Recap: Celtics beat Clippers in double overtime, 141-133

Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports1st quarter:

Did I black out or did Marcus Smart respond to a 7-0 Clippers start with a 10-0 run by himself? Did he also have one or two steals in that stretch?

Smart’s early ball pressure is obviously nice because he’s Smart, but also because the lack of ball pressure was a big reason the Celtics lost this match up on the road.

An early observation that might be invalidated by the time I’m done writing is that Kemba Walker still has a bit of trouble against teams like the Clippers who have plenty of size and can switch on defense. The three-pointer he took near the end of the first felt kind of like “If I don’t take this shot now, I might not be open again for a…