There's no way that Thomas could have been focusing only on basketball as this is bigger than the game. Visible were "Chyna", "RIP Lil Sis" and "I love you". A ton of different things must have been going through Thomas' mind, but he locked into the game and played a great game. He was comforted by a teammate.
In tears pre-game following the tragic death of his sister on Saturday, Isaiah Thomas' 33 points were not enough for the Celtics in Boston.
"I'm not feeling comfortable with him sitting on the sideline crying like that", Barkley said on Inside the National Basketball Association ahead of the game. "That makes me uncomfortable". "That makes me uncomfortable so that tells me he's not in shape to play". "So either after the game [Tuesday] night or Wednesday morning". He looked toward the rafters just before the tip-off. We haven't done that all season, but this is the right time to do it. Thomas doesn't owe the city or the fans anything. Thomas, in sweatpants, stood at halfcourt talking to Stevens. While the camera didn't capture his voice, it's obvious what this kid had said. Stevens said decisions on the player's availability are Thomas' alone.
"We don't have home-court advantage, so we had to get one here if we want to win this series", Wade said.
It's not like I don't understand that playing can be cathartic, and Barkley acknowledged that, too. "I think we did everything we wanted tonight". "Because as a player, we have so much going on in our mind". The Celtics need to work on being more efficient shooting and grabbing rebounds if they want to beat the Bulls in the series. "He's had an unbelievable season and he's our No. 1.We're gonna go out and help him out in any way".
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In Washington, John Wall had 32 points and 14 assists as the Washington Wizards controlled the second half against the Atlanta Hawks for a 114-107 win on Sunday, to take the lead in the best-of-seven first- round Eastern Conference series. Marcus Smart had nine points on nine shots. "I mean, he just lost his sister".
Celtics coach Brad Stevens visited with Thomas on Saturday night and stressed to him again Sunday that he did not have to play if he did not feel up to it.
"I'm not sure what to say - I'm not feeling comfortable with him sitting on the sideline crying like that", Barkley said on TNT's pregame show, according to Yahoo Sports. I think the next extension of your family is who you're around every day, your team, and so these guys are really terrific teammates.
"And we'll ride Jimmy until we can't ride him no more".
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