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Make no mistake, Isaiah Thomas had produced some remarkable basketball before that point, earning his first NBA All-Star nod and guiding the Celtics to consecutive playoff berths after being delivered to Boston at the trade deadline 22 months earlier. And there had been hints that something special was brewing that season, including the first 40-point game of Thomas' career 10 days earlier during an overtime win in Memphis. But, on that Friday night in December, an energy-sapped Celtics squad trudged home following a tough loss to the rival Cavaliers in Cleveland the night before and didn't seem to have much left in the tank. Continue to Article

March 18, 2019 10:42:am EST

Thomas, who returns to the TD Garden tonight with the Denver Nuggets healthy enough to play for the first time since being traded in 2017, will see a number of familiar faces on the Celtics roster that were positively influenced during his time in Boston -- Terry Rozier among them. Like Thomas, Rozier was a player many had their doubts about when he came into the NBA. Selected by the Celtics with the 16th overall pick in 2015, a number of draft experts viewed him as a late-first, early-second round prospect who had caught the eye of a couple of teams picking near the middle of the first round. Continue to Article

March 18, 2019 10:28:am EST

Isaiah Thomas on potential return to the Celtics: 'You never know' originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Isaiah Thomas is back in Boston for a Monday night clash with the Boston Celtics. The Denver Nuggets' backup point guard recently expressed excitement about returning to the city that embraced him as a star for two years, and it seems that he is on good terms with the Celtics organization. In fact, the terms are so good that Thomas wouldn't rule out a return to Boston at some point in the future. Continue to Article

March 18, 2019 8:30:am EST

In this era of players wanting to join up with other players, or even just being friendlier with some opponents than guys on their own teams, it's nice to know there is still some good, old-fashioned hatred in the NBA. Yes, Joel Embiid hates the Celtics. On Wednesday, he gets his last chance during this regular season to beat Boston. Continue to Article

March 18, 2019 2:12:am EST

November was a long time ago, so chances are the Boston Celtics have gotten over Jamal Murray's antics from the first time they played the Denver Nuggets. Murray scored 48 points in the Nuggets' 115-107 in Denver on Nov. 5 and jacked up a last-second 3-pointer to try to reach 50. Boston guard Kyrie Irving wasn't happy and threw the basketball into the stands after the buzzer, drawing a fine. Continue to Article

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