Joe Mazzulla is an NBA championship-winning head coach. He took the Boston Celtics to the next level after taking over the main job. He has always stood out in one aspect. Mazzulla is obsessed with perfection and demands nothing but the utmost from his players,

"We've got a lot of people that think (about these things) and know what is better for each player," he said of if the G League might be better for him.

James Harden nearly willed the Clippers to a come-from-behind victory at TD Garden, but Jaylen Brown and the Celtics held on to win 121-118.

Boston piled up four extra second round picks by moving down from No. 32 and used one to help dump the salary of Georges Niang, which saved the team tens of millions more in luxury tax penalties. That’s not a fun thing to advertise but is also a reality for a team that went all-in financial over the past two years.

Would it make more sense to boost his minutes so he can find the rhythm he depended on as a scorer in Portland?

Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and had 13 rebounds, Payton Pritchard added 30 points and the Boston Celtics held off the Los Angeles Clippers for a 121-118 victory on Sunday.

Jordan Walsh has played the best basketball of his career in the past week, leading to him getting his first start of the season.

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When things go poorly for the Boston Celtics, one of the first things people tend to point to is the shots the Celtics take from beyond the arc. And while this is a different iteration of the team this season that is not as good at hitting shots from deep as much as past versions of the ball club have,