Mazzulla, Udoka earn Coach of the Month honors for March initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Boston
The NBA’s Coach of the Month picks for March 2024 ought to pique the curiosity of Boston Celtics followers.
C’s head coach Joe Mazzulla earned the dignity within the Japanese Convention for the third time in his profession. His predecessor in Boston, the Houston Rockets’ Ime Udoka, was named Coach of the Month within the West.
Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka and Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla have been named the NBA Western and Japanese Convention Coaches of the Month, respectively, for video games performed in March. pic.twitter.com/8VTk9tRAJP
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 2, 2024
The Celtics went 12-4 in March, together with a nine-game win streak, underneath Mazzulla’s management. Mazzulla is now tied with Brad Stevens for the second-most Coach of the Month honors in franchise historical past, trailing solely Doc Rivers (six). Boston has a 59-16 report on the season and may clinch homecourt all through the NBA playoffs with a win over the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder on Wednesday.
Udoka led Houston to a 13-2 report in a month that featured an 11-game win streak and 7 consecutive street victories. His affect has been felt all through his first 12 months with the Rockets, serving to them enter Tuesday with a 38-36 report after going 22-60 final season. With the Celtics in 2021-22, Udoka was named Japanese Convention Coach of the Month twice.
Mazzulla changed Udoka because the Celtics’ head coach simply earlier than the 2022-23 marketing campaign. He served as an interim coach till formally being named the nineteenth head coach in franchise historical past in Feb. 2023.
