‘We were trying so hard to prove to others and ourselves that we belonged,’ says Celtics’ Marcus Smart of 2022 Finals loss

The Flower Mound native suggested Boston is ready to use those lessons as fuel to hang a banner, however.

It isn’t just Boston Celtics reserve forward Grant Williams who believes that his team lost the 2022 NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors in six games due to an imbalance in Finals experience tilted considerably in the favor of the Warriors.

In a recent interview with Yahoo Sports’ Ben Rohrbach, veteran Celtics point guard Marcus Smart spoke with the Yahoo Sports reporter about how the team ended up falling short in their first trip to the NBA’s biggest stage in this iteration of the core. Specifically, the importance of valuing each and every possession at the level of play was something that ultimately contributed to Boston’s Finals loss.

“I would have to say that assessment, to a certain extent, is true and holds value,” said Smart.