The Warriors are winless in three road closeout games, while the Celtics are 3-0 in elimination games. Will those trends hold and send the NBA Finals back to ...
That Klay went out trying to help the Warriors win their fourth title in 2019 against Toronto and now makes it back to the court in 2022 to actually win that fourth title in eight years? Curry wins the Finals MVP — the one all-time item missing from him ridiculous collection of accomplishments. 4 — More great defense by Wiggins on Tatum, as Wiggins closes out on a corner 3-point attempt, but doesn’t fly by. 10 — A big 18-foot jumper off the inbounds pass by Draymond Green. He’s had some timely offense for the Warriors tonight. First a 3-pointer by Brown — he’s up to 21 points on the night — cuts it to 14 off a great pass from Marcus Smart. After the teams trade buckets — including 3-pointers by Al Horford and Otto Porter Jr. — Steph Curry strikes again as good ball movement by the Warriors leads to a solid look from deep for Curry off a Draymond Green screen. 15 — Golden State leads 54-39 at the half. 18 — This is an incredible response by the Warriors and is really going to test the mental toughness of this Celtics team after being hit by such a haymaker. The lead is up to 15 as the Warriors current run is up to 21-0 and their overall run from early in the game is up to 35-8. 22 — Andrew Wiggins drains a straight-on 3 to stop the bleeding at a 12-0 run by Boston. Klay Thompson follows it up with a tough runner in the lane to cut the lead to 14-7. Whether it’s the final game of the NBA season, or if there will be one more to play Sunday in San Francisco, remains to be seen. Will those trends hold and send the NBA Finals back to San Francisco for Game 7 on Sunday?
The Boston Celtics came so close to winning their first NBA title since 2008, but they fell short in their quest for banner 18, falling to the Golden State ...
This was the first NBA Finals that Boston's core group of Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart played in together. That said, the Celtics frequently beat themselves, with turnovers and scoring inconsistencies, highlighted by struggles from Jayson Tatum, leading to their demise. Celtics' Al Horford: 'The Warriors Were at a Different Level' in 2022 NBA FinalsJune 17, 2022
Anna Horford, the wife of Celtics center Al Horford, had a few choice words for the Warriors after Boston's loss in the Finals.
Here’s to hoping that the Cs can bounce back from this in the next season. The Boston Celtics always seemed like they were this close to beating the Golden State Warriors in the Finals. However, time and time again, the Warriors’ championship experience shone through. Anna Horford has certainly found herself on the bad side of Warriors Twitter for a long time now.
Getty/Harry How Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors celebrates in front of the Dallas Mavericks bench after hitting a 3-pointer in Game 2 of the 2022 ...
Regardless of what haters like her think, the Warriors finished the 2022 playoffs with a 16-6 record. Not too long after, she went after Jordan Poole and said he was doing the same as Green, in terms of playing dirty. The Golden State Warriors went into Boston and finished off the series in six games.
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Horford had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Celtics, but the Warriors hit the C’s with a 3-point barrage led by Stephen Curry as Golden State took Game 6 by a score of 103-90. Just to get to the finals, they will have to find a way to get past the defending Eastern Conference champion Celtics before even thinking about the Warriors. Former Philadelphia big man Al Horford, for example, was in the NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics as they took on the Golden State Warriors. Horford and the Celtics faced elimination on Thursday night as they looked to force a Game 7 back in the Bay Area, but they weren’t able to do so at home.
Anna Horford congratulates the 'b*tch a**' Warriors after they best the Celtics in 6 games to win the 2022 NBA Finals.
Congrats to the bitch ass Warriors. Yes, I’m salty. “Congrats to the b*tch a** Warriors. Yes, I’m salty. He message to the Dubs read:
The Celtics have fallen to the Warriors in the NBA Finals. What's next for the reigning Eastern Conference champions?
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A star sixth man. A Luka-stopper. A tantalizing new starter. And a Finals masterpiece. Here are the critical moments that brought a championship back to ...
In addition to his distinction as the Warriors' best matchup defender during the postseason, Wiggins also has been an efficient shot creator on the wing for a team desperately in need of one, and has crashed the boards with authority. But with each successive dribble, Curry widened the area of engagement -- a stutter-step right, a couple of crossovers, all the while he watched Horford's feet. With the Warriors leading 91-81 in another rugged defensive standoff, Curry faced up against Horford with a narrow band of staccato dribbles in a tight spot. When he stepped up on the dais after Game 5, he was a 32-year-old vet still trying to recapture his muscle memory. He scampered around perimeter screens for catch-and-shoot looks; he drove to a pleasant spot for a midrange jumper when the Mavs chased him off the arc; he fanned out to the wing in transition for easy opportunities. "With Luka, it starts with, 'Bother him for as long of the basketball game as you possibly can.'" As Payton made his swift approach to the rim, Brooks caught him from behind, swatting him with a full windup of his right arm, nailing the soaring Warriors guard on the head. When he arrived to the Warriors last season, Payton was the consummate basketball journeyman, one who'd struggled for years to find a home in the NBA. He'd even considered leaving a playing career behind to become a video coordinator. The second had Curry coming off the bench to start each half, which would reduce the length of his time on the bench between playing time. The Warriors endured a two-year hiatus in the NBA wilderness after the departure of Kevin Durant and the extended absence of Klay Thompson due to injury, while Curry dealt with his own spate of maladies. Given the Warriors' pedigree, their return to the top of the NBA isn't a surprise -- but it was improbable. The Warriors had imposed a similar restriction when Thompson returned to action in January after two seasons away from the game.
Moments after Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 103-90 for the NBA Championship, they were installed as the favorites to win ...
It was just the fifth defeat in 22 title-series appearances for Boston, which turned its season around to have a chance at this crown. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 34 points. Curry scored 34 points for the Warriors, who claimed the franchise’s seventh championship overall.
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“it’s a huge learning experience just from the amount of attention, the stage itself, everything that entails this,” Horford said. He eventually ran out of gas, but not for a lack of effort, and he learned a lot from his experience on basketball’s biggest stage. Not much may have been expected of Horford, who’s logged a lot of miles in the NBA. But in these playoffs, he proved he had a lot of gas left. Horford had some incredible moments, and none more legendary than his Game 4 performance against the Bucks in the semifinals. He became the irreplaceable cog in the middle of Boston’s lineup, whose veteran leadership was instrumental for a young group. He let out a big scream to a suddenly rejuvenated and deafening crowd, which sensed a potentially epic Game 6 comeback.
The Boston Celtics didn't start the 2021-22 NBA season in the way that fans would have hoped. But despite that shaky start, the Celtics finished the season ...
Despite ending up on the losing side, Al Horford certainly had a good series. For what it's worth, they did play decently in the first three games of the series and ended up taking a 2-1 lead in the series. But despite that shaky start, the Celtics finished the season on a strong note.