The Boston Celtics came into their game against the Pistons on Wednesday night feeling good about how they had been playing. While Detroit is a good team, they weren't expecting to get blown out. That's exactly what happened.

The new Golden State Valkyries head coach — known for her obsessive work ethic — has spent significant time shadowing the Celtics’ head coach behind the scenes as she prepares for her first season in the lead chair.

Despite getting the win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla called out his team. Mazzulla is a perfectionist and wants his team to reflect that thought process. Celtics star Jayson Tatum hyped up guard Payton Pritchard for a major NBA award.

Fans of the Boston Celtics have something special in star forward Jayson Tatum. The St. Louis native has evolved as a player, no longer hunting for big scoring numbers, and using his potency on that end of the court to draw double- and triple-teams to the benefit of teammates he dimes up on the regular.

The Celtics failed to provide much resistance in the second half to Mazzulla’s point, allowing the Pistons to shoot 52.8 percent from the field as a team and 39 percent from 3-point range. They were also outscored 62-20 in the paint with heavy legs clearly being a factor after the back-to-back in Toronto on Tuesday night.

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla invited a special guest to the Auerbach Center for his team's practice on Saturday: New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel.