After another loss against a team they ought to have beaten thanks in part to subpar shooting from beyond the arc, Mazzulla opened up about the recent spate of bad shooting from deep for Boston of late. "I like the shots that we take," said Mazzula. "I like the people that are taking them. We just have to work through it."

The defending NBA champions, Boston Celtics, are fighting to turn things back around after coming off their fourth loss in the past seven games. The Celtics fe

Celtics rookie Baylor Scheierman has logged extended minutes in the G League, and coach Joe Mazzulla can see that time paying off for him.

Joe Mazzulla has also changed Boston's approach. Jayson Tatum is now the primary scoring threat during the opening quarter, with Jaylen Brown running the second unit. That change

Joe Mazzulla quickly shut down any notion that was the case.

The NBA announced on Saturday that Mazzulla was fined $35,000 for "aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official" after the Celtics lost 108-117 to the Chicago Bulls. Once the buzzer sounded, Mazzulla went straight to the ref and could be seen yelling and pointing in anger.

For the first time in over a year, the Boston Celtics do not seem indestructible. The C’s lost their second straight game on Christmas when their spirited rally against the Philadelphia 76ers fell short,