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Sean Grande
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Voice of the Boston Celtics.

The Winston Wolf of play-by-play guest starring on ESPN, FOX, NBC, CBS, SNY, Showtime, Netflix...

Dana’s husband.
Jack's dad.
Your PBP1.
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Like anyone moving into a new home after you've lived somewhere else for 14 years, this might take a while.

For the moment, I'll try to post the same things from Twitter, primarily information about the games I'm calling.

Where a 50-48 lead for example is a close game and not, you know, a mandate.
Queta's 18 rebounds Saturday were the most for a Celtic...

...since Jayson Tatum's 19 vs. Golden State in January of 2023.

...in regulation since Enes Kanter's 19 vs. New Orleans in January of 2020.

...on the road since Jared Sullinger's 20 at New Orleans in December of 2015.
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Jaylen Brown today in Minneapolis...

41 points
6 rebounds
7 assists
5 steals

Never been done in Celtics history.

He's the 18th player in NBA history to do it.
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The Celtics, who entered the day already the NBA's #5 offense (1.189 points/possession), get a ridiculous 1.417 in the first half at Minnesota.

69-59, Boston.

Jaylen Brown - 27 points/5 rebounds/5 assists.
27 matches his career high for a 1st half.

Queta 13/11
Hauser 11/4/4
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Celtics at Wolves – Target Center - November 29, 2025 – Starters

Boston – Pritchard, White, Walsh, Brown, Queta

Minnesota – Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo, Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert

OUT – Boston: Brown, Queta, Tatum Minnesota : None
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Boston Celtics - Games 81 and 82...

At Milwaukee - Thursday Dec. 11
Vs. Detroit - Monday Dec. 15

* Celtics will play the Bucks four times this year, three of the four in Milwaukee.

* 2nd straight year the Celtics extra home game will be against the Pistons.
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Toronto, New York, Orlando and Miami advance to the NBA Cup "elite eight."

What it means for the Celtics...

They will have two games added to the schedule late tonight.

One on the road December 11 or 12.
One at TD Garden December 15.

The opponents will come from this pool..
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
November 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Pistons at Celtics – TD Garden - November 26, 2025 – Starters

Boston – Pritchard, White, Walsh, Brown, Garza

Detroit – Cade Cunningham, Duncan Robinson, Ausar Thompson, Tobias Harris, Jalen Duren

OUT – Boston: Queta, Tatum Detroit: Klintman, Sasser
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Here are those Queta numbers as he misses his first game of the year today against the East-leading Pistons...

(Jalen Duren had 24 points and 17 rebounds in 28 minutes in the first Celtics-Pistons meeting Oct. 26.)
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The Celtics will not only be without their top +/-, Net Rating player this afternoon in Neemias Queta, they're playing a Pistons team looking to run up the score in this NBA Cup Game, after the Magic dismantled the Sixers Tuesday, 144-103.
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Pistons survive a Pacers comeback at the Fieldhouse and win, 122-117.

23 months ago, they came to Boston 2-28, the worst team in the NBA on a 27-game losing streak.

Wednesday, they'll arrive 15-2, leading the East on a 13-game win streak.

5pm game on ESPN and @985TheSportsHub
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Here's how wild Sunday's Celtics-Magic game was.

In the 30-year play-by-play era, the Celtics have played 2,326 games.

The 138-129 win ranked in the 99th percentile in BOTH best offensive games (14th), and worse defensive games (11th).
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Magic at Celtics – TD Garden - November 23, 2025 – Starters

Boston – Pritchard, White, Walsh, Brown, Queta

Orlando – Anthony Black, Desmond Bane, Franz Wagner, Tristan Da Silva, Goga Bitadze

OUT – Boston: Tatum Orlando: Banchero, Suggs, Carter Jr., M. Wagner
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Your Sunday Queta update:

Celtics’ opponents with…

Queta on the floor:
1.002 points/possession
40.6% FG
33.6% from 3

Off:
1.205
47.4%
37.9%

In other words, with Queta on, the Celtics are essentially the NBA's best defensive team, off they’re 27th.

And this...
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A short note on Dana Jacobson.

Who for a decade was one of my favorites at ESPN.

Then left and just killed it at everything CBS has…Evening News, March Madness, NFL Today and of course, anchoring CBS Saturday to its all-time peak.

And somewhere in there, found the time to marry me...
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
MOST ASSISTS VS. BOSTON BY A CENTER

13 - Chamberlain, Phi, Jan. 30, 1968
13 - Noah, Chi, Mar. 30, 2014
12 - Lacey, KC, Feb. 18, 1981
12 - Gasol, Mem, Jan. 18, 2019
12 - CLAXTON, BKN, NOV. 21, 2025
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Are the Celtics eliminated from the NBA Cup?

Mathematically no, but you know, of course they are.

When the quarter-finals are set next Friday, the Celtics will get two extra games to play. Almost certainly a home game on Monday, Dec. 15, and a road game Dec. 11 or 12.
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Nets at Celtics – TD Garden - November 21, 2025 – NBA Cup Group Play - Starters

Boston – Pritchard, White, Walsh, Brown, Queta

Brooklyn – Terrance Mann, Egor Demin, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney, Nic Claxton

OUT – Boston: Tatum Brooklyn: Thomas, Highsmith, Saraf
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
How big is Friday's Nets game for the Celtics?

A very un-Patriot like schedule lies dead ahead.

The next 8?

Vs. Orlando (W5/6)
Vs. Detroit (13-2, W11)
@ Minnesota (10-5)
@ Cleveland (10-6)
Vs. New York (9-5)
@ Washington
Vs. LA Lakers (11-4, W9/11)
@ Toronto (2nd East, W9/10)
November 21, 2025 at 5:28 AM
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The Celtics return to Brooklyn tonight. They were eliminated by the Nets here in the first round of the 2021 pandemic playoffs...they haven’t lost in this building since.

8-0 in the regular season, plus winning Games 3 and 4 here to sweep the Nets in 2022.
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Sunday was the 7th time in Celtics history an opposing player made 5 3's and 14 free throws against them in a game.

Jerry Stackhouse in 2000
Steph Curry in 2015
Russell Westbrook in 2016

James Harden (2017, 2018, 2020, 2025) now has the last four.
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Payton Pritchard, the current owner of the Celtics #11, passed the guy who wore it before him on the TD Garden scoring list today...
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM