Just two nights after pulling off a shocking, come-from-behind, upset win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics saw a double-digit, first half lead of their own fall apart in the third quarter of their 112-99, Game 4 loss, Tuesday night.
With star guard Isaiah Thomas officially ruled out for the remainder of the postseason Saturday, the Boston Celtics have pegged Marcus Smart to take Thomas' spot in the starting lineup for Game 3 of the team's Eastern Conference Finals match up with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In an attempt to create some more offense, the Boston Celtics are going back to a strategy they have employed in parts of their first two playoffs series so far this postseason; starting Gerald Green in place of Amir Johnson.
It appears that both projected number one overall pick, Markelle Fultz, and Isaiah Thomas are interested in combining forces on the 2017-2018 Boston Celtics.
According to multiple reports, including one from The Vertical's Chris Mannix, the Boston Celtics are expected to go hard this offseason in their pursuit of Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward.