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Kings 103, Thunder 113: Isaiah Almost Delivers Up a Comeback

Sacramento fell behind by 26 points in the 2nd quarter. Isaiah Thomas came in the second half and helped erase most of that with his tremendous 4th quarter, but it wasn't enough as Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka held the Kings off.
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Isaiah Thomas would have none of this.

Over the next five minutes, Thomas would lead the Kings' bench unit on a 23-4 run, in which Thomas scored 16 points, including four triples. Jimmer Fredette got fouled shooting a three from an Isaiah pass, and hit all three free throws to cut the lead to just five points with 3:20 second left.

Thomas finished with a team-high 26 points in just 16 minutes, two off of his career-high. He scored 23 points in the quarter, just two off Mitch Richmond's Sacramento-era record. It was a spectacular effort, and hopefully a reminder to Coach Keith Smart about exactly what Isaiah can do.

Aaron Brooks has been better than I expected he would, but I believe his presence on the team is hurting the development of both Isaiah Thomas and Jimmer Fredette, while not exactly leading to more success on the court. Sacramento cannot continue this charade of a Point Guard triumvirate. Moves need to be made, either in a more consistent rotation or a trade.

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