"They shouldn't be this good" - The Athletic Bay Area's Marcus Thompson on the Celtics

A. Sherrod Blakely talks with The Athletic Bay Area's Marcus Thompson II on the highly-anticipated match-up on Thursday of the red-hot Boston Celtics and the defensing champs, the Golden State Warriors. Thompson is shocked at how good the Celtics have played early in the season, and goes into detail of how impressed he has been with Brad Stevens and Kyrie Irving. He also talks about the C's two young wing players - Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, saying everyone in the league is looking for players like this, and the C's have two good ones. Other topics discussed include how much the Warriors will look to put Boston in its' place, are the Cavs really in trouble, and what a Celtics vs Warriors Finals could look like. WATCH every episode of the Celtics Talk podcast on YouTube Follow NBC Sports Boston: NBCSportsBoston.com X @NBCSceltics Facebook Instagram TikTok Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.