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This week's pod starts on a somber note as we say goodbye to a true Boston Celtics legend after Jo Jo White's passing. Topher Lane and Mark Allison pay a moment of homage to the Boston great, and talk about the All Star game's starting five, among which figures our own Kyrie Irving. They also talk about the changes they'd like to see in the game and week, the state of the Eastern Conference and th...

The Boston Celtics are back in the States, riding a new win streak - perhaps buoyed by Lil' B's blessing. Topher Lane and Mark Allison break down the state of the Celtics in relation to the top of the East, the coming relaxed schedule, and whether the Cs have a curse to worry about as well. They're also joined by Justin Quinn and Josh Coyne, who discuss Josh's behind-the-scenes reporting from Lond...

The Boston Celtics are set to take the court today to play the Philadelphia 76ers, and CelticsLife teamed up two of their international writers - Josh Coyne and Justin Quinn - with Celtics Hub's resident Australian correspondent Cam Tabatabaie to talk about all things NBA from an international point of view. They talk about the London game, the league's growing worldwide success, potential expansi...

"London calling to the faraway towns; now war is declared, and battle come down..." There's a clash coming soon to London, and I'm not talking about the one who wrote the lyrics quoted above - it's the Boston Celtics who will take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a match taking place in the capital of the United Kingdom this Thursday, January 11th. To that end, CelticsLife's Justin Quinn has...

The 2017 season might have started out with about the worst imaginable results, yet somehow the Boston Celtics managed to turn it into a red-hot start anyway.  What will 2018 bring? A slower schedule, more rest, (probably) a better win percentage than December's brutal schedule allowed...maybe even another banner? It's too early to say for sure, but that didn't stop Luis Gonzalez and Justin Quinn...

Admit it - you thought that game was lost. Terry Rozier, however, did not, and we're all in his debt for pulling off the last-second steal that gave the Boston Celtics the win over a surging Indiana Pacers - and that's not even the most important news Justin Quinn and Mark Allison get into on this week's edition of the CelticsLife Podcast. With the December 15th trade restrictions in the rear-view...

This week, the Boston Celtics might have stumbled a bit against a healthier San Antonio Spurs squad - but they also got some news that ought to have you pretty excited. That news - that Gordon Hayward might come back this season - is still a long way off from reality, with many benchmarks that will need to be met. But it's officially OK to start thinking about how his return might impact the seaso...

The Boston Celtics are still in pole position when it comes to the NBA's standings, but the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons are quickly gaining ground. Join Mark Allison and Luís Gonzalez as they discuss how Brad Stevens' Coach-of-the-Month performance got them where they are, how real of a threat the Cavs and Pistons really are, the week's upcoming games and last week's results, and how a...

The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics have been rivals almost as long as there's been a league for them to be rivals in, and while that rivalry has ebbed and flowed over the decades, with both squads coming to the end of respective rebuilds, it looks to be heating back up again. To that end, the folks over at Sports Talk Philadelphia's podcast, the Pick Swap, teamed up with CelticsLife's Justi...

We all knew it was coming. Win streaks are streaks because they have both a start and an end, and the end for the Boston Celtics came Wednesday night against the Miami Heat. Too many times, Boston fell into holes, and this time, they couldn't fight their way back out. There's only so many times you can tempt fate, and while it's frustrating, we learned a lot about this team for its duration. This...

Improbably, the Boston Celtics win streak continues unabated. The Golden State Warriors came to crush the upstart Celts like a bug, but left with a bad taste in their mouth instead. The Brooklyn Nets couldn't sneak up on Boston beforehand, nor the Atlanta Hawks afterwards. Poorly fitting masks were nothing compared to the tragedy Jaylen Brown played through, but both were non-factors in stopping h...

It's been a wild season so far, and the season isn't even a quarter spent. From the rollercoaster offseason that brought the Boston Celtics Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving to the freak accident that took Hayward down in the season opener all the way to the streak that put them on top of the league on the eve of their showdown with the reigning champion Golden State Warriors, this has been a season...

