Dec 24

HOU114
CHA101
Final
UTA113
CLE124
Final
BOS104
ORL108
Final
SAS106
PHI111
Final
MIN104
ATL117
Final
BKN95
MIA110
Final
TOR125
NYK139
Final
MIL112
CHI91
Final
LAC114
MEM110
Final
WAS105
OKC123
Final
POR108
DAL132
Final
PHX90
DEN117
Final
IND111
GSW105
Final
DET117
LAL114
Final

Dec 25

SAS15-14
NYK19-10
ESPN @5:00 PM UTC
MIN14-14
DAL19-10
ABC @7:30 PM UTC
PHI10-17
BOS22-7
ABC @10:00 PM UTC

Dec 26

LAL16-13
GSW15-13
ABC @1:00 AM UTC
DEN16-11
PHX14-14
ESPN @3:30 AM UTC

Dec 27

CHA7-22
WAS4-23
FDCH @12:00 AM UTC
OKC23-5
IND15-15
NBAt @12:00 AM UTC
MIA14-13
ORL19-12
FDFL @12:00 AM UTC
CHI13-17
ATL15-15
CHSN @12:30 AM UTC
TOR7-23
MEM20-10
FDSM @1:00 AM UTC
HOU20-9
NOP5-25
GCSE @1:00 AM UTC
BKN11-18
MIL16-12
YES @1:00 AM UTC
DET13-17
SAC13-17
NBCSCA @3:00 AM UTC
UTA7-21
POR9-20
NBAt @3:00 AM UTC
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Defining Moments: Isaiah Thomas' record-setting fourth quarter vs. Heat

This was the moment Thomas solidified his status as a clutch scorer.

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On December 30, 2016, Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas scores 29 of his 52 points in the 4th quarter against the Miami Heat at TD Garden.

Seven years ago Saturday, the King of the Fourth was born.

Isaiah Thomas was already enjoying a strong start to his second full season with Celtics when Boston hosted the Miami Heat on Dec. 30, 2016. He entered the night as the C's leading scorer and was beginning to develop a reputation as a clutch fourth-quarter performer.

It's safe to say Thomas solidified that reputation that night at TD Garden.

The 5-foot-9 point guard erupted for a career-high 52 points and scored 29 points in the fourth quarter alone -- an NBA record that still stands today -- to carry the Celtics to a thrilling 117-114 victory.

Thomas was an inferno in the final 12 minutes, hitting 9 of 13 shots and 6 of 8 3-pointers to go along with five free throws. He scored all but six of Boston's 35 points in the quarter, hitting clutch shot after clutch shot to stave off the Heat.

"It just felt like I was out there by myself, working on my game in the gym, throwing up everything and it was going in," Thomas said after the game, via the Associated Press. "It was a special feeling."

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That game was just one highlight in a magical season for Thomas, who finished third in the NBA in scoring (28.9 points per game) to help a scrappy Celtics team win 53 regular-season games and make it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals before falling to LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers.

You can relive Thomas' epic night in the video player above, courtesy of VA New England.

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