Joe Mazzulla's Honest Quote After Heat-Celtics Game

Joe Mazzulla met with the media after the Boston Celtics lost Game 2.

Author:
Ben Stinar
Apr 25, 2024

On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics lost Game 2 of their first-round playoff series by a score of 111-101.

The series is now tied up at 1-1.

After the tough loss, head coach Joe Mazzulla met with the media and shared an honest quote (h/t ClutchPoints and Daniel Donabedian).

Mazzulla: "It's unfortunate that losing a game is adversity. It's just the nature of the playoffs is adverse itself. To think that you're not going to have ups-and-downs throughout a run is not being realistic."

Joe Mazzulla following the Celtics' Game 2 loss tonight to the Heat:

"It's unfortunate that losing a game is adversity. It's just the nature of the playoffs is [the] adverse itself. To think that you're not going to have ups and downs throughout a run, you're not being… pic.twitter.com/rsu309etBL
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 25, 2024

The loss was extra surprising, because the Celtics are 38-5 at home, and the Heat are still playing without their best player (six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler).

All five starters for the Heat scored in double-digits, and Tyler Herro led the way with 24 points, five rebounds, 14 assists and one steal while shooting 7/13 from the field and 6/11 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time.

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Meanwhile, the Celtics were led by All-Star forward Jaylen Brown, who finished his night with 33 points, eight rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block while shooting 13/23 from the field and 4/9 from the three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time.