Watch: All 52 of Isaiah Thomas' points vs. Heat

The Miami Heat never knew what hit them on Friday night.

All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas was a one-man wrecking crew for the Boston Celtics, dropping a career-high 52 points, including 29 in the fourth quarter alone, to lead his team to a narrow 117-114 victory at the TD Garden.

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It took Thomas 26 field-goal attempts, 13 from behind the arc, and 13 at the charity stripe to make his magical evening happen, but in the end, every one of his points mattered in this hotly contested matchup.