Boston Celtics Coach Joe Mazzulla discussed how he always wanted to become a deacon and has been wrestling with God to ensure that his desire to keep winning on the basketball court does not make him

Interestingly, Hugo Gonzalez, who started against the Detroit Pistons, was glued to the bench and didn't see a second of playing time. Over the past few games, one of Minott, Gonzalez and Baylor Scheierman has found themselves outside of the rotation as Mazzulla experiments with his starting lineup and substitution patterns.

Joe Mazzulla explained his motivation for coaches-media pickup game: "It was important that we did that yesterday, and we’ll do it again."

Coach Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics give their praise to Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe for his performance.

"I don't think it's as much about lineups as it is just the consistency and playing to the system and the identity that we need to play with," said Mazzulla

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Defensively, he hounded Jalen Brunson and other Knicks guards for much of the time he was on the court, helping to keep New York’s offense in check beyond the 42-point second quarter disaster. Gonzalez can provide ball pressure, fights hard for rebounds and looks like someone who knows his role offensively already.

Per Denver Post reporter Bennett Durando, the Nuggets coaching staff came away with a 114-16 obliteration of the team's media in a similar preseason exhibition contest.

I hope that it doesn’t drag on as something that was funny. It’s something that was serious. … We’ll do it again.”

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla says Tuesday's pickup game between coaches and media was no laughing matter.