OAKLAND, Calif. -- Over the thumping bass of the music blaring inside the visitor's locker room at Oracle Arena following the Boston Celtics' streak-busting win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, Isaiah Thomas kept repeating his sales pitch.
"First-team All-Defense!"
A couple stalls down, Avery Bradley smiled and continued to dress, pretending not to hear his All-Star backcourt partner stumping for his inclusion in the NBA's end-of-season defensive honors. Celtics big man Jared Sullinger heard Thomas as he walked by and joined the rally.