Isaiah Thomas on His Iconic Pac-10 Buzzer-Beater, March Madness & Bam's 83-Points
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🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Brackets lock in today, so you know we had to dive into March Madness.
Isaiah gives C.J. a firsthand look at what it was like to hit a buzzer-beater to win the Pac-10 Tournament, and walks us through his unforgettable NCAA tournament runs year by year. The guys also break down this year’s bracket, share predictions, and spotlight some of the standout freshmen ready to make noise on the biggest stage.
They also give props to Bam Adebayo for surpassing Kobe Bryant on the scoring list, react to Austin Reaves’ perfectly-missed free throw against Denver, and hand this week’s No Days Off to Naji Marshall in Dallas.
Plus, stick around for some fun: IT builds a starting five of Washington Huskies players and tests his knowledge by naming every Isaiah in NBA history.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | As a kid, you always dream of those moments. |
| 0:06.6 | Like, I bet every kid was in their backyard or at a community center or at a gym |
| 0:11.6 | countdown 10, 9, 8, 7, you know, wanting to be Michael Jordan, wanting to be Kobe Bryant. |
| 0:17.8 | So that moment for me was like, it took me back to a kid. Like Kobe Bryant is my favorite |
| 0:22.5 | player of all time. The Lakers are my favorite team. Like obviously. So to be in Staples Center to have |
| 0:29.0 | the last possession, it's a tie game in the championship setting. Like all of that is going through |
| 0:33.6 | my mind at that point, which is crazy to even think of. Like, I should be focused on the last play. |
| 0:39.5 | Like, I'm thinking about what would Kobe do? |
| 0:41.8 | I'm thinking about it's the staple center. |
| 0:44.0 | Like, it's the perfect situation. |
| 0:45.4 | Yeah. Welcome to another episode of Point Game. We got a lot to talk about. We got March Madness, |
| 1:10.2 | Brackett Day today, obviously, and things are heating up. |
| 1:13.3 | And then we obviously had some NBA news that we didn't get a chance to cover. |
| 1:16.2 | And I'd love your thoughts on. |
| 1:17.5 | So without further ado, my co-host, IT, Isaiah Thomas. |
| 1:20.7 | How you feeling, man? |
| 1:22.0 | And I'm good, bro. |
| 1:22.9 | Happy to be back. |
| 1:23.9 | Happy to be chopping it up about who. |
| 1:26.1 | It's a dope time in the season for basketball. |
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