Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics experienced the worst kind of déjà vu against the New York Knicks on Wednesday. After blowing a 20-point lead in their Game 1 loss on Monday, they did the same in Game 2.

Mazzulla also explained his decision, defending his action. "Had one [timeout] left, got a good look in the exact same play 20 seconds earlier," said Mazzulla. "Tried to execute t

Trailing by one with 24 seconds left in Wednesday’s Game 2 of the Celtics’ second-round playoff series with the Knicks, Joe Mazzulla called a timeout. Mazzulla designed a play for Jayson Tatum to get a running start with the ball thanks to a screen at mid-court that would create a runway for him going at Knicks center Mitchell Robinson and then the hoop.