Celtics defeat Warriors 121-118 in overtime behind massive night from
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The Boston Celtics grabbed an emphatic overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors Thursday night, storming back to win the game 121-118 behind a gutsy team effort. Boston has now won eight straight as the team heads north to Toronto.
It wasn’t the finest showing for Tatum and Brown, who struggled for much of the evening. Tatum did end the game with 34 points and a a career-best 19 rebounds. Tatum played for the final 42 minutes of the game, and down the stretch the Celtics stars stepped up in a big way.
Boston’s supporting cast played may have ultimately played the biggest factor in Thursday’s victory. Al Horford led the charge for Boston’s role players, including a series of critical block late in the fourth quarter. Horford finished the game with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks. All told, six Celtics players scored 14 or more points.
Here’s what you may have missed from a thrilling Finals rematch between the Celtics and the Warriors.
Avoidable errors and bad luck made things difficult for the Celtics
The Celtics didn’t shoot the ball particularly well. As a team, Boston finished just 39.8% from the floor. Silly and frustrating errors only compounded the issue. Boston committed 17 turnovers and surrendered 8 offensive boards. (The home team did tighten the screws a bit in the second half – the Warriors logged just one offensive rebound in the second half and overtime.)
For long stretches Thursday’s action looked like a frustrating homage to the 2022 NBA championship. Unforced errors and silly mistakes were notoriously a major theme during Boston’s losing effort against the Warriors in the Finals last year. Boston also had to contend with a little bit of bad luck, punctuated by a ridiculous half court shot from Steph Curry to close the first half.
At one point Golden State led by as many as 11 points. Exciting comebacks notwithstanding, the Celtics undeniably made things more interesting than they needed to.
Boston showed a ton of grit
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