No surprise here, as Thomas now has a jaw-dropping 36.5 percent usage rate in
Avery Bradley’s current 12-game absence due to an Achilles injury. As customary,
he was particularly effective in the fourth quarter, posting 15 of his game-high
34 points during the final period. The 28-year-old has put up over 20 shot
attempts in three of his last five games and five of the last seven contests
overall, while making double-digit visits to the charity stripe in five of the
last six as well. While his three-point shooting has been spotty at best as of
late, Thomas has posted a 47.8 percent or better success rate from the field in
six of the last nine games. He’s also averaging a superb 34.0 points over his
first five February contests after eclipsing the 30-mark in three of those
games.