Curry passes zero on threes, but Golden State Warriors beats Boston Celtics, opens 3-2 in the NBA Finals and is one win from the title
On an uninspired night of Stephen CurryO Golden State Warriors counted on Adrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson to win the Boston Celtics 104-94 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, this Monday, the 13th. With the victory at the Chase Center, the San Francisco team opened 3-2 in the series and is one victory away from winning the seventh title in its history. .
In an unusual statistic, Curry passed all threes (0 of 9). It is the first time since November 2018 that shirt 30 has not converted a ball from the perimeter. Since then, there have been 233 games, including regular season and playoffs. The star ended the match with 16 points, eight assists and three rebounds.
CHANNEL – ATHLETISTIC
The highlight of the home team was Wiggins, who led with a double-double of 26 points and 13 rebounds. Klay Thompson contributed with 21 points, and Jordan Poolewith 14. The starting scorer was Jason Tatum, from Boston, with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Marcus Smart recorded 20 points for the Celtics.
Game 6 of the NBA Finals will be played next Thursday, the 16th, at 22:00 (Brasília time), at the TD Center. Golden State is one win away from confirming the 2021/22 season title. The Boston Celtics need to win at home to force the playoffs into the deciding Game 7.
ONE WIN AWAY pic.twitter.com/iQemmckwIs
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) June 14, 2022
1ST PERIOD
The Golden State Warriors dominated and won the first period 27-16. The home team showed consistency in defense, with Boston converting just two of the first attempts. Golden State had a 16-point lead. In the first period, Jason Tatum scored six points in the final minutes to close the gap.
The home team opened 11 points with a three-ball by Klay Thompson, the first of the match. The Golden State number 11 made his 100th career three-pointer in a Finals game and joined Stephen Curry (146) and LeBron James (101) as the only ones in history to reach the milestone.
2ND PERIOD
The second was more balanced, being 24 to 23 for the Warriors. Boston opened the scoring in the fourth with two free throws made by Robert Williams. Golden State even opened ten points on the scoreboard, while Tatum scored the Celtics’ first of three in the match – the visiting team amended three baskets of three in a row to touch the marker. Despite Boston’s reaction, the Warriors went into halftime winning 51-39.
taking the lead into the break pic.twitter.com/AmvyRyD0Yv
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) June 14, 2022
3RD PERIOD
Boston came back from the break in an overwhelming and very efficient way in the attack, opening 10 to 0, converting free throws and putting together two balls of three. In the first minutes, the team cut the difference to just two points. The Warriors’ first basket came with just over a few minutes to go.
More aggressive, Boston closed the gap to one point (53 to 52) in the sequence. With a 3 from Marcus Smart, Boston equalized the score (55 to 55) and, with another 3, this time from Horford, the visiting team took the lead for the first time in the match (58 to 53) . It was eight straight three-pointers made by Boston. In an unusual statistic, the home team lost 14 shots in a row from the perimeter.
Back-to-back 3’s by Jayson Tatum (19 PTS)!
BOS 49 | GSW 51
Q3 on ABCThe @celtics start the second half on a 10-0 run to cut the lead to 2 🔥 pic.twitter.com/V5ybF1NBMd
— NBA (@NBA) June 14, 2022
In good time for the team, the Warriors managed to regain the lead briefly with just under a minute to go, with a layup from Payton. In response, Jaylen Brown made the basket, was fouled and converted the free throw to add three more points for Boston. But what seemed ‘easy’ to the Celtics, Jordan Poole hit the three-ball at the limit of the clock and put Golden State ahead by one point: 75 and 74 (35-24 for Boston in the period).
4th PERIOD
Wiggins opened the scoring from the last quarter to start the period opening eight points, with 7-0 before. Following the Celtics’ blunders, the visitors managed to score for the first time in the fourth with just under seven minutes to go. At this point, Golden State was open 10-3 and leading the game 85-77.
With just under three minutes to go, Green was sent off for the sixth foul. Before, there was a beginning of confusion between him and Jason Tatum. With an overwhelming last period, the Warriors came to open 16 points to lead the quiet victory after suffering in the third quarter. Final score: 104 to 94.
Source: sportbuzz
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