Smart ‘questionable’ for Celtics opener vs Heat in East Finals

Boston Celtics star Marcus Smart is a fitness doubt for Tuesday’s (Wednesday, Phl time) opening NBA Eastern Conference finals playoff clash with the Miami Heat after suffering a foot injury, coach Ime Udoka said on Monday (Tueday, Phl time).

Smart was diagnosed with a mid-foot sprain after landing heavily during Sunday’s (Monday, Phl time) seriesclinching victory over the Milwaukee Bucks and is listed as “questionable” for game one, Udoka told reporters.

“He took a pretty bad fall... it’s pretty tender and sore right now,” Udoka said. “He’s undergoing round the clock treatment and he’ll be listed as questionable.”

Smart has been a key part of the Celtics’ return to the conference finals and scored 11 points with 10 assists and seven rebounds in Sunday’s 109-81 defeat of the Bucks.

There was a brighter medical bulletin for the Celtics’ Rob Williams, with Udoka saying the towering center would be available following a bone bruise on his recently repaired left knee.