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Celtics light up Ime Udoka, Rockets 145-113, improve to 19-0 in Boston

BOSTON (AP) — If Jayson Tatum wants to argue with the referees during a 30-point blowout, that’s OK with Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla.

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“In the NBA you have that space of having to defend yourself, and for me having to defend my guys,” Mazzulla said after Tatum was ejected on back-to-back technical fouls in the fourth quarter of Boston’s 145-113 victory over the Houston Rockets. “There’s a time and a place for everything, and you’ve just got to pick and choose your spots.