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CBS News
02-04-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Celtics' Joe Mazzulla named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month
After a dominant March that saw the Celtics lose just once, Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference Coach of the Month. Expect a dismissive "who cares" when the head coach is asked about the honor on Wednesday. Mazzulla and his Celtics have much bigger goals on their minds. The Celtics went an impressive 14-1 last month while putting up some incredible defensive numbers, which earned Mazzulla his fourth Coach of the Month award over his three-year career. Only Doc Rivers has more Coach of the Month honors in Celtics franchise history with six. Mazzulla won his first Coach of the Month in November of the 2022-23 season -- his first full month on the job -- and took home the hardware twice in 2023-24, in December and March. The Celtics went 14-5 last March, which set the team up for its run to an 18th championship in franchise history. Mazzulla finished fourth in NBA Coach of the Year voting last season, after the Celtics finished with the best record in the league at 64-18. Boston was 14-1 in March, with a home defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder the only blemish for the month. The Celtics were a dominant 8-0 on the road and are coming off the franchise's first-ever 6-0 road trip . Boston's epic March included home wins over the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, with road victories over Utah Jazz, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, and Memphis Grizzlies on the team's perfect road trip. The Celtics won all six games on their 6-0 trip by double digits. The Celtics were feeling it on both ends of the floor in March, and had the best net rating in the Eastern Conference at 11.6. The Boston defense was tops in the East as it held opponents to just 45.2 percent shooting for the month, and ranked second in the conference by holding opponents to just 107.7 points per game. Mazzulla's Celtics are hitting their stride at just the right time, going 17-3 since the All-Star break and 25-5 over the last 30 games. Boston will host the Miami Heat at TD Garden on Wednesday night.
USA Today
01-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Joe Mazzulla wins Coach of the Month honors after Celtics go 14-1 in March
Joe Mazzulla wins Coach of the Month honors after Celtics go 14-1 in March Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was named the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month in March, the NBA announced Tuesday afternoon. Oklahoma City Thunder head coach and Massachusetts native Mark Daigneault was named the top coach in the West. Mazzulla and the Celtics went 14-1 for the month of March, one of the best stretches in team history. At the time of this writing, Boston is on a nine-game win streak despite injuries to Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and other key guys in that time. After winning the award, Mazzulla is now second in franchise history. The 36-year-old has been named coach of the month four times since becoming head coach of the team back in the fall of 2022. Mazzulla trails Doc Rivers, who won the award six times. The last time Mazzulla earned coach of the month honors was in March of 2024. According to Derrick White, Mazzulla shrugged off praise for the accomplishment, responding to any congratulations with his now-famous "nobody cares" quip. Listen to the "Celtics Lab" podcast on: Apple Podcasts: Spotify:
