Live Bar, May 28th news Eastern final G6, Celtics 104-103 beat the heat, the big score 3-3 draw. After the game, Smart was interviewed.
When talking about Butler, Smart said: “Jimmy is good at getting fouls. He has a chance to lead the team. That’s tough, you don’t want to foul in that situation, but that’s what happened. What shall we do? Is to fight the next attack. You have to praise Jimmy. He has done a good job in making fouls, and then we should be careful.”
Related reading: Butler downtown held the ball and was disturbed by Horford. Marzula failed to challenge and Butler was fined three times.
In this game, smart played for 42 minutes, shooting 7 in 15, 4 in 11 in 3, 3 in 4 free throws, and scoring 21 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. Butler played for 47 minutes, shooting 5 out of 21, 2 out of 4 in 3, 12 out of 14 in free throws, winning 24 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.