Marcus Smart’s Thumb Injury May Hinder Celtics’ Playoff Hopes

By Matt Citak
The Celtics’ season could not have gotten off on a worse note. Before the first quarter of the first game was complete, Boston had lost their big free-agent acquisition, Gordon Hayward, to a gruesome ankle injury. All seemed lost in Bean Town, as Hayward was supposed to help the Celtics finally take down LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Boston would go on to lose the season opener to the Cavs, along with their second game of the season. But then, led by Kyrie Irving,