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Watch: Smart wrenches ball from Young, drives downcourt for slam

David Butler II / USA TODAY Sports

Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart was at his pesterly best Friday against the Los Angeles Lakers, blowing up a routine dribble-handoff late in the first quarter.

Instead of letting Timofey Mozgov rub him out, as was the Lakers' design, Smart held his ground and hijacked the transfer, ripping the ball right out of Nick Young's hands and then galloping the other way for an uncontested dunk.

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