By advantage of the 76ers loss to the Magic on Monday night time, the Celtics have clinched the very best document within the East (36-15) heading in the direction of All-Star Weekend in Utah on February nineteenth and subsequently, Boston’s interim head coach Joe Mazzulla and his employees will signify the convention and coach Group Giannis.
Mazzulla’s brief resume is past spectacular for the league’s youngest head coach. From the Celtics press launch:
The Celtics clinched the very best document within the Japanese Convention on Jan. 30 with a 36-15 total document and personal the very best win share within the NBA (.706). Boston ranks third within the NBA in factors per recreation (117.8) and owns the very best plus/minus of any crew whereas holding opponents to a mean 112.3 factors per recreation.
Mazzulla turns into the eighth coach in Celtics historical past to be given the dignity of teaching an NBA All-Star Recreation, becoming a member of: Brad Stevens (2017), Doc Rivers (2008, 2011), Chris Ford (1991), Okay.C. Jones (1984-1987), Invoice Fitch (1982), Tom Heinsohn (1972-1974, 1976) and Purple Auerbach (1957-1967).
He’ll after all be a part of Jayson Tatum in Salt Lake Metropolis for the All-Star Weekend festivities. Tatum was voted as a starter final week. Most definitely, Jaylen Brown will likely be voted in as a reserve and introduced on Thursday.
If there’s ever an inherent problem to teaching an All-Star Recreation, the league has constructed one into the job this yr. Along with juggling minutes and motivation, the groups will likely be picked simply minutes earlier than tip-off by the captains, Antetokounmpo and LeBron James.
