Cam Thomas

Thomas dropped 47 points in a 124-116 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.

[Kevin Durant](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/kevin-durant-ho6h1sijyi2PAURU/)’s offensive burden whenever he’s back. [NBA](https://theathletic.com/nba/) history to record back-to-back 40-plus point games. [Kyrie Irving](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/kyrie-irving-c9XLlxAFm6NG5ddD/)requested — and then received — a trade away from Brooklyn. He might be the Nets’ sixth man when everyone is back. Can Thomas become the Nets’ next star in light of Kyrie Irving’s departure? Here’s what you need to know:

Only James posted back-to-back 40-point games at a younger age.

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the Clippers but with the back-to-back, he wanted to rest him so he can be ready for the Suns game on Tuesday. Instead, the Nets will provide the update on Tuesday. Thomas made a valiant attempt to take over, scoring six straight to give the Nets their last lead before the Clippers held on for the win. We’ll continue to have a close relationship off the court. Thomas and Claxton both missed shots in the final minute that would have closed the gap. - Cam Thomas became the fourth player age 21 or younger with more than 90 points in a 2-game span in NBA history. After a number of futile tries, the Nets tied the game at 99 in the middle of the quarter, helped by five quick points from Thomas. Brooklyn was hit by injuries and a general lack of personnel in facing the Clippers led by healthy all-Everything wings Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Then, in the fourth quarter, things got interesting but in the end, it was the Clippers poise that won out. Thomas has now scored 91 points in the Nets last two games, having crushed the Wizards two nights ago with a 44-point performance. Obviously, I want to play in the real games. In doing so, Thomas became the second youngest player in NBA history to score back-to-back 40-point games.

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Monday’s game tipped off a little more than an hour after the trade of Kyrie Irving became official and the 7-11 era finally came to an end in Kings County. He was still able to manipulate the defense and score, and I think he can he can be even better. Simmons missed his fourth consecutive game due to left knee soreness, but Vaughn had said before the game that he could have played on Monda. Thomas put up five quick points to even the game at 99 with 7:55 left on the clock and a driving dunk by Claxton put the Nets in front. “kudos to the guys who are believing in me, letting me make decisions down the stretch,” Thomas said. Thomas and Claxton both missed shots in the final minute that would have closed the gap. Thomas finished the game with 47 points after putting up 44 on Saturday against the Washington Wizards. So the sky’s the limit for him for Cam.” So the optimism and belief that we can win a basketball game with the group that we have was good to see. Back-to-back threes from Joe Harris and Edmond Sumner gave the Nets a 107-99 advantage, but the Clippers charged back as Kawhi Leonard and Reggie Jackson hit back-to-back shots to pull LA within three. However, the Nets turned the ball over 16 times for 25 points. It was Thomas that did his best Kyrie Irving impression now that the NBA star is no longer a member of the franchise as the undermanned Nets went toe-to-toe with the Paul George, Kawhi Leonard-led Clippers.