Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is drawing serious heat for an ill-fated decision with his team's season on the line. Mazzulla trotted out a

Celtics HC Joe Mazzulla shocked everyone with his unorthodox starting lineup in Game 7 against the 76ers, but things didn't go as planned.

"It was a couple things we saw tactically we wanted to test out," said Mazzulla of his unusual starting five.

Joe Mazzulla was asked if the Celtics relied on too many 3s: "No, I thought we did a great job reading the two on ones, taking what the defense gave us, and in the games we lost, the other team shot over thirty eight percent from three.

The Philadelphia 76ers became the first NBA team since 2020 to erase a 3-1 series deficit, knocking off the Celtics in Boston.