Celtics paid the price for doing nothing : When I learned that Indiana wanted the whole boat for Paul George and the Bulls weren’t interested in moving Butler all that much, I excused Danny Ainge for not unboxing the fireworks now. My fury didn’t falter for the C’s not making some move to improve.
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Boston Celtics Isaiah Thomas, Marcus Smart help Celtics stay hot in win over Mavs
Isaiah Thomas and the Boston Celtics had little trouble with a batch of Western Conference opponents – save for a hiccup in Sacramento. Thomas had 29 points and eight assists, backcourt mate Marcus Smart added 19 points against his hometown team and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-98 on Monday night.
Celtics winning streak ends with sloppy loss in Sacramento
For every night when it seems the Celtics can score with any team in the NBA, there comes a time like the one last night, when the make/miss principle takes a fateful turn. The Celtics’ seven-game winning streak hit a wall with last night’s 108-92 loss to the Kings, deprived for the night of the suspended DeMarcus Cousins.
Celtics winning streak ends with sloppy loss in Sacramento
For every night when it seems the Celtics can score with any team in the NBA, there comes a time like the one last night, when the make/miss principle takes a fateful turn. The Celtics’ seven-game winning streak hit a wall with last night’s 108-92 loss to the Kings, deprived for the night of the suspended DeMarcus Cousins.
Another big game from Thomas lifts C’s to victory
Isaiah Thomas had 38 points and nine assists, Jae Crowder scored 23 and the Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets 120-109 on Wednesday night. It was Thomas’ 15th game this season with at least 30 points and his 29th consecutive outing with 20 or more.
Jae Crowder, Celtics Tickled By Wizards’ ‘Cute’ Plan…
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Thomas scores 38, Celtics pull away to beat Wizards
Isaiah Thomas scored 20 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics pulled away late for a 117-108 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night . Al Horford added 16 points and nine rebounds, Jae Crowder scored 20 and Terry Rozier had 11 for the Celtics, who won for the fifth time in six games and ended Washington’s three-game winning streak.
Isaiah Thomas scores 20 in the 4th, Celtics beat Wizards 117-108
The story line won’t be that Boston beat a surging Washington team after a heartbreak loss in Toronto the night before. It won’t be that they won against a quality opponent with Avery Bradley , Amir Johnson , Jaylen Brown , Tyler Zeller , and James Young .
Al Horford furthers Joel Embiid’s education, drills last-minute…
The Boston Celtics had fallen behind by two points in the final minute. During a timeout, head coach Brad Stevens drew up a pick-and-roll with Isaiah Thomas handling the ball and Kelly Olynyk diving toward the hoop.