ODDBALL - Celtics vs. Thunder Takeaways: A Finals Matchup That Old Heads Will Hate

Le Batard & Friends Network

Dan Le Batard

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4.8 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The Oklahoma City Thunder took down the Boston Celtics 118-112 behind a dominant fourth quarter from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Celtics’ late-game struggles continued, as they rank near the bottom of the league in fourth-quarter net rating over their last 10 games. Crunch time gets even crunchier in the playoffs... Can Boston right the ship in time? Plus, we break down whether SGA is the NBA’s best closer, how to weigh this matchup with Kristaps Porziņģis and Jalen Williams on the sidelines, and what a potential Celtics-Thunder NBA Finals could look like. Later, we dive into Mikal Bridges' comments on Tom Thibodeau’s heavy minutes load for Knicks starters and get spicy with another round of Hot Po-Take-O! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Draft King's Network.
0:10.7	Hey, Izzy, you know that moment when you're out watching hoops and the server comes over and asks the table,
0:15.1	what can I get you guys?
0:16.3	And everybody freezes up.
0:18.0	You know what you should do?
0:19.3	What should I do?
0:20.0	I mean, you got gotta have some confidence.
0:22.4	Or, as Yeagermeister calls it, shot fit-ins.
0:25.4	If everyone's struggling, take charge.
0:28.0	Just order for the whole table.
0:29.6	A round of ice-cold Jaeger Meister shots.
0:32.4	Damn, that's cold.
0:33.5	Because apparently, we've been drinking Yeagermeister all wrong.
0:37.2	Wait a second.
0:37.9	How should we be drinking it?
0:38.9	We should be drinking ice cold.
0:40.8	I'm talking zero degrees Fahrenheit ice cold.
0:43.8	I'm talking tailgating in Buffalo for a playoff game cold.
0:48.1	You know what?
0:49.2	I've never been tailgating, Izzy.
0:50.9	That's right.
0:51.3	I've never been tailgating.
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