The Boston Celtics came away with a dramatic loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, and as was the case in the opening three games, this contest was filled with what-ifs for both teams.

For the Celtics, shooting woes in the fourth quarter marred their performance on the night, as they shot 33.3 percent over the final 12 minutes of the contest. Following the defeat, Celtics head coach Ime Udoka highlighted several factors that led to the lowly shooting outing in the fourth quarter, which included questioning on whether his team looked for mismatches “too much.”

On Marcus Smart’s part, as he noted in his post-game press conference, he sees that there needs to be a “fine line” when looking for mismatches against the versatile Warriors defense.

“It's a fine line between both,” Smart said. “I mean, the playoffs is all about hunting those matchups you want and taking advantage of them. Sometimes you can go too much on that side or sometimes you just need to play.

“Just try to find that fine line of whether we need to hunt the mismatch or just drive, kick, make multiple attacks, stuff we talked about the whole year.”

The Celtics had plenty of mismatch advantages over the course of Game 4, including Jayson Tatum having a pair of quality two-point looks against Nemanja Bjelica. He failed to knock down both shots, and overall, he still has not recorded a basket when being guarded by him in the NBA Finals.

The likes of Smart and Derrick White had crucial scoring opportunities against Stephen Curry in the game. Still, they ended up shooting a combined 3-10 when guarded by the two-time NBA MVP winner.

A pivotal Game 5 now awaits both teams on Monday.