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Are the Celtics better off without Kevin Durant? Bob & Jeff weigh in on what’s best for Boston as we wait and see what’s next for Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets<\/p>\n

0:50: Who has leverage in the Brooklyn Nets\/Kevin Durant situation
\n3:21: Celtics good enough to win a championship without Durant
\n7:52: Will Boston be the favorite to win a title if the Celtics land KD
\n10:02: Durant was lovable up until he ran to Golden State
\n15:37: No NBA games on Election Day
\n19:48: Bob & Jeff’s tribute to Pete Carril<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are the Celtics better off without Kevin Durant? Bob & Jeff weigh in on what’s best for Boston as we wait and see what’s next for Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets 0:50: Who has leverage in the Brooklyn Nets\/Kevin Durant situation 3:21: Celtics good enough to win a championship without Durant 7:52: Will Boston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":131939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3759],"tags":[17389,1930,1468,2451,1584,1649,1479,1471,1816,1472,2452],"class_list":["post-108497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","category-bob-ryan-and-jeff-goodman","tag-bob-ryan-and-jeff-goodman","tag-boston","tag-boston-celtics","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-nets","tag-celtics","tag-jaylen-brown","tag-jayson-tatum","tag-kevin-durant","tag-nba","tag-nets","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\nCan the Celtics Win A Championship without Kevin Durant? 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