Isaiah Thomas returned to his old Celtics form in his debut with the Lakers on Saturday night — well, at least for a half. Off the bench, he scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the opening 24 minutes, firing off set shots and off-the-dribble threes. The Lakers lost, 130-123, but Thomas was a bright spot. He finished with 22 points on 12 shots and six assists.
Isaiah Thomas made his Lakers debut, and 7 other things from Saturday night
He played well, too!
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So is IT fixed?
Well... Thomas was brilliant in his first game back with the Cavs, too, and we all know how that panned out. But it’s a start for L.A., which still doesn’t have Lonzo Ball back.
The Warriors stomped on the injured Spurs
San Antonio was without Dejounte Murray, Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard, and it showed in a 122-107 loss to the Warriors.
Klay Thompson had 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting, Steph Curry had 17 points and eight assists, and Kevin Durant had 10 points, six rebounds and six assists.
The Spurs were within range in the first half, but the lack of star power made it tough to stay that way.
Klay Thompson had one of the best dunks of his career
Maxi Kleber (who?) definitely dunked on Julius Randle
New Team, Who’s This?
A few players took the court for the first time in their new jerseys after being dealt at the Feb. 8 NBA Trade Deadline. Here’s how they fared:
- Isaiah Thomas (Cavaliers to Lakers): 31 minutes, 22 points (7-of-12 FG, 4-of-8 3PT), 6 assists, 6 turnovers
- Elfrid Payton (Magic to Suns): 35 minutes, 19 points (8-of-13 FG), 9 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 turnovers
- Doug McDermott (Knicks to Mavericks): 21 minutes, 8 points (4-of-9 FG), 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
- Devin Harris (Mavericks to Nuggets): 22 minutes, 9 points (3-of-7 FG), 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
- Dante Cunningham (Pelicans to Nets): 20 minutes, 2 points (1-of-2 FG), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
More:
- Marco Belinelli plans to sign with 76ers, per report
- Steve Kerr hit a milestone
Saturday’s NBA Scores
Pelicans 138, Nets 128 2OT [The Bird Writes recap | Nets Daily recap]
Bucks 111, Magic 104 [Brew Hoop recap | Orlando Pinstriped Post recap]
76ers 112, Clippers 98 [Liberty Ballers recap | Clips Nation recap]
Wizards 101, Bulls 90 [Bullets Forever recap | Blog A Bull recap]
Mavericks 130, Lakers 123 [Mavs Moneyball recap | Silver Screen and Roll recap]
Warriors 122, Spurs 105 [Golden State of Mind recap | Pounding the Rock recap]
Nuggets 123, Suns 113 [Denver Stiffs recap | Bright Side of the Sun recap]
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