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Justin Quinn

NBA names Boston’s Joe Mazzulla Eastern Conference Coach of the Month

The NBA has named Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla the league’s Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for December. It is the second such honor for Mazzulla in his NBA head coaching career, which has the Rhode Island native now tied for the third most Coach of the Month honors behind only former Celtics head coaches Doc Rivers (with three) and Brad Stevens (with two).

Per a release from the team, during that stretch, Boston was the club with the most 3-point shots in the league, with the sixth-best record from that range on their way to putting up more than 125 points in four straight road games for the first time in franchise history.

The Celtics also led the league in defensive rebounds (35.4) and also ranked second in blocks per game (7.1), rebounds (47.6), plus/minus (11.7), offensive rating (125.9), and net rating (11.2) in the month of December.

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