Now it's time to talk. Celtics. Blocked by Jalen Brown. This is the Sports Hub Celtics show. Over the shoulder. Pass for out. Horford for the two-hand slam. With Gasper and Murray on 985, the Sports Hub. Mark is smart. Looking for the touchdown pass. Tatum has got it at half court.

They let him shoot the running three.

It's no good and the ball game is over.

And a game in which many people will point back to the controversial four points that Golden State was given at the end of the first half.

Ends with Golden State winning by four. The final score, Golden State

111, Boston 107. Welcome into the Sports Club Celtics show, Jim Murray, Chris Gaspher, and

U 617779-0985. Celtics lose at home last night. It depleted Celtics team.

A lot of players in the COVID protocol, including Al-Horford. They fall to Steph Curry and the Warriors 11-101. 107. I just can't help myself. That's the first time I heard that because I was in attendance last night to watch this game. It was a very entertaining second half of this game. Oh, Randy, come on, like a controversial foul on Steph Curry at the end of the first half.

It was just Marcus Smart doing Marcus Smart things. Hashtag winning players. Yeah, so, like, I was listening on the radio. I have to be honest, I haven't seen it. Like, they were making it sound like on the radio that it was like a really terrible call i mean it is an unusual

call but i mean unusual yes did he make contact did he yes oh we did yeah looked it to me i mean granted

i was in the i was in the company box last night so it's not like i had the closest seats but it looked

like he did foul him and i'm just like ducking my head down and watch it on the replay it was really yeah I still haven't seen I still honestly I still haven't seen the play that just felt a little biased to that call that's I mean granny's called there like a controversy like it looked to me like he made contact and it's Steph Curry he's gonna get a call like that come on well and I'll say this that's not why they lost by the the way. I haven't seen it, so I can't really comment on whether, but I will say that I did not think it was smart of EMA to compound it with the technical. Like that, that is something, you can't control a bad call, but you can control your reaction to it. And that's been, I think think a real point of emphasis for him is basically

telling tatum and these other guys like don't you know don't don't start complaining and moaning to

the officials and then he did it there and gave them an extra point all right where you with

where are you at with this team right now i think uh you know tony maz asked i thought a pretty

good universal question about this team but in the last few days and it's, I think it was just yesterday where, you know, after a game like that they had against Milwaukee earlier in the week and given their talent and the landscape of the East and how pretty much COVID is running rampant throughout the league. And that's going to continue to effectively. As I just mentioned in the headlines there, Kevin Durant now placed into the protocol.

There's eight Brooklyn Nets that have been placed into the protocol. It's gotten so bad they're bringing back Kyrie Irving so that he can play road games. You just play road games. The unvaccinated Kyrie, just playing road game. Kyrie wins again. You know, given their talent, do you believe in them? Can they, do you still think at this team, given the core with Tatum and Brown, and the landscape of the east, that they can turn things around? I don't. I will tell you right now, and I think, you know, I know that they had some COVID issues last night as well. I just don't think they're on the par on par with this Warriors team, the way that they're playing this year. And they will tease you occasionally like they did with the win against Yannis and the buck. Second night of a back-to-back for them the other night. On occasion, they do have enough talent to win a game like that. But overall, can they put it together and go on a long stretch? I just, I don't think so. They can't get the hell out of their own way, Chris.

Yeah, I mean, I feel the same way as you. I mean, I just look at a big picture, 30,000 foot view. Do I think they're on a path that leads to title contention? I don't. But, but I will say, this week has been encouraging overall in terms of, I think they've made a little bit of a case to Brad Stevens to give it some more time.

You know, Marcus Smart had a really good game, I thought,

last night, other than that. think they've made a little bit of a case to Brad Stevens to give it some more time.

You know, Marcus Smart had a really good game, I thought, last night, other than that foul.

You're starting to see some stuff.

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