Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla ripped the officiating in the wake of Boston’s second consecutive loss on Wednesday night, a 106–103 defeat at the hands of the 76ers.
Specifically, Mazzulla was unhappy with how Philadelphia was packing the paint defensively, which the Celtics coach believed should have been grounds for defensive three seconds.
“The one thing we have to teach our bigs is to stay in the paint on defense and not move and we just got to be able to do that and protect the rim,” Mazzulla said sarcastically, per MassLive.com. “There is a rule called [defensive three seconds], but I don’t know if it’s a rule anymore. But I have to look it up.”
