of free agency has come and gone as we now possibly shift into trade season.  The Boston Celtics still need to round out their roster and may have begun that process by trading for Golden State Warriors big man David Lee.  Where...
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112: Sean Deveney | Boston Celtics | Amir Johns...
From the NBA season to the off-season: amassing the roster for the 2016 Boston Celtics and other NBA teams has begun.  Free agency kicked off back on Wednesday and the Celtics struck with Toronto Raptors Amir Johnson while also re-upping Jonas...
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111: Scott Souza | NBA Draft | Boston Celtics |...
The 2015 NBA Draft crept right up on us and has now left us.  What many expected to be an active night for the Boston Celtics did not produce as such.  The Celts ended up using all four selections, picking up Terry Rozier, R.J. Hunter,...
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110: Gery Woelfel | NBA Finals | LeBron James |...
Alas the 2015 is in the books: The Golden State Warriors are the world champions of basketball after defeating the LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games.  Andre Igoudala may won the MVP, but host Larry H. Russell feels LeBron was...
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109: Jim Barnett | NBA Finals | LeBron James | ...
The NBA Finals has lived up to the expectations.  LeBron James has carried the Cleveland Cavaliers and the series is tied as it heads back to Oakland with Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors having the home court advantage in two of the...
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108: Peter Vecsey | NBA Finals | Golden State W...
Finally! The NBA Finals has begun.  Game 1 was on Thursday in Oakland and LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers return to the Oracle on tonight to face the Golden State Warriors in Game 2.  Can the Cavs rebound after the Warriors pulled...
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107: Jeff Goodman | NBA Draft | NBA Finals | Go...
What will happen first - the NBA Draft or the NBA Finals between the LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers v. the Golden State Warriors? Well, the Draft of course, but this wait for the Finals is definitely not helping.   LHR will be joined...
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106: Bob Ryan | Boston Celtics | LeBron James |...
As the days go by, the Boston Celtics are getting ever so closer to a point where they can make a serious impact on the landscape of the NBA.  But until then, Celtics Beat continues to dissect the current situation as well as the array of...
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105: A. Sherrod Blakely | Boston Celtics | LaMa...
It’s certainly that time of year.  The rumor mill is heating up and whenever it releases an output, fans of the NBA and the Boston Celtics dissect it from every angle.  That’s been the case these past few weeks and this week is...
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104: Sean Grande | Boston Celtics | 2015 NBA Pl...
Happy Mother’s Day, a checkpoint for teams currently in the NBA Playoffs and maybe even more so for those who are out.  We are in the early stages in the NBA off-season and already the rumor grill...errrr..we mean mill is getting fired up....
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103: Jay King | Boston Celtics | 2015 NBA Playo...
The NBA Off-Season is officially underway for the Boston Celtics.  The Cleveland Cavaliers led by Kyrie Irving and LeBron James finished off a sweep in Boston last Sunday, and now this week, we will recap the season that was and look ahead to...
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102: Jo Jo White | Boston Celtics | 2015 NBA Pl...
Last day of the season for the Boston Celtics? LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are on the verge of wrapping this series up with a sweep in Boston.  Will they do it? And how much does this affect the Celtics going forward? Does it in any...
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