Celtics vs Warriors

2022 - 6 - 6

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NBA finals Game 2: Golden State Warriors v Boston Celtics – live! (The Guardian)

Minute-by-minute report: Steph Curry and Co head to the east coast looking to level the series. Join Hunter Felt for the latest news.

A 15-year NBA veteran making his first finals appearance a day before his 36th birthday, Horford top-scored for the Celtics with 26 points, including a career-high six three-pointers. The Celtics did indeed have to play flawless defense, holding the most potent offense in the Western Conference to a mere 16 points, but Tatum didn’t score a single point from there on out. Both the Celtics and Warriors wore orange shirts before the game with “End Gun Violence” messages. The Celtics have, in a way, done their job in guaranteeing a road split, so the pressure’s all on the Warriors. Smart then adds to the Celtics early lead with a jumper. Nope, I have no real basketball argument to back that statement up other than “vibes” (and the fact that the Celtics have had a problem with, uh, not riding momentum after big wins this postseason). This just feels like a long, chaotic series so why not guess on whatever result ruins as many narratives as possible. Tatum then scores his first points of the game. Payton II misses the first free throw and the second free throw. The Warriors, meanwhile, take a timeout to plan what they’ll do with the ball on their next possession. Tatum hits a three-pointer that the Warriors would love to answer: And Draymond does! Curry misses his first free throw, Golden State leaving a lot of points on the board early, but makes the second. Looney strips Tatum but Curry ends up being the one who misses the first three-pointer.

'Only noise when you're great': Draymond destroys 'outlandish ... (Fox Sports)

'Only noise when you're great': Draymond destroys 'outlandish' critics — NBA Finals LIVE.

“There’s only noise when someone wants to hear that noise. “But again, we let our guard down earlier in the game, and that allows guys to be more comfortable when they are taking shots. “They have won championships. “I thought we got away from ourselves in the first quarter in terms of game plan,” Kerr said. They have lost championships. We had some good stretches, and then obviously the fourth quarter was like an avalanche.

Warriors vs. Celtics live score, updates, highlights from Game 2 of ... (Sporting News)

Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals lived up to the hype. The Warriors entered the fourth quarter with a 12-point lead, but the Celtics outscored them 40-16 in ...

— — — — — — — — Game 2 of the NBA Finals will tip off around 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 5. Jaylen Brown is off to a scorching start with nine points on 3-for-4 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 from 3. 8:24 p.m. — Gary Payton II checks in for the Warriors with 5:30 remaining in the period. 8:18 p.m. — Celtics have a 16-11 lead going into the game's first timeout.

Celtics vs. Warriors takeaways: Stephen Curry leads Golden State to ... (NBC Sports Boston)

The Celtics got a split in San Francisco, but they are packing some concerns as the NBA Finals shifts to Boston for Game 3 Wednesday night.

Four or five players need to give the Celtics 10-plus points each game for Boston to compete with Golden State's offensive firepower. These points swung the game in Golden State's favor. In fact, the C's are 0-5 when they turn the ball over 16 or more times in a game this postseason. Whenever they turn the ball over a lot, it almost always results in a loss. They've averaged 29 points in third quarters during the playoffs. Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of the night for the Warriors was Jordan Poole finding some confidence offensively with 17 points after a poor Game 1 performance.

Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors Jun 5, 2022 Game - Scores ... (NBA.com)

Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors Jun 5, 2022 including live play-by-play and highlights.

Jordan made 13 consecutive shots in that game, the last of those the iconic change-hands-in-mid-air layup in the fourth quarter. That's the most in a single playoff year ever, topping the 90 such quarters in the 2017 playoffs. But the knee swelled up Saturday and he sat for the 13th time in the Warriors' last 14 games. Celtics: The Celtics fell to 8-3 on the road in these playoffs. They remain tied for the second-most road wins in a single postseason; the record is nine, set by Houston in 1995. Those Bulls and Rockets went on to win the championship, and 31 of the previous 36 teams to open with 2-0 leads ended up celebrating a title. Boston entered the night 4-0 in the Warriors' 3-year-old home, the only team to have won its first four games in the arena. Boston was 4 for 15 in the quarter, got outscored 21-6 on 3s and let the Warriors turn five turnovers into 11 points. Poole finished with 17 points for the Warriors, who outscored Boston 35-14 in the third quarter to turn a two-point halftime lead into a 23-point edge. Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Jordan Poole connected from just inside of midcourt to cap the pivotal period and the Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 107-88 on Sunday night in Game 2. The Warriors didn't wait that long in Game 2, going on a 43-14 burst from late in the first half until early in the fourth quarter to turn a tie game into an absolute runaway. ''I thought everybody was more engaged,'' Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after his team improved to 5-0 after a loss in these playoffs.

Celtics vs. Warriors: Three critical things to watch in Game 2 Sunday (NBC Sports)

There are a few keys to Game 2 of the NBA Finals: Can the Warriors get more transition points, and will the Celtics' Jayson Tatum find his form.

There’s going to be lulls and there’s going to be highs, and just stay even-keeled and realize it’s the war of attrition at this point in the year. If he doesn’t things get much harder for the Warriors. That’s just the truth of it, and he knows it.” My doubts about Poole this series began with his vulnerability as a defender, but that wasn’t his biggest issue in Game 1 — he was respectable on that end. The bigger issue was Poole struggled on offense, with nine points on 2-of-7 shooting and four turnovers. He’s already proved how vital he is to our team.” Golden State shot 4-of-9 on its fast break opportunities in Game 1 (using the NBA’s conservative selection of fast break shots). Cleaning the Glass said the Warriors had a 114.3 offensive rating in transition in Game 1, which for context would have been the worst in the league over the course of the regular season. The Warriors’ offense thrives when they get stops or force turnovers, then push the pace and get the opposing team scrambling and in chaos. So I feel like I made the right play more often than not,” Tatum said. “We played about 40 great minutes, which will not get it done at this point in the season,” Klay Thompson said. I know what to do next game. This is a very good team and Golden State got its wake-up call in Game 1.

Game 3 Preview: Warriors at Celtics - 6/8/22 (Warriors.com)

After splitting the first two games of the series at home, the Warriors make way to Boston on Wednesday for Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals.

Jaylen Brown has carried the Celtics in stretches over the first two games, leading Boston’s Game 1 comeback at the start of the fourth quarter and starting off hot with nine of his 17 points in Game 2 in the first two-and-a-half minutes of the first quarter, and Derrick White has also hurt the Dubs with his outside shooting (seven threes over two games). If Game 3 plays out anything like the first two games, keep your eye on the 3-point line. James Wiseman (right knee injury management) is out. In fact, Boston has lost twice in a row just once since Jan. 23. Curry played the passing lanes throughout Game 2 and netted three steals, in addition to holding his own as an on-the-ball defender as noted by Draymond Green. The two-time MVP and three-time champ has averaged 31.5 points though the first two games of the Finals, shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 45.9 percent from 3-point range with 12 total splashes. AST: Tatum (6.1) The Dubs have outscored the Celtics 73-38 in the third period of those two games combined. GSW: GSW: Andre Iguodala is day-to-day. After splitting the first two games of the series at home, the Warriors make way to Boston on Wednesday for Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals. Wednesday’s showdown will be the Dubs’ first road game of the championship series, last visiting the TD Garden on Dec. 17 during the regular season. With the win, the Dubs tied the best-of-seven Championship series at 1-1. Dub Nation – due to popular demand, we’re moving our watch parties to inside Chase Center! Come out to Chase Center and cheer on the Dubs with your fellow fans while we broadcast the game in-arena!