No real surprise in terms of Coaches of the month of March, because the NBA rewarded Ime Udoka (Rockets) to the West and Joe Mazzulla (Celtics) in the East. Two men who know each other very well, since they were still associated with Boston two years ago, when Mazzulla was Udoka's assistant (before succeeding him).
In any case, it's anything but surprising to see Ime Udoka being named best coach of last month, while Houston crushed everything collectively, with no less than 13 victories against 2 defeats over the period. Enough to start dreaming of the play-in again, with a stratospheric Jalen Green and despite the injury to Alperen Sengun, since the Rockets (38-36) are only two games behind the 10th place occupied by the Warriors.
At the head of Boston, Joe Mazzulla for his part does not need to stress and worry as much, because his team is still at the top of the Eastern Conference (59-16), at the end of a month of March with 12 victories and 4 defeats. Overall irresistible, the Celtics can even afford to let certain executives breathe in the run-up to these playoffs where they will be particularly expected.
This is the third time that Ime Udoka has been elected “ Coach of the month » (after February and March 2022), while Joe Mazzulla is also for the third time (after November 2022 and December 2023).
