Celtics Playoff Preview: Ranking the Best (and Worst) Matchups for the Celtics

Chris Forsberg is joined by Chris Mannix and Kevin O'Connor to discuss the final 10 days of the NBA regular season. What do the Celtics need to accomplish before the playoffs begin? How important is it to hang onto the 2nd seed? Also, who would be the best & worst match-up in Round 1. 00:00 Thoughts on Jayson Tatum through 12 games 09:30 Where does Jaylen Brown land on your MVP ballot? 20:30 Best and worst matchups for the Celtics 33:30 Which player is most likely to have a signature game in playoffs WATCH every episode of the Celtics Talk podcast on YouTube Follow NBC Sports Boston: NBCSportsBoston.com X @NBCSceltics Facebook Instagram TikTok Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Celtics Playoff Preview: Ranking the Best (and Worst) Matchups for the Celtics is an episode from Celtics Talk by NBC Sports Boston.

This episode is 00:48:22 long.

This episode was published on Apr 3, 2026.

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