After beginning his head coaching career with consecutive losses, Ime Udoka is into the win column.
The new Boston Celtics head coach won his first game Sunday, 107-97, on the road over the Houston Rockets. As such, he received an appropriate celebration in the locker room afterwards.
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It looks like the Celtics held off on dousing Udoka in champagne, generally reserved for for championship celebrations, using water instead.
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Udoka became the fifth straight Boston head coach to lose in his debut with the team when the Celtics lost to the New York Knicks on opening night, 139-135, in double overtime.
He did win his first game for the Celtics quicker than his predecessor, however, as Brad Stevens started 0-4 in 2013-14 before finally getting a win. The last coach to win a championship for the Green, Doc Rivers, also picked up a win in his third game behind the bench.