Greg Bedard of BostonSportsJournal.com joins the show and kicks off the first hour of the show breaking down the Patriots upcoming playoff matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers. … [Read more...] about Podcast: Bedard on state of Patriots, matchup with Chargers with Felger & Mazz 01.06.27
NBA Notebook: Early Celtics trade deadline preview
The NBA Trade Deadline falls one month from Monday on Feb. 5 as the new collective bargaining agreement, recent playoff format changes and a competitive landscape across both conferences likely sets up a seller's market across the league. … [Read more...] about NBA Notebook: Early Celtics trade deadline preview
Giardi: Mike’s Musings on Maye’s MVP push, plus LBs bringing the violence
I’ve written about this a few times in the last month, but now that Mike Vrabel is openly campaigning for Drake Maye to be the league MVP, what’s one more time? That the ballots had to be cast on Sunday night is neither here nor there. … [Read more...] about Giardi: Mike’s Musings on Maye’s MVP push, plus LBs bringing the violence
On an ugly, cold-shooting night, the Celtics defense and effort bought them time they needed to get hot
It might be a bit generous to suggest the Celtics defense was the primary driver of Chicago’s empty offensive possessions, but misses are misses, and the Celtics were able to end most of the Bulls’ empty possessions by clearing the rebounds. And where Chicago was unable to give themselves more than one bite at the apple, the Celtics were piling up second chances left and right. … [Read more...] about On an ugly, cold-shooting night, the Celtics defense and effort bought them time they needed to get hot
BSJ Game Report: Celtics 115, Bulls 101 – Simons heater, Celtics hustle drops Bulls
Neither team shot well in the first quarter, but Boston scored off turnovers and built a 17-point lead. The lead got to 23 despite the gross basketball continuing into halftime. Payton Pritchard and Anfernee Simons both got hot to carry the third and Simons kept his roll going to keep the lead at a manageable level the rest of the way despite a late Bulls run. … [Read more...] about BSJ Game Report: Celtics 115, Bulls 101 – Simons heater, Celtics hustle drops Bulls
BSJ Live Coverage: Celtics vs. Bulls, 7:30 p.m. – C’s return home to face shorthanded Bulls
I’m always curious to see how a guy follows up a monster scoring night. There's no pattern for players, and the last time Brown scored 50 in 2022, he followed it up with a 30-point game. So let’s see if history can repeat itself. … [Read more...] about BSJ Live Coverage: Celtics vs. Bulls, 7:30 p.m. – C’s return home to face shorthanded Bulls
Bedard: Four sequences to a win – Big plays on offense and defense, and taking advantage of the Dolphins
Breaking down four key sequences from the Patriots' win over the Dolphins, mostly through video analysis, including:• Milton Williams going unblocked, and Anfernee Jennings and Jack Gibbens combining for a 4th-down stop;• Drake Maye pulling out a play on third down, and selling the flea flicker to Efton Chism;• A bad playcall on 3rd and 17 gets bailed out by a rookie QB and … [Read more...] about Bedard: Four sequences to a win – Big plays on offense and defense, and taking advantage of the Dolphins
Q&A: Giardi on the 14-3 Patriots, the opening round of the playoffs and more 01.06.26 10 AM
Giardi: Vrabel on Chargers, plus, a deeper look at returns of Campbell and Williams
The Chargers’ defense has made vast improvements over the latter half of the season. What has Vrabel seen? … [Read more...] about Giardi: Vrabel on Chargers, plus, a deeper look at returns of Campbell and Williams