I’ve been thinking a lot about the conversation around them during last season, and after its triumphant conclusion. There’s a sort of collective cognitive dissonance of punditry when the Cs are brought up.

He’s consumed with his players having a different mental and physical approach to this season because they are no longer chasing but being chased.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has sat in on defensive meetings for the New England Patriots, and he is taking a page out of their strategy playbook, as he looks to defend his NBA title with the Boston Celtics.