Joe Mazzulla knew he had to mix things up. With the Celtics down 2-0 after disastrous collapses in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in

"We had good intentions, we just didn’t execute," says Celtics coach after falling behind in the series against Knicks.

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With Mitchell Robinson shooting an abysmal 30% (7-of-23) from the free throw line during the Eastern Conference semifinals, Celtics head coach Mazzulla sees no reason to adjust his Hack-A-Mitch strategy that’s been going for the first three games of the series.

The Celtics insist they know what's wrong with Kristaps Porzingis, but they won't give away any details. Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis has been dealing with an illness that knocked him out of the lineup in March and has forced him to miss time here and there ever since.

The Celtics’ 108-105 overtime loss Monday night — a game the hosts led by 20 points with less than six minutes remaining in the third quarter — was the kind of harsh lesson in basketball hubris that these guys, collectors of the 18th banner, should be beyond having to learn.