NBA playoff scores 2016: Isaiah Thomas saved the Celtics' season with 42 points

In a must-win Game 3 in their first round playoff series, the Boston Celtics turned to the smallest guy on their team to carry the biggest load. Isaiah Thomas came through with a career-high 42-point game on Friday, leading the Celtics past the Atlanta

"The great players make adjustments and they go from there," Thomas said, after the buzzer sounded on the Celtics' 111-103 win. That's Thomas. Game 2 was a disaster for him, shooting just 4-of-15 for 16 points as the Celtics scored just seven points in

I knew we would start with great energy because our guys were hurting a little bit from Tuesday but I was really worried that we would be – you know, I don't know, for any of you that have ever run the mile, you run the first lap, breakneck speed, and

Boston Celtics' Amir Johnson shoots over Atlanta Hawks' Al Horford during the second half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Friday, April 22, 2016, in Boston. The Celtics won 111-103. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal Constitution

I knew we would start with great energy because our guys were hurting a little bit from Tuesday but I was really worried that we would be – you know, I don't know, for any of you that have ever run the mile, you run the first lap, breakneck speed, and