Joe Mazzulla, The Celtics and Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics rose to Joe Mazzulla's halftime challenge in comeback win
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla loves to push his players, and his halftime challenge sparked the team's comeback win over the 76ers on Sunday.
Joe Mazzulla Offers Interesting Take About Celtics Play Despite Win Over Pelicans
The Boston Celtics survived another tough test from the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, grabbing the last-second victory. Star forward Jayson Tatum hit a
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla welcomes opponents blitzing Jayson Tatum
Speaking to reporters ahead of Wednesday's matchup against the Chicago Bulls, head coach Joe Mazzulla said he welcomes opponents blitzing Tatum. For Mazzulla, spacing is key when Tatum is being blitzed, and opens up opportunity for mismatches to be found and taken advantage of.
Joe Mazzulla doesn’t want to hear that Celtics’ OT win over Clippers should have been easy
Joe Mazzulla said it would be "discrediting" the Clippers to think the Celtics should have easily won Wednesday. Read more on Boston.com.
Joe Mazzulla issued halftime challenge to Celtics before season-best comeback vs. Sixers
Down 17 at the Wells Fargo Center after one of their worst first halves of the season, Joe Mazzulla gave his Celtics starters a choice: Did they want to stay in the game, raise their effort level and try to rally against a Philadelphia 76ers team that was missing several of its top players?
Joe Mazzulla details why the Boston Celtics need to stick together
During a recent appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub, Joe Mazzulla discussed the importance of the Celtics roster sticking together. The third-year head coach is preaching the value of the team remaining on the same page and working through their current adversity without allowing individual agendas to creep into the mix.
Celtics' Joe Mazzulla Threatened to Bench Players at Halftime Before 26-Point Comeback
Yet, in a stunning turn of events, the Celtics mounted a remarkable 26-point comeback to secure a 112-107 win. The catalyst for the turnaround? Head coach Joe Mazzulla's candid halftime message to his team.
How Joe Mazzulla, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown spearheaded a massive Celtics comeback win
Mazzulla challenged his stars at halftime to play with more energy or give up their minutes to the bench. They responded.
Joe Mazzulla Offers Strange Math Analogy to Describe Celtics Performance vs 76ers
It was a strange yet insightful way to explain how a lackluster first half, which saw Tyrese Maxey lighting up the Celtics ...
Coach Joe Mazzulla keeps downplaying the Celtics’ malaise, but is that really the correct approach?
The Celtics are facing a self-made obstacle, one they should be able to remove from their path just as quickly as they ...
Celtics HC Joe Mazzulla's frank reaction to Adam Silver's 10-minute quarters suggestion
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla doesn't care how long the games are after Adam Silver's wild suggestion on Wednesday.
Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla doesn't care about Mavericks' Luka Doncic trade
Considering the championship clash and upcoming meet between the Celtics and Mavericks in a few days, it'd be understandable ...
‘I have to be better:’ Joe Mazzulla takes the blame for last-minute mistakes in painful loss to Rockets
When Boston needed a stop, the calls the Celtics coach made proved disastrous, and afterward took responsibility for the loss ...
Celtics' Joe Mazzulla identifies culprit behind poor late-game execution vs. Rockets
Joe Mazzulla can only blame himself for the overthinking as the Celtics blundered on defense in their loss to the Rockets.
Joe Mazzulla explains unexpected Al Horford absence in Rockets loss
Joe Mazzulla took the blame for the late-game miscues, saying he put his players in poor position but it was evident that ...
Kristaps Porziņģis, Celtics react to Luka Dončić trade to Lakers: ‘Unbelievable’
Kristaps Porziņģis, who played alongside Dončić in Dallas for 2 1/2 seasons, sounded as surprised as anyone. Porziņģis said ...