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Smart’s alley-oop and-one, Bradley’s dagger over Gasol push Celtics past Grizzlies (Ball Don’t Lie)
Last Wednesday , Marcus Smart was the one who made the picture-perfect inbounds lob pass that propelled the Boston Celtics to victory. This time, he was on the receiving end. [DraftKings: FREE Entry to a Huge Cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with First Deposit. Draft your team now. ] With 52.2 seconds remaining in a nip-and-tuck battle with the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, the Celtics found themselves trailing 90-88 after a Zach Randolph layup and looking for a bit of inspiration to keep pace. They turned, as they have so often this season, to the mind of head coach Brad Stevens, who drew up yet another bit of fried gold out of a timeout. As Evan Turner prepared to trigger the play, guarded somewhat loosely by ex-Celtic Jeff Green, Boston wing Jae Crowder cut off a high Kelly Olynyk from the top of the key through the paint to the near corner. As he did, Smart curled around backcourt partner Avery Bradley and also-ex-Celtic Tony Allen at the left elbow, gaining just enough of a lead over also -ex-Celtic Courtney Lee to hit the lane unfettered. Because the Celtics had gone small out of the timeout, Grizzlies center Marc Gasol was up top guarding 3-point threat Olynyk,...
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