Isaiah Thomas of Boston CelticsIsaiah Thomas shook off having a tooth knocked out and the heartache of his sister's funeral to score 33 points on Sunday night, powering the Boston Celtics over Washington 123-111 in an NBA play-off game. "Basketball, when I'm on the court, it just keeps me going," Thomas said. Thomas napped at home and on the flight to Boston and ignored coach Brad Stevens saying he didn't have to play. Thomas also had his left front tooth knocked out after being struck in the face by an elbow from Washington's Otto Porter midway into the first quarter. The effort by Thomas left both coaches awestruck.

Source: Standard Digital May 02, 2017 07:07 UTC