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Smart: Blaming Kyrie for Celtics' fall is B.S.

Marcus Smart was adamant Thursday that Kyrie Irving isn't to blame for the Boston Celtics' failure to meet expectations this postseason.

The Celtics were eliminated by the Milwaukee Bucks after a 116-91 loss in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday night.

"Bulls---. That's bulls---," Smart said when asked Thursday if Irving's leadership skills - or lack thereof -- was the reason for the Celtics' lack of chemistry. "Not one of us on this team knows what Kyrie has been through. Probably a few amount of people in this world know what Kyrie goes through.