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Does Joe Mazzulla deserve more blame for the Boston Celtics struggles?
The Boston Celtics have struggled for consistency since December. Joe Mazzulla's team is 17-12 over its last 29 games, meaning they're hovering dangerously closer to being a .500 team for almost half of the season so far.
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 erected it.
Celtics notebook: Joe Mazzulla pinpoints reason for struggles amid mediocre stretch
The stats say the Celtics have been one of the NBA’s best teams since mid-December. Their record says otherwise. What’s the problem? Joe Mazzulla had a simple and obvious explanation.
Boston Celtics Coach Joe Mazzulla Admits Mistake After Rockets Loss
On Monday night, the Boston Celtics played the Houston Rockets (at home). They lost by a score of 114-112. Amen Thompson made the game-winning shot with less
Joe Mazzulla Takes Blame For Final Two Plays That Led to Celtics Loss
Celtics injury report: Jayson Tatum upgraded, 2 players ruled out vs. Bulls
The Celtics got a mix of good and bad news ahead of their tilt against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night at TD Garden. The team ruled out Al Horford (toe sprain) and Sam Hauser (hip impingement) for the second straight game while All-Star forward Jayson Tatum (knee tendiopathy) was upgraded from questionable to available about hour before tip off.
Is Jayson Tatum playing vs. Bulls? Latest injury update
‘I have to be better:’ Joe Mazzulla takes the blame for last-minute mistakes in painful loss to Rockets
When Boston needed a stop, the calls the Celtics coach made proved disastrous, and afterward took responsibility for the loss: "I didn't help them close it at the end."
Joe Mazzulla doesn’t want to hear that Celtics’ OT win over Clippers should have been easy
Joe Mazzulla said it would be "discrediting" the Clippers to think the Celtics should have easily won Wednesday. Read more on Boston.com.
JJ Redick reveals Joe Mazzulla nearly hired him to the Celtics coaching staff in 2022
JJ Redick looked back on September 2022 when he almost joined the Celtics' coaching staff under Joe Mazzulla. Read more on Boston.com.
Joe Mazzulla explains unexpected Al Horford absence in Rockets loss
Joe Mazzulla took the blame for the late-game miscues, saying he put his players in poor position but it was evident that Horford’s absence proved costly in that spot since Kornet has not played in crunch time for much of the season.
Celtics' Joe Mazzulla identifies culprit behind poor late-game execution vs. Rockets
Joe Mazzulla can only blame himself for the overthinking as the Celtics blundered on defense in their loss to the Rockets.
Joe Mazzulla shouldn’t scapegoat Thunder, Cavaliers when Celtics are the problem
Mazzulla says the pressure on the Celtics is coming from comparisons to Cavs and Thunder: "Oh, you're not as good because you're not them."
Joe Mazzulla, Celtics embrace conflict amid 8-8 slump: ‘This is the fun part’
There is no fear,” coach Joe Mazzulla said. “I'm actually more excited at this juncture of the season than I was at the beginning.”