Joe Mazzulla Sought Championship Advice from Jrue Holiday

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday — who won a championship with the Milwaukee Bucks back in 2021 — revealed what he told head coach Joe Mazzulla regarding his trials and tribulations during that championship season.

“I think the hardest part for me was just how challenging it is to be able to work through adversity together as a team,” Holiday said. “There’s so much pressure on certain people individually, but as a team, when you’re in that moment, if you’re in a Game 6 or 7, how you get through it and stick together I think is really, really big.”

Holiday believes that facing adversity and going through rough stretches during the regular season helps teams prepare for the playoffs.

“I think if you go through a season where, I don’t want to say it’s too easy, but you don’t have a lot of challenges, it’s not like that in the playoffs,” Holiday said. “It’s a completely different beast. So I think being able to go through struggles and stress during the season, being able to talk about it and come out of it during the regular season prepares you for those struggles.”

The Celtics will take on Holiday's former team in the Bucks on Thursday with the objective of improving their NBA-leading record to 30-8 on the season.

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