"That puts more pressure on Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum on both ends of the floor" - Stephen A. Smith opines DPOY winner's absence for Boston Celtics in Game 1, believes it could be a costly miss
"Seven-plus wingspan and those long strides!” - Marcus Smart on limiting 6-time All Star's impact being key to Boston Celtics’ hopes of making Conference Finals
“Larry Bird is shaking his head saying ‘I’m gonna disown these guys’” - Skip Bayless says the Boston Celtics gave the Bucks a Christmas bouquet, says Jayson Tatum still hasn’t arrived as a superstar
"If Jrue Holiday was a yeller and screamer, and looked like he had bad hygiene, he’d win DPOY" - NBA World mercilessly slanders Marcus Smart after Celtics' heartbreaking loss against Bucks
“I’ll teach my guys to flop a little more” - Ime Udoka disappointed by the officiating in Game 3 vs the Bucks, believes Marcus Smart should have got a shooting foul
“What we do a lot now is.… What’s wrong with Giannis? What’s wrong with Kevin? Instead of looking at the other side” - JJ Redick says the Boston Celtics have the best playoff defense in recent memory
“Offence win you game, defence win you championships.… Jayson Tatum right now is the best 2-way player in the NBA right now” - Kendrick Perkins believes the Boston Celtics are the best team in the NBA
"Marcus Smart is the smallest guy in the lineup, and he's 6'4" - Kevin Durant outlines the reason for Boston Celtics' defense being effective against Brooklyn Nets
“The mere fact that Marcus Smart won this award will fuel the fire of both KD and Kyrie” - Skip Bayless on Marcus Smart winning DPOY, believes the Nets should’ve won Game 1
“He has a lot of what you call last minute moves, you think you’ve guarded him, and he always finds a way” - Marcus Smart calls Kyrie Irving a ‘magician’
"We have not given those grinders, the Mikal Bridges and Marcus Smarts, their due" - Doris Burke reveals the reason for casting her DPOY vote in favor of Marcus Smart
"When Karma hits Marcus Smart, I won't feel sorry for him" - NBA fans rip into Marcus Smart with brutal memes as Steph Curry gets injured and indefinitely sidelined
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