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Celtics Lab 173: On whether rest, seeding, or meshing matters most for the Celtics’ stretch run with Evan Valenti

With 19 games left in the 2022-23 regular season, the Celtics need to make some decisions on how they’ll close out this campaign.

The Boston Celtics are inside of the last quarter of the 2022-23 NBA season and will need to make some decisions on whether to prioritize getting to the postseason as healthy as possible or pushing as hard as they can for the best playoff seeding possible. They also need to find opportunities for their ostensible starters to play more than the sparse minutes they have had together — but need to tinker a bit to maximize bench rotations as well.

With just 19 games left in this season at the time of this writing, the Milwaukee Bucks in the East’s first-place slot with a half-game lead, and the Philadelphia 76ers far enough behind that the Celtics ought to be safe from falling lower than the No. 2 seed. But could the other late-season priorities — or the Bucks’ seeming inability to lose — change the calculus of the ball club?

To get a handle on where the team is at as we enter the meat of the stretch run, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with “Celtics Beat” co-host Evan Valenti.

We also get into Boston’s recent play against the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, Grant Williams’ surprising DNP-CD vs. the Cavs, rumbles of Celtics ownership having an interest in European football ownership again, and much, much more.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Celtics Lab 172: From the Celtics State of the Union to the Final Frontier with Sopan Deb

This episode, we linked up with the NYT’s Sopan Deb to talk all things Celtics, stretch run, and Star Trek.

The Boston Celtics kick off the stretch run Thursday as they return to action after the NBA’s annual All-Star Week festivities with the best record in the league, a new big man on the roster, a newly-anointed full head coach, and expectations of contention.

Yet, the league did not stand still, and other squads have gotten better as well. How are we feeling about this team ahead of the stretch run in terms of the players, the coach, and the team overall? In many ways, the monumental task the Celtics have between them and winning it all is not unlike an intrepid mission to explore the final frontier.

From leadership to the away team making sure the mission doesn’t fail, the parallels between the Celtics’ quest to win the 2023 NBA Championship and the Federation’s mandate are strong as the crew of the Enterprise and Boston’s roster all hope to boldly go where no one has gone before.

And while we might be overselling Boston’s hopes to win a record 18th banner, there is no one better to make those connections with than the New York Times’ Sopan Deb, who recently interviewed the cast of “Picard,” a new series in the Star Trek universe, in between his insightful coverage of the Celtics and wider NBA.

To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with Deb to talk all things Celtics, Star Trek, and stretch run in a framework Gene Roddenberry would have been proud of.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Celtics Lab 171: On All-Star Week, buyout options, and ditching the interim tag with Gary Gulman

This pod, the Lab linked up with comedian and friend of the pod Gary Gulman to offer our thoughts on the state of the Celtics, how to make All-Star Week better, and even give you a review of a certain Boston-oriented cereal a try.

The Boston Celtics and the NBA have made it to All-Star Week for the 2022-23 season. It is a moment to rest, recalibrate and reflect on accomplishments ahead of the annual exhibition of the league’s very best (or at least most popular) players.

They will do so with a freshly-minted head coach. As of Thursday, there is no longer an “interim” label in front of Joe Mazzulla’s name. He has guided the Celtics to the East’s top record. With solid wins, respectable losses and a surprisingly good add, Mike Muscala, at the trade deadline, Boston can now add a player from the buyout market if they choose.

To talk about all of the above, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with comedian and friend of the pod, Gary Gulman, to offer thoughts on the state of the Celtics, how to make All-Star Week better and review a certain Boston-oriented cereal.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Celtics Lab 170: Getting up to speed on a very busy trade deadline with Clemente Almanza

To get a handle on one of the most active trade deadlines in history, Celtics Lab linked up with Thunder Wire editor Clemente Almanza for the lowdown on Muscala.

The 2023 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and the league landscape has shifted with it. But the Boston Celtics made one comparatively minor move to bolster their frontcourt.

Adding veteran big man Mike Muscala from the Oklahoma City Thunder for a pair of second round picks and the contract of Justin Jackson, Jr., Boston eschewed sexier moves like dealing for now-Toronto Raptor Jakob Poeltl.

Was this the play for the Celtics? What can they expect from Muscala? And most importantly, what can we say about the myriad moves made elsewhere in the NBA in terms of the race for the 2023 title?

To get a handle on one of the most active trade deadlines in the history of the league, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with Thunder Wire editor Clemente Almanza for the lowdown on Muscala.

We also get into our favorite moves of the day, ones we found confusing, and how concerned we are about the recent damage to Jaylen Brown’s handsome face.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Celtics Lab 168: Breaking down the latest deadline chatter as trade rumbles grow louder with Dan Favale

With a general consensus that no major moves are incoming for the Celtics in the Boston media, the bigger question seems to be how the league will change around the team more than how the team itself may change via trades.

With less than a week to go before the arrival of the 2023 NBA trade deadline, the first cracks in the current order of the league are beginning to show, erupting into prominence with yet another trade request from the roster of the Brooklyn Nets, though this time with former Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving.

And while it may be fun to relish the schadenfreude in Brooklyn after what the Nets front office put Boston fans through over the summer with the Kevin Durant trade request, the more important issue embedded in this drama is how the 2023 deadline will shape the face of the league.

With a consensus no major moves are incoming for the Celtics, the bigger question seems to be how the league will change around the team more than how the team itself may change via trades. To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast teamed up with Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale to try and get a bead on what the NBA might look like come Feb. 10.

