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.
Back in the day thomas and jordan s beef came to a head after the 1991 eastern conference finals when the bulls seized the eastern conference mantle with a four game sweep of the pistons.
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.
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.
More telling the celtics floundered without him on the floor thomas was plus 12 for the game.
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.
His ability to get to the basket and finish has helped him become one of the best scorers in the league.
At just 5 foot 9 isaiah thomas has battled against 7 footers and come out victorious.