BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla, the stoic 34-year-old first-year head coach of the NBA championship favorite Celtics, did not crack a smile on the podium in the afterglow of his first career win, but he did crack a joke.
"He's got a goofy side," the Celtics' Grant Williams told Yahoo Sports."It takes a little winding to get it out of him, but it was fun to see him smile. Afterwards, he was like, 'Man, f*** you guys,' but at the end of the day he's happy, he's smiling. I know when he goes home he's gonna be screaming, hyped, doing everything he can't do here, because he has to stay composed. He's gonna be a phenomenal head coach.
Even Smart, the beating heart of Boston, found his version of poise amid freneticism. He said Sixers star Joel Embiid"tried to break" his arm during a skirmish 19 seconds into the second half. Smart grabbed the right leg of Embiid, who took a tumble, and Brown stepped between them before cooler heads prevailed.
"From the start of the game, you could see his confidence just oozing out," said Smart."Most coaches, they're trying to figure things out. He comes right in like he's been doing this for years, and that's the beauty of having someone who's been with the team as long as Joe has. We have the utmost confidence in him, and he has the utmost confidence in us, and we just have to go out there and do what we have to do.
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