Joe Mazzulla was thrust into a job he didn’t expect to have following former Celtics coach Ime Udoka’s suspension last season. Mazzulla stepped up and guided Boston through that franchise-shaking crisis and to the cusp of an NBA Finals berth. He's the youngest head coach to reach the Finals since Bill Russell in 1969.
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, center, celebrates with his team after Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals against the Indiana Pacers, Monday, May 27, 2024, in Indianapolis. as teammate Jaylen Brown drove into the lane, drew defenders and flipped a pass toward him, White felt prepared for the moment.
White trusted that Brown would make the correct basketball play.
What’s equally become central to the Celtics’ success this season is the buy-in to an egoless, team-first philosophy in which individual credit is secondary on a roster loaded with current and past All-Stars like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday, along with White,Meanwhile, Mazzulla has also benefited from working alongside a coaching staff he was able to choose this offseason.
Last season it was in film sessions that began with Mazzulla showing the team images of sand castles, which he used as a metaphor that even the best castles get washed away by the daily tide — requiring them to be rebuilt.Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla celebrates with forward Jayson Tatum after Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals May 27, 2024.
Holiday acknowledged that Mazzulla’s style is unique, but one that he’s come to appreciate during his first season in Boston.
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