Again, you know the drill today.

We give you some opening thoughts while the phones are loading up. Then as soon as they're loaded, we go to you and you just set the agenda all day long. 617-779-0-98-5 is your number. Billy, I am loaded in. I see the hounds have been released. So again, 617-7790-985. We're joined today by Paul Prillow from Patriots Football Weekly, Sunshine.com. and Matt McCarthy. How you doing, fellas?

Good.

So, never wrote it out. 9-098-5. We're joined today by Paul Prillo from Patriots Football Weekly, Sunshine.com.

And Matt McCarthy, how you doing, fellas? Good. So, never a doubt. On time. I'm here. So Paul came in just at the last second in case you have any idea what that means. You don't. Let's do some opening thoughts. Matt, you want to start? Yeah, why don't we? Marcus Smart last night. what a performance what an an impact that Marcus Smart had on that game last night.

Obviously, he draws those two fouls at the end of the game on Hardin. What a great look from him to Jason Tatum right before, with seven seconds left, one of the key final baskets of the game.

And last night, Mike, just tells me, it just reminds me of what a frustrating player, Marcus Smart is.

Because you could see that for Marcus Smart every night. I mean, he can have such an impact on the game, but you just know on Sunday he's going to come out, and he's probably going to follow up last night's performance with one of his garbage, like one for nine, four turnover type of performances.

He is such a frustrating player. And you can see the impact he can have on a game, but he doesn't consistently do that night in and night out. And I don't know if the Celtics can pay him to do that night in and night out. And they're going to have to make a decision on that. What, at the end of this season, right? I don't know if you can pay a player who's that inconsistent.

Despite that he can give you a game like last night, and everybody's going to love talking about what he gave you last night, he cannot do that, 82 games a year, and that's the frustrating part about him. Classic Marcus Smart night. I mean, he could shoot like crap, 82 nights a year, but I think you can also win you games at the end of the game like he did last night.

Sure can.

Classic, the full range of Marcus Smart last night. I mean, he could shoot like crap, 82 nights a year. But I think he can also win your games at the end of the game like he did last night. Sure can. Classic, the full range of Marcus Smart last night. Paul Prillo. But just touching on the smart thing, the thing that I find really interesting, and it's going to sound like Matt and I sort of, you know, we talked about this beforehand. But what I find fascinating is kind of what you just touched on, Michael.

Matt says he could follow that up with the next game and go one for night.

Well, that's what he does. That's when he's at his best.

There's an unbelievable dichotomy with Marcus Smart.

The worse he plays offensively, the more valuable he becomes to the team.

He was six for 14 last night.

He had another miserable shooting game. They're down two, and somehow they swing the ball

around to a wide open market smart for three, that he almost drew nothing. He scraped the backside

of the, he's one of the worst offensive players, one of the worst shooters that you'll see.

And when he shoots poorly, he's more valuable. That's when they win. Because I think he feels like he's so competitive. That's when he makes those kinds of plays at the end of the game. Like, I'm not doing anything to contribute. I've got to find a way to impact this game. But at the same time, it's amazing. Go back and look at some of the better shooting games that he has

and look and see if the Celtics win the more the ball goes in when Marcus Smart shoots the

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