Boston Celtics defensive leader Marcus Smart was on the injury report for a chest contusion, which was surprising to see. But given the way Smart plays, it wasn’t too out of the ordinary as a potential injury.

Smart explained what happened during shoot-around this afternoon.

Marcus Smart gives an update on his chest contusion. Said he originally suffered it in the Atlanta series. He’s going to give it a go tonight.

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Smart is available to play in Game 2. Tipoff is at 8:00 PM in Boston.

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