RARE PHOTOS: 18 - The Real Truth

Will the Boston Celtics fire Joe Mazzulla if the Celtics get swept by the Miami Heat?

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla admitted to reporters postgame that he didn't have his team ready to play in such a high-leverage moment.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 22, 2023

‘Sometimes you want something so bad, and things just don’t go as you plan,’ says Al Horford of Boston’s Game 3 loss

"It was tougher for us tonight, there’s no question about it. But this is a part of our journey right now," said Horford after the loss.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 22, 2023

Jimmy Butler eliminated Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla in the Big East tournament during college

Joe Mazzulla got into coaching the following year.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 22, 2023

Three observations from Celtics’ Game 2 loss to Miami Heat

Poor execution down the stretch doomed the Celtics as the Heat stunned TD Garden in Game 2, 111-105.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 20, 2023

Joe Mazzulla on why the Celtics can pivot after tough losses: ‘They always respond’

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla put his full trust in his players and their ability to respond to a tough loss ahead of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 19, 2023

Boston’s Joe Mazzulla shares why he went with Payton Pritchard over Grant Williams in Game 1

Mazzulla was a fan of Pritchard's aggressiveness and physicality - was he sending a message?

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 19, 2023

Joe Mazzulla Is Under Pressure Against a Coach Who Understands His Position

Erik Spoelstra recognizes what the Celtics coach is facing, having been in a similar situation early in his career with the Heat.

Sports Illustrated · May 19, 2023

Andrew Callahan: Celtics in danger after dropping Game 1 to tougher, smarter Heat

Remember them?

Boston Herald · May 18, 2023

Dave Hyde: Spoelstra vs. Mazzulla looked like Belichick vs. Philbin in Heat’s Game 1 stunner

Jimmy Butler was the star of Game 1.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023

Jayson Tatum collapses as Jimmy Butler dominates: What’s wrong with the Boston Celtics?

Boston labored to contain Butler and failed to make crucial adjustments during the match.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 18, 2023