Emergency Celtics Pod

Bill Simmons calls his dad to talk about the Celtics' epic overtime victory over the Wizards on Tuesday night and wonder if Isaiah Thomas is the best Celtics scorer since Larry Bird

By Bill Simmons May 3, 2017, 6:39pm EDT

Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics - Game Two

HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons calls his dad to talk about the Celtics' epic overtime victory over the Wizards on Tuesday night (02:00), John Wall's fatigue (08:00), if Avery Bradley is injured (11:00), if Isaiah Thomas is the best Celtics scorer since Larry Bird (13:00), and the upcoming NBA draft lottery (26:00).

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