Overview
- Speaking on Derrick White’s The White Noise Podcast, Luke Kornet recalled Joe Mazzulla telling the locker room after the Game 3 win in Dallas that they hadn’t accomplished anything despite a 3-0 lead.
- The Celtics were blown out 122-94 in Game 4 in Dallas, a loss Kornet described as getting “smacked.”
- Kornet said Mazzulla apologized after Game 4 for undercutting the team’s emotion following Game 3, acknowledging the timing of his message was off.
- Kornet praised the apology as an example of Mazzulla’s leadership and willingness to own mistakes, noting the trust he places in players.
- Boston closed out Dallas in Game 5 at TD Garden to win the 2024 title, and Kornet later signed a four-year, $40.7 million deal with the Spurs.