#2 52 vs Miami Heat, 30th December 2016
Stat line: 52 points, 2 rebounds and a steal on 57.7% shooting
The Celtics just lost a game on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers, in which the Love-LeBron-Kyrie trio combined for 85 points. Boston came home and hosted the Miami Heat for a game.
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Isaiah Thomas went berserk and dropped 52 points on a 15-26 shooting and a very impressive field-goal percentage of 57.7. He was also red-hot from the distance and went for 9 of 13 with a mind-boggling 3-point field-goal percentage of 69.2. Isaiah was +10 on the game and was well supported by Al Horford who scored 21 of his own. Thomas went bonkers in the fourth quarter and scored 29 points.
James Johnson came off the bench and was the top-scorer for Miami with 22 points but did not have enough fire-power to beat the Celtics who shot incredibly well at home.
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