Joe Mazzulla finally addressed a question he and the Celtics’ players mostly avoided all season.
What’s different?
Boston shook off any allusions of Banner 18 following their Unfinished Business campaign a year ago. The team instead went with Different Here, which became clear with the team’s consistency in 2023-2024, dominant regular season play on both ends and two playoff series largely free from slip-ups and drama. The Celtics took care of the Heat and Cavs in five games after losses in Game 2, rattling off three straight wins to finish them by reacting to how each opponent played them.