Cam Thomas 47 points not enough as Nets lose tough one to Clippers, 124-116

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty ImagesCam Thomas, period.

It wasn’t quite enough, but in an exhilarating performance, Cam Thomas scored 47 points on 15-of-29 shooting Monday night, fittingly the first night in the post-Kyrie Irving era, but the Nets lost, 124-116 at Barclays Center.

Thomas has now scored 91 points in the Nets last two games, having crushed the Wizards two nights ago with a 44-point performance. In doing so, Thomas became the second youngest player in NBA history to score back-to-back 40-point games. Only LeBron James did it at a younger age, besting Thomas by 24 days. In fact, Thomas surpassed the previous No. 2, teammate Kevin Durant. The other two players on the…