Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla expressed disappointment following his team’s loss to the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

Despite the setback, Mazzulla emphasized the inherent challenges of playoff basketball and the need to overcome adversity in pursuit of success.

“It’s unfortunate that losing a game is adversity. It’s just the nature of the playoffs is [the] adverse itself. To think that you’re not going to have ups and downs throughout a run, you’re not being realistic,” Mazzulla said after the game, via ClutchPoints.