Mazzulla praises defense as Celtics secure big win at Orlando

Joe Mazzulla praised the physicality and defensive prowess of his players as they secured a crucial road win

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00:00They tied it up with foreign change to go.

00:03What changed that allowed you guys to take control of the game after that?

00:07Yeah, I mean, I think we went back with KP and he gave us some good possessions.

00:10It changed their matchups.

00:11I thought we did a good job.

00:13I don't know down the stretch what our fall rate was.

00:15Our fall rate was 29% in the first half.

00:17In the second half, it got a little bit better.

00:19But we defend without falling and we limited them to one shot.

00:23And then there was obviously some great shot making,

00:26some good execution on the offensive end.

00:28This is the second straight game.

00:29You've taken fewer three-pointers than you took in any game during the regular season.

00:32What have they done to make creating threes so difficult?

00:37I mean, at the end of the day, it's about getting the best shot possible.

00:40It's about playing with pace, getting the best shot.

00:42So whatever that is, you have to know the matchup, you have to know the coverage.

00:46So, you know, that's what they're trying to do.

00:49They're trying to eliminate those and we're trying to fight for the advantage

00:52versus the right matchup and the right coverage.

00:53It doesn't really matter what type of shots we take,

00:55as long as they're the right shots versus the matchup and the coverages,

00:58and we fight for those.

00:59And we did a good job of that today.