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NBA Finals Preview With Sean Grande

Where does this team rank among past Celtics teams?

By Brian Barrett
Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images


Brian chats with Celtics play-by-play announcer Sean Grande about the NBA Finals, Jayson Tatum vs. Luka Doncic, ranking this Celtics team in franchise and NBA history, Joe Mazzulla’s growth as a head coach, and more (0:45). Brian and Jamie end with some quick thoughts on potential famous Finals spectators (1:17:20).

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Host: Brian Barrett
Guest: Sean Grande
Producer: Jamie McClellan
Additional Production Supervision: Steve Ceruti

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