We of course do our due diligence regarding what we’re hearing about Boston’s hopes at the deadline, but we do our best to divine what major moves might be coming down the pike at the end of one of the craziest weeks in the NBA calendar year.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Celtics Lab 166: On Cs-Dubs rematch and whether Boston has exorcised finals demons with Tommy Call III

Will we see a Boston squad that has exorcised their finals demons? Or will we see the veteran savvy and elite play of Golden State stymying the Cs once again?

If there is an elephant left in the room that is the Boston Celtics’ 2022-23 campaign, it is the sting of their loss to the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals — and the prospect of ending up facing them again in the final round of the 2023 postseason.

While it might not be true anymore that the Dubs are living in the heads of the Celtics’ roster collectively after their hot start in the first half of this season, their only showdown thus far ending so badly — and familiar — for Boston suggests it very well could still be the case. Now, with the Celtics set to square off with the Dubs on their home court of TD Garden for the second and final time this season, will we see a Boston squad that has exorcised their finals demons? Or will we see the veteran savvy and elite play of Golden State stymying the Cs once again?

To talk it over, we brought in our in-house expert from our USA TODAY sister site Warriors Wire, editor Tommy Call III.

Join your usual hosts as we dive deep into everything Dubs-Cs, as well as recent excellence from Jayson Tatum, Boston’s injury woes, and whether we’d prefer to see a shift in thinking about what to do at the 2023 NBA trade deadline among other issues.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Celtics Lab 165: What’s needed, what’s possible, and what’s likely for the Boston Celtics at the 2023 NBA trade deadline with Yossi Gozlan

What do the Celtics need, if anything? What is possible for them to do in terms of making deals to improve the roster?

The Boston Celtics have the best record in the NBA and despite a few glaring losses, have put together one of the best resumes in the league when it comes to beating top talent in the 2022-23 regular season so far. Yet fans, likely still smarting from the 2022 Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors, still want more when it comes to teambuilding ahead of the 2023 NBA trade deadline.

What do the Celtics need, if anything? What is possible for them to do in terms of making deals to improve the roster? More importantly, what’s likely to happen before the deadline passes?

To try and prognosticate what might be coming down the pike for Boston before the Feb. 9 cutoff date to make trades in the league this season, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with HoopsHype cap expert Yossi Gozlan to talk over the range of possibilities.

Though it seems not improbable that any moves the Celtics make will be relatively minor, the possibility for larger swings still exists, and we get into all of the ways it could happen, along with more modest proposals in the confines the team has to work within.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Celtics Lab 164: Gearing up for a Brooklyn Nets-Boston Celtics collision with Nick Fay

The Boston Celtics will face the Brooklyn Nets later this week with the Eastern Conference’s top spot potentially at stake.

A bit of the wind has been taken out of the game’s proverbial sails with the news Nets star Kevin Durant will miss the game with a sprained MCL. In addition, there is an outside shot Marcus Smart will miss the contest with a knee contusion. However, it will still be a very important game for the Celtics.

More data for a potential postseason collision, the aforementioned top spot in play, and a chance to see if Boston will play the way it should despite the absence of KD all loom large among the storylines. The growth of Brooklyn bigs Nick Claxton and Ben Simmons also figures to be a point of concern., and any time the team crosses paths with Kyrie Irving, things get intense.

To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with the host of the Off the Glass “Brooklyn Buzz” podcast Nick Fay to talk all things Celtics-Nets.

The foursome gets into how Durant’s absence may impact the MVP race, what sort of trade targets each squad might have interest in at the 2023 NBA trade deadline, and more.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Previewing the Celtics’ 1/9 tilt with the Bulls at TD Garden

Should we expect a similar level of difficulty for the two team’s third meeting of the season, or were the prior two meetings just Boston working through early-season hiccups?

While the lowly 19-21 Chicago Bulls are below .500 and barely clinging to the range of teams in the NBA’s play-in tournament at the Eastern Conference’s ninth slot with a 2-game lead over the 11th-place Washington Wizards, they also happen to be one of just a handful of teams in the league that have blown out the mighty 28-12 Boston Celtics currently in possession of the league’s best record in either conference.

And the Bulls have done it twice, at that — what is it about this ball club that makes them such a tough matchup for Boston? Should we expect a similar level of difficulty for the two team’s third meeting of the season, or were the prior two meetings just Boston working through early-season hiccups?

Could Chicago’s banged-up roster be a factor in the upcoming tilt? And if things keep going sideways for the Bulls, might there be some players on Chicago’s roster the Celtics might be able to pry loose?

On a recent episode of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast, the show’s hosts linked up with USA TODAY’s Bulls Wire editor Michael Mulford to talk over the impending matchup between Boston and Chicago.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what you ought to be expecting for the third attempt of the Celtics to get past an ostensibly lesser foe.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Celtics Lab 163: Previewing Boston’s games with Mavs, Bulls, All-Star starters with Michael Mulford

How the Celtics respond to losses against the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder may go a long way toward determining whether the Celtics break out of their slump longer term

The Boston Celtics have a key part of their 2022-23 schedule unfolding over the next week with rematches against the Dallas Mavericks and Chicago Bulls on tap.

How the Celtics respond to losses against the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder may go a long way toward determining whether the Celtics break out of their slump. There is some urgency. A possible battle for first place in the East looms with the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 12.

To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” linked up with Bulls Wire and Dallas Basketball editor Mike Mulford to talk about Boston’s tilts with the Mavs and Chicago, as well as the state of the MVP and All-Star starter race.

The foursome even touches on a potential Javonte Green reunion with the Celtics should the Bulls look to recoup some assets if their season continues to go sideways.

Check out the clip embedded above to get up to speed on an important week for Boston, and where they stand in terms of All-Star starters as voting begins for the first round.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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