Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has received plenty of criticism during the 2023 NBA playoffs for things like timeout usage, lineups, etc. Some of it is warranted, some of it isn't.
"So those plays right when we're up 12, when we could go up 15, 16, they go back down to -- they go on an 8-0 run and now it's at four, and now the momentum has shifted. So, we've been up and we got to do a better job of making those, I would call them winning plays in those situations."
The Celtics have to win four of the final five games of the series to return to the NBA Finals. Three of the next four games are in Miami, where the Heat are a perfect 6-0 in the playoffs. Despite the 0-2 series hole, Tatum remains confident in his team's ability to bounce back. "It's tough. It's a challenge. I mean, there's no point in being up here sad and [expletive], right?" Tatum said."They came in and won two games. They played well, you give them credit. But we're not dead or anything. We got a great opportunity. I still have the utmost confidence, everybody has the utmost confidence. We just got to get ready for Game 3."
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