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Marcus Smart: Celtics win showed ‘mental toughness’

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The Boston Celtics star guard Marcus Smart was interviewed following Boston’s 122-118 overtime victory over the Anthony Davis-led Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Boston led by as much as 20 points, gave up the lead, and fell behind the Lakers by 13 in the 4th quarter, then surged back to force overtime.

Marcus Smart hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points for the NBA-leading Celtics, who wrapped up their six-game trip by avoiding their first three-game losing streak of the season. NBA’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year spoke about settling his game down and what it took to recapture the Celtics’ lead:

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