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Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics was not intimidated by the shot-blocking ability of Joel Embiid, knowing that the Philadelphia 76ers big man had five fouls. Check out the clip below posted by NBA on TNT. Once Smart got away from Ben Simmons, he dashed his way to the rim for a slam. He knew […]

When the Boston Celtics signed Marcus Smart to a long-term contract this past offseason, they were surely expecting his signature defensive grit and high energy from a player who had developed nicely in his time with the team. What they probably weren’t expecting though was him to be one of the best shooters in the […]

Marcus Smart is an integral part of the Boston Celtics’ defense. He’s usually tasked to guard the best players from the opposing teams. His tenacious defense is one of the reasons why he accomplished something great during Boston’s 134-129 home win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Marcus Smart has passed John Havlicek and is No. […]

Despite his drama earlier in the year, Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics feels that his team is indomitable and that they can “beat anybody.” Smart on Celtics dropping 134 points against 2nd ranked Thunder D: “We can compete with anybody.” — Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) February 3, 2019 NBC Sports echoes Marcus Smart’s newfound confidence […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has improved exponentially as a player this season, and one area in which he has improved the most is his perimeter shooting. Known primarily as a defensive stopper coming into this season, Smart has actually turned into a reliable 3-point shooter for the Celtics, entering Sunday’s action shooting 36.4 percent […]

On Monday, the Boston Celtics took care of business against the Brooklyn Nets, as the C’s secured a 112-104 home victory against the visiting Nets. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens appeared to be in a jovial mood following his team’s victory, as the 42-year-old coach decided to endow two of his players with an unlikely […]

The Boston Celtics managed to secure a late victory over the Brooklyn Nets thanks to an impressive showing from deep by guard Marcus Smart and center Aron Baynes. Head coach Brad Stevens even sarcastically labeled them as Boston’s version of the ‘Splash Brothers’ afterward. Smart and Baynes connected on six 3-pointers on the night. Stevens […]

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 […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry just dropped Marcus Smart in the second quarter of their Saturday night showdown against the Boston Celtics. Watch the highlight play below: Marcus Smart is no pushover on defense, so this must have felt good for Curry. The 6-foot-3 Curry, whose strength is very underrated, just used his might […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is one of his team’s — and arguably, one of the league’s — best defenders. As it turns out, though, Smart actually has a lot of other talents within him. One such skill is the ability to impersonate his teammates’ moves on the hardcourt. His latest victim was sophomore forward […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving reminded everyone on Monday why he is called Uncle Drew. During the third quarter against the Miami Heat at the TD Garden, Kyrie Irving dished a spectacular no-look, between-the-legs pass to shooting guard Marcus Smart in the right corner, drawing oohs and aahs from the Boston crowd. Smart finished […]

One thing Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been working on is his 3-point shot. With a recent evident improvement in his shooting from beyond the arc, the 6-foot-4 combo guard shared his delight in how his hard work has been paying dividends: “I’ve been putting in the work and eventually it was going to […]

Though he isn’t facing suspension, Boston Celtics Marcus Smart will be fined $35,000 for his on-court altercation with Hawks swingman DeAndre Bembry during Saturday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to a report from Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Marcus Smart has been fined 35k for the Hawks altercation. No suspension. — Adam […]

On Saturday night, Boston Celtics fiery guard Marcus Smart got into it with Atlanta Hawks third-year swingman DeAndre’ Bembry. The on-court altercation led to Smart’s ejection, which appeared to give Cleveland Cavaliers veteran J.R. Smith a good laugh. As detailed by Nick Friar of Celtics Wire, SportsCenter shared the video of the action on its Instagram, […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is, most of the time, known to say and do the right things, and he didn’t have anything to say to back-up his guard Marcus Smart on his ejection earlier today in their game against the Atlanta Hawks. Stevens actually went on to say that he “obviously deserved” the […]

Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics was ejected late in the third quarter of their game against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Smart received his second technical foul on the night after he and Hawks swingman DeAndre’ Bembry got into a heated exchange of words during a jump ball situation. Watch the entire sequence […]

Boston Celtics center Al Horford came off a fast break with some serious thunder on forward Serge Ibaka and the Toronto Raptors late in the third quarter of an Eastern Conference battle. Al Horford gets the dunk + stare down on Ibaka 😤 https://t.co/TwYSvthOvM — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) January 17, 2019 Ibaka has been known as […]

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving’s magisterial ball handling was put on display yet again during Wednesday’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors, and it had Danny Green quickly trying to recover. Kyrie so crafty 🎨 pic.twitter.com/TPYDqFFS0I — ESPN (@espn) January 17, 2019 Irving returned to action for the Celtics after sitting out Monday’s loss to the […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart utterly destroyed Bam Adebayo at the basket. Smart used his extremely high lateral jump to meet the 6’10” Adebayo at the rim. Marcus Smart (6’4) blocks Bam Adebayo (6’10) at the rim. pic.twitter.com/Cnhw2xT9Pp — Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) January 11, 2019 However, the Celtics did end up losing to the Miami […]

