ESPN.com · Mar 16
'Glass in my hand': Inside Marcus Smart's return from The Punch
Share
Copy Link
LikeOpen Extended Reactions
21
Reactions
Like
21
MARCUS SMART WAS scanning Anthony Edwards' shooting line in the box score as he slumped in a chair in front of his locker. It was March 10, moments after the Los Angeles Lakers had defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-106, jumping from fifth in the Western Conference playoff race to third.
As Smart reviewed it line by line, he suddenly perked up, his exhaustion turning to something else: a sparkle of satisfaction.
Edwards, the Minnesota Timberwolves' 24-year-old superstar, had scored just 14 points and went 2-for-15 from the floor -- including 0-for-5 in the 23 possessions Smart guarded him.