Marcus Smart said he was "hopeful" about potentially making his return from injury in game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Smart suffered an oblique injury in early April.

“I think I’m getting really close. By tomorrow, it’s still up for grabs. Like I said, I have to see how I’m feeling tomorrow morning when I wake up. Hopefully everything feels fine. As we know, injuries can be a little tricky. Sometimes you can have setbacks but hopefully that’s not the case. And hopefully they can clear me for tomorrow," said Smart.

Brad Stevens added that Smart may be available in short spurts.

“He’ll probably be limited because he hasn’t done anything for four or five weeks, as far as really going up and down and that kind of environment. Probably looking more, shorter, four or five minute stints. Those kinds of things.”