Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationStephen Curry scores 27 points to lead Warriors past Celtics 118-112
Andrew Wiggins also added 16 points for Golden State (7-1). Curry played his second straight after missing three with an ankle injury.
Jayson Tatum led Boston (7-2) with 32 points, and Derrick White had 26 with six rebounds.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr was booed by the TD Garden crowd that showed its displeasure over how he used Tatum at the Paris Olympics.
With Warriors holding a 115-112 lead, Draymond Green hit a free throw with 11 seconds left. Kyle Anderson sealed it with two free throws with 2.4 seconds to play.
Boston forward Jaylen Brown missed his third straight game with a strained left hip flexor. Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski was out with an illness.
Celtics: Missing star Brown, their usually quick, ball-moving offense looked somewhat stagnant in the opening half. They picked up the pace, freeing up shots for Tatum, who scored 17 points in the third quarter.
Regular Season Series
GS leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 118 - 112 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 118 - 112 | |
4th 0.0 | Celtics offensive team rebound | 118 - 112 | |
4th 0.0 | Payton Pritchard misses 49-foot three point pullup jump shot | 118 - 112 | |
4th 2.1 | Kyle Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 118 - 112 |
Statistics
GS | BOS | |
---|---|---|
42-91 | FG | 38-90 |
46.2 | Field Goal % | 42.2 |
14-34 | 3PT | 19-54 |
41.2 | Three Point % | 35.2 |
20-24 | FT | 17-21 |
83.3 | Free Throw % | 81.0 |
53 | Rebounds | 47 |
15 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
38 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
22 | Assists | 22 |
6 | Steals | 5 |
5 | Blocks | 3 |
11 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
7 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
17 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
52 | Points in Paint | 36 |
19 | Fouls | 18 |
14 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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