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It’ll always be special when Isaiah Thomas comes back to Boston:
It's still all love ❤️
— NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSBoston) November 14, 2019
Wizards guard @isaiahthomas got a warm welcome from Celtics fans tonight
More on IT's return to Boston: https://t.co/IHdDF8mkGS pic.twitter.com/HOf9cXNFJT
Before the game, Wizards head coach Scotty Brooks credited Thomas for the Celtics’ resurgence over the last three years:
“I.T. started this run where they’ve had basically five years of being one of the best teams in the league,” Brooks told reporters Wednesday night before Thomas’ return to TD Garden to face the Celtics. “Unfortunately they haven’t taken that next step, but this is another year that they’re going to be one of the best teams and have a chance to win it all.
” ... But I.T., I think he started it. When they made that trade [with] Phoenix, this team was changed, and this franchise changed because of that.”
Thanks for everything, IT.