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Ime Udoka's unseen assistant on the bench

 She is not seen around the Celtics bench because Marcus Smart's late mom, Camilla no longer has a physical presence on this earth - but her spirit lives on in the body and mind of the man I love to call The Wolverine . She is present in the mind and spirit of her son. In seasons-gone-by, Marcus would occasionally erupt over an incident or no-call on the floor, and on at least one occasion, Camilla Smart told her son, "Calm your ass down." Coach Udoka takes the same approach when Smart makes a bonehead play on the court - chiding Marcus with, "What the f---k was that!" I view Ime and Camilla as like-minded, tough love proponents . Tough love works. In Boston's Game 1 victory, The Wolverine was under control on both ends of the court , coming away with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals . He shot 7-of-11 from the field and 4-of-7 on 3-pointers. I can not remember such a stabilizing performance from the gritty point guard. So Marcus expects to ...