After the Celtics easily defeat the Nets 136-86 to earn Joe Mazzulla his 100th victory as head coach, Wilbon responds.

Boston (AP) — On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics, who are now atop the NBA, defeated Brooklyn 136-86, led by 28 points from Payton Pritchard. This victory was Joe Mazzulla’s 100th as head coach and left the Nets with their second-worst loss in franchise history.

Derrick White scored 27 points in the end. In the final game of the season for both teams before the All-Star break, Jayson Tatum contributed 20 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds to help the Celtics defeat the Nets back-to-back and for the fourth time this year.Boston has won six straight and will enter the break with an NBA-best 43-12 record. The Celtics went 57-25 in Mazzulla’s first year as coach last season. Wednesday marked the fifth 50-point win in team history.

Their success throughout the previous two seasons, according to Mazzulla, “is a testament to the people you have around you.”

Mazzulla remarked, “I tell the players that if they don’t let me, I can’t be who I am.” “I’m appreciative of that.”

Porzingis believes that Mazzulla doesn’t always get the recognition he deserves, maybe since this is just his second season as head coach. However, he feels that he should.He’s a really underappreciated coach. and distinct. Porzingis remarked, “I think people really don’t see who he is and how he coaches.” “He merits a great deal of praise.”

With a sprained ankle, Porzingis departed the game in the first half and did not come back. However, he claimed that despite being held out with the game in hand, he was available in the second half.

On October 18, 1978, the Nets fell to Houston by a franchise-worst 52 points, despite 15 points by Trendon Watford. Their worst defeat since relocating to Brooklyn in 2012 occurred.

At the half, the Nets have lost five of their last six games. By as much as 56 points in the fourth quarter, they were behind.

Coach Jacque Vaughn of Brooklyn stated, “It’s a great reminder…that we have work to do.” The job must be acceptable to us. However, I think this crew can do the task. Use this as a reminder that we are not going to get any easier after the break and that we got our asses kicked tonight. However, we must accept the challenge.

Al Horford (sprained big toe) and All-Star Jaylen Brown (bruised right shoulder) were not available for the Celtics to play.

However, they maintained complete control of the game, winning by double digits early on and extending their lead to 37 points in the second quarter. It

For the second straight game, a Nets player made a comeback from injury; Cam Johnson did so after missing four games due to a strained adductor muscle. He made his debut late in the first quarter, coming off the bench. After playing for eighteen minutes, he made one of five shots for four points.

Johnson’s presence was unable to stop Boston, who shot over 64% in the first quarter and made 22 of their game’s 44 3-pointers.

With a 36-point advantage over the New Jersey Nets on January 13, 2010, Boston established its biggest halftime lead ever, at 68–32. Brooklyn scored a season-low 34 points in the first half of the game on Wednesday.