Right from the opening tip, Game 2 of the second-round series between the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards was a testy, physical and trash talking affair. This dynamic played out throughout the entire game but may have reached a new level in the fourth quarter thanks to Isaiah Thomas.

Matched up against Markieff Morris, Thomas calmly crossed up the Wizards forward and then made a jumper. Afterwards, Thomas stared down Morris, reminding the Wizards big man what he just did to him.

From SI's Ben Golliver:

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Plays like that are exactly why the Celtics and their fans refer to Thomas as “The King of the Fourth.”

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