IT and Amir a Good Fit
October 19, 2015WALTHAM - While some try to speculate on which group of five the Celtics will be starting when the regular season begins a week from Wednesday, Brad Stevens is looking at how smaller...
View ArticleIT on Marcus Smart: "He Can't Guard Me"
October 17, 2015MADRID — As the Celtics neared the end of another intense practice this week in Milan, two of the team's fiercest competitors were locking horns, mostly because they know no other...
View ArticleIT Borrowing from Steve Nash Playbook
October 14, 2015As a 5-foot-9-inch guard in a league that trends much taller, Isaiah Thomas is constantly looking for ways to reinvent himself, constantly looking for an edge.Over the summer, Thomas...
View ArticleIT Drops 27 & 7 in Win Over Bucks
February 26, 2016Though they don't have much time to work on their two-man game in practice, Isaiah Thomas admits he almost always knows where Jae Crowder will be on the floor. Last night, with 50.6...
View ArticleSuns' GM Regrets Doubting Thomas
February 26, 2016Ryan McDonough made quite the admission during a radio interview yesterday, when the Suns general manager said it was a mistake to trade Isaiah Thomas to the Celtics last season. The...
View ArticleCelts Savor Improbable Win Over Cavs
February 7, 2016The Celtics' practice on Saturday was changed to a video session and individual meetings after their dramatic, buzzer-beating 104-103 win Friday night over the Cavaliers — the No. 1...
View ArticleIsaiah Thomas Comes Up Big
February 26, 2016There was a time when Isaiah Thomas would surprise opponents, a time when his height was a curiosity and a novelty. Look at that short player scoring all those points. Look at him...
View ArticleIT Posts a Feisty 32
April 7, 2016New Orleans, fresh off a 14-point loss in Philadelphia the night before, took the Garden parquet last night with one of the most stripped down lineups in the NBA. With Anthony Davis shut...
View ArticleIT Drops 22 in 4th as C's Maul Mavs
November 17, 2016By the start of the fourth quarter Isaiah Thomas had eight points on 3-for-13 shooting. The sprained middle finger on his left (shooting) hand was sore enough to alter his floater. The...
View ArticleIT wants more PT in Crunch time
December 5, 2016Isaiah Thomas is pretty plain about how much he wants to play in the fourth quarter.Asked last night if he'd prefer to play the entire fourth quarter of games, the Celtics guard said,...
View ArticleIT Scores 12 Straight in Final 4:46
December 5, 2016PHILADELPHIA - Isaiah Thomas keeps talking about how much he loves the fourth quarter, and by now no one doubts that this is an overzealous hope. The Celtics guard scored 12 straight...
View ArticleIT Drops 52 (29 in 4th)
January 2, 2017It happens like this a little too often for comfort, but Mr. Fourth Quarter put his greatest final 12 minutes on the board last night. On a night when not much else worked for the...
View ArticleC's Erupt for 30 in 4th behind IT's 29 and 15
January 4, 2017'A great player, man, and he's getting better and more confident.'- ROOKIE JAYLEN BROWN On Isaiah ThomasThis was only against one of the best fourth-quarter defenses in the NBA. Matched...
View ArticleIT Scores 13 in Final 12 Minutes, Including Game Winning Buzzer Beater
January 16, 2017ATLANTA - Al Horford was booed - often lustily - and the Celtics played as if they wanted to make it up to the former Hawk. Isaiah Thomas scored 13 of his 28 points in the fourth...
View ArticleIT's 17 4th Quarter Points Propel C's to W
January 17, 2017Isaiah Thomas has averaged more points in the fourth quarter this season than any NBA player since at least 1996, and he found a good platform for honing his finishing act last night....
View ArticleIT Nets 37 in Win
January 30, 2017MILWAUKEE - Isaiah Thomas and the Celtics claimed yet another victory over fatigue - and the Bucks. Thomas came into the game averaging 33.9 points on the second night of a back-to-back...
View ArticleIT Drops 41 (24 in 4th) as C's Beat Detroit
January 31, 2017Isaiah Thomas might want to think about copyrighting the phrase "fourth quarter," if he hasn't already. He crossed the 20-point mark in the fourth quarter for the fourth time this...
View ArticleIT Drops 53 in Game 1
May 3, 2017Boston legend Tommy Heinsohn told me before Game 1 of the Wizards-Celtics second-round series there are three Celtics he’s watched in his 82 years that make him say, “How did he do that?”:...
View ArticleKing of the 4th
May 2017Against all odds, and all notions about height, Isaiah Thomas has become a star in the NBA, and one of the league’s most deadly fourth-quarter finishers. The Celtics guard on his past, present,...
View ArticleGarnett has Stories
2020Kevin Garnett has always had the stories, yet he was never a storyteller. He catalogued all of his NBA experiences throughout his 21-year career, some harrowing, some hilarious, some motivating,...
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