<P> On January 3, 2017, Thomas recorded 29 points and a career - high 15 assists in a 115--104 win over the Utah Jazz . On January 21, he had a 41 - point effort in a 127--123 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, marking his 14th 30 - plus point game of the season . On January 26, he was named an Eastern Conference All - Star reserve for the 2017 NBA All - Star Game . Thomas averaged 32.9 points in January, marking the third - highest monthly average in team history--Paul Pierce averaged 33.5 in February 2006, and Larry Bird averaged 33.1 points in February 1988 . On February 2, he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January . He led the NBA in scoring (32.9 ppg) and tied for fifth in the East in assists (6.9 apg) for the month as the Celtics went 10--4 to take over first place in the Atlantic Division . On February 15, he scored 33 points in a 116--108 win over the Philadelphia 76ers . It was his 40th straight 20 - point game, tying the team record set by John Havlicek during the 1971--72 season . The following day, he had 29 points in a 104--103 loss to the Chicago Bulls, going 8 for 18 from the field in his 41st straight game with at least 20 points, breaking Havlicek's team record . With just 19 points against the Atlanta Hawks on February 27, Thomas' franchise - record streak of consecutive 20 - point games ended at 43 . It was just the second time this season he did not register at least 20 points in a game . On March 12 against Chicago, Thomas hit his 200th three - point shot of the season, becoming the third Celtics player all - time to reach that mark along with Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce . With 32 points against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 29, Thomas became just the sixth Celtic ever to score 2,000 points in a single season . He also extended his streak with at least one three - pointer to a franchise - best 50 straight games . </P> <P> Thomas led the Celtics to a first - round win over the Chicago Bulls in a haze after learning the day before the series began that his younger sister, Chyna Thomas, had died in a car accident outside of his native Tacoma, Washington . After defeating the Bulls 4--2, he flew cross-country to attend her funeral . He returned to Boston for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals and had 33 points and nine assists in helping the Celtics defeat the Washington Wizards 123--111 . In Game 2 against Washington, Thomas scored 53 points--the second - highest total in Celtics playoff history--to help Boston win 129--119 in overtime and take a 2--0 lead in the series . He became just the fifth Celtic to score 50 or more points in a postseason game, missing John Havlicek's team record by one point . In Game 7 against Washington, Thomas scored 29 points and had 12 assists to help the Celtics advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2012 with a 115--105 win and a 4--3 series victory . After losing the first two games of the conference finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Thomas was ruled out for the remainder of the postseason with a hip injury . </P> <P> On August 22, 2017, Thomas was traded, along with Jae Crowder, Ante Žižić, and the Brooklyn Nets' unprotected 2018 first - round draft pick, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Kyrie Irving . However, during the post-trade physical examination by Cleveland staff, concerns were raised about the health of Thomas' previously injured hip . As a result, eight days after the deal was announced, the Celtics agreed to send the Cavaliers a 2020 second - round draft pick via the Miami Heat to complete the trade . It was later reported that Thomas had been playing with a number of secondary issues in his hip, such as a loss of cartilage and some arthritis, for a number of seasons . On September 25, 2017, the Cavaliers deemed him a possibility of playing by the end of the year . On December 21, 2017, Thomas scrimmaged with the Canton Charge of the NBA G League and dressed for the first time since joining the Cavaliers, suiting up but not playing against the Chicago Bulls . On January 2, 2018, Thomas made his long - awaited debut for the Cavaliers, scoring 17 points in 19 minutes off the bench in a 127--110 win over the Portland Trail Blazers . A day later, Thomas returned to TD Garden . Although he did not play in the Cavaliers' 102--88 loss to the Celtics, Thomas received a standing ovation from the Celtics' fans . On January 6, he had 19 points and four assists in his second appearance and first start of the season in a 131--127 win over the Orlando Magic . On January 20, he scored a season - high 24 points in a 148--124 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder . </P> <P> On February 8, 2018, the Cavaliers traded Thomas, Channing Frye and a 2018 first - round draft pick to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr . In his debut for the Lakers two days later, Thomas scored 22 points off the bench in a 130--123 loss to the Dallas Mavericks . On February 14, in his second game with the Lakers, Thomas was ejected in the first quarter after an altercation with the New Orleans Pelicans' point guard Rajon Rondo . </P>

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