After All-Star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum went off for the third-highest point total of his career, veteran point guard Marcus Smart had plenty to say to the press regarding the team’s uneven play of late.
The Texan guard spoke with the media after Tatum’s 51 points helped thrash the Wizards 116 – 87 Sunday afternoon, Smart’s first game back after an extended absence sparked by a thigh contusion and extended when he came down with COVID-19 for the second time of his NBA career. Explaining what he did ahead of the historic performance from his teammate, the longest-tenured Celtic offered up his account of how things went before Boston stepped onto the court.
“Right before the game, I … pulled everybody aside right before the tipoff, and just told everybody I love them, ‘I love all you guys’,” said Smart.
Forward Jayson Tatum put his shooting slump to bed with nine threes in a 51-point takeover performance against the Washington Wizards. https://t.co/Xpm49GMbKn
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) January 24, 2022
