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Celtics Dominate Game 1 of the Finals

Brian chats with Kevin Hench about the Boston Celtics’ impressive Game 1 rout against the Dallas Mavericks

By Brian Barrett
2024 NBA Finals - Game One Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images


Brian chats with Kevin Hench about the Celtics’ impressive Game 1 rout against Dallas, including the return of Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown’s great two-way play, the Celtics’ prolific 3-point shooting, and more (0:30). Then, Brian looks at how the Celtics built such a large lead using mismatches on Brown and Jayson Tatum, and how Dallas can possibly adjust to make this a series (37:00). Finally, Brian takes some listener calls, before he and Jamie wrap things up with some final thoughts (53:00).

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Host: Brian Barrett
Guest: Kevin Hench
Producer: Jamie McClellan
Additional Production Supervision: Steve Ceruti

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