Marcus Osmond Smart is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys before being drafted with the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
Marcus Smart: Stats| Age| what did say| smart foul| Postgame Interview| Comment
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Stats:
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Game
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Min
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Pts
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FG
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Reb
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Ast
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36
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7
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2-5
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2
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6
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|
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30
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9
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2-6
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4
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2
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|
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33
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8
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3-8
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4
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4
|
|
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33
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16
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5-11
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1
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0
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|
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0
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0
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0-0
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0
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0
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Marcus Smart has played 8 seasons for the Celtics. He has averaged 10.2 points, 4.2 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 458 regular-season games.
Age:
Marcus Smart/Age
27 years
6 March 1994
“When he was diagnosed with cancer, he ended up having a tumor behind his left eye,” said the Celtics veteran guard. “He had to go into the hospital on a game day. I think it was senior night.”
What did say: Marcus Smart
Even if the Mavericks hit a shot to take the lead with seconds left, the Celtics still had a chance to respond. At least they were supposed to.
But those plans disappeared when Marcus Smart fouled the Mavs’ Luka Doncic with 11.4 seconds left on the clock. The Celtics did have a foul to give so Doncic didn’t go to the free-throw line … but that also meant the shot clock was turned off. There was originally about six seconds left on the shot clock, leaving enough time for the Celtics to get a look, but the foul stopped those plans.
Smartfoul: Marcus Smart
Celtics guard Marcus Smart was fouled on a late drive to the basket against the Mavericks on Sunday, according to the NBA — a pivotal no-call that set up Smart for a costly mistake in the closing seconds of the 107-104 loss.
With the score tied at 104 and a perfect chance to get a 2-for-1 opportunity down the stretch, Smart found himself facing slow-footed Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis. Smart drove at Porzingis and felt contact on his hip, so he hoisted up a shot at the rim.
Postgame Interview: Marcus Smart
The Celtics still should have had an opportunity to take the final shot of the game, no matter what happened on the ensuing Mavericks possession. However, Smart committed a take foul with 11.7 seconds remaining, which reset the shot clock to 14. In other words, Smart gave the Mavericks a chance to take the final shot.
Luka Doncic took care of the rest — burying the Celtics at the buzzer for the second time in as many seasons.
Comment:
Ime Udoka was asked about the strategy to foul Doncic after the game.
“There was no strategy,” Udoka said. “It was not supposed to be a foul. A few of the guys asked me coming out of timeout and I let them know, and just a mistake there.
“But that’s on me. I’ve got [to] let everybody know and make sure they know. Obviously, a five-, six-second differential, we want that last shot so I have to communicate that to everybody so everybody knows.”
