While positive things were certainly going on in Saturday night ‘s 96 – 95 home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, a leg injury to former guard Marcus Smart apparently blew the wind out of the Celtics as the Texan went down with what is first mentioned. calf snoring in the fourth quarter.
Boston ruled out a late wild rally behind star Jayson Tatum who set up the Celtics to steal a late win, but Kemba Walker’s rough shooting night (1-of-12 overall and 0-of) did not improve. -5 from 3) on his last attempt, and Los Angeles finished back in the winning column as a result. Boston is still in the kind of streak that every team would prefer to avoid, and with two own goals scored by Robert Williams III and Daniel Theis, it is hard not to be overwhelmed.
Time Lord and Theis had tough touches despite the self-inflicted injuries by 10 and 14 points respectively, while the Celtics twins stars Tatum (30 points, 9 rebounds) and Jaylen Brown (28 points) were close. enough to come away with the win.
Now, the team is awaiting word of Smart’s injury, with a report that the native Flower Mound received an MRI on Sunday.
“Going down in the middle of a game like that,” Brown said after the game, “was everyone worried. Hopefully the MRI is negative, and we will get some benefits along the way. “
Of course.
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