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The Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla spoke after Boston beat the Utah Jazz 122-114 on Friday night. Jayson Tatum had 39 points and 11 assists for the Celtics.

“I trusted our guys,” Mazzulla said. “I knew we were going to be really competitive. I knew we were going to put ourselves in position to win the game. I could just sense it from our guys.”

After the second scuffle in back-to-back games, Mazzulla also spoke about veteran forward Blake Griffin (6 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal) and the energy that he brings to the Celtics: