Ime Udoka’s team, who had paid for the 18 turnovers with a tough loss in Game 2, limited them to twelve on the Garden night, in which Al Horford and Robert Williams dominated in the paint and helped the Celtics they captured 58 reboundsleaving only 38 to his rivals.
Brown scored 27 points, 17 of them in the first quarter, with nine rebounds and six assists, Jayson Tatum contributed 26 points, with six rebounds and nine assists, while Smart finished with 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
The three stars stood out for their great numbers, but Horford’s contribution of character weighed in this victory, explained only partially by his eleven points, eight rebounds and six assists, as well as that of Robert Williams, who collected ten rebounds and ‘cleaned up’ the paint with four pops.
A los Warriors Steph Curry’s 31 points were not enough for them, with six triplesnor the 25 and five triples by Klay Thompson, who notably increased his shooting percentages, without a reward for Steve Kerr’s team.
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Andrew Wiggins had 18 points and seven rebounds on a night in which Draymond Green failed to be decisive, finishing with just two points, four rebounds and three assists, ending the game on six fouls with four minutes remaining.
Concern for Curry
Steph Curry stated that he will be “ready” to play the fourth game of the Finals this Friday, after suffer a painful sprain in one foot. He was injured in a clash with Al Horford fighting for a split ball with four minutes remaining, when his team trailed 110-98.
“I’m going to be fine. It hurts a little, but I’ll be ready for Friday. It’s the same thing that happened to me against Boston in the regular season, I hope it’s not that serious. It looks like a sprain in my (left) foot.” he claimed.
“I will take advantage of the next 48 hours to be ready”, he continued.
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