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Celtics out-shoot Spurs, Hayward winged, in one-sided Alamo duel

Despite falling into a 7 – 0 hole to kick off Saturday afternoon’s confrontation with the San Antonio Spurs, Brad Stevens’s Wrecking Crew quickly righted their ship. Within 10 possessions, the C’s had assumed a non-refundable lead – the third consecutive encounter in which our boys have played from in front for the final three-and-a-half quarters or so.

Shot Selection

The team’s emotional leader Marcus Smart posted a rather interesting stat line – nine of his 10 field goal attempts were three-pointers (90% of his shots, sheesh!). For the season, 52 of Smart’s 76 shots have emanated from beyond the arc (.