Although the Celtics narrowly escaped with a one-point victory over the last-place Pelicans, the conversation during Joe Mazzulla’s press conference Sunday night was mostly about the struggles ...

However, head coach Joe Mazzulla is enjoying this slump that the Celtics are in. Mazzulla embraces the challenge of figuring things out and believes his team will ultimately be fine down the line.

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has never been shy about his love of fighting in the NBA—not in a hacky, aesthetic sense, but in a genuine-if-odd-appreciation-for-fighting-as-an-art-form sense.