UPDATE: Marcus Smart's Injury Status For Celtics-76ers Game
UPDATE: Marcus Smart is available.
On Sunday afternoon, the Boston Celtics will be on the road in Pennsylvania to face off against the Philadelphia 76ers for Game 4 of their second-round playoff series.
For the game, Marcus Smart is on the injury report listed as questionable.
Via Underdog NBA: "Marcus Smart (ankle) questionable for Sunday."
The former Oklahoma State star is averaging 15.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 47.7% from the field through the first nine games of the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
Smart is one of their most important players (and leaders).
He is in his ninth season in the league (all with the Celtics) and has helped lead them to the Eastern Conference Finals in four out of the previous six seasons.
They are coming off a year where they made the NBA Finals (they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games).
This season, the Celtics finished as the second seed in the Eastern Conference and had a 57-25 record.
They defeated the Atlanta Hawks in the first round in six games and are currently up 2-1 over the 76ers.
As for the 76ers, they went 54-28 and are the third seed (they swept the Brooklyn Nets in the first round).
After losing Game 1 on their home floor in Boston, the Celtics have won each of the last two games by double-digits.
Whoever wins the series will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and face off against either the New York Knicks or the Miami Heat.
