Less than a quarter into Game 1 of the Wizards-Celtics second-round series on Sunday afternoon, Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas lost his tooth defending Otto Porter Jr. diving down the lane. It literally went flying.
The internet gave us a perfect slow-motion video of the whole incident:
Watch Isaiah Thomas LOSE HIS TOOTH! #Celticspic.twitter.com/WcdE52U7p3
— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) April 30, 2017
Losing a tooth might've been the best thing for Thomas, though. Immediately after his front tooth went flying, he came down and drilled back-to-back three-pointers for the Celtics, who fell into an early double-digit deficit against the Wizards.
Thomas already has 12 points and is a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc against Washington, although the Celtics still trailed 38-24 after the first quarter.
Thomas is missing a tooth: pic.twitter.com/iNdtQjgrwg
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) April 30, 2017