Joe Mazzulla offered the reporters who cover his team a unique opportunity to get to know his coaching staff better on Tuesday.

Instead of just having the media members play against each other in their annual pick up game at the Auerbach Center, he decided to have the media play against the coaches.

Mazzulla and his assistants showed no mercy. The coaches won 57-4. The media could barely get the ball over halfcourt. It was 12 minutes of straight-up pedal-to-the-metal full-court pressing. With multiple former professional players on the court, the coaches had a significant talent advantage.

The Celtics coach explained the motivation behind the match-up during a radio appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub Wednesday afternoon.

The media game was a promotion for the Jr. Celtics Academy ,

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