There was pressure on Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla before the season even began last year.
The Celtics, with their star-studded roster fortified by franchise pillars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and augmented by new additions in Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, were expected to do nothing short of hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy in June.
That was heavy enough expectations for Mazzulla...