Joe Mazzulla had several painful second-guesses that loomed large after the Celtics' Game 2 loss to the Knicks on Wednesday.

Did Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla mess up? During a critical juncture of Game 2 on Wednesday night against the New York Knicks, Mazzulla made a tactical decision that backfired. With 2:42 remaining in the fourth quarter and Boston clinging to a four-point lead,

Trailing by one with 24 seconds left in Wednesday’s Game 2 of the Celtics’ second-round playoff series with the Knicks, Joe Mazzulla called a timeout. Mazzulla designed a play for Jayson Tatum to get a running start with the ball thanks to a screen at mid-court that would create a runway for him going at Knicks center Mitchell Robinson and then the hoop.