1.) Most of the equations for explaining Kay Felder‘s effectiveness in the last two games goes something like this: 33 points in Canton + playing time with Kyrie Irving out = Confidence! But there could be an extra element to that equation: the scoring binge being put on this season by the Boston Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas.
There have been plenty of stories comparing the two guards since Felder was drafted out of Oakland University in the second round of the 2016 NBA Draft. As the league’s only two players listed at 5-9, the comparisons are natural and will continue to come (as they did last Thursday when the Celtics visited The Q), especially as Felder’s combination of scoring ability and playmaking instincts (and games like Monday night’s) suggest he could overcome his relatively diminutive size and develop into a legit NBA rotation player.