Despite a hilarious viral free-throw miss that barely grazed the net, Mitchell Robinson is brushing off the embarrassment and embracing the respect behind Joe Mazzulla’s controversial decision. In the Celtics’ heartbreaking 91-90 loss to the Knicks in Game 2, Mazzulla resorted to a hack-a-Robinson strategy late in the game—an old-school move aimed at exploiting Robinson’s shaky free-throw shooting.
But the Knicks’ big man isn’t taking it personally. “Actually, that makes me feel like I’m a threat,” Robinson said postgame, and the numbers backed him up—he finished as a +19 while all Knicks starters posted negative plus-minus stats. Meanwhile, Mazzulla’s questionable timing with intentional fouls and his late-game adjustments are drawing criticism.
The Celtics blew another massive lead, and instead of tightening up defensively or executing crisp offensive sets, they seemed to unravel—again. To make matters worse, Kristaps Porzingis, returning from illness, admitted he wasn’t close to 100% and struggled in just 14 minutes. With the Knicks now up 2-0 in the series, the Celtics are left searching for answers—and possibly a new approach—before Game 3 at Madison Square Garden.
Is Boston still a serious contender? Right now, they look more confused than confident.
(This is a building story…)
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