"That is not anything I would've remotely entertained two months ago."
"That's mainly what's changed,"
"Those guys went from missing everything to making their normal amount of shots."
"Joe Mazzulla doesn't need a lot to have a chip on his shoulder and be motivated, and he came into this season and the Celtics came into this season motivated to show that this was not going to be a throwaway season,"
Expectations for the Celtics entering the 2025-26 season were unusually low after Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured Achilles and the team moved Kristaps Porziņģis and Jrue Holiday while Al Horford departed in free agency. Salary-cap maneuvering removed multiple veteran pillars from the 2024 championship roster. Despite that, Boston has put together a five-game winning streak, won eight of its last ten, and sits third in the Eastern Conference. Improved 3-point shooting from Derrick White and Payton Pritchard has filled scoring gaps, and Joe Mazzulla's coaching and team motivation have kept the season competitive and raised contention consideration.
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