BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah Thomas said he didn’t feel any pressure entering the first Game 7 of his career.
His play backed up his confidence and with the help of Kelly Olynyk and the Boston Celtics bench, Thomas earned the biggest win of his career.
Thomas scored 29 points and had 12 assists, Olynyk scored a career-playoff high 26 points and the Celtics used a big fourth quarter to outlast the Washington Wizards 115-105 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night.
“I knew it would be a big time game tonight. I knew it wouldn’t be easy at all,” Thomas said.