Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

The Celtics have 60 wins and have clinched the best record in the NBA, all with a couple of weeks before the playoffs start. So John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Tom Westerholm decided to tak…

The Celtics have clinched the best record in the NBA with a big win over the OKC Thunder. It's their 60th win of the year, and it came thanks to a heavy dose of Kristaps Porzingis. John Karalis of Bo…

Rajon Rondo said he's done playing in the NBA, which got a lot of reaction in the media even though Rondo hasn't played a game in two years. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Tom Westerholm d…

The Celtics took an early punch from the Charlotte Hornets but hung in there to shut them down over the next few quarters. Offensively, the Celtics went with whatever worked, giving Derrick White, Al…

Mailbag Monday brings us questions about (not so) meaningless games, last-minute offense, trusting Jayson Tatum in those situations, and Boston's record versus the top of the West. John Karalis of Bo…

The Celtics came out a little slow, but their defense stepped up to get Zion Williamson under control and then take control of the game. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal was at the game and has …

The Celtics are in New Orleans after two straight losses to face Zion Williamson and the Pels. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the Celtics have room to experiment, but they also need to get some wins…

The Celtics suffered their second-straight tough loss to the Hawks, thanks to 44 points by Dejounte Murray (on 44 shots). John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal gets into why the Celtics allowed certa…

With 10 games left to play, the playoff picture is starting to come into focus. There can still be plenty of movement, but we're starting to narrow down the possibilities. John Karalis of Boston Spor…

There has been a lot of conversation about the Celtics after their loss to the Hawks Monday night, but most of it is still missing the point, focusing more on the collapse than the real issue of  lat…

Everything was looking great through about 18 minutes or so as the Celtics were building a 30-point lead in Atlanta, but then the Celtics completely got bored, the Hawks started hitting a bunch of 3-…

We open up the mailbag once again (JohnKaralis.com/mailbag) answer questions about what has changed since the All-Star break, Payton Pritchard and Oshae Brissett bringing energy, home court advantage…

The Celtics keep on rolling, even when they don't play their best. Playing their fifth game in seven nights, the Celtics ended up beating Chicago by 11 thanks to hot shooting from Sam Hauser and Al H…

The Celtics easily won their eighth-straight game behind an easy 33 points for Jaylen Brown. But it was a Joe Mazzulla timeout that  might have change the game for Boston. John Karalis of Boston Spor…

Are you happy the Celtics were able to pull through after giving up most of their 21 point lead, or upset that they didn't win more easily against the Milwaukee Bucks? John Karalis of Boston Sports J…

It didn't go exactly as planned, but the Celtics were able to hold on to get the win over Milwaukee, essentially wrapping up the race for the top seed.  The fourth quarter execution was not great aga…

We're answering mailbag questions (submit at JohnKaralis.com/mailbag) including why Boston's defense doesn't force more turnovers, Jaylen Brown's increased scoring (and chances at an All-NBA team), A…

Kristaps Porzingis returned, played 21 minutes (oddly distributed), and looked like he didn't miss a beat. Derrick White had a triple-double which required a little stat-padding but he was so wholeso…

The Celtics came out focused against a bad Wizards team, powered by an aggressive Jayson Tatum who dropped 18 in the first quarter and 30 overall. But it was Sam Hauser's shooting in the second and t…

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum combined for 63 points and the Celtics bombed away from 3 in their win over Phoenix Thursday night in Boston. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal gets into why this wa…