While the passion that drives his relentless style of play can bubble over in moments of frustration from time to time, only a fool would rather face veteran Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart on another team rather than their own.
And that’s increasingly not just because of his defense, too — the Flower Mound native has grown to become a potent source of offense for the Celtics when his number is called.
And on Saturday night against the Miami Heat in Game 3 of their East series, it was, with Smart answering the call with 20 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and just 2 turnovers on 5-of-10 shooting in just 36 minutes of play.
The Texan defensive menace locked up Miami point guard Goran Dragic for good measure, helping to deliver the much-needed 117 – 106 win for Boston.
Watch the clip embedded above to see all of Smart’s best plays against the Heat in Game 3, while we wait for Wednesday and Game 4 to arrive.
