Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens vouched for Joe Mazzulla when the coach took over for Ime Udoka at the start of the 2022-23 NBA season.
Now, after 57 wins, an All-Star coaching appearance, and having his interim tag removed, Mazzulla enters his first postseason as Celtics head coach. The No. 2 seeded Celtics will tip off the first round against either Miami or Atlanta on Saturday.
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The 34-year-old coach has his share of critics. Some have called out his rotations and the small number of timeouts he calls.