Celtics (33-19) at Blazers (23-30) Game #53 2/9/17

[csfansince60s]

Smart getting major praise from his teammates tonight:

IT on Smart - "When you want to be a championship team, you have to have guys like that on the team."

Brown on Smart - "He changes the game every time he gets on the floor. He just does wonders for this team."

Smart on Smart - "My teammates tell me every day, 'The things you do without scoring the ball is incredible. It wins games for us.'"

Lillard also gave Smart a ton of props and credit talking to the media afterwards. He talked about how he just makes "winning plays" and how he was instrumental to help them win tonight. Talked about him for quite awhile for an opponent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fojHLPtJEE

EDIT: McCollum giving Smart props, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf3qNyIRpU0.

I would give TPs to all those guys, especially Lillard and McCollum, but since I can't. I'll give it to you for posting. Those guys, as SHAQ (TP,too) said, are Celtics at heart, class and stone cold killers.

When those guys were in Boston earlier in the year and beat us, before the game they were showing a lot of respect for AB. Great representatives for the NBA.

[tenn_smoothie]

When Jaylen starts finishing these plays, he's going to be dangerous.  Man, with he + Smart + BKN 17, we have a bright, not-so-distant future of young talent.

Absolutely !!  Wish more people on here felt like you do, especially those who keep wanting to trade Smart - he is the epitome of a championship player. Not the superstar that wins the MVP, but the guy that makes all those tough plays that win games ........... James Posey, Paul Silas, Dennis Johnson, Cedric Maxwell, KC Jones, Don Nelson, Frank Ramsey, Kendrick Perkins.

[Tr1boy]

Smart was the key reason we won vs the Blazers.  Love the snatch off Horford for the layup...clutch 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uCQRJl3f3Y