Isaiah Thomas

Morning Tip Q&a

... his best work in the last 12 minutes; only Russell Westbrook is averaging more points in the fourth quarter (10.0) than Thomas’s 9.3. On Friday, Thomas became just the fifth player in Celtics history to score 50 or more points in a game , going for 52 - including 29 in the fourth quarter - to hold off Miami. Thomas joined Paul Pierce (50 against the Cavaliers on Feb. 15, 2006), Sam Jones (51 against the Pistons on Oct. 29, 1965), Kevin Mc Hale (56 against the Pistons on March 3, 1985) and Larry Bird - who did it four times, including a franchise-record 60 against Atlanta on March 12, 1985, just nine days after Mc Hale had set the franchise record. Thomas is, indeed, cold blooded. Me: So I look at the stats under top fourth quarter scorers in the league, and I see Westbrook one, Isaiah Thomas two. What’s the secret to that. Isaiah Thomas: Taking advantage of the moment, always wanting that moment. I always say, fourth quarter isn’t for everybody. I embrace it. I know my teammates and my coaching staff look to me to be very aggressive in the fourth quarter, not just to score, but to make winning ...

Isaiah Thomas Shares 'villain' Role With Al Horford In Atlanta

... problems," Jazz forward Gordon Hayward said Friday morning. "But it's something that we're working on getting better at. And we'll have another one tonight.". Yep, Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson would have been a prime candidate to join the club and give the Jazz defense fits at Vivint Smart Home Arena — but not with George Hill back in the starting lineup. And the Jazz hope the return of Hill, who is back in the lineup but is still dealing with soreness in his left big toe as he works off the rust of a prolonged layoff, will help right the ship in the second half of the season when it comes to keeping opposing guards in check. Jackson went scoreless in the first quarter, missing his first four shots of the game. With Hill on the bench for a stretch of the second, Jackson went to the rack twice for a pair of lay-ins en route to seven points by halftime. The Pistons point guard went scoreless in the second half, with Hill once again shadowing him. Hill said this week he still feels "super rusty" and ...

Isaiah Thomas Step-back Jumper With 2.4 Seconds Gives Celtics Win Over Hawks Video

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With Floyd Mayweather In The House, Isaiah Thomas Delivers Knockout Punch

... as the crowd roared. Immediately after the final buzzer, Mayweather asked Thomas for his game-worn jersey and Thomas obliged, hoping for a gift in return. Floyd Mayweather was enjoying the show that Isaiah Thomas and the Celtics put on in the fourth quarter. Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY Sports. "I wanted that jewelry," Thomas said of Mayweather's glitzy chains and wristwear. "I didn't want the jacket. That's too small for me. I wanted that jewelry.". Thomas made 7 of 12 shot attempts in the fourth quarter, including three 3-pointers. TD Garden serenaded him with now-familiar "MVP" chants as he attempted free throws with 72 seconds to play. After hitting a pull-up 3-pointer in transition in a one-point game with about seven minutes to go, Thomas pointed at his wrist while walking back up the court, whipping the Garden into a lather by suggesting the fourth quarter is his time. "They know what time it is," Thomas said. "Yeah, I thought about [that celebration].". With his 20-point, fourth-quarter output, Thomas overtook Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook as the NBA's leading fourth-quarter scorer this season. Thomas is now averaging 9.8 points ...

Dennis Schroder Talks Isaiah Thomas Slap Incident

... - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas and Hawks guard Dennis Schroder are both called for technical fouls as they get into a scuffle during the first half in their NBA Eastern Conference first round playoff basketball game at TD Garden on Friday, April 22, 2016, in Boston. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.comon. Posted: 1:10 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2017. Dennis Schroder remembers his matchup with Isaiah Thomas. And he won’t soon forget the slap. Schroder, the Hawks point guard, got into in with Thomas, the Celtics point guard, during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals last season. Television replays showed Thomas hitting Schroder in the head as his ran up court after a made basket. The NBA reviewed the incident and assessed Thomas a Flagrant Foul 1 for the play that occurred late in the first quarter. Thomas was not suspended for the incident although several people in the Hawks organization ...

Isaiah Thomas Is Quickly Becoming The Nba's Next Great Clutch Performer

... Mike Dunleavy three-pointer with 2:12 remaining. Thomas took over shortly thereafter, scoring five points on two possessions to put the Celtics up six in the final minute. However, the Hawks sandwiched his only miss of the last two minutes with two three-pointers to tie it up with only 25 seconds left. To no one’s surprise, Thomas got the ball with a chance to avoid overtime. In keeping with his play over the last few weeks, he came through to give Boston the win. Paul Millsap attempted a tough shot to tie at the buzzer, but he missed to give the Celtics the 103-101 win. Thomas finished with a mixed line — 28 points on 9-of-21 FG (including 5-of-13 from deep), nine assists, and five turnovers — but the story was what he did in the fourth quarter. He scored 13 of Boston’s 25 in the period, including seven in the final 80 seconds. Yet the real story here is how those numbers are becoming normal for Thomas. In fact, his fourth-quarter scoring average is the best in at least 20 years. Isaiah ...