Was the Boston Celtics early exit the fault of coach Joe Mazzulla? The Celtics saw their season end in Game 6 of their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series against the New York Knicks due to the Knicks being better than expected on both ends of the court compared to the 2024-25 NBA regular season as much as it was caused by a pileup of injuries to Boston’s roster.
But one can also point to some questionable game management issues that stem from the choices made by Mazzulla as a decent part of why the Celtics were bounced in the second round of the 2025 postseason as well. Were the mistakes made by the Boston coach egregious enough to blame him for the series loss?
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The hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Beat” podcast, Adam Kaufman and Evan Valenti, took some time on a recent episode of their show to talk it over. Check it out below!
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