Passing through Oklahoma City to face the Thunder, several members of the Celtics were able to reconnect with their university past, even more for Blake Griffin, the veteran interior who is a native of the state.
If the latter was able to find family, failing to have been able to bring on the ground, Joe Mazzulla and Marcus Smart took the car for an hour towards Stillwater, where the Oklahoma State Cowboys evolve, former “alma mater from the current best defender in the League and host of West Virginia, the college of the new coach of the C’s.
Honored with an appearance on the jumbotron of the room, Marcus Smart also played an unexpected role in the turn of the match which he quietly followed from the sidelines.
Obviously spotted by the players, the point guard was targeted by Erik Stevenson, the senior back of West Virginia, who came to blow a few sweet words to him during the return of the Mountaineers in the second half.
“He got his third 3-pointer and he was talking to me as he came up the field, telling me it was over for OSU. He grabbed his family jewels in front of the referee and I said, ‘Dude, you can’t do that!’ »
After a successful 3-point shot, Erik Stevenson got caught up in his emotions, with a technical foul, and a turning point in the match in the final defeat of West Virginia (67-60), according to his coach, Bob Huggins, who bluntly said that Erik Stevenson “had cost the match by still being stupid”.
“Huggins didn’t like it at all”laughed Marcus Smart afterwards. “It was hilarious because it sounded like he thought he was in the NBA, with the way he spoke. He had a stroke of heat and he came to see me to tell me that he too was trying to get to the upper floor with me. I replied that we must first win this match. »
Very happy to be able to gently mock Joe Mazzulla after the victory, Marcus Smart did not seem to learn from it, however, being also sent off in the Thunder’s demonstration against Boston.
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