The Boston Celtics (20-14) were on the second night of a back-to-back following Thursday night's thrilling loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but you wouldn't have known it based on the performance Isaiah Thomas put forward.
In a 117-114 win over the Miami Heat at TD Garden, Thomas finished with a career-high 52 points, including a franchise-record 29 in the fourth quarter. The previous franchise record for points in a quarter belonged to Larry Bird and Todd Day—each of whom had dropped 24, per the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn.
All told, Thomas shot 15-of-26 from the field, including 9-of-13 on three-pointers, and a perfect 13-of-13 from the free-throw line. Thomas is now one of 24 players since 1983-84 to drop at least 50 points on 26 or fewer field-goal attempts.
Thomas joined elite company with his explosive scoring display, as ESPN Stats & Info highlighted:
Perhaps more impressive is that Thomas was able to hit the half-century mark despite his unassuming stature, according to The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor:
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by Alec Nathan
Isaiah Thomas vs. Heat: Stats, Highlights and Twitter Reaction
December 30th, 2016 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »
Advertisement