Celtics’ Thomas: Days since sister died hardest of my life

So far this postseason, he’s done just that.

The eighth-seeded Chicago Bulls, getting a balanced attack led by a vintage Rajon Rondo floor game, cruised by the top-seeded Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday night to take a stunning 2-0 lead in an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. And when the games slow down, it’s better to have a three-time All-Star who is considered one of the game’s elite two-way players in Butler, a three-time champion and 12-time All-Star in Wade and a champion and four-time All-Star in Rondo than the Celtics’ “Big One” of Isaiah Thomas.

CELTICS GUARD Isaiah Thomas said the days since his younger sister was killed in a vehicle crash have been the hardest of his life.

“Everybody’s putting in extra work, watching that film, working on their game”.

Game 3 is tonight in Chicago. Chicago held a 43-38 rebounding edge for the game.

Isaiah Thomas scored 20 points for Boston. “That said, we haven’t done that and they have, and so I think you have to consider anything”.

One thing the Celtics haven’t displayed much of during this first-round series is confidence. But Paul Zipser picked up the slack in Game 2, scoring 16 points in 29 minutes.

There’s no denying it, the Boston Celtics are off to the worst playoff start by a one seed in National Basketball Association history. No one else on the Celtics can consistently make baskets or generate their own offense other than Thomas.

“I feel like in the second half, the ball stopped moving”.

Al Horford, Jae Crowder and Avery Bradley have all come up small in some capacity in this series. Near the top of that list if not at the top, will be Boston trying to play with an edge that’s closer to what we saw from them during the season. We know what we’re capable of.

Having lost home-court advantage and being down 0-2 isn’t the recipe for a successful seven-game series.

He’s never missed six free throws in a game in his career [like he did in Game 2]. After missing a 3-point attempt, Smart stepped back slowly to get on defense in transition. Dwyane Wade returned earlier than expected on April 8 against the Brooklyn Nets to score 14 points, per NBA.com.

“You play the 82 games to learn a little bit about yourself”, he said.

With his team in a 2-0 hole, Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens can’t rule out any possibilities. The team and star guard Isaiah Thomas are already dealing with the emotional pain that came when Thomas’ sister, Chyna, was killed in a auto accident last weekend.

The upside of this team was always “Eastern Conference Finals where we put up a good fight against LeBron and the Cavs”. It’s evident in the fact that we turn tragedies into events that athletes must conquer and overcome instead of giving them time to grieve. There’s a lot of hero-ball going on and only one guy has earned the right to wear a cape.

The tenacity with which the Bulls have come out is surprising, especially since the team barely squeaked into the playoffs with its.500 record.