Celtics Talk

This year marks the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest teams in NBA history, the 1986 Boston Celtics. Back in 2016, NBC Sports Boston produced a documentary on that season called "The '86 Celtics". We gathered interviews with members of that team, media, and others in the making of the documentary. Every Monday for the next few months, we'll re-release these long-form interviews on the Celtics Talk podcast feed.
In episode two…we sit down with Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton, who was a member of the Celtics for only two seasons, but the passion with which he always spoke about the franchise is unmatched. Walton, of course, was the star of the John Wooden UCLA teams that won an incredible 88 games in a row and two national championships. His NBA career began in Portland, where Walton led the Cinderella Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA title.
But injuries to Walton started piling up. He played in only 57% of the regular season games during his ten year career. He was rejuvenated, however, when he was traded to Boston in the summer of 1985. 
Here is our extended interview with Bill Walton, conducted by the director of The ‘86 Celtics documentary, Tory Champagne.
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Chris Forsberg and Tom Giles break down the Celtics’ 114–111 loss to the Chicago Bulls following their double-overtime win against the Nets

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Chris Forsberg and Kayla Burton break down the Celtics’ double-overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets, including Joe Mazzulla’s bold decision that led to Hugo Gonzalez’s clutch three, a standout performance from Payton Pritchard and more. 
 

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Chris Forsberg and Kayla Burton react to the Celtics’ 119-104 win over the Indiana Pacers to improve to 27-16 on the season. Boston’s starters came up big in the game, all finishing in double digits, but once again it was Sam Hauser stealing the show, finishing with 17 points on 6/8 field goal shooting, including 5/7 from behind the arc.
 
0:00- Celtics beat Pacers 119-104
2:05 Kayla’s Headline: “Hauser’s House, Featuring January”
9:40- Forsberg’s Headline: “Sam is Untradeable If He Plays Like This”
15:00- Obligatory ‘holy crap, and Tatum will be back soon!’ discussion
23:45- Mr. Brightside appreciation
 
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Chris Forsberg and Tom Giles react to the Boston Celtics’ 104-103 loss to the Detroit Pistons. In what could be a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals between the teams at the top of the standings right now, Boston’s late rally came up just short as Jaylen Brown’s potential game-winning buzzer beater just missed the mark.
 
0:00- Celtics lose to the Pistons, 104-103
3:20- Forsberg’s Headline: “See yah in May”
8:50- Derrick White struggles in the loss
13:20- Jayson Tatum watch is officially here after another eye-popping practice video release
20:20- How concerned should we be with the Celtics’ issues in clutch time this season?
 
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