Good news for Celtics fans. Their team had intentions of really wanting to win according to Joe Mazzulla:

 

What?

Who knows if the intentions were pregame or during the game, but the intentions were there. Joe wants you to know that. No need to kill Mazzulla and his lack of adjustments because the Celtics really really really wanted to win. Al Horford missed every shot he took, but his intentions were good. Jaylen Brown missed free throw after free throw to get them back in the game, but don’t forget his intentions were good. Jayson Tatum continues to be a playoff fraud while scoring with the efficiency of the DMV, but his intentions were there to win.

Man this feels so weird to see the shoe on the other foot. Usually we’re the team with the dumbass quotes getting laughed at on social media. Typically we’re the ones who are getting boo’d off their home floor and leaving games early:

This is unchartered territory. I don’t know what to do with my hands: