Celtics Officially Announce Marcus Smart’s Status for Game 3

Boston will have the Defensive Player of the Year on the court against Milwaukee Saturday.

After missing Game 2 earlier this week, Celtics guard Marcus Smart will be available when Boston takes the floor in Milwaukee for Game 3 against the Bucks on Saturday, the team announced.

According to Celtics coach Ime Udoka, Smart will start this afternoon’s game and will not have any limitations.

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The update to Smart’s status came after he was upgraded to probable on Friday morning. The Defensive Player of the Year has been nursing a right thigh contusion that he sustained during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoff series last Sunday after he took hits to his right thigh on back-to-back plays during the game.

Smart missed Game 2 of the series on Tuesday, but the Celtics managed to rout the Bucks 109–86 after losing Game 1 at home. The victory knotted the series 1–1 headed into Saturday’s Game 3. 

Despite struggling in the series opener and missing the team’s win, Smart has been a spark plug for Boston throughout the playoffs. He’s averaged 15.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.4 steals in five games played so far this postseason. 

Tip-off for Saturday’s Game 3 is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET. The game will air on ABC. 

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