Boston coach Joe Mazzulla explained why they kept the strategy up regardless of time, score and other factors. It was a relatively smaller subplot in the Celtics’ blowout Game 3 win over the ...

For as great of a job that Brad Stevens did with what was oftentimes an average roster in his eight seasons as the Boston Celtics head coach, achieving a 55.7 winning percentage, he's done an even ...

While the gambit no doubt irks Knicks and maybe basketball purists, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla defended the strategy in the aftermath of a 115-93 green win, which saw Boston continue to ...

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla made a shocking revelation about his team's strategy to foul Robinson, admitting that he tried to get the big man out of the game due to his dominance. "He was a ...

“If he’s making them, he stays,” the Knicks coach told reporters on playing Robinson through the Celtics’ strategy to hack him. “If he’s not, you have to get him out. Is his impact on ...

Game 3 looked a lot different from Games 1 and 2 in this series. Should New York adjust its strategy for Game 4?

With Mitchell Robinson shooting an abysmal 30% (7-of-23) from the free throw line during the Eastern Conference semifinals, Celtics head coach Mazzulla sees no reason to adjust his Hack-A-Mitch ...

As the series progresses, the Celtics face a critical juncture. A loss in Game 2 would not only put them in a 0-2 deficit but also shift the series to Madison Square Garden, where the Knicks have been ...

Many of the late-game strategies employed by Celtics' head coach Joe Mazulla were under scrutiny due to the fashion in which the losses occurred. A high volume of three-pointers, turnovers ...

The strategy didn't work this time ... looks like as it pursues the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. The Celtics coach opted to play on rather than advance the ball with 12.7 seconds left.

Head Coach Joe Mazzulla was asked about his ... It’ll create even more open 3s as they collapse on whoever is driving." The Celtics new strategy is working, and the fans are loving it.