NBA Finals 2022: Horford’s flagrant foul on Curry in a 7-point play: “They try to protect the shooters”

Al Horford was punished with a flagrant foul on Stephen Curry on a three-point shot scored by the Warriors star in the game that Boston gan 116-100 a Golden State to get ahead 2-1 in the NBA Finals.

Curry made the free throw and on the subsequent play the Warriors scored another triple thanks to the toe of Otto Porterso it can be considered a seven-point possession that made it 82-80 with 4:43 remaining in the third quarter.

Al Horford: “It was a fair decision. They try to protect the shooters and I didn’t let him land”

The Dominican pvot was sanctioned for the danger that the defender puts his foot under the shooter’s when jumping to shoot.

“It was a fair decision. I understand it. They try to protect the shooters and I didn’t let him land,” said Al Horford at a press conference, intoning the ‘mea culpa’.

Udoka reckons fouling Stephen Curry is ‘part of the plan’

Boston Celtics manager Ime Udoka acknowledged that fouling Steph Curry is “part of the plan, for sure.”

“We wanted to set him up for duels that would give us an advantage, we wanted to charge him with fouls early because we knew that this way he would be less aggressive defensively,” Udoka said.

“We have players who are good on both sides of the court and (fouling Curry) is part of the plan, for sure,” added the former Gran Canaria and Murcia player.