15 days ago | By NESN

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The Boston Celtics returned to the win column Wednesday night at TD Garden.
The Celtics rebounded from a tough loss to the mighty Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday with an impressive victory over the New York Knicks. Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 32 points, but it was Marcus Smart who hit the game-winner with roughly 36 seconds left to play.
Head coach Brad Stevens was pleased with the effort.
“To come back and play another physical, tough team with Kemba out, that's one of our better wins of the year all things considered,” Stevens told reporters during his postgame...
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Celtics ‘Believe In Resolve' Of Marcus Smart With Game-Winner Vs. Knicks

15 days ago | By NESN

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Marcus Smart played hero ball for the Boston Celtics in their win over the New York Knicks.
They didn't need to hide their point guard defensively, with Kemba Walker out Wednesday on the second night of a back-to-back. And that was fortunate, as their shots were falling at just 41.9% and Boston was forced to make some stops to save the game.
So with Smart getting more ball-handling responsibilities throughout the game, he orchestrated both sides of the ball in the victory. Especially in the fourth, where his string of clutch plays included what ended up being the...
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Knicks fall to Celtics late in heartbreaker

15 days ago | By New York Post

If these two old rivals meet in the one-game, play-in event, it's going to be classic. In a defensive slugfest that ended in a Knicks heartbreaker, the Celtics rallied from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit and eked out a 101-99 victory at TD Garden on Wednesday. Marcus Smart hit the game-clinching 3-pointer with 35 seconds left...
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