"People are gonna say the target is on our back, but I hope it’s right on our forehead in between our eyes. I hope I can see the red dot." The post Here are Joe Mazzulla’s 30 most memorable quotes since becoming Celtics head coach appeared first on Boston.

The Boston Celtics will embark upon their title defense on Tuesday night as they play in the first game of the 2024-25 NBA season against the New York Knicks. It is the return of basketball, and with that return comes the usual offering of bizarre quotes from the ever-thoughtful head of the Celtics, Joe Mazzulla.

Joe Mazzulla dropped a memorable quote on Monday when asked about the pressure facing the 2024-25 Boston Celtics.

Joe Mazzulla said the Celtics are under "zero pressure" to repeat as champions. "We're all going to be dead soon, and it really doesn't matter anymore," he said.

The Celtics are looking to become the first team since the 2017-18 Warriors to repeat as NBA champions. Coach Joe Mazzulla says there's no pressure.

Joe Mazzulla's motivational methods are unconventional, to say the least. But as Celtics players made clear to Chris Forsberg, this team is fully bought in.

Before Joe Mazzulla met with reporters after Monday’s practice, he stopped for a chat with Boston rookies Baylor Scheierman and Anton Watson. Scheierman and Watson are the only two newcomers on this Celtics team,

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla addressed a question about whether he feels pressure to succeed with an on-brand, thoughtful response.