Joe Mazzulla Must Make Crucial Tweak After Celtics Loss to Knicks

Joe Mazzulla must make crucial tweak after Celtics loss to Knicks

Joe Mazzulla must react to a bright spot uncovered in the Celtics' loss to the Knicks.

The early Mike Brown returns are clear — these Knicks are playing a different way

So here we go again, running down the boxscore to confirm what was witnessed in Friday’s 105–95 relative breeze at MSG, a spread-the-love victory over the Celtics with a surprisingly stout Knicks defense.

Knicks roll past shorthanded Celtics, 105-95

Knicks head coach Mike Brown still sees the Boston Celtics as a threat in the Eastern Conference. Sure, these Celtics are a far cry from the group that won the 2023 NBA title — Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury triggered an offseason reset that shipped Kristaps Porziņģis to Atlanta and Jrue Holiday to Portland. But Boston still has an All-Star in Jaylen Brown. Derrick White remains one of the league’s premier 3-and-D wings. And the backcourt pairin…

Jaylen Brown Discusses Adapting To His New Role With Celtics

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown has stepped up as the team’s primary option while starting forward Jayson Tatum recovers from an Achilles tear. Brown’s first two games as Boston’s top option were somewhat underwhelming. While he’s performing well individually, the Celtics unfortunately dropped both games. After Boston lost 105-95 to the New York Knicks on Friday night, Brown acknowledged that he needs to step up and grow as a leader. “I’m lear…