They tried to rally, but Atlanta held on to notch its fourth straight win and improve to 24-25. It is safe to presume that coach Joe Mazzulla was not happy with the officiating. In the third quarter, he wanted to charge at the referees for what he deemed was a wrong call. Mazzulla, who was visibly incensed, had to be held back by assistant coach Sam Cassell. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla nearly took out Sam Cassell while arguing a call with the refs 😅pic.twitter.com/lvN8BBYZBg — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 29, 2026Maybe the 37-year-old Mazzulla simply wanted to light a fire under his players.