Isaiah Thomas Leads Celts over Suns in Return to Phoenix

By JOSE M. ROMERO=

Associated Press=

       PHOENIX (AP) _ Avery Bradley scored 23 points, Isaiah Thomas burned his former team with eight critical points in the last two minutes, and the Boston Celtics held off the Phoenix Suns 115-110 Monday night.         Boston made a season-high 14 3-pointers, 10 in the first half as the Celtics ran out to a 19-point league against the struggling Suns. But Phoenix cut the lead to one on a 3 from Eric Bledsoe with 2:33 remaining.

        Thomas, just four days removed from his deadline-day trade to Boston, scored 21 points in his return.         Bledsoe had 21 points and 10 assists in the Suns’ eighth loss in the past nine games. Brandon Knight, acquired in another Suns deal last Thursday, had 20 in his first start for his new team.  

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