It was a risky move for Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla to go back to a double big lineup putting Al Horford and Robert Williams III in the starting lineup for a must-win Game 6 of their East semis series with the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night, but it paid dividends with a win, and veteran point guard Marcus Smart couldn’t be happier about it. “I was ecstatic about it,” said the Flower Mound native postgame via CLNS Media.
“To be able to have Rob in there, he changes the game a lot, being able to have a lob threat, a rim threat, to be able to protect the rim on the other end,” added Smart. “He’s huge for us, and I was proud to have him on the court.”
