Isaiah Thomas Taken Off The Floor In Late Game Defense

If thomas is going to turn things around he.

Isaiah thomas taken off the floor in late game defense.

The denver nuggets have taken isaiah thomas out of the rotation. The cavs might not be sending three defenders at him like washington did after his 53 point game but everyone on the floor is mindful of where he is. More telling the celtics floundered without him on the floor thomas was plus 12 for the game. And they needed an instant offense player like thomas to come off the.

Thomas arrived with a reputation as an undersized defensive liability and has bought into stevens requirement that his players make defense a priority. His ability to get to the basket and finish has helped him become. It s a difficult time for isaiah and his family and for us as well forward al horford said. In 64 games between phoenix and boston last.

How boston celtics guard affects late game offense by tom westerholm on february 28 2015 1 comment by now i think it s pretty safe to assume that in 15 years the number four will be in the celtics rafters and isaiah thomas will be retired as a five or six time finals mvp. Thomas playing bigger than his size 1 10 at just 5 foot 9 isaiah thomas has battled against 7 footers and come out victorious. A late addition to one of the offseason s earliest coaching openings rivers quickly eclipsed the candidacy of former houston rockets head coach mike d antoni and his assistant coach and fellow celtics alumni ty lue ot secure the position. Former boston celtics head coach doc rivers is the new head coach of the philadelphia 76ers according to espn s adrian wojnarowski.

The sports xchange isaiah thomas worked his fourth quarter magic again wednesday night leading boston to a 120 109 victory over the houston rockets that ended the celtics three game losing.