Warriors vs Celtics

Through the first quarter, the Boston Celtics lead 33-22 over the Golden State Warriors. The Athletic has you covered with everything you need to know for ...

The Warriors are rattled. •44m ago Boston is 10 of 15 from the field with 12 points in the paint and 9 behind the line. We've seen this from the Warriors a couple of times now. •44m ago He’s in complete command of the game, balancing aggression with excellent early kickout passes to Boston’s shooters when the Warriors collapse. If the Warriors stop over helping on all these rotations before they even need to think about it, they can force Boston into a lot tougher shots. Six offensive rebounds, 13 second chance points for the Celtics already (with two Horford free throws to come). Total rebounds: 21-8 Celtics. The Warriors’ help defenders are being reactive instead of proactive, and that’s a death sentence when you’re also smaller than your opponent. Went to it at the 5:31 mark of this second quarter. They also have six offensive rebounds compared to three for Golden State (and the Celtics haven't had nearly as many chances there). But, as usual, sleep for a second against the Warriors and they're going to go on a run. Despite the Warriors getting completely outplayed, they're showing far more resolve than they did in Memphis and Dallas, when those teams got out to early leads.