Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla emphasised execution and studying after a slender 102-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday evening.
“On the earlier play, defend effectively for 20 seconds… Edwards had been sizzling all evening. Credit score to him who performed effectively, nevertheless it was a troublesome miss that simply didn’t bounce our means,” Mazzulla stated concerning the game-deciding sequence.
Mazzulla mentioned the significance of course of and enjoying collectively underneath strain. “It’s no completely different than the common recreation… your execution, whether or not it’s transition protection, whether or not it’s fouling, whether or not it’s executing on the offensive finish, all these issues are the identical,” he defined.
The coach famous the Celtics’ defensive efficiency, significantly in limiting turnovers. “They did a great job preserving the ball of their ball handlers’ palms… they moved it effectively,” Mazzulla stated, giving credit score to the 76ers’ offensive execution.
Jordan Walsh was tasked to start out the second half, and Mazzulla praised his defensive work. “He did an incredible job on Maxey all through the sport… simply type of needed to maintain that momentum, and he’s simply received to maintain getting higher,” Mazzulla stated.
Mazzulla additionally highlighted the expansion of Edwards. “He’s studying the understanding of the id… the trouble he performs with on protection, alternative ways he can influence the offensive finish, whether or not it’s screening, offensive rebounding, flattening open photographs,” he stated.
On clutch moments, Mazzulla emphasised studying and enchancment. “We all the time discuss performs that we might be higher at all through the entire recreation after which simply executing down there… simply should have the mindset of the place we are able to get higher,” he stated.
Relating to Edwards’ sizzling taking pictures, Mazzulla famous matchup challenges. “It’s Maxey pick-and-rolls. You’ve gotten to have the ability to do each. He performed effectively. We performed effectively too, we simply didn’t make sufficient performs down the stretch,” he stated.
Mazzulla addressed enjoying time and offensive execution for Josh Minott. “That’s between me and Josh… we performed effectively offensively… I believed the method of enjoying was actually good offensively,” he stated, emphasizing the workforce’s deal with fundamentals even in robust losses.
The Celtics fall to 5-7 whereas the 76ers enhance to 7-4, with Boston subsequent internet hosting Memphis on Wednesday.
