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The Boston Celtics were red-hot in February, and their head coach's role in that success was rewarded Thursday when the NBA named Ime Udoka as the Eastern Conference's Coach of the Month.
Udoka is the first Celtics coach in franchise history to earn Coach of the Month honors in his first career season as a head coach.
Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz was named the Western Conference's Coach of the Month winner for February.
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SIGN UP HERE The Celtics went 9-2 in February, including a nine-game win streak that started Jan. 29 and ended Feb. 16.
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Defense is one of Udoka's biggest areas of strength as a coach, and that's the end of the floor where the Celtics really shined in February. They led the league with a 101.4 defensive rating during the month.
The Celtics enter Thursday night's showdown against Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies at TD Garden with 12 wins in their last 14 games.