Joe Mazzulla said on Friday that time, communication, and careful preparation for various situations allowed this team to fare differently through the first two rounds of the playoffs.
Jaylen Brown’s decision-making, Joe Mazzulla’s perspective on winning, and TD Garden’s loudest crowd. Led by the inevitable greatness of Al Horford, the Boston Celtics wrapped up their Round 2 series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night with a 113-93 victory in Game 5.
The Los Angeles Lakers continue their head coaching search, and according to reports, they’ve narrowed their list to JJ Redick, New Orleans Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego, and Boston Celtics assistant Sam Cassell as their top candidates.
Boston Celtics veteran big man Al Horford is 37 years old but sometimes, he plays like he’s 10 years younger. It doesn’t happen often, but it did in a very timely manner Wednesday night, as he produced a tremendous performance to help the Celtics finally discard the stubborn Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
Cleveland forced Boston into a different style of offense, but they pulled out a win anyway. The Boston Celtics did not look like the Boston Celtics in Game 4.
The dominoes are falling into place for the Boston Celtics in their quest to bring home banner number 18. In the first round, the Celtics faced a depleted Miami Heat team that was without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier.
A frustrated Jaylen Brown called the Celtics’ defensive performance “unacceptable” after a 118-94 Game 2 loss to the Cavaliers. But he, Joe Mazzulla, and Jayson Tatum all echoed the importance of quickly turning the page to Game 3.
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla had words for his assistant Charles Lee, who is set to become the new head coach of the Charlotte Hornets next season via a four-year deal.
The narrative may be that the Celtics are a super team, but Jayson Tatum isn't convinced.
The Boston faithful are very good at panicking, but they shouldn't after the Cleveland Cavaliers stole Game 2 against the Celtics.
The Boston Celtics were routed 118-94 on their home floor in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. After the game, Celtics
Being a head coach in the NBA isn’t easy—just ask ex-Phoenix Suns coach Frank Vogel. Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla understands this reality and wants to prepare assistant Charles Lee, who was just made the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets.
Tatum hasn't scored at an elite level during his first six games of the playoffs.
The Boston Celtics have opened their second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 120-95 win on Tuesday night. Jaylen Brown and Derrick White took the headlines, as they had 32 and 25 points, respectively.
On Tuesday, the Boston Celtics picked up a 120-95 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series. Jaylen Brown registered a team-high 32 points in the dominant victory. Per Inside The Celtics, Joe Mazzulla believes Brown has evolved as a player. “Yeah, he takes a ton of pride in just growing as a player.
The Celtics open their second-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Porzingis will not be available for Game 1.
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla just released an update about Kristaps Porzingis, who is recuperating from a calf injury he picked up against the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs.
Just one day after former WVU guard Joe Mazzulla advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with the Boston Celtics with a series win over the Miami Heat, fellow Mountaineer basketball alum Miles “Deuce” McBride and the New York Knicks accomplished the same feat.
A year ago, the Boston Celtics appeared to be well on their way to the NBA Finals. With the No. 1 seed, Milwaukee, going down in the opening round of the playoffs, everyone started penciling Boston in as the Eastern Conference champion.
After defeating the Miami Heat 118-84 on Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics will be advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Per Inside The Celtics, Joe Mazzulla commented on Boston’s business-like approach to the series.
Hang out around the Celtics long enough, you’re sure to hear some version of the refrain: This team is different than last year. It has come up a lot this season and, in some way or another, during their first-round series against the Heat.
Following their Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics traveled to South Beach on Saturday night looking for a bounce-back. Miami rained down 23 threes in Game 2—two shy of the all-time NBA playoff record—and it was clear Boston needed to make some serious changes to their game plan.
The Celtics have no excuse for falling at the first hurdle.
Boston, which has clinched the top spot in the Eastern Conference, finished 12-4 last month. Houston, which is battling for a play-in tournament berth in the West, posted a 13-2 record in March.
The fun is over for Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla.
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