It's just Mazzulla being Mazzulla.
Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was called for a technical foul in the third quarter of Friday night's win over the Washington Wizards.
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. "I mean it changed the energy in the arena, did you feel that?" he answered when asked what he was frustrated about. "It wasn'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.
"You just have to, you know, make those calls from time to time," Mazzulla continued. "I thought the team was—you know we were playing pretty good. It wasn't like I needed to do that, but I felt like it was a way to manipulate the environment."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. Garden.Mike Kadlick is a breaking/trending news writer at Sports Illustrated.
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