Madison Square Garden was electric on April 8 as the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 119–117 in a nail-biting overtime thriller. It was a night filled with intensity, passion and playoff-like energy — a game worthy of the historic venue.

Reactions have been pouring in over the news, but as usual Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla had the most unique, thoughtful and fairly dark take on the matter. Speaking with the press before his team's game against the New York Knicks, Mazzulla said Malone's firing made him consider his own mortality.

Ever since the Boston Celtics promoted Joe Mazzulla to head coach in 2022, he has been spectacular calling the shots. It helped that he inherited a team coming off an NBA Finals run, but the Celtics have ranked among the best teams in the Eastern Conference for the last three seasons,

The Nuggets and Kings meet in Sacramento in a fascinating game for the forrmer after Tuesday's firings of Denver coach Mike Malone and GM Calvin Booth.

Jokic is one of the reasons why the Nuggets are considered a dangerous out in the playoffs. They are a scary team to face in a seven-game series because of how well he is able to dictate the game. Michael Malone has been a really good coach for the Nuggets for a while.

With less than a week to go in the regular season, Michael Malone's firing could seriously impact the Western Conference standings.