The Brooklyn Nets nearly erased Boston’s 17-point third quarter lead Monday night, until Air Jordan showed up and saved the day for the Celtics.
Air Jordan Mickey, that is.
Brooklyn went a on 19-4 run early in the third quarter that cut Boston’s lead to 71-69, but before the Nets could snag an advantage, Mickey took back the momentum with a single slam.
Coming out of a timeout at the 6:01 mark, Terry Rozier fed Mickey, who was cutting to the basket, for a monstrous and-1 dunk over Chris McCullough. The highlight-reel slam caused an eruption on Boston’s bench and in the TD Garden stands. As it turned out, it caused an eruption on the court, as well.
Mickey’s dunk sparked Boston on a 23-7 run to close the quarter, which ultimately led the C’s to a dominating 120-99 win.
The last two points of the win also came by way of a Mickey dunk, as Boston’s version of Air Jordan capped the night off with a bang.
Isaiah Thomas was oh-so-close to shooting perfection Monday night. One missed free throw was all that stood in his way.
Boston’s fiery point guard shot a perfect 6-for-6 from the field and went 6-for-7 from the free throw line for a game-high 19 points.
Oh, and he only saw 15 minutes of court time. That’s 12 swishes of the net and just one clank of the rim during 15 minutes of play. It can’t get much better than that from a shooting perspective.
James Young after a 10-point, four-rebound, three-assist performance.
