Marcus Smart played his best basketball in a series few will remember as the Celtics exited from the postseason as a seven seed and ended the Brad Stevens coaching and Danny Ainge executive eras. Those do witnessed Smart contribute all he could alongside Jayson Tatum’s 50 points with 23 of his own in the Game 3 win, while averaging 17.8 points, 6.0 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.0 steal on 37.2% three-point shooting in five games.
Smart, 27, gave the game what it needed in 2020-21, with uncertainty constantly alongside him in the back court.