How dangerous can rim pressure make the Boston Celtics? ‘As dangerous as we want it to be,’ says Marcus Smart

The Boston Celtics blew out the Los Angeles Lakers 130 – 108 on their home court of TD Garden on Friday night with perhaps their best offensive game of the season, consistently attacking the basket in transition when possible, and on any opportunity that otherwise presented itself.

The Lakers are not a small team by any means with a perennial defensive player of the year candidate in Anthony Davis still a force to be reckoned with. But the Celtics managed to devise a plan to exploit Los Angeles’ weaknesses in the paint just the same. Asked how dangerous Boston can be when consistently attacking the basket as they did, Marcus Smart had an answer for the media after the game.

“As dangerous as we want it to be,” he explained.

All the best moments from Friday’s home win over the Lakers. https://t.co/zG3KEHw3nw

— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) November 20, 2021