Joe Mazzulla wins NBA Coach of the Year after guiding Celtics to 56-win season‎

Joe Mazzulla was named the NBA’s Coach of the Year on Tuesday after guiding the Boston Celtics to a 56-26 regular-season record and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference despite facing major adversity throughout the season. The NBA announced that Mazzulla beat out fellow finalists J.B. Bickerstaff of the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs interim coach Mitch Johnson for the award.