Isaiah Thomas Taken Off The Floor In Late Game

How boston celtics guard affects late game offense by tom westerholm on february 28 2015 1 comment by now i think it s pretty safe to assume that in 15 years the number four will be in the celtics rafters and isaiah thomas will be retired as a five or six time finals mvp.

Isaiah thomas taken off the floor in late game. In the final seconds thomas waved off coach brad stevens timeout and ran the play himself stepping back to hit a 19 foot jumper with 2 seconds remaining isaiah thomas. It s a difficult time for isaiah and his family and for us as well forward al horford said. All star celtics point guard isaiah thomas missed the second half of friday night s loss to the cavaliers due to a right hip strain and his status for game 3 is uncertain. June 19 marks the 30th anniversary of game 6 of the 1988 nba finals when isiah thomas scored 25 points in the third quarter despite a sprained ankle suffered late in the period.

More telling the celtics floundered without him on the floor thomas was plus 12 for the game. Isiah thomas disputes michael jordan s goat status says lebron james kevin durant would ve dominated in 80s isiah makes some fair points but there s a flip side to his argument. The bulls pistons rivalry of the late 1980s and early 1990s was chronicled in episodes 3 and 4 of the last dance specifically tensions that linger between isiah thomas and michael jordan. In 40 games with the wizards thomas averaged 12 2 points per game while shooting 40 8 percent from the floor 41 3 percent from three point range and 81 6 percent from the free throw line.