After the Boston Celtics’ win over the Utah Jazz, Joe Mazzulla sent a message on Blake Griffin.
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Blake Griffin of the Boston Celtics.
With just a few games left in the regular season, the Boston Celtics are looking to round into form with hopes of making a deep playoff run. They went through a bit of a rough patch coming out of the All-Star break, but lately, they seem to have turned things back around.
On Friday night, they took care of business against the Utah Jazz, who, just a few games prior, came back from down 19 points to beat Boston. While Jayson Tatum led the way in the scoring column, it was Blake Griffin who provided the team with a much-needed spark. After the game, head coach Joe Mazzulla gave credit to Griffin.
“We were creating just enough chaos,” Mazzulla said via NBC Sports Boston. “I thought it was important. We needed that. We needed something to enhance our focus and our energy for the last five minutes. So, I thought Blake provided that. Once we took the time out, it was more about finishing the game. Blake’s in that category where anytime we call his name, he brings a physicality and a joy and an energy that feeds off our team, and our team feeds off of it.
