On Thursday evening, head teach Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics improved their lead on the relaxation of the NBA in the standings with a resounding domestic win over Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns. The victory marked the 2nd win over Phoenix in just five days for Mazzulla’s squad, and the Celtics have now rebounded with 4 straight wins following a current two-game losing “streak.”
Mazzulla produced arguably the most viral highlight of the night at one point in the second 1/2 when, following a timeout by means of the Suns, Phoenix guard/forward Royce O’Neale rose up to strive a three-pointer as the groups headed back to their respective benches. Mazzulla then leaped out and contested the shot, nearly getting his fingertips on it.
Of course, one character who knows a element or two about blocking shots is none other than Celtics shield Derrick White, who has established himself as one of the best shot-blocking guards of all time over the ultimate few years.
On Friday, White hilariously gave his specialist opinion on Mazzulla’s late contest.
“I appreciated it… it was a top contest,” said White, through Noa Dalzell of CelticsBlog on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter.
The viral moment used to be simply another instance of the ample joy that the Celtics seem to be playing with this year, as antagonistic to remaining season when at instances they tended to seem a bit uptight, even as they stacked up wins at a accurate rate.
In any case, up next for Boston is a road sport vs the Washington Wizards on Sunday evening.
