NBA Finals

Nothing is easy against the Celtics, but a legendary Curry Flurry kept Golden State alive.

Curry said that, even though Golden State had a poor start offensively, the tone of the game was completely different from the previous one: "It wasn't a perfect first quarter, but we gave ourselves enough life." There were also Games 2 and 5 of the Finals, both in Toronto, both narrow, gutsy victories against an opponent that was ahead in the series and pulling out every defensive trick in the book. The Celtics' defense blends the best attributes of those Rockets (switchability) and those Raptors (intelligence). It has pushed Kerr to an uncomfortable place, where every lineup decision is a bet on Golden State either circumventing a spacing issue or scrounging up just enough stops to survive. That was its first experience on this stage, and it was down 2-1 against the Cleveland Cavaliers before it won three straight. Looney's layup turned a one-possession game into a two-possession game, and it deflated a crowd that was ready to explode. "The heart on that man is incredible," Thompson said.

LeBron James was a fan Friday night, tweeting his support for Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry and his tremendous Game 4 performance.

"FACTS!!! ‘THEY’ will try to do anything in their powers to not acknowledge simply how ‘DIFFERENT he is! Friday night, James was having none of it, responding to a tweet from Dwayne Wade regarding Curry’s doubters. A game we had to have.

Take a closer look at Golden State's 107-97 win over Boston in Game 4 to tie the Finals at 2-2 with a deep dive into all aspects of the box score.

• In each of the first three games of the Finals, Marcus Smart was matched up with Stephen Curry for the most minutes of any Celtic, followed by Derrick White each time. • Stephen Curry shot the ball better when he was contested (9-for-14, 64.3%) than when he was left uncontested (5-for-12, 41.7%) in Game 4. • Boston doubled up the Warriors on box outs in Game 4, 12-6. • The teams tied in loose balls recovered as every 50-50 ball is critical in the Finals. No play may have demonstrated that more than Jayson Tatum’s dive and slide across the sidelines to try to save a ball from going out of bounds. • No player was on the move more than Klay Thompson in Game 4 as he traveled just under three miles on the court with a game-high 2.97 miles. In Game 4, the Warriors had 14 screen assists for 38 points – the top two marks of the series. • The Warriors assisted on only half of their made field goals in Game 4, which is not only their lowest assist percentage of the Finals, but is also their lowest mark of the entire postseason. • Boston has finished with a higher free throw rate in three of the four games in this series. He not only made the same number of 2s and 3s, he was also assisted at the same rate on both shot types (42.9%). • The first three games of the series featured only 11 total seconds of clutch time – score within five points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime – and that came in Game 1, when Al Horford made a 3-pointer with 4:49 to play in the game to put Boston up by six. Boston’s Jaylen Brown led all players with 12 points in the paint, while Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 10, followed by Andrew Wiggins at eight. • In Boston’s two wins in this series, it has shot 50.6% (Game 1) and 48.3% (Game 3) as a team, respectively.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics 1107-97 in Game 4 of the 2022 NBA Finals on Wednesday to even this series up at 2-2 heading back to ...

Perhaps no player had a greater impact on this game for Golden State than Andrew Wiggins, who finished with 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. Having the ball late in the shot-clock and being assertive is what will win Boston this series. Stephen Curry put on an absolute show in this game and no matter if he was wide-open, heavily contested or being fouled, everything Curry seemed to put up went in, especially in the second-half. Through four games in the 2022 NBA Finals now, Curry is averaging 34.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and is shooting 49.8% from the floor, 49.1% from three-point range. Andrew Wiggins is a perfect example of this. - Draymond Green's Amazing Quote About Steph Curry After Game 4: On Friday, Draymond Green met with the media after the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics by a score of 107-97 to take Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The series is now tied up at 2-2.CLICK HERE. - Steph Curry's Viral Quote After Brilliant Game 4: Steph Curry met with the media after he had 43 points in the Golden State Warriors win over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.CLICK HERE. The Celtics’ inconsistency on the offensive-end of the floor has hurt them at times in this series and it especially hurt them in Game 4, a game in which Boston could have taken. The third quarter of Game 4 was much like the third quarters of the previous three games in this series and the Warriors outscored the Celtics 30-24 with Curry scoring 14 points in the quarter and helping Golden State take a one-point lead into the fourth. Golden State ended up outrebounding Boston 55-42 in Game 4, helping them hold on and even up this series at 2-2 after a 107-97 victory on the road. Over the final twelve minutes of Game 4 on Friday night, Curry continued to give the Celtics’ defense fits and the Warriors as a whole were putting in work on the offensive and defensive glass. With their backs up against the wall and facing a scenario where they could have gone down 3-1 in the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors responded in Game 4 against the Boston Celtics on Friday night.

We go over the odds on DraftKings Sportsbook to win NBA Finals MVP after Game 4.

With the Warriors now having homecourt advantage again, Curry is the frontunner to win his first Finals MVP. Tatum is now +170 and could be a value play for those who believe the Celtics will win this series, while Brown has dropped off a bit after a great Game 3 outing. The Golden State Warriors showed why postseason experience matters Friday night with a Game 4 win over the Boston Celtics to level the 2022 NBA Finals at 2-2.

The Boston Celtics had a chance to seize control of the NBA Finals in Game 4 at home but couldn't close out the Golden State Warriors.

