BOSTON -- The pump fake at the 3-point line sent James Ennis skidding past, but as Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas took his first steps toward the paint, the Memphis Grizzlies duo of Marc Gasol and Tony Allen started to close on Thomas like elevator doors. That's a former Defensive Player of the Year coming from one side and a perennial All-Defense presence from the other, but Thomas slipped between the two, muscled through Allen's attempt to slow him down, and continued on his path to the basket.
Trip to Cleveland is chance for Isaiah Thomas, Celtics to showcase strides
