What is going on with the Boston Celtics? That’s been the million-dollar question all season, as Boston has struggled against some of the league’s worst teams this season. That trend continued when the C’s suffered an ugly 126-116 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday at United Center. Boston has yet to win since coming off its All-Star break. The Green, understandably, has high expectations to reach the NBA Finals, but it’s going to be a long, hard road if the team continues to struggle. If you ask Marcus Smart, though, he thinks he knows the reason behind why his team is having trouble winning. It’s certainly worrisome hearing one of... NESN.com
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Celtics Fans Should Review This Wild Stat Before Ripping Marcus Smart’s Shooting
Let’s get this right out of the way: Marcus Smart is not especially good at shooting a basketball. In fact, you could say he’s among the worst long-range shooters in the NBA. There is a “however” here, however. Smart long has frustrated Boston Celtics fans by firing up brick after brick from beyond the arch. But this season, at least, the Celtics guard actually has been as good as one of the NBA’s premier marksmen. Check out this wild stat from MassLive’s Tom Westerholm: That’s right: Smart basically has been as good as Klay Thompson from 3-point range this season. Through 23 games, Smart has made 25 of 75 shots from ... NESN.com
Why Marcus Morris, Not Jaylen Brown, Guarded Kawhi Leonard In Crunch Time
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown is touted as one of the Boston Celtics’ best defenders, but when Friday’s game was on the line, he was comfortably situated on the bench. Upon checking out at 5:22 in the fourth quarter, Brown never returned to the floor in the C’s big 123-116 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors. As such, when Raptors star Kawhi Leonard had the ball, oftentimes it was Marcus Morris guarding him. And ultimately, Morris made the biggest defensive stop of the game. Tied in the fourth quarter and barely a second between the game and shot clock, Leonard handled the ball at the top of the key. Morris closely guarded him, and
Marcus Smart Takes Blame For Celtics’ Recent Woes, Says Team Lacks ‘Effort’
Marcus Smart can’t help the Boston Celtics on the court right now, but he’s doing his best to remain accountable off it. The Celtics guard, who’s been sidelined since Jan. 24 after injuring his hand in a losing battle with a picture frame, took part of the blame for Boston’s recent rough patch in his second public comments since the incident. “I’ve been on myself pretty bad,” Smart told The Boston Herald’s Steve Bulpett on Wednesday night, “especially when I have to just sit back there and watch those guys struggle, and there’s nothing I can do. But we’ve got the break coming up. We’ve got to come back and be ready.”
Marcus Mariota Has Hilarious Reason For Apologizing To Titans Reporters
Marcus Mariota is known as one of the kindest NFL players, but even the softspoken Tennesee Titans quarterback can fall into a foul mood. Mariota was noticeably irritated with the media following Tennessee’s 12-7 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 14. The Titans signal-caller’s lack of enthusiasm very well could have been due to his performance, as he completed 16 of 31 pass attempts for only 159 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. Here’s Mariota’s postgame press conference: While no one would fault Mariota for being upset after a loss, his attitude wasn’t going to fly with his mother. Mariota’s mom thought her son was “r... NESN.com
Marcus Cannon Capped Career Year By Dominating Vic Beasley In Super Bowl LI
by Zack Cox on Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 4:29PM 1,912 On Tuesday, I published a list of players I viewed as unsung heroes in the New England Patriots’ historic Super Bowl LI win over the Atlanta Falcons. I mentioned Trey Flowers’ gigantic sacks, Malcolm Mitchell’s and Danny Amendola’s clutch fourth-quarter catches and Stephen Gostkowski’s proficiency on kickoffs, with a note that Gostkowski was lucky his missed extra point didn’t come back to bite the Patriots in the behind. But af... NESN.com
Marcus Smart Thoroughly Enjoyed Flopping On Solomon Hill’s Huge Dunk
Marcus Smart isn’t afraid to throw his body around, and sometimes his fearlessness results in some pretty epic flops. Monday night was one of those times. During the second quarter of the Boston Celtics’ matchup with the Pelicans at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans forward Solomon Hill drove the lane and jumped over Smart for a vicious, poster-esque slam. Or so he thought. Smart managed to draw the offensive foul on Hill by collapsing to the floor, which made Hill pretty upset after his premature celebration. Smart, on the other hand, was quite pleased with the work he had done. Hill’s leg appeared to make some conta... NESN.com