Thomas didn’t attempt a free throw for just the fifth time this season, an oddity for a guy who was seventh in the league in free-throw attempts. Thomas blamed the way the game was called, saying he was whistled for fouls on one end while not getting the benefit of calls on the other. In the adjustments after the hot start by Thomas, the Washington player assigned to him never sagged as a help defender. And taking him out of the game meant staying attached to Thomas, denying him the ball on the perimeter and keeping a defender on him continuously at the 3-point line and beyond. Beal said the Wizards’ plan was to be physical with Thomas and to take him out of the game. He had two points in the second half.īeal had success in the first quarter overpowering Thomas in the post. Thomas, who has been tremendous facing difficult circumstances, came out hot and scored 17 points in the first half. That defense doesn’t work if the Wizards don’t stay true to their scout of the Celtics: to slow Isaiah Thomas. “But it doesn’t work if we don’t play defense on the other end.” “John Wall is one of the fastest point guards in the league Brad’s one of the best two-way players in the league,” said Wizards coach Scott Brooks. And to do that, Wall and Beal will have to play like the best backcourt in the NBA, a level that both have long claimed they are at. If the Wizards hadn’t blown big leads in the first two games (they scored the first 16 points in Game 1 and had a 13-point first-quarter lead in Game 2), they’d likely be up in the series rather than tied 2-2.īut the Wizards have yet to win a game in Boston this series and will need a victory there to advance to the next round. Through the first four games of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Washington has appeared to be the better team. Kevin Durant says he made the "100 percent correct decision" to join Warriors.LeBron James on a mission to conquer, destroy and embarrass.Celtics show signs of life as Smart, Bradley lead furious comeback.Warriors' Mike Brown celebrates sweep in city where his brother nearly died.Cavs-Warriors III and the allure of a sports trilogy.It took a while for Wall to get started, but after missing his first nine shots, he finished with a brilliant stat line (27 points, 12 assists and 5 steals) in Sunday’s 121-102 win. Wall broke out into a rhythmic clap that would have made the members of any Baptist church proud, and then popped his jersey as he walked the baseline not far from the Boston Celtics’ bench.īeal had his best game of the series, scoring 29 points while hitting 11 of 16 shots. As Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal raised his fist in the air while also picking himself off the floor after being hacked on a fast-break layup, teammate John Wall went into full celebration mode at the other end of the court.
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