Locked on Celtics with Rainin' J's

Jae Crowder's elbow is still mysteriously hurt and it might cost him the Cleveland game. The Cavs, meanwhile, seem to be taking that game rather seriously. MassLive's Jay King and RedsArmy.com's John Karalis get into why Cleveland might pas up an obvious opportunity to rest their star players. Enjoy the show! #RaininJs #Celtics

MassLive's Jay King and Sam "Jam" Packard break down Guerschon Yabusele's first two games in the D-League and choose this week's Mystery Machine. #RaininJs #Celtics

MassLive's Jay King and John Karalis of Red's Army react to the Celtics-Knicks blowout, Jae Crowder's elbow injury and ESPN's 2016 re-draft, and have conversation about Coach of the Year candidates. #RaininJs #Celtics

Sam "Jam" Packard goes solo in a podcast reacting to Boston's 103-100 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. #RaininJs #Celtics

MassLive's Jay King is joined by Chris Manning of Locked on Cavs for a crossover episode to discuss the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers have struggled lately, but how deep are the issues -- and how concerned should the defending champions be? Do the Celtics have a chance to knock them off? #RaininJs #Celtics

MassLive's Jay King and John Karalis of Red's Army break down possible playoff scenarios and the numbers behind them based on ESPN's BPI. They also discuss 2-for-1 situations and return one more time to Devin Booker's 70-point outing. #RaininJs #Celtics

The Boston Celtics have climbed into a "virtual tie" with the Cleveland Cavaliers for first... and they have more wins than anyone in the conference after tonight's win over Miami. But... we do have some issues. Are we being nit-picky or is this legit? Also, some words on Devin Booker's 70 point night. Enjoy the show! #RaininJs #Celtics (Side Note: John was using new equipment tonight so pardon the audio issues. We're trying to make things better but there are some apparent growing pains)

MassLive's Jay King is joined by special guest Millyz, a Celtics fan, podcast intro god, and local rapper on the rise. The two have a fun chat about the Celtics, Millyz' fandom, and Millyz' rise in music. #RaininJs #Celtics

The Celtics beat Indiana in a game they sort of controlled most of the way. John Karalis & Sam Packard discuss some of the usual things to love about this game (Horford playing his best ball, Kelly stepping up, Isaiah being Isaiah) and some things to hate (more turnovers, being blowout averse). But the big thing is... has Brad Stevens started using what will be his 9-man playoff rotation? Enjoy the show! #RaininJs #Celtics

MassLive's Jay King and Sam "Jam" Packard the great break down the success of the Celtics starting lineup, which has outscored opponents by about 20 points per 100 possessions since the All-Star break. #RaininJs #Celtics

The Boston Celtics stepped up when needed with some strong defense and widespread offensive contribution to beat the Washington Wizards and damn near put a lock on (get it?) the 2nd seed. John Karalis and Sam Packard discuss the game and how the schedule now breaks down not only for these two teams, but also for the Cleveland Cavaliers... because that top seed is still possible! Also: Bonus conversation about Ray Allen not being invited to the '08 Celtics reunion. Enjoy the show! #Celtics #RaininJs

MassLive's Jay King and John Karalis of RedsArmy.com discuss an underwhelming weekend from the Celtics, who slogged through a win against the Brooklyn Nets and a collapse against the Philadelphia 76ers without star Isaiah Thomas. The two hosts also react to a report that the Celtics expressed interest in Omri Casspi before he came to terms with the Minnesota Timberwolves. #RaininJs #Celtics

After a little discussion about why resting NBA players is OK and that older observers slamming practice are missing a huge point, Sam Packard and John Karalis dove into a wild mailbag. Topics of discussion: Kelly Olynyk as a playoff wildcard, Lonzo Ball's crazy dad, Marcus Smart's true fit, favorite music, what to do with Jay King's hair and a bunch more. Enjoy the show! #RaininJs #Celtics

The Celtics seem to be slowly figuring things out now. They played a really good second half against Minnesota to put the suddenly tough TWolves away. Are the Celtics finally putting it all together? Is Al Horford's big game a sign of cohesion after a season filled with injuries? John Karalis and Sam Packard run it all down and look ahead to what the C's and Wizards face in the race for the 2nd seed. Enjoy the show! #Celtics #NBA

MassLive's Jay King and Sam "Jam" Packard chat about Celtics draft picks Guerschon Yabusele and Ante Zizic; dive through some lineup combinations; and debate about some possible playoff matchups. #RaininJs #Celtics