Isaiah Thomas had 33 points and nine assists as the Boston Celtics made 19 3-pointers to beat the Washington Wizards 123-111 Monday and take a 1-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup.
The Game 2 victory in the Eastern Conference second-round series came on what would have been Chyna Thomas' 23rd birthday if she hadn't been killed in a vehicle crash on April 15.
On what would have been his sister Chyna's 23rd birthday, Isaiah Thomas scored 53 points and willed the Celtics to an overtime victory.
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. Washington took a five point lead into the fourth quarter, but that's where Isaiah Thomas took over, scoring 20 points in the quarter to help Boston force overtime. Thomas scored 29 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, which nearly matched the Wizards as a team, who scored 30.
Thomas became the fourth player in the history of the NBA's most-decorated franchise to score 50 or more points in a postseason game.
John Wall scored 40 points with 13 assists for Washington, which will host Games 3 and 4 on Thursday and Sunday. Al Horford added 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 assists.
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In four regular season games against Boston, Morris averaged 13 points and 7.5 rebounds. "Everything I do is for her and she's watching over me..." Otto Porter Jr., however, knocked down a huge triple that gave Washington a two-point edge, 114-112, with only 32 ticks in regulation.
The Celtics started Gerald Green, who'd seized a forward role in their previous series with the Chicago Bulls after Amir Johnson proved to be a major liability. He then underwent four to five more hours of oral care Tuesday, and according to Brad Stevens, "he was not feeling good at all" before tip-off. I don't know if I've seen him guard a guy of (Bradley) Beal's caliber the way he guarded him.
The Wiz raced out to a 16-8 lead and led after the 1st quarter 42 to 29, behind Wall's 19 points and Morris' 10 points. I can't say enough about the Shock Doctor that made my mouth guard, Dr. Meola, and Dr. McKeon they did a hell of a job. Entirely too many of them came entirely too easily in Game 1.
Let's take a look at a few more notes from Celtics-Wizards Game 2.
The Warriors led by 12 points at half-time, and held out in the final two quarters for the win.
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