Joe Mazzulla, coach of the Boston Celticswas chosen this Tuesday as the best coach of the season in the NBA.
Mazzulla guided the Celtics who had the second best record in the East, with 56 wins and 26 lossesdespite not being able to count on Jayson Tatum for two thirds of the course due to his Achilles tendon injury.
Boston, where the Spanish plays Hugo Gonzalezwas eliminated in the first round of the postseason by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Mazzulla is the first Celtics coach to receive this award since Bill Fitch, who received it in 1980.
