{"id":10423,"date":"2024-11-23T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=10423"},"modified":"2024-11-23T09:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T09:00:10","slug":"breaking-joe-mazzulla-gives-interesting-reason-for-purposeful-technical-foul-in-celtics-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=10423","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Joe Mazzulla Gives Interesting Reason for Purposeful Technical Foul in Celtics&#8217; Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4216,h_2371,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/si\/01jdbfjkpgx66rtbprpp.jpg\" alt=\"Mazzulla was called for a technical in the third quarter of Friday night's game.\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"tagStyle_jjmvck-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>It&#8217;s just Mazzulla being Mazzulla.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_yxagv8a3y\">Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was called for a technical foul in the third quarter of Friday night&#8217;s win over the Washington Wizards.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_e40p2nq86\">The foul, seen below, was assessed to Mazzulla as he was being held back from referees by assistant coaches Tony Dobbins and Sam Cassell. The 36-year-old was upset after a no-call on a Jaylen Brown layup attempt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Mazzulla is heated and gets a technical foul \u2014 assistant coach Tony Dobbins holding him back <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5lynsCrgHf\">pic.twitter.com\/5lynsCrgHf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noa Dalzell \ud83c\udfc0 (@NoaDalzell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoaDalzell\/status\/1860136202248331516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_htxbyvcph\">According to Mazzulla, he got the foul on purpose.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_5s42oz9zr\">&#8220;I mean it changed the energy in the arena, did you feel that?&#8221; he answered when asked what he was frustrated about. &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t really about energizing the team, I think it was just manipulating the environment. I thought it was kind of what the environment needed at the time.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_mo4yyqrim\">&#8220;You just have to, you know, make those calls from time to time,&#8221; Mazzulla continued. &#8220;I thought the team was\u2014you know we were playing pretty good. It wasn&#8217;t like I needed to do that, but I felt like it was a way to manipulate the environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_pjn1wulj1\">Well, manipulate the environment it did. Down 66-63 at the time, Boston went on a 13-4 run following the technical before pulling away for a 108-96 win.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_2hkqc872k\">The Celtics, now 13-3, are headed back home for a matchup Sunday with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. at T.D. 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