Celtics' Marcus Smart: Optimistic for Game 3

Smart (thigh) said there's a "strong" possibility he plays in Saturday's Game 3 at Milwaukee, Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald reports.

Smart was kept out of Game 2 with a significant thigh bruise, but the time off seems to have done him good, and it seems likely he'll return to the lineup this weekend. An official status update will presumably arrive Friday.