NBA History Story Tellers on CLNS

Bob Ryan and Gary Tanguay are joined by special guest Glenn Ordway as the guys take a dive down memory lane. The guys reminisce over the great Boston Celtics teams of the 1980’s and so much more. Glenn mentions how so many people have forgotten about how great of a player Larry Bird was and they take a trip down memory lane and discuss how his game would translate in the modern basketball era. Glenn and Bob also share memories and stories of former Celtics play by play announcer Johnny Most! All that and plenty more on this special edition of the Bob Ryan and Jeff Goodman NBA Podcast! 0:00 - Coming up! 1:20 - Special Guest Glenn Ordway joins the show! 3:44 - Looking back on Celtics teams of the 80s 7:59 - People forget how great Larry Bird was 13:52 - Reflecting on what LeBron James is doing now 15:57 - Prizepicks 18:28 - Reflecting on career of John Havlicek 26:21 - What do you remember most from “Heat game” in 1984 NBA Finals 31:03 - Remembering Celtics Play-by-Play man Johnny Most 50:20 - Current state of the NBA 59:15 - Expectations for Philadelphia 76ers this season 1:03:04 - Expectations for Boston Celtics this season 1:05:06 - Wrapping up! NBA History and Storytellers on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in Lineups if you win your first $5 Lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another entry from the CLNS archive vault — May 30, 1987, Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Pistons at Celtics in a sweltering Boston Garden. Four days after Larry Bird's steal saved Game 5, Detroit won Game 6 and came back to Boston one win from the Finals. Robert Parish played 42 minutes on a sprained ankle. K.C. Jones coached two days after his mother's funeral. Joe Dumars scored 35 on 21 shots. And late in the third quarter, Adrian Dantley and Vinnie Johnson collided head-on — Dantley left on a stretcher. Bird played all 48 minutes: 37 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 10-for-10 from the line. Celtics 117, Pistons 114. The full CBS broadcast story — Dick Stockton and Tommy Heinsohn on the call — hosted by Gary Tanguay. Sources: Basketball-Reference box score; Sports Illustrated (June 8, 1987); Leigh Montville, Boston Globe (May 31, 1987). 🍀 Larry Bird vs. Dominique Wilkins — The Duel Before THE Duel 📼 The 1988 Tapes — https://youtu.be/YbwBkq1k2Q4 🍀 Why Larry Bird Shot Better With Goggles He Hated | The 1988 Tapes 📼 — https://youtu.be/gdsM5QSeG7I 📼 The Tapes — Rare NBA Archives playlist: [PLAYLIST LINK] CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:21 Title Card 0:26 Intro 0:34 The Setup 1:42 First Half 3:24 Drop 1 — Dumars 3:46 Third Quarter 5:11 The Collision 5:37 Drop 2 — The Debate 5:59 Fourth Quarter 6:46 Rebound Barrage 7:58 Final Score 8:05 Sponsor 9:37 Stat Recap 9:50 Outro 10:28 End Card CLNS Media is Powered by:  Kalshi — On Kalshi, you’re trading against peers in a live market — meaning there’s no house. And as the probability changes, you can buy in and out of your position. Trade the draft pick, the game, and more on Kalshi! Download Kalshi. Use code CLNS to get $25 when you trade $25. K-A-L-S-H-I. Kalshi. Trade What’s Next. 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Kalshi products are not available in all jurisdictions. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Goodman and Gary Tanguay on Kevin McHale: a post scorer so unstoppable that getting him the ball meant the possession was already over. Part of the trade that also brought Robert Parish to Boston for the rights to Joe Barry Carroll — arguably the greatest trade in NBA history, and it delivered three championships. "You just couldn't stop him. I think he's kind of underappreciated and forgotten because Bird was so good." 0:00 — Cold open: McHale's post scoring 0:41 — The Kevin McHale topic & the Joe Barry Carroll trade 1:31 — McHale's unstoppable post moves 2:34 — Bird/McHale vs. Tatum/Jaylen Brown 3:11 — McHale's underrated defense 4:08 — The 1980s Celtics frontline dominance 5:44 — McHale's back-to-the-basket mastery 6:19 — PrizePicks Join this channel to get access to perks, exclusive content, rate games, moments, footage and LIVE NBA Legends Q&A and AMAs with members! Start on link below! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWJOKseXd--YsDaUsOt06gA/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Ryan spends nearly 30 minutes making the case for John Havlicek as one of the most underrated legends in NBA history — the only non-center to guard and outplay both Oscar Robertson and Jerry West as they aged, an 8-time champion who invented his own position, and a guy who averaged 34 minutes a game at age 35 in his final season. Then Bob answers the real question: could Bird and Havlicek have actually played together? His answer — "ridiculously good" — plus the stories that make both men legends beyond the stat sheet: Havlicek's near-career as an NFL wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, his famous thriftiness, and the "Hondo handfuls" ice bucket story that still makes Bob Ryan laugh. ☘️ A follow-up to: "What If You Had to Pick — Bird or Havlicek?" https://youtu.be/6ALYRV7bco4  00 — Intro 1:14 — Havlicek & Bird debate intro 2:02 — Havlicek's case 3:21 — Enter Larry Bird 4:10 — Bob on Havlicek's greatness 10:09 — PrizePicks 12:22 — Havlicek vs. Bird similarities 17:20 — Havlicek vs. Bird differences 22:27 — Stories about Larry Bird and John Havlicek 26:48 — Outro NBA History on CLNS Media is Powered by 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 in lineups instantly if you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices