The Ides of March are upon us: A major checkpoint in the NBA season. The sprint to the finish line now begins. Who knew as late as mid January that the Boston Celtics would play a major factor in the outlook of the 2015 NBA campaign? The playoff chase is officially on. It was a busy, but successful week for the Celtics with a real highlight win over the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Wednesday. Plus the team picked up some solid victories against the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic. Fans are thrilled...
Mar 15, 2015•1 hr 4 min
Busy week for the Boston Celtics - I mean real busy. Plenty of games to talk about, both good and bad. And plenty of news to talk about, which has been mostly good. There’s a lot of talk of who the Celts will sign this off-season, and there was even a possible transaction this week with Javale McGee. Alas, it fell through. Host LHR will be sure to touch upon that as well as the possibilities this summer as he did in today’s column. The Celts stayed busy on the court as well with a slew of games ...
Mar 08, 2015•1 hr 1 min
So long February. Another week in the bag for the Boston Celtics. And now here comes March and the BOSTON CELTICS PLAYOFF PUSH! Kyle Draper returns to Celtics Beat to square things away once and for all with LHR. Does he still feel the Celtics should’ve done more at the deadline? Will Isaiah Thomas live up to the billing? And oh, the game tonight. Kyle is the host of Celtics Pre and Post Game Live and he’ll give his take on tonight’s huge matchup in Boston against the Golden State Warriors. And ...
Mar 01, 2015•1 hr 1 min
The NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone for the NBA and for the Boston Celtics. To say we don’t have plenty to talk about on Celtics Beat would be an understatement. First up, Sean Deveney of Sporting News drops by the show once again to recap the wild, wild deadline in the NBA. The Celtics are seemingly being lauded as the biggest winners after scoring flashy point guard Isaiah Thomas. How does Sean feel about the newest Celtic? What does that mean for the future? And what in the world are the...
Feb 22, 2015•1 hr 3 min
NBA All Star Weekend is finally upon us and the Boston Celtics are off until next Friday night when they resume action out West against George Karl and the Sacramento Kings. The Celtics head into the break on a high note, winning their lone game of the week -- a buzzer-beating win against the NBA’s best team, the Atlanta Hawks. Larry H. Russell is becoming ever more so pleased with the development and improvement of certain individuals on the Boston roster as well as the positive steps the team ...
Feb 15, 2015•59 min
Busy week for the Boston Celtics, and a fairly successful week at that. Boston dropped a tough contest last night to the Milwaukee Bucks, ending their three-game winning streak. But are we now seeing some noticeable improvement from certain individuals as well as the team? Host Larry H. Russell seems to think so. The team has made marked improvements in three key areas since the beginning of the season, and that’s a very positive development for the Boston Celtics. LHR also spoke with Wyc Grousb...
Feb 08, 2015•1 hr
The Celtics returned home from a 6 game road trip and square off against old rival the Miami Heat on Super Bowl Sunday. The team is showing signs of life with their first 3 wins on the road in the Western Conference in a couple of years but still can't get over the hump against the iron teams. Celtics Beat hosts Rich Conte and Dr. Andre Snellings of Rotowire talk about today's game, the recent roadtrip and reminisce about the Celtics - Heat rivalry. We also welcome guest RealGM.com's Shams Chara...
Feb 01, 2015•1 hr 2 min
So far, so good. The Boston Celtics are rolling out West. Well, sort of. But two wins in a row is a start, particularly on a back-to-back beating the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets. What does this mean? Can the Celtics make a run at the Eastern Conference’s final playoff berth? LHR doesn’t seem to think so. While there are a lot of positives that have come out of the Celtics continued-inspired play despite all the adversity and the challenges of this season, reality is still reality. ...
Jan 25, 2015•1 hr 6 min
Championship Sunday in the NFL is not championship sunday for the Boston Celtics. In fact, it’s a bloody Sunday. Two Eastern Conference juggernauts - the Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls - humbled the Celts on their home floor in two contests this week. And now the Celtics go out West. Boston’s first stop will be in Los Angeles to face Doc Rivers, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers. Who better to talk to to talk Clippers basketball than the best color commentator in the NBA - ...
Jan 18, 2015•1 hr 3 min
These are dark times for the Boston Celtics. The losses are piling up and fans are depressed. But is this as bad as what it once was? Esteemed Celtics historian Larry H. Russell will re-live the infamous Dark Ages in this special edition episode of Celtics Beat. LHR will speak with realGM’s Elrod Enchilada and they’ll discuss Larry’s landmark author debut Fall of the Boston Celtics: How Bad Luck, Bad Decisions Brought the Mighty Celtics Empire to Its Knees and Ushered in the Dark Ages. This show...
