After the Boston Celtics’ shocking Game 3 collapse vs. the Miami Heat in the 2023 East finals, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla fell on his sword. taking all of the blame for how his team played in a key contest for their hopes of hanging an NBA-record 18th banner.
But veteran big man Al Horford had something to say about how he and his teammates comported themselves despite Mazzulla’s mea culpa. “He’s being generous,” said the Florida alum postgame via CLNS Media. “At the end of the day, that falls on each player. We know what we have to do. We knew the magnitude of this game.”
