The Boston Celtics’ West Coast road trip got off to a bad start on Sunday, Dec. 28, as Joe Mazzulla’s team suffered a 114-108 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The team as a whole struggled to shoot the ball,

Notably, the Joe Mazzulla underutilized Anfernee Simons in his first return to the team that drafted him back in 2018.Will Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla Ever Trust Anfernee Simons?A Role That Still Feels UnsettledMazzulla has led Boston past most preseason expectations.

Joe Mazzulla gave Jaylen Brown some much-deserved flowers for his remarkable consistency for the Celtics in the month of December.

The Celtics came out flat to start the third quarter against the Pacers on Monday night and it did not take long for Joe Mazzulla to take drastic action. The Celtics head coach pulled his entire starting five with 9:22 remaining in the third quarter,

Looking for a change of energy, Mazzulla pulled four of his second-half starters after the Celtics fell behind 69-49.

During the summer, the Boston Celtics were expected to struggle throughout the 2025-26 NBA season. Brad Stevens had ushered in a retooling phase, parting ways with Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday and Luke Kornet, by trade and free agency, respectively. Yet, somehow, the Celtics are still thriving.

Joe Mazzulla is cementing himself as one of the best young coaches in NBA history after reaching this feat with the Celtics.

Recognizing he couldn’t coach his new, much younger team the same way, Mazzulla tweaked some details of how his players receive information.

The Boston Celtics came into the season with low expectations, and now, they're emerging as one of the best teams in the East

As part of Monday’s victory, Mazzulla reached a historic Celtics mark with his 200th career victory. He got to that threshold in his 275th career game, which is the third-fastest in NBA history, only trailing Steve Kerr (238 games) and Phil Jackson (270), per the Celtics.

Unwrapping 12 Celtics stocking-stuffers on a rare quiet Christmas for Joe Mazzulla’s club: 1. Christmas Day is the marquee date on the NBA’s regular-season calendar, and for the first time since 2015, the Celtics are not among the 10 teams participating in the holiday quintuple-header.