The week before the Boston Celtics face off with the defending champion Golden State Warriors, Kyrie Irving got his face broken by Aron Baynes, Jayson Tatum tweaked his ankle, and the Cs still managed to keep their streak alive. Twelve games deep, they now sit atop the league with sole possession of first place, and we're all collectively pinching ourselves, waiting for the dream to go down with a...

The Boston Celtics are riding a nine-game winning streak and now hold the best record in the entire NBA. Topher Lane and Mark Allison break down what's gotten them to this point, and whether or not this C's team is for real. Some stellar play from the young guns in Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum is a big part of the Celtics early success, but can either of them realistically take home some individu...

The CelticsLife mid-week podcast is back, bringing you interviews and important news that just can't wait for the weekly pod. CelticsLife's resident Brit, Josh Coyne, connected with professional musician and NBA fanatic Dan Bailey during his world tour with Father John Misty. As a lifelong Los Angeles Lakers fan, Bailey spoke with Josh about the famous rivalry, the Lakers' development, his thought...

There's never been a start like this to an NBA season before. From Gordon Hayward's brutal injury just minutes into the start of the 2017-18 NBA season up to today, the whole league has been throwing curveballs before the assocation has made it two full weeks into the regular season. Hayward's misfortune was followed by a rash of injuries around the league, and the presumptive NBA Finals opponents...

NBA basketball has returned to our lives, but Gordon Hayward (and quite a few other players) won't be on the court for a while. This week, Topher Lane and Justin Quinn break down Hayward's injury and what it means for the Boston Celtics' future, as well as offering up their theories on what could be behind the unusually high number of early-season non-contact injuries that is currently plaguing th...

The regular season starts TOMORROW, folks. Are you excited? We're excited - and Mark Allison and Justin Quinn dive into the season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers this Tuesday evening, who should get the final roster slot, and the merits of extending Marcus Smart before the season starts. If you're chomping at the bit like we are for some bonafide basketball action, or just want to hear our...

The offseason is over, folks. With camp and preseason upon us, Mark Allison and Justin Quinn break down all the action going on with the Boston Celtics and across the league as teams being to finalize rosters and get the first look at what they have under the hood. They also tackle the recent changes to the All-Star game, enjoy some schadenfreude at Rick Pitino's expense, and talk about how the Ce...

Topher and Mark break down 2k18, the Marcus Morris trial, and now that the Celtics no longer hold Brooklyn's future in their hands, Josh Coyne spoke to Sandy Mui of The BK Game about Nets fans resentment toward Boston, how they've coped and where the team goes from here.     Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/celtics-lab-nba-basketball-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://...

This week, Topher Lane and Justin Quinn struggle through the first slow week of the offseason by diving deep into the ephemera of who is speaking to whom. Isaiah Thomas spoke to the media, Paul Pierce to Ray Allen, and several ex-Celtics spoke with their agents as they inked new deals with new teams. The action might be slowing down for a few weeks before the start of training camp, but the podcas...

Luis and Mark dive into a myriad of NBA conspiracies, whether or not the world is actually round, and Lil B curses and blessings. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/celtics-lab-nba-basketball-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...

The Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to shake down the Boston Celtics, and it's not going to work. Join Mark Allison and Justin Quinn as they break down the fiasco of a situation that's been brewing ever since word leaked to the press that new Cleveland general manager Koby Altman and company might want "additional compensation" after Isaiah Thomas had his physical. We break down what we k...

Justin Quinn started us off, and Josh and Topher keep it going with a few days to figure out what happened and what the trade means for the Boston Celtics Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/celtics-lab-nba-basketball-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See p...

Justin Quinn has the breakdown of the Kyrie Irving trade that saw Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, and the 2018 Brooklyn pick sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/celtics-lab-nba-basketball-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz com...