Defense is unquestionably one of the cornerstones of the Boston Celtics. The team’s collective grit and fearlessness on the defensive end allows the C’s to stand out as one of the top defensive teams in the NBA. One of the best demonstrations of this defensive bravado can be seen in each player’s willingness to sacrifice […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart came into the NBA regarded as a potential lock-down defender. He was never expected to be a deadly three-point shooter, but Smart has improved his accuracy to become a serious threat from downtown. When NBC Sports reporter Chris Forsberg asked Smart if he had tinkered with his shot in the […]

Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward appears to have turned a corner over the past few days, putting up two consecutive remarkable performances for the team. Everyone’s excited about the 28-year-old returning to top form, and teammate Marcus Smart shared how he personally feels about Hayward’s comeback trail. “I’m ecstatic for Gordon. I think we all […]

Boston Celtics fans need not fret as Marcus Smart is doing fine after his shoulder injury, according to head coach Brad Stevens. Per Boston.com, Stevens believes that Smart will be okay moving forward: Brad Stevens on Marcus Smart: “Marcus Smart took a shot in the back of his shoulder. They told me it must’ve hit […]

Boston Celtics fans call Marcus Smart “Smartacus” for a reason. In the third quarter of their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, Smart banged his shoulder on a screen from Karl-Anthony Towns and immediately grabbed it and went to the locker room: Marcus Smart to the locker room with a shoulder injury after […]

Jabari Parker is in a very interesting situation. Is he an NBA Draft bust? Not in the way that Kwame Brown, Hasheem Thabeet, and Anthony Bennett were. But was he worth the second overall pick? Probably not, so he would then qualify as a “bust”, correct? In many ways, yes. Injuries have hampered him throughout […]

Thursday evening in a game against the Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart ball-faked so well, it got the cameraman! Marcus Smart even faked out the guy working the camera. (via @nba) pic.twitter.com/iHDpBnbFEc — SLAM (@SLAMonline) December 28, 2018 Marcus Smart is once again having a wonderful season as a vital part of the […]

Marcus Smart is undoubtedly one of, if not, the best defenders of the Boston Celtics, and his coach Brad Stevens thinks he deserves to be part of the All-Defensive team every season. While limited offensively, Marcus Smart has more than made up for his offensive flaws with his performance on the defensive end for the […]

There are some players you have to actually watch to get a full understanding of just how good and impactful they are. Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is one of those guys. Not one for filling up box scores, Smart makes his impact in other ways: smothering defense, hustle plays, terrific passes and coming up […]

If you have ever watched Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart play defense before, you know it’s a thing of a beauty. High school coaches everywhere should show their players video of Smart playing defense. Fellow Celtics guard Kyrie Irving knows this very well. A highlight machine himself, Irving says even he has to binge Smart […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart just recently tied his boss, Danny Ainge, currently the team’s president of basketball operations, on the Celtics’ all-time three-point leaders list. The former Celtics great took the news in stride and complimented Smart for this accomplishment, but also joked about trading his defensive guard to prevent him from bumping down the […]

The Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to three Saturday night as they defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 118-109. Gordon Hayward finished the game with 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists off of the bench. After Saturday’s win, the Boston Celtics are 13-10 on the season and in sixth place in […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was encouraged by his team’s progression after a lackluster start to the regular season, winning three straight games and four of their last five since getting off to a mediocre 9-9 start to the 2018-19 campaign. “Everybody is playing with a little bit more attitude, a little more swagger. Like […]

The Boston Celtics spent a large part of their poor start to the season lamenting Gordon Hayward’s slow return to action. Defensive ace Marcus Smart, also looking for answers to steer his team to a winning route, took matters into his own hands. As Tom Westerholm of MassLive describes it, the pesky defender got into […]

Boston Celtics stars Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart made plenty of spectacular plays in their recent win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, but one epic sequence takes the cake for them. During the third quarter of the matchup, the Celtics took advantage of a mad scramble to create one, if not the best highlight of the […]

James Harden’s shooting prowess has taken a slight dip since his MVP season, but the Houston Rockets guard’s affinity for getting to the foul line is a talent hated by some and admired by others. Drawing contact is a part of the game, but a player like James Harden has turned it into an art […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says he is leaning toward keeping Marcus Smart in the team’s starting lineup. Smart started for Jaylen Brown on Monday against the New Orleans Pelicans because Brown missed the game due to a back injury. Smart played 39 minutes and finished with eight points, two rebounds, five assists and […]

Before the season started, the Boston Celtics were the overwhelming favorite to win the Eastern Conference. After their first 20 games, the Celtics are only 10-10 and backup guard Marcus Smart says opposing teams don’t fear Boston anymore. Boston lost to the Dallas Mavericks Saturday night by a final score of 113-104. After the game, […]

If someone were to ask you who is the best player on the Boston Celtics, superstar point guard Kyrie Irving is probably the first name that comes to your mind. If someone asked you who is the most important player on the Celtics, backup guard Marcus Smart would easily be the name you think of. Friday night against […]

It has been a rough season so far for the Boston Celtics, relatively speaking. Labeled as among the favorites to win the post-LeBron era Eastern Conference prior to the season, the Celtics are not only having a hard time finding consistency, but they are also seemingly getting tired by the losses they’ve been absorbing of […]