The sequence got people talking. In the last quarter against the Bulls, Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics did “Hack-a-Drummond”, intentionally fouling Andre Drummond who did not have the ball, to send him to the throw line -francs. A tactic often used to come back in a match, but there, Boston had almost 30 points in advance…
Obviously, Billy Donovan didn't understand and he went to talk to his counterpart about it. The Celtics coach will therefore explain to him that it is a story of “point average”, within the framework of the NBA Tournament, since the 2022 finalists were aiming for first place in an undecided group C.
Mazzulla also experienced minor tensions with Darko Rajakovic in November, already regarding this “point average” that players and coaches have difficulty integrating. Therefore, isn't the young technician (35 years old) worried about his image among his colleagues? “How to say it correctly…I don’t care”he says to NBC Sports.
Obviously, despite this statement, Joe Mazzulla is not at war with the other 29 coaches. “I have respect for people, I learn from every coach and I think there are great coaches in the league. I study the other teams. But when it comes to off-field relationships with others, I don't care. That's the least of my worries. »
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Jayson Tatum | 18 | 37.0 | 49.4 | 36.1 | 80.7 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 27.7 |
| Jaylen Brown | 17 | 34.4 | 45.2 | 34.4 | 70.6 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 21.9 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 15 | 30.2 | 54.7 | 32.4 | 80.0 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 18.9 |
| Derrick White | 15 | 32.2 | 46.9 | 39.0 | 84.0 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 13.9 |
| Jrue Holiday | 16 | 34.5 | 42.9 | 37.0 | 79.2 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 12.4 |
| Sam Hauser | 18 | 22.8 | 46.5 | 42.6 | 83.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 9.7 |
| Al Horford | 16 | 25.8 | 45.7 | 35.0 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 6.9 |
| Payton Pritchard | 18 | 20.6 | 38.9 | 33.3 | 72.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| Luke Kornett | 13 | 13.6 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| Dalano Banton | 8 | 8.7 | 50.0 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| Neemias Queta | 2 | 10.2 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 8 | 7.4 | 35.3 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Oshae Brissett | 8 | 11.2 | 17.6 | 11.1 | 58.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Lamar Stevens | 6 | 3.4 | 57.1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
