BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 25: Marcus Smart #36 of the Boston Celtics grabs a rebound ahead of Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat during the first quarter in game five of the Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden on May 25, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
There were multiple deserving candidates for ‘Player of the Game’ after the Celtics’ season-extending 110-97 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night. After all, the Celtics had four players score 20-plus points in the same game for the first time all season.
With so many players playing well offensively, we go do defense for the tiebreaker. That hands this edition of POTG to the former DPOY, Marcus Smart.
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