As you’d expect, Marcus Smart and Trae Young made a chippy pair Saturday in Atlanta.
In the final minutes of a game between the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year and All-Star point guard got into it, to the point where the two found themselves at the ground after Smart took Young with him. .
The impetus for the break-in seemed to come when a stray kick from Young ended up hitting Smart in a sensitive area of a drive. Smart immediately confronted Young, who didn’t back down.
The end result was an ejection for Smart and a technical foul for Young. Smart had the final say, however, as the Celtics would claim a victory 134-125 minutes later. Young finished the game with 35 points and 13 assists, while Smart had 11 points and six assists.
Official Sean Wright explained the decision to give Young a technique to a pool reporter after the game, describing the guard as “standing up and pointing a finger in Marcus Smart’s face.” Smart’s side of the action, meanwhile, has been called a “grab [Young] and tackles him to the ground.”
Neither player said much after the game, and Hawks head coach Quin Snyder said “It’s over” and expressed a desire to move on.
The win improves the Celtics’ record to 47-21, moving them 1.5 games behind the Milwaukee Bucks for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
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