Appreciating An Amazing, Fun Celtics Season led by Jaylen Brown, Joe Mazzulla, and Jayson Tatum

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics cap off a historic regular season, smashing expectations and sparking debate: Is this squad built for a Finals run, or will playoff pressure reset the narrative? Jayson Tatum’s remarkable Achilles comeback, Jaylen Brown’s evolution into an elite leader, and breakout stories like Payton Pritchard and Neemias Queta fuel the green machine’s confidence. With Derrick White shining, Joe Mazzulla’s fiery coaching style has Celtics Nation buzzing—can Boston’s resilience translate to postseason glory? John Karalis of Celtics On SI welcomes former RedsArmy.com partner Chuck McKenney, recounting wild preseason doubts, the shock factor of this year’s success, and why the “gap year” whispers have flipped to “championship or bust.” From addressing the relentless Boston sports media to dissecting Brad Stevens’ roster construction, their conversation spotlights rising playoff expectations, the looming threats of the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks, and whether Mazzulla deserves Coach of the Year. Has this Celtics team already secured its place among the franchise’s most beloved squads?

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0:00.0	Celtics are heading into the playoffs.
0:02.7	Why don't we take a second to just look back and appreciate just what they've accomplished this regular season?
0:11.3	Lock on Celtics pot home of the winners, baby.
0:15.7	Hey, welcome back to the show.
0:17.1	I am John Corrales.
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0:29.4	started. I don't want to move too quickly into the playoffs because I don't think we've properly
0:36.1	just looked back and taken a breath and said,
0:42.3	wow, just whatever happens moving forward.
0:45.5	I don't want to make this a playing with house money type of thing,
0:48.1	but we should take a moment to fully just appreciate on a Friday what these Celtics actually did,
0:57.6	what we watched this season.
1:00.0	And to do that to reminisce like an old man, I'm bringing in fellow old man and former Reds
1:09.2	Army partner, which is why I'm wearing this hoodie, Chuck McKenny,
1:14.9	Chuck McKenny, for those of you who have been with me from the beginning, yeah, you recognize
1:21.7	Chuck as the former co-founder of Redsarmy.com, which was the absolute best blog, no questions asked. Don't even ask
1:31.3	anybody else. You know that's true. Chuck, man, how are you doing, man? Oh, man, I'm good. I'm good.
1:38.8	It's good to be here talking hoops with you. I know, I've gone pretty much radio silence on social media. It's good to be here talking hoops with you. I've gone pretty much radio silence on social media.
1:47.6	It's just not what it used to be, especially next.
1:50.3	And I haven't been able to adopt any of the newer platforms.
1:55.1	So I don't have an outlet and all those emotions weekly.
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