Thomas scored 20-plus points for the sixth time in eight games Friday in a win over the Pelicans, scoring 27 points (8-13 FG, 4-6 3Pt, 7-8 FT) in 29 minutes in addition to picking up three assists and a rebound. Thomas has been on fire since joining the Celtics at the trade deadline. In his first seven games with the team, he averaged 20.1 points, 5.4 assists and 2.9 rebounds, which are all improvements over his numbers for the first part of the season with the Suns.