Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla ripped the officiating within the wake of Boston’s second consecutive loss on Wednesday evening, a 106–103 defeat by the hands of the 76ers.
Particularly, Mazzulla was sad with how Philadelphia was packing the paint defensively, which the Celtics coach believed ought to have been grounds for defensive three seconds.
“The one factor now we have to show our bigs is to remain within the paint on protection and never transfer and we simply bought to have the ability to do this and defend the rim,” Mazzulla stated sarcastically, per MassLive.com. “There’s a rule known as [defensive three seconds], however I don’t know if it’s a rule anymore. However I’ve to look it up.”
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Boston was outscored 56–40 within the paint on Wednesday evening, and the 76ers tallied seven blocks, together with 4 from star Joel Embiid, who additionally poured in 27 factors and added 10 boards.
The Celtics are again in motion on Friday evening at dwelling in opposition to the Nets, the place the crew will likely be trying to bounce again within the win column.
