Live broadcast on December 25 today, Celtic defender smart accepted an official interview with NBA.
Q: What lessons have you learned from your defeat in the finals of last season?
Smart: It’s hard. We won less than 50% in the middle of the season and finally fought for the finals. You don’t realize how much damage it will do to you until afterwards, especially when you are going to play seven games. We are playing seven series with Miami to enter the finals, and the Warriors have a whole week’s rest, just resting and waiting for us. For this part, we don’t want to get ourselves into trouble this season, because it will be a scuffle. That will only bring more wear and tear to our bodies, and we want to prepare early.
Q: I heard that you were more “obsessed” with Curry after losing the finals. In what way?
Smart: as a defender, he will challenge you in various ways, especially when you are unhealthy and you have ankle injuries, he will challenge you because he moves too fast. I am learning how to spend time with people like Stephen and those unbearable pains. How to adjust when you are not 100% healthy? I want to give him different shooting choices so that I can use my strength and body shape to match his speed.
Last season’s finals, the Celtics were defeated by Warriors 4-2. At present, the Celtics temporarily ranked first in the East with 23 wins and 10 losses.