BOSTON — The Celtics are now an undefeated 12-0 at TD Garden this season with their most recent victory coming Thursday against the Cavaliers. The C’s have been tested at times, but they still continue to rack up wins in front of their home crowd — they’re now 18-5 on the season.
The C’s themselves haven’t spoken at length amongst themselves about being perfect at home. But Jaylen Brown talked about what it takes to be locked in every single day of the season, even when things can get mundane. So it goes beyond the perfect home record, but more the consistency of a winning basketball team.
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“Just having respect for our opponents,” Brown said. “And then also coming out and playing with the right mindset from start to finish. I’ve emphasized to not skip any steps this year. Success is earned every single day, so that means every shootaround, every film session, every time we’re together, we need to be aware of what’s going on and aware of the mission in total.”
That’s been a common theme for the Celtics where they try to fight back against the routine of an 82-game season. The C’s are still taking care of business as the best team in the East, but things can start to feel stale during the dog days of the season.
So the team has continued to stress the process of becoming a great team during these times. C’s coach Joe Mazzulla has spoken at length how they’re still not a finished product — especially with the new pieces like Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday still incorporating into the fold. So while the Celtics rely on Brown and Jayson Tatum, it’s still a team-wide effort to keep racking up the victories.
“We kind of try to just win every day,” Tatum said. “Every practice day, every game day, and just have a sense of pride about playing at home. In the last year or two, we haven’t been as great as we want to be at home, especially in the playoffs. We’ve lost some, some tough games at home. So just trying to get back to my first couple years when we were just electric at home. And we have been so far.”
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