The Marcus Smart Experience is a roller coaster ride, a sustained climb towards the apex followed by a fleeting moment to enjoy the view before you go crashing down. But before you reach the bottom, the slow climb begins again.
Throughout this season (and his entire career really), the experience has become more about enjoying the apex with less emphasis on the crashing back down. Smart has produced some of the best basketball of his professional career, starting the climb by adding an offensive punch to his already stellar defense. Those offensive improvements culminated in him setting a franchise record for most threes made in a game.