Isaiah Thomas played his first game for the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks. It was a game of good-and-bad for the former Cavalier. Thomas finished with 22 points and 6 assists (16 points in first half, his most in a half this season) but was exploited on defense by the Mavericks. The Lakers overall had a terrible defensive game though, losing 130-123. (Isaiah had the best defensive rating of the team, so don’t blame everything on him).
Isaiah joined the team late Friday night before the Saturday matchup, and didn’t have his first practice until Monday.