Golden State Warriors

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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.

NBA odds are offering Golden State at -4.5, with the Game 2 total set at 215 points, but can the Boston Celtics upset the odds and return home with a 2-0 ...

The league’s highest player will need to earn his paycheck in a ‘must win’ situation tonight. What Boston managed to do in the 4th, Steph succeeded at in the game’s opening quarter. If Jayson can find his rhythm early on, the Warriors defense will be limited in their ability to contain both him and Jaylen Brown knowing that Boston has proven deep firepower. The small forward was 3-of-17 on the night (17.6%), but managed to record 13 assist in the effort. Though not evident by the final score, Golden State appeared to have the game under control, or at least within reach for the majority of the series opener. NBA odds are offering Golden State at -4.5, with the Game 2 total set at 214.5 points.

Steve Kerr said the idea behind the shirts is to make people aware of how to contribute to gun safety and gun violence prevention groups.

"We play a game that if you win, you're elated and you feel great about it," Udoka said on Sunday. "You lose, you're devastated for the moment but it's not life and death, you still go on. "It continues to happen. And so people got to vote, and if you feel strongly about saving lives and possibly even someone in your own family, get out and vote. "There are things we can do that would not violate people's Second Amendment rights, but would save lives. Warriors coach Steve Kerr and Celtics coach Ime Udoka both wore the shirts to their pregame news conferences on Sunday night. And there are ways to limit it.

Boston stole Game 1 on the road after outscoring Golden State 40-16 in the fourth quarter.

Boston became the first team in NBA Finals history to win by double digits after trailing by double digits entering the fourth quarter. Curry finished with a game-high seven 3, including six in a red-hot opening quarter. Down 14 points entering the fourth quarter, Boston outscored Golden State 40-16 for a stunning 120-108 comeback.

The Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors have finalized their injury reports for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night at the Chase Center in ...

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It's one thing to make a ton of 3s -- the Celtics hit seven in a row to start the fourth -- and another to start expecting it. By disrupting the cadence of the game, the man whose first name means "patience" did his part to keep the floor from becoming scattered and allowing the Warriors back into it. Still, it's counterintuitive to stop the flow of a massive run -- twice! "He carries that sense of toughness with him and does instill that into the group every day." Udoka's experience -- to a degree -- negates the inexperience of his players. The question was asked, in just about every form possible, and the Celtics players responded by shrugging and repeating some versions of "basketball is basketball."

Andre Iguodala has been ruled out for Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics on Sunday night at the Chase Center.

- SHOULD THE BUCKS MAKE A TRADE? The Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics, which officially ended their 2021-22 NBA season in the second-round. Now, they are in desperate need of a win to avoid falling into a dreaded 0-2 hole before going on the road to Boston to play Games 3 and 4. They blew a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, and lost the final period by a score of 40-16.

Golden State coach Steve Kerr, Boston coach Ime Udoka walked into their pregame press conference wearing an “End Gun Violence” T-shirt.

Udoka agreed, saying both teams "are all on the same page" and that "awareness and changes need to be made." They are devastated and their families are devastated and we kind of go on with our normal life and business. "I'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there. This not the first time the Celtics have sent a message of support through their attire. “We feel very strongly as a league that it's time for people to take notice and to take part in what should be a nationwide effort to limit the gun violence that's out there,” Kerr said. It continues to happen."

After blowing a 12-point fourth-quarter lead in Game 1 to the Boston Celtics, the Golden State Warriors have a chance to even the series in Game 2 in San ...

Boston is -165 on BetMGM to win the NBA Finals with the Warriors at +140. One betting market that shifted to a Golden State player after Game 1 is top scorer for the series. Boston has been a hot-and-cold shooting team and the Warriors will look for some new defensive looks in Game 2. Tatum was a plus-27 in the fourth quarter, and he didn’t even score. There were some adjustments to player prop bets on BetMGM as well. The Celtics winning resulted in significant changes across the board. Tatum is +350. With the Game 1 win, the Celtics are favored to win the series. Since Steve Kerr took over as head coach, the Warriors have never lost the first two games of a playoff series. Odds are constantly moving at sportsbooks around the country on a minute-by-minute basis. Warriors 4-3 +400 moved to +325 Warriors 4-2 +400 moved to +600

The Warriors took control of the game in the third quarter, outscoring the Celtics 35-14. Game 3 is scheduled for Wednesday in Boston. More to come.

Celtics: The Celtics fell to 8-3 on the road in these playoffs. That’s the most in a single playoff year ever, topping the 90 such quarters in the 2017 playoffs. 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.

What the Golden State Warriors did against the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night was the definition of "response.

The Warriors scored 33 points off of turnovers in Game 2, 18 more than the Celtics. They won the game by 19 points. Klay Thompson shot 4-of-19 from the field in Game 2. Their championship hopes rely on the best version of him showing up more often than the worst, but on a night-to-night basis, the Warriors don't seem to know which one they're going to get. Andrew Wiggins has had a slow start to the Finals. Right now, Curry is generating almost everything on offense for Golden State. Thompson isn't exactly a high-usage ball-handler, but the offense runs much more smoothly when the Warriors can at least rely on him to make open shots and generate some of his own looks inside of the arc. Not coincidentally, the Celtics committed 18 turnovers in Game 2, five more than they did in Game 1. Thompson shot below 40 percent from the field in 15 of his 32 regular-season games. The problem with extended Payton minutes is that Boston has little interest in guarding him on the perimeter. The moment he decided to try to play drop-coverage against Stephen Curry should have been the moment Ime Udoka decided to banish him for the rest of the series. The Celtics managed to get outscored by 12 points in the seven competitive minutes he played in this game. The game was extremely close through the first 24 minutes, but in the third quarter, the Warriors kicked it up a notch and gained some serious separation. Horford and Smart combined for 44 points in Game 1. Jayson Tatum paced the Celtics with 28 points and six rebounds, but his production wasn't enough as only two other Celtics players scored in double figures.