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Marcus Smart and Al Horford didn't play though. So they are not complete when they face the Heat but they took a good lead up to the second quarter. And if they could have sustain that run, it's going to be a close match and who knows, maybe they can steal one game.
Unfortunately, Butler plays like he wanted to proved something against Tatum and the Celtics and he is unguardable.
Yes brother,well Marcus Smart is injured, maybe there is no choice. For this year's NBA I think Al Horford not playing will also make him very pensive. But support doesn't have to force circumstances, space and time. moment.when forced to be outnumbered and tough, I feel respectfully the Celtics are quite authoritative and I believe in their performance.
in the series maybe they will turn around or will bet to walk in place, burning again what to improve the celtics let's see
I hope both will play in game 2, it's a very important game, they need to steal one game on the road. However, if they will lose the game, I still think they are not out in the series yet as they will certainly bounce back hard once the series is shift to Boston.
We have to wait for the update, if both will not be available again, then most likely Heat will win again.
update for the players.
Al Horford not officially ruled out for Game 2 vs. Heat: ‘It’s not a definite that he’s out for 2 games’For Marcus smart, there's no update yet but he is also not ruled out yet in game 2.
let's just be optimistic, when these two will play, the game will be more exciting to watch, as they provide energy on the floor.
Marcus Smart is definitely missed on defense. He's working himself into being one of the best defenders in the league and I think from Jimmy Butlers 40 piece yesterday, the breakdown in defense showed. Al Horford is also a big part of their offense, so having them both out was a death sentence. I hope they can get back in for game 2, or at least soon, or this will be yet another playoff series determined by injuries.
Smart played and contributed big points, and not only that, he was also very effective with his defense, reason why Celtics dominated the Heat in game 2. Now it's game 3, let's see what adjustment the Miami Heat will do, hopefully, they'll give a good game, not a blowout loss like game 2.
That being said, I don't think either team in the East can beat a healthy Warriors, so they'd both better be wishing Luka a good game tonight. I think the Warriors are the clear favorite to win it now.
Mavs were playing well in game 2, however, it's just unfortunate that they could not keep their lead, they could have tied the series if they didn't allow the Warriors to come back in the game.
