“They were prepared, and this wasn’t our night tonight,” Mazzulla said. “So, to me, that happens over the course of the season, so it’ll be more important about how we respond on Monday at shootaround and in the game on Monday night.”
Utah comes to Boston looks for its first road win of the season. Perennial afterthoughts out West, the Jazz are seeking their first winning season under ex-Celtics assistant Will Hardy after bottoming out at 17-65 last year.
Utah has lost three in a row entering Monday night’s game, including back-to-back losses of 20-plus points on the road against the Suns and Hornets.
Tip-off on Monday night is set for 7:30 p.m. at TD Garden and on NBC Sports Boston. Here’s a preview.
When: Monday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: TD Garden, Boston
TV, radio: NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5
Line: Boston -10.5. O/U: 232.5.
JAZZ
Season record: 2-4. vs. spread: 4-2. Over/under: 3-3
Last 10 games: 3-7. vs. spread: 6-3, 1 push. Over/under: 6-4
CELTICS
Season record: 3-4. vs. spread: 2-5. Over/under: 3-4
Last 10 games: 4-6. vs. spread: 3-7. Over/under: 5-5
TEAM STATISTICS
Points per game: Utah 117.3, Boston 111.6
Points allowed per game: Utah 121.2, Boston 110.3
Field goal percentage: Utah .445, Boston .436
Opponent field goal percentage: Utah .464, Boston .429
3-point percentage: Utah .319, Boston .326
Opponent 3-point percentage: Utah .374, Boston .369
Stat of the day: Five Celtics enter Monday’s game averaging at least 10 points per game: Jaylen Brown (25.4), Derrick White (15.0), Payton Pritchard (14.6), Anfernee Simons (13.7), and Sam Hauser (10.4).
Notes: Baylor Scheierman was one of the few bright spots for the Celtics in Saturday’s loss to Houston. Scheierman came off the bench and led Boston in scoring with 17 points in 23 minutes, shooting 4 of 5 from 3-point range. “You try to just make an impact wherever you can,” Scheierman said. “It is tough to get in a flow when you’re only in there for two-and-a-half, three minutes. But you’re trying to just make winning plays, whether that’s boxing out, making a cut that frees up someone else. It’s the little things, it’s not necessarily everything that shows up in a stat sheet.” … Lauri Markkanen has carried the Utah offense. He scored at least 32 points in four straight games before tossing in 29 points during Sunday’s loss. He’s averaging 33.8 points per game. Keyonte George is Utah’s No. 2 scorer (21.2 points per game). … Utah has lost four of five since opening the season with a 129-108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. “Our mentality has to shift in terms of the energy we’re willing to give to the game,” Hardy said on Sunday. “I have no doubt that our locker room will self-correct and be ready to go tomorrow.”
Amin Touri can be reached at amin.touri@globe.com.
