Marcus Smart

Right place, right time, Marcus Smart was prepared to silence the Toronto Raptors crowd in overtime. The Boston Celtics rookie came up huge in his squad’s final push to get into the playoffs, trailing by one with 2.6 seconds left in the extra session. A driving Isaiah Thomas confronted two Raptors defenders in the paint before dropping off a pass to Smart, who had snuck behind the collapsing defense to score the game-winning layup as time expired. The All-Rookie Second Team selection shot 6 of 9 for 15 points to pair with four rebounds, four assists and two steals in the heart-stopping 117-116 win on April 4, 2015. It was the first of six straight Celtics victories to end the season, allowing Boston to crash the postseason party.

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