The Boston Celtics bounced back on Saturday night, taking down the New Orleans Pelicans 107-97. It marked their third win in four games since their entire starting lineup has been back.
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s scoring has played a major role in the team’s success, as has Robert Williams’ interior presence. However, the understated impact of Marcus Smart deserves recognition, too.
Boston’s point guard has been the recipient of a lot of attention (both good and bad) during his time with the C’s. This becomes especially true when the trade deadline rolls around. Smart talked about how he handles the outside noise after the win over New Orleans.
“People take it different ways. I look at it as motivation. I look at it as a challenge that we have to accomplish and complete. What better way to go out there and show everybody that’s praying for you to fail, expects you to fail, or doesn’t think that you’ll succeed by going out there and doing exactly what they…
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