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Joe Mazzulla and Jerod Mayo have had a working relationship even before they were head coaches of their respective teams.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has sat in on defensive meetings for the New England Patriots, and he is taking a page out of their strategy playbook, as he looks to defend his NBA title with the Boston Celtics.

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla used to sit on the Patriots’ defensive meetings during his visits to Gillette Stadium. Here’s what he learned.

He’s consumed with his players having a different mental and physical approach to this season because they are no longer chasing but being chased.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the conversation around them during last season, and after its triumphant conclusion. There’s a sort of collective cognitive dissonance of punditry when the Cs are brought up.