Up 3-2 against Miami in the conference semifinals, Boston failed to finish the series at home in six games and had to win Game 7 on the road. Miami is a team that we went and did it against. But Boston didn’t cough up Game 4 as much as Golden State won it with offensive and defensive execution in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter. The Celtics played in back-and-forth series ever since sweeping Brooklyn in the first round. It's a championship-caliber opponent that's not going to lay down. Golden State forced missed shots and turnovers and was 5-for-7 from the field with two big 3s from Curry and Thompson. Golden State coach Steve Kerr made the right substitutions, even sitting Draymond Green during a key stretch, and Curry, Thompson, Green and Andrew Wiggins made winning plays. “As much as we'd like to do better on our own, you've got to give them credit for how they stepped up defensively. “We had our chances … It's not only solely dependent on one team. Curry had a game-high 43 points on Friday – the second-highest scoring output of his Finals career. I think that's kind of the beauty of it, that it's not going to be easy. It shouldn't be'

Ahead of Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals against the Warriors, let's get into some bold predictions for the Celtics.

However, the Warriors just rediscovered a great recipe for success and will get the chance to try it again at home. Tatum recorded 13 assists and 17 shots (the fewest he has attempted over a single Finals game) in Game 1, which worked out for Boston. Having him lean into a floor general may seem counterintuitive for such a great scorer but it’s the best way to make him more impactful. With an average of 7.8 assists per game in the NBA Finals, Tatum has done a great job with playmaking. He is getting to his spots, driving into the defense, showcasing some tremendous passing and is bringing it on the defensive end. The Boston Celtics squandered a great chance to capture all the momentum in Game 4 of the 2022 NBA Finals. They lost 107-97, allowing Stephen Curry to score 43 points. The Celtics saw that when the Warriors play Kevon Looney for a significant amount of time, they aren’t able to own the glass.

The NBA Finals have given us basketball fans many incredible performances. For example, Game 1 in this year's Finals gave us one heck of a finish.

The Celtics regained their composure and took a 128-122 lead with 31 seconds remaining in the third overtime. Havlicek banked in a jump shot to give the Celtics a 111-110 lead with what appears to be two seconds remaining in the game. Order was restored, and the Suns had the ball. Luckily for the Suns, Havlicek missed the shot, and the game headed to a second overtime. The game was tied at 101-101, and the Celtics had possession. The Suns now led 110-109 with 5 seconds left in the game. The Celtics were out of timeouts, meaning Silas' attempt at calling a timeout would have led to a technical foul, resulting in the Suns getting a free throw to win the game. The miss somehow ended back in Havlicek's hands, and now the Celtics had a chance to win the game. So, the Suns now had three seconds remaining to win the game. Then with 22 seconds remaining, Celtics fans were biting their nails as the Suns took their first lead of the game at 95-94. The Celtics jumped all over the Suns at the beginning of the game, taking a 36-18 lead after the first quarter. Then, the Celtics went on a tear; they outscored the Warriors 40-16 in the fourth to win 120-108.

Tatum believes his indecisiveness and inability to find a rhythm are solely on him, but the Warriors' defense hasn't made it easier.

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Stephen Curry shocked the Celtics with an instant classic on Friday night at The Garden, and the impact of that performance on the momentum of the series.

There’s been plenty of banter about the fact that Curry has three NBA Championships but no Finals MVP. Well, if the Warriors can pull this out in the end, that storyline will be dead. Boston had the Warriors right where they wanted them before tip-off on Friday night. Steph scored 10 of his 43 in the fourth quarter. Curry’s head coach Steve Kerr had a first-person look at the man with the most such performances, Michael Jordan. Still, Kerr was stunned by Steph’s Game 4 masterpiece. Steph Curry’s ankle was a question, the Celtics were two wins from an NBA title, and Boston had home court for Game 4. Fifty-three percent shooting from the floor.

Could it be anyone else? Golden State's sharpshooter goes off for 43 points and seven 3-pointers to continue his torrid Finals.

In Game 4, his 13 defensive rebounds helped the Warriors limit the Celtics to 12 second-chance points, compared to his own team’s 19. Thompson and Curry (18 points) nearly outscored the entire Celtics roster (19 points) in the fourth quarter as they combined to hit 5-for-8 from the field and 3-for-4 from deep. Thompson joined Curry and Green in winning 19 career NBA Finals contests to match San Antonio’s Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili for the most Finals victories by any trio over the last 50 seasons. But of course, we’ve still got to let this play out on the court as we step back into the thick of this dogfight of an NBA Finals on Monday at Chase Center. In the second half of the first four games, Tatum is minus-19 while averaging 8.3 points on 26.5% from the floor and 21.4% from 3-point range. Usually aggressive, Brown took his first shot of the night with 7:31 left in the opening quarter and finished with just two points before scoring 10 in the second quarter. In Game 3, Boston crushed the Warriors on the boards (47-31) with the forward producing just seven rebounds in a 116-100 loss. In doing so, he became the first Golden State Warrior since Nate Thurmond in 1967 to finish with at least 17 points and 16 rebounds in an NBA Finals contest. “Wiggs has done what he’s done all playoffs: make it tough for the opposing starter to score” Warriors forward Draymond Green said. “I just know last game they had outrebounded us and got all the offensive rebounds,” he said. That just carried over into a 14-point third quarter, then an uber-efficient final frame as Golden State embarked on a 17-3 run over the final five minutes. “To go against Boston, you’ve got to deal with Tatum and Brown, and they are just powerful, skilled players.

Warriors' Draymond Green saw his mom's tweet and agreed that he hasn't played well in the NBA Finals.

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