Celtics looked very tired in the third quarter in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
The Golden State Warriors, Were left behind 56-54 at halftime And beat the Celtics 38-24 in the third quarter, Entering the final round gave them a 12-point lead. Jaylen Brown scored five straight points Before sending an all-rounder to Robert Williams to reduce the Warriors’ lead to five.
Curry returned to the game Right after that and both teams started to take points. Both teams made nine straight shots, bringing Warrior’s lead down to three with 6:05 left. Jason Tatum’s blocked layup ended the streak. But the Celtics kept the ball and Derrick White created a competitive 3-pointer to tie the game.
Al Horford took over from there, By making eight points on the next four assets of the Celtics, stopping the Warriors in that stretch to take an eight-point lead in the remaining 3:40.
Boston continued to shut down the Golden’s Attack, That’s the reason they didn’t score again until there was 1:09 left. But Klay’s bucket was way too little, It was too late at that point as the Celtics were up, 117-105.
Boston and Golden state called in their reserves shortly after, and The Celtics went 120-108 to win the game.
Boston’s Top 10 Best Players?
- Bill Russel
- Larry Bird
- John Havlicek
- Dave Cowens
- Bob Cousy
- Robert Parish
- Kevin Mchale
- Paul Pierce
- Tom Heinsohn
- Dennis Johnson
Golden State Warriors Top 10 best players?
- Stephen Curry
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Rick Barry
- Paul Arizin
- Neil Johnston
- Chris
- Kevin Durant
- Klay Thompson
- Nate Thurmond
- Draymond Green