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How many wins will the Boston Celtics stack in the 2026-27 NBA regular season?

Deep in the depths of the August doldrums of the NBA, there are few things for fans of the Boston Celtics to sink their teeth into when it comes to their favorite team. But with the full 206-27 NBA regular season schedule having been released earlier this month, we can finally take a finer-grained look at what we can expect from the Celtics. So to that end, the hosts of "Havlicek Stole the Pod" linked up with Celtics Blog contributor Gio Rivera to take a magnifying glass to Boston's 2026-27 campaign on a week-by-week level. We dove into the road trips and home stands, the (many!) back-to-backs, the rough patches in November and March, the measuring stick games, and more in our analysis, and compared our snap assessment in how many wins we think the Celtics will have at the end of the season vs. how many we came up with as a collective. We also get caught up on the tumbleweed's worth of news blowing lazily in the wind of the content desert that is the month of August, so make sure you tune in. Outro: Whistle by Benjamin Banger - https://tiny.ee/Jk4U or BenJaminBanger.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Taking stock of the Boston Celtics 2026-7 NBA regular season schedule

A light at the end of the tunnel that is the August doldrums of the 2026 NBA offseason has emerged from the league offices to illuminate the Boston Celtics season ahead. We now know when the season starts for Boston, and which teams they will play for that contest, om Christmas and Martin Luther King Days, in the 2026 NBA Cup, and all but two contests of Boston's 82-game regular season schedule. To that end, on the most recent episode of "Havlicek Stole the Pod", cohosts Daniel Donabedian and Justin Quinn took their first deep dive into the NBA's 2026-27 regular season slate of games to get an idea of what the contours of the campaign will look like for fans of the Celtics. We track the back-to-backs, the marquee contests, and the ebb and flow of difficulty in the season ahead, as well as highlighting the games we want to see in particular. So tune in to get up to speed on the Celtics' '26-27 schedule release, as well as the trickle of NBA news still percolating up to the surface. Outro: Whistle by Benjamin Banger - https://tiny.ee/Jk4U or BenJaminBanger.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What we want to see for the Boston Celtics in the 2026-27 NBA schedule

Deep in the depths of the NBA's annual August doldrums, that part of the league calendar most bereft of basketball and basketball-adjacent goings on, one small light flickers for the most ardent fans of the sport. That would be the schedule release for the season to come, and with the Boston Celtics on the cusp of a new era after the trade of star forward Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers, this schedule release may end up being even spicier than usual. Boston, of course, has a long history of playing on some of the Association's most important dates, from Opening Night to Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Day as the winningest ball club in NBA history. And to get ahead of what might be coming down the pike for the Celtics this season in terms of marquee contests, the hosts of "Havlicek Stole the Pod" caught up with "How Bout Them Celtics!" cohost Sam LaFrance to break down what we hope to see on the league's 2026-27 regular season schedule. We also cover the news still making the rounds so late in the offseason, from the passing of Celtics icon Don Nelson to how recent rumbles about Kawhi Leonard could impact Boston's draft assets, so be sure to tune in. Outro: Whistle by Benjamin Banger - https://tiny.ee/Jk4U or BenJaminBanger.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Predicting the NBA's Eastern Conference for 2026-27, where the Celtics will finish in it

Now that the month of August has rolled around, and the NBA doldrums with them, most of the league's business for the 2026 offseason has been done. And with that relative certainty that comes with each of the rosters for the Association's Eastern Conference, we can start to project how all 15 ball clubs will fare in the 2026-27 regular season, and the 2027 NBA Playoffs beyond it. And to that end, the hosts of "Havlicek Stole the Pod" sat down with Third Apron cohost and CBS Sports analyst Sam Quinn to suss out how the NBA's East may pan out when the dust has settled on whichever team ends up hanging a banner this summer. We also touch on where Boston will fall in that milieu, as well as all of the Celtics news still finding its way into print at the slowest stretch of the NBA calendar. Check it out! Outro: Whistle by Benjamin Banger - https://tiny.ee/Jk4U or BenJaminBanger.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Projecting the NBA's Western Conference for 2026-27 from a Celtics perspective

Across the NBA, all but a handful of impact players have signed with or been traded to the teams they will play with for the 2026-27 regular season. And with that development, we can start to take stock of how the league might look at the start of the 2027 NBA Playoffs -- and even which teams might emerge from each conference to contend for a title. To that end, the hosts of "Havlicek Stole the Pod" took some time to talk with the host of the "NBA" podcast, Yahoo Sports analyst Morten Stig Jensen to project how the NBA's Western Conference will pan out from a Celtics perspective. And while there may not be a ton of Boston-centric things going on out West, from who might represent the conference in the finals to how the ongoing Kawhi Leonard situation pans out, getting a bead on how the West may play out is the first step toward understanding how Boston's season may go as well. Join us for a deep dive into how the West may be won – and how it affects the rest of the league. We also get caught up on the trickle of news that is still percolating up at this late hour of the offseason. Check it out! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.