Joe Mazzulla clapped on the sidelines as his Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown scuffled against the Atlanta Hawks. Mazzulla refused to step in as Tatum got tangled with Onyeka Okongwu.
Jayson Tatum struggled from the field shooting 5-14 with 19 points while Jaylen Brown carried a majority of the load shooting 10-23 and finishing with 28 points. Payton Pritchard added 15 points off the bench including the unsuccessful full-court heave as time expired.
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla seems to think fights have a rightful place in NBA games. The post NBA Issues Final Verdict on Jayson Tatum’s $3,000 Punishment After Physical Altercation With Hawks Stars appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Coach Joe Mazzulla said the shift was sparked by the fact that Boston is finally fully healthy, giving him more potential combinations.
For the second time this season, the Atlanta Hawks swooped into TD Garden and left the Celtics stunned. The post Reporter Left With No Words After Jayson Tatum Confirms Reason for Fight With Hawks Player appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Tatum (knee) is available for Wednesday's game against the Bulls. Head coach Joe Mazzulla deemed Tatum a game-time call, but the star forward will play while handling his regular workload. Since the beginning of January,
After losing to the Hawks, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla made it clear that he's not scared of the challenges of the regular season.
Boston’s options for adding on that front are quite limited with the assumption they don’t want to touch anyone in the existing rotation. Jaden Springer’s $4 million salary caps what the team can send out for a player in a swap since the Celtics can’t aggregate salaries as a second apron.
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.
The Celtics improved to 14-1 on the season after losses as they've only dropped two straight games once this year.
Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis destroyed the Bulls, and Jaylen Brown knows how scary that could be for the rest of the NBA.