Must C’s: Marcus Smart blocks game-tying layup in Game 7

Mr. Winning Plays.

By Bill Sy@deliberatepix Sep 11, 2020, 11:56pm EDT

Boston Celtics v Toronto Raptors - Game Seven

With the game on the line, Marcus Smart made literally a winning play:

WHAT A BLOCK BY MARCUS SMART!@celtics 89@Raptors 87

WIN or GO HOME GAME 7 on TNT.. 34.8 to play! #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/s7RFc1llST
— NBA (@NBA) September 12, 2020

Starting halfway through the fourth quarter, Smart was responsible for:

rides Lowry in transition, takes charge from Powell
throws perfect lob to Tatum mismatched with VanVleet in post, leading to free throws
strips Siakam in transition (leads to Kemba and-1)
grifts a strip foul on Lowry
blocks Powell’s game-tying layup

Unbelievable. I love him and trust him.

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