Celtics guard Marcus Smart to have thumb re-evaluated

Very little went according to plan for the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the team’s first round series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Pelton explained that the home team goes on to win after a Game 5 victory 93 percent of the time, while a road team goes on to advance after a Game 5 win 63 percent of the time.

Down 2-1 to the Boston Celtics in their opening-round series, the Milwaukee Bucks had a major opportunity on Sunday.

Whether that contest is an elimination game or a chance to clinch depends entirely on which Bucks team shows up tonight in Boston for Game 5. And now that their series with the Bucks is all square at two apiece, they could use more help.

The Celtics have been playing shorthanded all year, and they continue to find ways to win.

But now, what comes down to a best-of-three series shifts to Boston, where the Celtics have gone 29-14, including playoffs, at home, this season.

As much as Smart and the Celtics would love for him to be on the floor tonight, Brad Stevens cautions that his return tonight is not a given.

If Smart plays, numberFire’s models project him to score 23.8 FanDuel points at a cost of $5,000 on Tuesday.

“Officiating is an incredibly hard job”, Stevens said before Game 4. “He’s got everybody on the same level – we want to play just how he plays”.

“It helps a lot”, said Horford.

“It’s a tough time“.

Rozier succeeded in the starting lineup during the regular season and he continued to thrive in the role when the playoffs arrived, providing Boston with a sense of confidence even without Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart.

A big reason for Toronto’s problems has been the absence of backup point guard Fred VanVleet, who has an injured right shoulder and played just three minutes so far, sitting out three of the four games entirely. “We’ve never been through this type of adversity”, said Ginobili.

Cleveland’s LeBron James scored 28 points on 10-of-22 shooting and also posted game highs of 12 rebounds and eight assists. The Celtics’ defense and edginess – qualities called into question in the last two games – will benefit as a result.

Smart underwent surgery to fix a torn UCL in the thumb of his shooting hand last month. “We’re looking forward to being able to go back home”.

BelAir Cantina not only apologized, but said it hopes to save face by making sure Antetokounmpo can get a table after Thursday’s Game 6.