Isaiah Thomas on his historic 53-point night: 'It's my sister ... she's watching over me'

Isaiah Thomas had just finished off one of the most spectacular individual performances in recent NBA playoff history — 53 points on 33 shots in 45 minutes, 29 of ’em coming after the end of the third quarter. After leading the Boston Celtics to a 129-119 overtime win over the Washington Wizards in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals series, TNT sideline reporter David Aldridge had just one question for the All-Star point guard: “Where is this coming from, man?”

Thomas offered a simple, and touching, answer.



By Dan Devine.
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