Garden Party With Al & Mark

Send us Fan Mail The Patriots make the Super Bowl, and a winter storm delay the podcast so we've included the first game of this week. The Celtics went 3-2 losing to the East leading Pistons and the 9th seeded Bulls and beating the Pacers, Nets, and Trailblazers.

Send us Fan Mail After dropping a road game to the Pacers the Celtics are able to get their mojo back on the shoulders of Anferney Simons and his hot shooting in the 4th quarter against the Heat, and follow it up with a rout of an identity-less Atlanta Hawk team. At the half point of the season the Celtics are 26-15 holding the 2 spot in the Eastern Conference, far above preseason expectations.

Send us Fan Mail After the Anferno heats up in game one against the Bulls, the Celtics drop two out of the next three games, losing to the Nuggets (without The Joker) and San Antonio, while beating the Raptors for the third time this season. 

Send us Fan Mail The Celtics go 3-0 to close out their West coast trip, beating the Jazz, Kings, and the Clippers, and close within a half game of the #2 spot in the East.  Mazzulla Rule Number 8: TBD - Al called the pod early due to parental duties.

Send us Fan Mail The Cs go 2-1 this week, beating the Pacers twice and losing a close one to the Trail Blazers. JB stretches his streak of games with 30+ points to 9 games. Mazzulla Rule Number 7: Defense Builds Everything.

Send us Fan Mail Celtics go 2-1 losing to the East's best team the Pistons, and beating conference rivals the Heat and the Raptors. Derrick White hits 9 threes against Miami. Mazzulla Rule Number 6: Win The Numbers Game

Send us Fan Mail The Celtics go 1-1, and the pod is posted late! Sorry to our listeners who may have felt adrift heading into week 9.  Mazzulla Rule number 5: Habits Over Hype.

Send us Fan Mail Celtics continue to climb the Eastern conference ladder, going 3-0 beating the Knicks, Wizards, and Lakers.  Mazzulla Rule number 4: Egos off. Advantage on.

Send us Fan Mail The Celtics go 3-1 against 4 playoff caliber teams. Dropping one to the Timberwolves but beating 3 Eastern conference rivals. Mazzulla Rule number 3: Respect the Jersey

Send us Fan Mail In a 2-1 week the Celtics lose to one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference. Not a trap game, but also not a "gift".  Mazzulla Rule Number 2: Every Loss is a Gift

Send us Fan Mail The Celtics went 2-1 this week, beating the Magic and Grizzlies, losing a close one to the 76ers.......gotta get those DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS!!!! Mazzulla Rule Number 1: Maximum Effort is Minimum Effort

Send us Fan Mail The Celtics go 1-2 losing to Utah, and Orlando, and taking home a lopsided victory in the capitol city, some consider a state.

Send us Fan Mail In the second week of the season the Celtics go 3-1 and find a new starter in Josh Minot.

Send us Fan Mail The first week is in the books and it was an inauspicious start to a developmental season. Last season we were keeping pace by losing only one game a week. This season can we only hope to WIN one a week? Sorry, The Podcast was recorded late, and posted even later! Both teams, The Celtics and the Garden Party, are having a tough start to the season.

Send us Fan Mail The 2025-2026 Celtics Season Preview Pod. Al and Mark are back with a new name this season, officially updated now that Owyn is away for his sophomore year of college, new artwork representing JT's injury, and a new attitude since it's a rebuilding/treading water year while JT rehabs his achilles injury and the roster has been revamped with salary cap considerations. Let...

Send us Fan Mail After the disappointing ending to the season, Al and Mark recap the season and talk about what the future could look like. Have a great off season, and thanks for listening!

Send us Fan Mail 81-119. The Knicks destroyed the shorthanded Celtics by 38 points, and win the second round series 4-2. Season Over.

Send us Fan Mail The Celtics Defended the Garden with great play from Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and surprise, surprise, LUKE KORNET!

Send us Fan Mail Jayson Tatum goes down in the 4th quarter with what looked like a severe non contact injury. The Celtics were in the hunt, but the Knicks took control of the game and the series 121-113.

Send us Fan Mail Finally the Celtics started hitting shots - a balanced attack and no letdown in the fourth was the recipe for a big Celtics Win, 115-93.

Send us Fan Mail The Celtics blow the second 20 point lead in two games to fall behind 0-2 in the best of 7 series.

Send us Fan Mail The Celtics Blow a 20 point lead in the series opener to fall behind 1-0 and give up home court advantage. 

Send us Fan Mail The Celtics close out the Magic on their home court with a 31 point blowout.

Send us Fan Mail Jayson Tatum had 37 points as the Celtics took control of the best of seven series. Next game is in Boston on Tuesday to CLOSE THEM OUT!

Send us Fan Mail After finishing the first half strong - taking a 10 point lead into the break - The Celtics put up their worst quarter of the year, scoring only 11 points in the third and eventually lose a tight game 93-95.