Joe Mazzulla on the Celtics responding with their backs against the wall in a tough situation You don't get to pick the tests that you have You just pick how you respond to them That's kind of how life works

After Joe was claimed off waivers by OKC in 2022 he refused the coach's ask to play a G-League scrimmage saying Respectfully I'm not a G-League player A week later OKC is down 16 in a game with 4 minutes left Joe is put in scores 15 pts in an OT win Daigneault admits Joe was crazy but right

Brad Stevens on why he traded Jaylen Brown The path looked a little bit more challenging to me with 70 of our cap and such a high usage into two players and the reality in this era and in this day and age in the NBA you have to do a great job in building depth

Magic Boston looked up and said Okay Im going to put Luka in the pick-and-roll every time Then Tatum had him saying Oh you want me Okay Im just going to go past you or pull up for my jump shot because he knew he could beat him off the dribble They did the same thing to Austin Reaves

Joe Fulks is an individualist Joe Fulks isnt a team player Joe Fulks is slow Joe Fulks is weak on defense The Celtics coach shaking his head sadly replied Yeah I guess its all trueBut you know I wish I had Joe Fulks Boston Globe 1947

Jaylen Brown speaking on his now teammate Joel Embiid after Celtics Game 7 loss

Mitch Johnson We needed to continue to play the brand of basketball regardless of the outcome or the score