Jan 11, 2015•1 hr 6 min
The Boston Celtics haven’t kicked off the New Year right but you can count on Celtics Beat too. Rich Conte and Dr. Andre Snellings return for 2015 and will bring in Bob Ryan for an extended conversation on ... everything. Rajon Rondo’s successful return to Boston with the Dallas Mavericks - we got that. Current state of the team? Check. A trip down memory lane discussing Bob’s best selling memoirs, “Scribe: My Life in Sports” ? Check...mate. Celtics Beat Executive Producer Larry H. Russell’s aut...
Jan 04, 2015•1 hr 3 min
Our last show of 2014 is a special one. ‘The Baseline’ team of Cal “Gameface” Lee and Warren Shaw are back to wrap up the year. And fittingly, the past week was pretty much the same as it was all 2014: loss after loss after loss with some trade talk thrown in. We’ll get a different perspective this week. Two stalwarts of the Celtics-blogosphere, Mark Vandeusen and Mike Dyer of CelticsLife will stop by to give their thoughts on what is becoming an increasingly depressing situation. Is there any l...
Dec 28, 2014•58 min
It finally happened. Rajon Rondo is a Celtic no more. The Boston Celtics sent their starting point to the Dallas Mavericks for Brandan Wright...ah, you know the rest. Hosts Jared Weiss and “Stats” Adam Lowenstein will be joined by two guests. Kelly Dwyer of Yahoo! Sports and Tim McMahon of ESPN Dallas. It will be all Rajon Rondo talk, all the time. Oh, and there is a game tonight too, against the Miami Heat. Jared and Adam will also squeeze in Around the NBA in 5. So tune into this special editi...
Dec 21, 2014•1 hr 8 min
An early Christmas gift for Boston Celtics fans this holiday season: A bonus special edition episode of Celtics Beat. Rich Conte and “Stats” Adam Lowenstein are back together to preview tonight’s game in Boston against the up-and-coming Orlando Magic, as well as primer you up for the NBA’s trade season. Rich and “Stats” Adam will be joined by radio voice of the Boston Celtics, the one and only, Sean Grande. There’s certainly a lot to talk about with the Celts, including tonight’s contest in Bost...
Dec 17, 2014•1 hr 3 min
So much for the Boston Celtics turning things around. After three wins in a row, the Celts would give it all back including losing two to the NBA’s bottom feeders in the Charlotte Hornets and the New York Knicks. Boston now sits a full seven games under .500 as the New Year approaches. Are changes inevitable? Hosts Rich Conte and Dr. Andre Snellings will discuss all the latest NBA trade buzz, as well as the possible Celtics involvement. Rich will chat with one of the most connected insiders in t...
Dec 14, 2014•1 hr 3 min
December 7th -- what better way to kick off the big move to Sunday afternoons for the Celtics Beat podcast than to have our return to Sundays than Larry Bird's birthday. It was another jammed packed week in the world of Boston Celtics basketball. There were downs, such as another catastropic collapse Tuesday night against the Atlanta Hawks, but there were ups as well. Two wins in a row! And oh yeah, didn't Rajon Rondo and Kobe Bryant have breakfast? Larry H. Russell is the host for the show, whi...
Dec 06, 2014•1 hr 5 min
It’s our last show on Saturday before the big move to Sunday afternoons. Unfortunately, it was another demoralizing week for the Boston Celtics and their fans. There was nothing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving weekend. It was same old, same old. More losses and more blown leads. The Baseline crew of Cal Lee and Warren Shaw are here to make sense of it. Cal and Warren will be joined by SB Nation and About.com’s Kevin O’Connor. Kevin is most noted for his work over at Celtics Blog, including ...
Nov 29, 2014•1 hr
Another week, another string of bad losses by the Boston Celtics highlighted by bad defense. Yes, the Celtics did get a win this week, but we all know who that was against. After giving up 118 points in a loss to the Phoenix Suns earlier in the week, the Celtics got scorched by Marc Gasol and the shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies last night. Is it already time to push the panic button? Host Larry H. Russell seems to think so. The team doesn’t seem to have what it takes to execute at the end of games...
Nov 22, 2014•1 hr 3 min
How bout them Boston Celtics? Better than you anticipated, huh? The Celtics have gotten off to a respectable start at 3-5. For them. And Larry H. Russell is here to talk about it. Two very special guests will join Celtics Beat. The first is Adam Kaufman, he of his very own Boston Celtics podcast - Celtics @ 7, as well as boston.com. Adam and LHR will talk about the Celtics and their two tough losses to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers this week. Is it time to become concerned ov...
Nov 15, 2014•1 hr 3 min
The 2014-15 NBA season is more than underway and things have gotten off to a rocky start for the Boston Celtics. It doesn’t get any easier as they head into a matchup with one of the best teams in the league -- the Chicago Bulls. Hosts Jared Weiss and “Stats” Adam Lowenstein will look back at the week that was for the Boston Celtics. While the team may not be playing well record wise, some individual performances have stood out, most notably Rajon Rondo. Is this a precursor to a lengthy career w...
