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Celtics coach Brad Stevens said Smart is doing everything but “live” now, meaning he’s scrimmaging players in groupings of two-by-two, three-on-three or more traditional five-on-five games.

His return from right thumb surgery will be contingent upon the thumb healing enough to where he can take a hit on it, even if he’s wearing a splint to help stabilize it.

“He feels pretty good,” Stevens said.