Once again, Joe Mazzulla had the opportunity to run up the score on the Bulls in the Emirates NBA Cup. The Celtics coach took advantage of it.
After Bulls guard Coby White missed a pull-up 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left, Mazzulla rushed onto the court to call timeout even though the Celtics were up by six points at the time. The timeout allowed Boston to move the ball up the court, with Mazzulla drawing up a play for Sam Hauer to get a 3-pointer off before the buzzer.
Hauser executed the play, catching Jayson Tatum’s inbound pass and firing a 3-pointer that went in at the buzzer to give the Celtics a 138-129 victory.