For Celtics’ fans hoping the third time would be the charm for Isaiah Thomas,the 2017 NBA Skills Challenge was a disappointment. The third time entrant (entering for his second time as a Celtic) failed to make it to the final round after being eliminated in the ‘smalls’ semi-final by Jae Crowder’s current arch-nemesis, Gordon Hayward.
Isaiah was the early favorite after getting off to a quick start as the King in the Fourth made short work of Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker. IT was dead-on for the passing portion of the challenge and then he made his way gingerly up the court for an easy layup and then traveled back the other way to connect with a long-range shot on just his second attempt.