Coach Joe Mazzulla keeps downplaying the Celtics’ malaise, but is that really the correct approach?
The Celtics are facing a self-made obstacle, one they should be able to remove from their path just as quickly as they ...
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Joe Mazzulla made a dark joke about ‘the ultimate compliment’
Although the Celtics narrowly escaped with a one-point victory over the last-place Pelicans, the conversation during Joe Mazzulla’s press conference Sunday night was mostly about the struggles ...
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Celtics notebook: Joe Mazzulla pinpoints reason for struggles amid mediocre stretch
Since the middle of December, the Celtics rank in the top five in the NBA in offensive rating, defensive rating and net rating. They’re fifth in points scored per game during that span and sixth ...
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Joe Mazzulla shouldn’t scapegoat Thunder, Cavaliers when Celtics are the problem
Joe Mazzulla has rarely missed the mark over the last season and a half but offered up a weak excuse last weekend. Mazzulla didn’t hide from the Celtics’ recent shortcomings after an all-too ...
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Derrick White received a message about ‘greatness’ from Joe Mazzulla before breaking out of his slump
White said during a postgame interview Thursday with NBC Sports Boston’s Abby Chin that he hadn’t been playing well, and coach Joe Mazzulla said that he agreed with White’s statement.
The Boston Globe4d
‘I have to be better:’ Joe Mazzulla takes the blame for last-minute mistakes in painful loss to Rockets
Joe Mazzulla took responsibility for Monday’s last-second Celtics loss to the Houston Rockets. It was an admirable move because he is the head coach and he’s supposed to have his players in ...
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Joe Mazzulla blames himself for Celtics loss after Rockets win at buzzer
Joe Mazzulla didn’t critique Luke Kornet for his positioning on Alperen Sengun, or Jaylen Brown for his last-second defense on Amen Thompson. The late Rockets baskets that put Boston on the ...
Sports Illustrated13d
Joe Mazzulla Enthusiastically Applauds Scuffle During Celtics' Overtime Loss to Hawks
Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has never been shy about his love of fighting in the NBA—not in a hacky, aesthetic sense, but in a genuine-if-odd-appreciation-for-fighting-as-an-art-form sense.
Sports Illustrated4d
Joe Mazzulla Takes Blame For Final Two Plays That Led to Celtics Loss
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has opted to shoulder the blame for the decisive final two plays in his team's latest loss, a 114-112 defeat at the hands of the rising young Houston Rockets.
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Joe Mazzulla is embracing Boston's high expectations
The Boston Celtics have gone 12-8 since the beginning of December and Joe Mazzulla's team has struggled on both sides of the floor in recent weeks. They've been unable to protect the rim (or the ...
The Saratogian3d
Joe Mazzulla blames himself for Celtics loss after Rockets win at buzzer
Sitting at the podium after Monday night’s Celtics loss, Joe Mazzulla didn’t critique Luke Kornet for his positioning on Alperen Sengun, or Jaylen Brown for his last-second defense on Amen ...