dd Its not known if hell walk again.After spending nearly two months in a rehab facility in Dallas, he was released last week -- on Joshs 32nd birthday. Jerry watched from his living room as the Indian

BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics took their defense from solid in the first half to stifling in the second.Isaiah Thomas scored 16 of his 26 points after halftime and Al Horford had 18 points and five blocked shots as Boston beat the Charlotte Hornets 96-88 on Friday night to stop a three-game slide.Coach just told us we needed to step up our level of energy a little more on the defensive end, Horford said. We did that and that was the big difference.Getting Thomas back after he missed four straight games with a groin strain didnt hurt, either.Thomas scored nine in the third quarter as the Celtics fought back from a 12-point deficit. He added seven in the fourth to help Boston put away the Hornets.We got stops and got running, Thomas said. The one thing we did in the fourth quarter is we just spaced the floor and made plays for each other. Guys hit big shots.Avery Bradley and Jae Crowder added 12 points apiece for the Celtics, who held the Hornets to 13 field goals in the second half.Charlotte played without leading scorer Kemba Walker, who did not travel with the team due to personal reasons, and lost its fourth straight.Although the Hornets outrebounded Boston 54-46, the Celtics outscored them 38-30 in the paint as Charlotte had trouble converting inside.We have to finish some of these plays, coach Steve Clifford said. You get these point-blank ones and you dont have the floor balance in there back the other way. There were two or three of those that were huge plays.Nicolas Batum led the Hornets with 22 points and 10 rebounds.Ramon Sessions had 13 points and six assists, Marco Belinelli scored 11 and Jeremy Lamb added 10 points for the Hornets.Crowder hit a 3 with 6:11 left to put Boston up 80-79 after Charlotte scored seven straight points. Thomas drew a flagrant foul by Belinelli and hit both free throws. Boston retained possession because of the flagrant, and Crowder drew another foul and added two more free throws to put Boston ahead 84-79.Cody Zeller missed from inside for Charlotte, and Thomas came back with a 3-pointer to make it 87-79 with 4:52 left. Charlotte turned it over right away after the inbounds play and Bradley added another 3 that gave Boston a 90-79 cushion with 4:24 to go.After a basket by Belinelli with 6:32 left completed their 7-0 run, the Hornets went scoreless until his layup with 2:20 remaining cut it to 92-81.Boston held Charlotte to five field goals in the third quarter, when the Hornets were 5 of 23.Charlotte closed the second on a 14-4 run and took a 50-41 lead into halftime. The Hornets led 60-48 early in the third when the Celtics started their surge. Kelly Olynyk hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 62 with 3:57 left, and it was tied 69-all at the end of the third.MISSING KEMBASessions started for Walker and had six assists, but the Hornets offense appeared lost without Walker.Hes one of the best in the league, so we missed him a lot tonight, Batum said. We played better tonight overall. But we should have won that game, anyway. No excuses.COLD OUTSIDEAfter shooting 2 of 14 from beyond the arc in the first half, the Celtics started hitting from outside in the third period. They went 7 of 14 on 3-pointers in the second half and held Charlotte to 19 points in each of the final two quarters.WELCOME BACKThomas hadnt played since scoring 20 points against Houston on Dec. 5. The Celtics went 1/3 in the games he missed and were happy to have him leading the offense once again.It helps all of us just because it opens the floor even more. 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That included a track-record third run of 51.CLEVELAND -- While his dad sat on a bucket in their backyard catching, little Josh Tomlin pretended he was pitching in the World Series.Hes about to do it for real.And his dad, Jerry, recently paralyzed from the chest down following a medical scare that threatened his life, will be there in Chicago watching.It will mean everything, said Tomlin, who will start Game 3 at Wrigley Field. Weve talked about this, shoot, since I was 3 or 4 years old. I can remember having conversations with him -- `Bases loaded, full count, bottom of the ninth, so and so is up to bat. What are you going to throw him?Lets go fastball, Tomlin said, and Id throw a fastball and on strike three wed jump up and throw our gloves and stuff like that. It was cool to be able to look back and think, man, I was doing that when I was 4 years old and now Im actually going to live it and hes actually going to get to see it.Thats pretty special to me and something Ill never forget for the rest of my life.Jerry Tomlin is Texas tough, the kind of rugged guy who never missed a day of work and lives life head on -- sometimes going too hard.He played football in high school and he always told me he was the guy on the kickoff who would go down there and break up the wedge. He was just crazy, said Tomlin, who helped rescue Clevelands bandaged rotation with strong performances in the AL Division Series against Boston and AL Championship Series versus Toronto. Hes been working since he was probably 12 or 13 years old until this incident happened.In August, Jerry was working at a power plant in Whitehouse, Texas, when he fell ill, his stomach tied in knots. With the pain worsening, he was taken to a hospital where doctors initially thought the problem was being caused by his gall bladder.Thats when things took a critical turn as Tomlins body went numb. He underwent an MRI and numerous tests, and the 57-year-old was rushed into surgery after he was diagnosed with arteriovenous malfunction, a condition that affects blood circulation near the spine.Josh Tomlin, already in the midst of one of the worst months of his career, rushed home after the Indians arranged a private jet so he could get there quickly to see his dad and be there for his mom, Elana. The pitcher made the trip fearing his dad might not survive.The procedure saved Jerryys life, but it has left him in a wheelchair with a long, difficult road to recovery ahead.dddddddddddd Its not known if hell walk again.After spending nearly two months in a rehab facility in Dallas, he was released last week -- on Joshs 32nd birthday. Jerry watched from his living room as the Indians clinched their first AL pennant since 2007.The Tomlins are incredibly close, their bond strengthened by their love of baseball.I talk to him every single day, him and my mom both, Tomlin said. Ive got a great relationship with them. Theyve been a huge part of my life and a huge part of my success in the big leagues.Jerry and Elena will be accompanied to Chicago by Tomlins aunt and uncle, and theyll stay at the team hotel. Josh intends to spend time with his dad on Thursday night before he faces the Cubs.While his dad was sick, Tomlin was pitching himself out of the Indians rotation. He went 0-5 in August with an 11.48 ERA, and while he never used his fathers situation as an excuse, it clearly affected his performance.The ballpark was a sanctuary, giving Tomlin a place to clear his mind and where he felt a connection -- with his dad.I think he actually thought that being here and with his teammates was helping him, Indians manager Terry Francona said. I told him many times, the minute you feel like you want to be home, even if its for your mom, well handle this. But he had a lot going on. That was tough.So is Tomlin, who stepped up after the Indians lost starters Danny Salazar and Carlos Carrasco to injuries in September. His team needed him and Tomlin came through, delivering the way his dad taught him.Hes always coached me, Tomlin said. Ive heard that from a lot of my friends that played for him -- hes one of the better motivators. Hes very intense. He would yell at you and try to get the most out of you, but he treated you like a man. He expected a lot out of you, but it wasnt like he was mad if you made a mistake.If you did things the right way and always gave 100 percent, he was in your corner.Jerry Tomlin will be there again when his son pitches on baseballs biggest stage, the one they played on before.Im just looking forward to seeing him, Tomlin said. ' ' '