NBA relied on the incredible comeback of the Boston Celtics against the Golden State Warriors so the team could win Game 1 of the tournament finals
The NBA witnessed another game on Thursday night, the 2nd. Boston Celtics was trailing by 15 points already in the final stretch of the third quarter, when he started the engines and imposed an impressive streak of 40-16 in the last period, surpassing the Golden State Warriors by 120 to 108, for game 1 of the finals of the premier basketball competition in the world.
It is worth mentioning that this was the first home defeat of the San Francisco team in the dispute of these playoffs, after having won nine victories. Al Horfordwith 26 points, Jaylen Brownwith 24 and Derrick Whitewith 21 scored an important three-ball sequence, which was instrumental in beating the Splash Brothers with their own weapons.
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Already Jayson Tatum, the team’s top scorer of the season, hit just 3 of 17 shots from the field, for 12 points. Despite this, he was the team’s waiter, giving 13 assists to his teammates. Marcus Smartwith 18 points, also watched the Stephen Curry breaking records in the first quarter, with 21 points scored and just six threes.
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The 24-point lead in the last period equaled the biggest difference by a quarter in the history of the finals of the NBA. The 40 three-pointers made by the combined teams, 21-19 for Boston, were the most ever seen in the decisive series. The Celtics had nine in the final quarter alone, which was the most of any quarter in the finals.
Thus, Curry ended the game with 34 points scored, five rebounds and five assists given. Andrew Wiggins had 20 points and five rebounds, while Klay Thompson contributed with 15 points. Already Draymond Green scored four, 11 rebounds and five assists, but also had problems with fouls, being eliminated in the end.
The @celtics entered the 4th quarter down by 12 before outscoring their opponent 40-16 in Q4 to claim the Game 1 victory and take a 1-0 series lead!
☘ Game 2: Sun. 8pm/et on ABC ☘ pic.twitter.com/05LyPPvPiP
— NBA (@NBA) June 3, 2022
With that, the team lost the advantage of the control of the court, but despite that it still has the positive retrospect in its favor. That’s because he won at least one away game in the last 26 playoff series he’s been on court. However, before traveling to Boston, the Warriors try to tie the finals next Sunday, 5, at 21:00 (Brasília time).
Source: sportbuzz
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