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Why Joe Mazzulla isn’t focusing on Damian Lillard, Bucks in Eastern Conference arms race

A lot can change over the course of an 82-game NBA season.

But after both the Bucks and Celtics bolstered their rosters by acquiring All-Star guards in Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday over the span of five days, both Boston and Milwaukee are widely considered to be in a class by themselves when it comes to title contenders in the Eastern Conference.

But in an interview with former NBA player JJ Redick on “The Old Man and the Three” Podcast, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla doesn’t seem to have interest in looking over his shoulder at the Bucks and their potential claim as the top dog in the East.