Boston Celtics Dominate Golden State Warriors in 140-88 Blowout Win: An NBA Recap

NBA – There was no match between Boston and Golden State, with a first period bordering on the sublime from the Celtics and an abysmal gap between the two teams.

This was to be one of the posters of the weekend in the NBA between the undisputed leader of the league this season, and the most victorious team in the NBA in February. But the match lasted six minutes, watch in hand. The first half of the opening quarter is an offensive festival, between two teams in legs and a scoreboard already in heat after four minutes: 17-16 for the Celtics.

The Warriors and Draymond Green challenge Jaylen Brown to punish by shooting, particularly behind the arc. A bad, very bad choice. The All-Star winger quickly gets up to speed (5/9 from 3-point range in the first act). And while the two teams are tied at 21 all after six minutes, Boston goes into overdrive for a rare lesson in domination. Everything succeeds for Joe Mazzulla’s players, who recite their scales on their fingertips when Golden State completely sinks, like a Steph Curry muffled (0/9 by far!). The locals signed a 23-1 during the second half of the first quarter.

For his 26th birthday, Jayson Tatum receives as a gift from his teammates the right to limit efforts in the first quarter, to better reserve himself in the second. He makes all the right choices, alternating between aggression towards the circle and insolent success from afar. He alone scored more points over the period than all the Warriors combined.

The visual impression is incredible, as is the score: 82-38 at halftime. Steve Kerr did without Curry, Thompson, Green and Kuminga throughout the second half, Joe Mazzulla stopped the charges five minutes later for his irresistible starting five. This, without the gap being affected, 140-88 final score and an eleventh success in a row for Boston

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WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER

– Boston incandescent in the first quarter. With a 10/16 3-point shot, the Celtics set a record for winning shots in a single quarter in franchise history. Facing the C’s attack with pace and confidence, the Warriors seemed terribly uninspired. 13 assists for no lost balls in the first 12 minutes, unheard of in a quarter in twenty seasons for Boston!

– Klay Thompson back in the infirmary? Once again in the starting five in the absence of Brandin Podziemski, the Warriors shooter could do nothing to prevent his team’s rout. He especially did not take part in the second period, injured in the adductor, and was not present on the Golden State bench either. Diplomatic injury in the face of the one-sided scenario, or real concern in the Bay?

Boston / 140 Shots Rebounds Players Min Shots 3pts LF ODT Pd Fte Int Bp Ct +/- Pts Eval J. Tatum 25 9/13 4/5 5/5 0 3 3 5 2 1 0 1 +40 27 33 A. Horford 21 3/5 1/2 0/0 0 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 +35 7 14 J. Holiday 26 3/7 1/3 0/0 1 5 6 4 2 0 0 1 +39 7 14 D. White 20 5/6 4/5 0/0 0 3 3 8 1 1 0 0 +36 14 25 J. Brown 22 11/19 5/10 2/2 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 0 +35 29 27 X. Tillman 18 2/4 1/2 2/2 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 +13 7 10 S. Hauser 20 4/9 4/9 0/0 0 5 5 0 3 0 1 1 +30 12 12 O. Brissett 19 3/7 0/1 0/2 1 7 8 2 2 2 2 1 +1 6 11 L. Cornet 11 1/2 0/0 0/0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 +14 2 5 P. Pritchard 27 8/12 3/5 0/0 0 6 6 6 3 2 2 0 +17 19 27 S. Mykhailiuk 19 3/8 2/6 0/0 2 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 +1 8 10 J. Springer 1/4 0/1 0/0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 2 1 Total 53/96 25/49 9/11 7 44 51 35 19 10 7 5 140 189 Golden State / 88 Shots Rebounds Players Min Shots 3pts LF ODT Pd Fte Int Bp Ct +/- Pts Eval D. Green 14 2/2 0/0 2/2 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 -24 6 12 J. Kuminga 20 2/9 0/2 2/2 . 2 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 -30 6 3 S. Curry 17 2/13 0/9 0/0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 -29 4 -5 K. Thompson 12 2/4 1/3 1 /1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 -20 6 6 M. Moody 19 5/9 1/4 0/0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 -22 11 10 D. Saric 13 2/4 0/2 /1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 -14 4 2 K. Looney 11 0/4 0/0 3/4 0 0/0 4 4 8 2 1 0 1 2 -19 8 17 G. Santos 19 2/4 1/2 0/0 3 6 9 3 0 0 3 0 -1 5 12 C. Paul 21 1/6 0/0 3 0/0 0 3 3 7 0 1 2 0 -29 2 6 G. Payton II 22 3/5 0/0 0/1 2 2 4 1 1 3 0 -23 6 6 J. Robinson 17 4/10 1 /6 1/2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 -2 10 5 L. Quinones 33 7/16 3/10 0/0 1 4 5 0 3 0 1 0 -37 17 12 Total 36/92 7/4 /13 12 34 46 24 13 2 17 3 88 86

How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.

2024-03-03 22:58:05
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