Isaiah Thomas, Tyler Ulis face off in mini jump ball
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Battle of the Bigs! π @Isaiah_Thomas & @tulis3 pic.twitter.com/bhMVsuEX3Q
β KG's Area 21 (@KGArea21) March 5, 2017
This was an unusual sight.
We're used to watching big men square off at center court in a battle for the first possession of every NBA game. But on Sunday, 5-foot-9 Isaiah Thomas went up against 5-foot-10 Tyler Ulis for a jump ball after the point guards got tangled up.
The ultra-competitive Thomas ended up winning the tip for his Boston Celtics.
Here it is in slow-mo:
5-foot-9 Isaiah Thomas takes home the shortest jump ball contest in the history of the @NBA against 5-foot-9 Tyler Ulis! pic.twitter.com/NOZtE6D1aT
β Marc D'Amico (@Marc_DAmico) March 5, 2017