BOSTON -- Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens said Isaiah Thomas, who is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's Game 2 against the Washington Wizards, underwent intensive dental work.
Thomas had one of his left front teeth ejected in the first quarter of Boston's Game 1 victory on Sunday. An initial attempt to reposition the tooth by team doctors at the arena was unsuccessful but it didn't deter Thomas from scoring a game-high 33 points as Boston rallied from a 17-point deficit to win.
Thomas missed practice on Monday while undergoing oral surgery and Stevens said he believes Thomas had to undergo more work before Tuesday's game, in part because the damage was more than just the single tooth he lost.