Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas scored 30-plus points 31 times in 2016-17. The only other Celtic to score 30 points in a game was Avery Bradley, and he did it just once. Depending so much on Thomas hurt Boston in the playoffs, particularly against the superior Cavs. They averaged just 100.4 points per game in the Eastern Conference Finals compared to 108.0 during the regular season.
The Celtics are a good team, but they need to give Thomas help.