Joe Mazzulla makes telling admission after Jazz upset loss

Joe Mazzulla makes telling admission after Jazz upset loss

BOSTON — The Celtics had one of their toughest losses of the season on Monday night against the Jazz, blowing a 14-point first half lead against the Western Conference cellar dweller. The hosts allowed the Jazz to claw their way back into the game with a 38-point third quarter a sequence that left Joe Mazzulla making some telling comments about his team’s performance.

Joe Mazzulla Makes Key Admission Following Celtics Loss

The Boston Celtics fell to their fifth defeat of the season on Monday. Defensive rebounding doomed the Celtics once again, as Will Hardy’s Utah Jazz secured a 105-103 victory courtesy of a last-gasp offensive rebound and putback. When addressing the media after the game, Joe Mazzulla provided a blunt assessment of his team’s overall performance. The fourth-year head coach pinpointed the Celtics’ third-quarter performance as the swing point in th…