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What is Joe Mazzulla’s rotation telling us after two games?

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Updated Oct 25, 9:18 AM ET

Oct 23, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; As the bench celebrates, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla watches the play during the second half against the New York Knicks at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Joe Mazzulla has used 11 players in each of the Celtics’ first two games, which sounds democratic until you inspect the timecards. Everybody has checked in, but that doesn’t mean everybody has a full-time job. Jayson Tatum, Der...

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[Clark] Dusty May explains Mavericks’ decision to rest Kyrie Irving in team’s home opener

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DALLAS — Less than two hours before the Dallas Mavericks’ home opener, coach Dusty May delivered some bad news: Kyrie Irving wasn’t going to play. Irving was officially ruled out with what the Mavericks called left knee injury management. That development, though not terribly surprising, was still a disappointment for fans who purchased tickets to the team’s Saturday night game against the San Antonio Spurs hoping to watch Irving play at American Airlines Center for the first time in more tha...

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RJ Barrett is legit.

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There's a clear trend in impact metrics, where RJ has went from being considered a negative impact player to in the past 2 years a positive. He improves every year, is a hard worker, has less redundancy without Ingram and is still only 26. Biggest ? At this point is if he can get to be a consistent league average, or even posisitive defender. I've been an RJ skeptic, but now I'm pro extension. submitted by /u/horny_wo_men [link] [comments]

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