The Boston Celtics on Monday faced off against the Brooklyn Nets at the TD Garden. At one point during the game, Marcus Smart threw a nasty no-look behind-the-back pass to Terry Rozier for an easy bucket.

Smart isn't necessarily known for his passing ability, but he's a solid playmaker. Sometimes he even gets extra creative with dimes like this one:

The Celtics had struggled early on this season with their offense. Things seemed a bit flat, and their identity looked unclear. At times, Terry Rozier and Jaylen Brown would freelance outside of the offense a bit too much, causing Brad Stevens many headaches and Kyrie Irving as well.

Irving, since mid-December, was quoted to being a bit upset with his team's performance. Granted, Gordon Hayward only came back from injury only a few weeks prior and the team never seemed to climb out of .500. Finally, Irving, after one January game, called out his teammates for their lack of production and focus on their own stats.

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Ever since, Boston has seemed to bounce back. Irving has carried the team and proved that he can be a number one star on a contending team.

The Celtics have so much depth, it's almost too much for Stevens. His rotation goes nearly 11 deep, and its difficult to keep everyone happy on a nightly basis. Marcus Smart is just one member of an extremely solid bench unit for the Celtics.

So far this season, the Celtics are 30-19 and sit in the fifth spot of the NBA's Eastern Conference.