Isaiah Thomas vs. Heat: Stats, Highlights and Twitter Reaction

The Boston Celtics (20-14) were on the second night of a back-to-back following Thursday night’s thrilling loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but you wouldn’t have known it based on the performance Isaiah Thomas put forward.  

In a 117-114 win over the Miami Heat at TD Garden, Thomas finished with a career-high 52 points, including a franchise-record 29 in the fourth quarter. The previous franchise record for points in a quarter belonged to Larry Bird and Todd Day—each of whom had dropped 24, per the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn. 

All told, Thomas shot 15-of-26 from the field, including 9-of-13 on three-pointers, and a perfect 13-of-13 from the free-throw line. Thomas is now one of 24 players since 1983-84 to drop at least 50 points on 26 or fewer field-goal attempts. 

Thomas joined elite company with his explosive scoring display, as ESPN Stats & Info highlighted:

Isaiah Thomas is the 5th player in @celtics franchise history to score 50 points in a game pic.twitter.com/LPA8gdOz7z

— ESPN Stats & Info …

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