What to Make of the Celtics and Lakers After Strong Opening Nights

Bob Ryan and Jeff Goodman break down the action from Opening Night of the NBA season, giving credit to the two winning teams: the Celtics and Lakers. Can Boston be stopped? Are the Lakers onto something with a new coaching staff?

0:00 – Intro
0:40 – Celtics’ three-point barrage
2:30 – Knicks’ offensive potential
4:45 – Tatum’s shot improvement
6:36 – Olympic shot struggles
9:01 – Record-breaking threes attempt
11:19 – Tatum’s brief speech
12:55 – Joe Mazzulla’s layers
15:05 – Knicks’ performance analysis
16:43 – LeBron and Bronny moment
18:51 – Celtics game tickets
22:08 – ESPN’s top 10
24:00 – Lakers shooting struggles
26:01 – Sixers injury concerns
28:16 – Paolo Banchero’s potential

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Jackson Tolliver

Jackson Tolliver is a producer, writer, and editor for CLNS Media. He graduated from Emerson College in 2024 where he studied journalism, focused on sports media. He previously worked for The Boston Globe as a sports correspondent and WHDH 7News as a broadcast writer.