The Celtics were eliminated from the NBA Cup after losing a tiebreaker to the Magic for the Eastern Conference wildcard spot on Tuesday night.
On Wednesday, the NBA announced two regular-season games for the Celtics that previously weren’t on the schedule: a home tilt against the Pistons next Thursday (Dec. 12) and a road contest against the Wizards on Sunday (Dec. 15).
Those games will fill the time that was blocked off in case the Celtics made it to the knockout stage in Las Vegas.
“At the end of the day, the NBA Cup just gives you an opportunity to go after something, to try and win something,” Mazzulla said.