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“We need more of that. We need more of what Hugo’s got. It can’t be just be from the rook.” Gonzalez’s impact wasn’t felt in the stat sheet, other than the +/- column. The Celtics outscored the Knicks by seven points with the rookie on the court, making him Boston’s most effective player on the night. He was the Celtic’s shining positive in the defeat, and looks to have earned himself more minutes moving forward. Blake Griffin says Joe Mazzulla loves Hugo Gonzalez Former Celtic Blake Griffin, speaking on Prime Video as an analyst after the game, was blown away by Gonzalez’s performance. He explained why he thinks Celtics Head Coach Joe Mazzulla will be enamoured by his first round pick: “Hugo Gonzalez – my gosh. Kid earned himself some minutes tonight. “He was fantastic, and knowing Joe Mazzulla, he is going to lean into that. The kid was all over the floor. That’s the type of effort you want, when you’re in a situation like this – when you don’t have [all of] your stars and you just lost a bunch of players.
