Even if you’re among the segment of Celtics fans – a growing majority, I’d like to believe – that loves and trusts Marcus Smart, anyone familiar with his body of work knows he’s the ultimate no-no-yes! shooter.
On the good nights, he’ll bury shots that made you wince when he was teeing them up, you know? But on those more erratic evenings at the arena, when he forgets that as the point guard he’s supposed to initiate the offense rather than dominate it, he can be a no-no-c’mon-man-why? shooter.
On Wednesday night in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, it took Smart a little bit of time to get going.