The Washington Wizards picked on Isaiah Thomas for much of Game 2, but the Boston Celtics point guard got the last laugh. Boston took a series lead on Tuesday night after beating Washington, 129-119, in OT in Game 2.
The Celtics after winning four straight against the Chicago Bulls when down 2-0 in a first-round series, won the opener against the Wizards, 123-111 to make it five in a row.
After scoring 35 points through the first three quarters, Wall scored only 5 points in his final 14 minutes. On Sunday, Boston was 19 of 39 on its 3-pointers, including 10 of 19 in the second half and 4 of 6 in the fourth quarter.
Thomas scored 29 points combined in the fourth quarter and overtime, proving he really is King of the Fourth. The 53 points were the most in an National Basketball Association playoff game since Allen Iverson scored 55 in 2003, and just one shy of John Havlicek's franchise postseason record of 54.
The Boston Celtics' star player Isaiah Thomas did his late sister proud on Tuesday night when he led his team back for an overtime win over the Washington Wizards.
John Wall had 40 points and 13 rebounds for the Wizards.
Jae Crowder added 24 points for Celtics while centre Al Horford had 21 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds and Avery Bradley netted 18 points.
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It is a great win. "Now it is important for us to prepare the right way the next game". Don't forget he has an injury in the knee after the game against Man City".
Otto Porter's 3-pointer put Washington ahead 114-112 with 32 seconds to play in regulation but Thomas was fouled by Marcin Gortat and sank two free throws with 14.4 seconds remaining to pull Boston level again.
Also, the host Boston had the official Radio to get the Live score and updates of the Game 2 is 98.5 The Sports Hub. Celtics G Isaiah Thomas underwent a dental procedure to replace a tooth he lost during Game 1 on Monday.
The third quarter saw chippy back and fourth play from both teams, but the fourth quarter was aswing of emotions.
- Thomas scored only nine points in the second quarter - dude's gotta rest sometime - but he found other ways to contribute, pushing the pace and finding Horford for this alley-oop.
If Boston is going to shoot 40 three-pointers (and that's something they've clearly been going for dating back to the series against Chicago), then Washington has to at least make those shots hard to get off.
"We lose a lot of aggression and a guy that can space the floor for us (with Morris), a guy that can take the pressure off me and Brad (Beal) at times". Terry Rozier played 15 minutes off the bench and was a spark with four points and eight rebounds until Brooks started going more to Bojan Bogdanovic, as he exploited that matchup. Thomas would record 12 more points in the third quarter while Crowder scored 11 of his own. In that game, he finished the game, before getting the diagnosis the next day.
"It just bothers me to talk", he said, at a post-game news conference. He missed the middle two games against Portland because of a strained left calf then returned for 20 minutes in Game 4.
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