Down 3-0 with the season on the brink, Celtics guard Marcus Smart has a message for the Miami Heat going into tonight’s Game 4:
“Don’t let us get one.”
Boston has been handled throughout the first three games of the series, with the C’s seemingly losing their identity and defensive focus against the strong-willed Heat.
Marcus Smart: “Don’t let us get one.”
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The team has had no answer for Jimmy Butler. And complementary players like Gabe Vincent, Duncan Robinson and Caleb Martin have given Miami big-time minutes this playoff run.
Miami has also done a great job of running the Celtics off the three-point line, holding Boston to just 30% from beyond the arc.
The white hot Heat will now look to their raucous home crowd to create an inhospitable environment as they attempt to close out the series with a sweep.
In Vincent’s words, “It’s the first to four games. We’re not satisfied with three.”