Nov 08, 2014•59 min
The 2014-2015 NBA Season is finally underway and Celtics Beat on CLNS Radio brings you the highlights of a fun opening week including a recap of the Celtics impressive opening night win over the Brooklyn Nets. Hosts Rich Conte and Andre Snellings talk about that opening night win and preview tonight's first road game of the season in Houston against Dwight Howard, James Harden and the rest of the Rockets. Rich and Andre are joined by guest Marc D'Amico of Celtics.com. Join us at 2pm this Saturda...
Nov 01, 2014•1 hr 4 min
Here we go: the 2014-15 NBA season is upon us. In this special edition NBA preview show for 2015, host Larry H. Russell will stick his neck out there and look into his crystal ball for a prognosis on the Boston Celtics and the NBA in the coming eight months. LHR won’t be alone. Special guest Ryan McNeill of HoopsAddict.com will stop by to preview this coming NBA season as well. Ryan is a credentialed member of the media covering the Toronto Raptors up in the Air Canada Centre, so Ryan will share...
Oct 25, 2014•1 hr 3 min
Roto Wire NBA fantasy analyst Marc Roberts joins CLNS Radio's Jared Weiss and Andre Snellings to preview the 14-15 NBA Fantasy season. They discussed the surprising fantasy star on the Boston Celtics and discussed the merits of Dwight Howard as a fantasy superstar. They also broke down the effect on the league that Kevin Durant's injury wil have and how to do your fantasy draft! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2014•1 hr 10 min
Training camp has started and the NBA Preseason is underway. The Celtics opened the preseason slate with a couple of blowout wins over division rivals Philadelphia and New York. Celtics Beat takes a look ahead at what the upcoming season may hold in store. Hosts Rich Conte and Dr. Andre Snellings of Rotowire are joined by the Associated Press' Brian Mahoney as they dig into the major NBA storylines heading into the regular season including the newest superteam in Cleveland and which teams might ...
Oct 11, 2014•1 hr 3 min
Boston Celtics Media Day was this past Monday September 29th and CLNS Radio had you covered. With our live blog located on clnsradio.com and our raw, uncut videos located on youtube.com/clnsradio -- your home for sports talk radio lapped the field. This week's edition of Celtics Beat dissects even further into this past Monday as we begin to really look forward to this 2014-15 Boston Celtics and NBA campaign. Host Larry H. Russell will be flying solo in this week's broadcast, but not for long. L...
Oct 04, 2014•1 hr 3 min
Pre-season coverage of the Boston Celtics and the NBA is underway. Teams are set to open up their training camps this coming week, and the Celtics have their very own media day this coming Monday. Hosts Rich Conte and Larry H. Russell will discuss the media coverage and fan interest regarding the Celtics. And who better to talk to in this subject than the Boston Globe’s Chad Finn. Chad has been covering the Boston sports media landscape since 2004 and Chad will take his shot at gauging the media...
Sep 27, 2014•1 hr 4 min
The NBA season is now rapidly approaching, and the questions are beginning to arise? Who’s staying and who’s going for the Boston Celtics? Hosts Jared Weiss and Larry H. Russell will break it all down on this week’s episode of Celtics Beat. Jared and LHR will be joined by Jared’s partner on the Garden Report and Comcast Sports Net New England’s own Jimmy Toscano. Jimmy will join J. Weiss and LHR to break down the seemingly broken down roster of the 2015 Boston Celtics. Is the starting center pos...
Sep 20, 2014•1 hr 5 min
It’s getting to be that time in the NBA. The leaves are turning here in New England and that means one thing: NBA basketball and the Boston Celtics are right around the corner. Well, basketball season is almost here. Boston Celtics have a ton of roster questions and hosts Cal Lee and Warren Shaw of “The Baseline” NBA podcast are here to analyze discuss who stays or who may go Also this week we are joined by Tom Ziller, author of The Hook on SB Nation. Has Adam Silver handled the Atlanta Hawks an...
Sep 13, 2014•1 hr 1 min
The 2013-14 may not have been the most exciting season for the Boston Celtics, but it certainly was over at Celtics Beat on CLNS Radio. In just a few short months, Celtics Beat launched a mobile app, developed its own channels on iTunes and Stitcher, and became the highest rated Celtics podcast on the web. As a small token appreciation to the loyal audience that made this happen - CLNS Radio is proud to produce a “Best of Celtics Beat Show” for the 2013-14 season. Consider it an official closing...
Sep 06, 2014•1 hr 4 min
It’s time to turn back the clock this week on Celtics Beat. In this very special edition show, Rich Conte will take a look back at one of the best, if not the best, team in Boston Celtics history. The 1973 Boston Celtics set a team record for most wins, 68, had the league MVP in Dave Cowens, but failed to capture a championship. During the Eastern Conference Finals, Hall of Famer John Havlicek separated his shoulder, and the Celtics were never able to overcome the injury -- succumbing to the eve...
Aug 30, 2014•1 hr 2 min
