Ehe who looked like a Chase Center field trip for the Warriors following a perfect first half, it turned into a nightmare with the force awakening of the Celtics by the hand of Jayson Tatum, who were able to turn around in the third quarter. But in Boston I didn’t have the 26 points from Andrew Wiggins that gave Golden State peace of mind to win 94-104 and take a 3-2 lead in the Finals Series.
Warriors unstoppable start without giving the Celtics time to settle on the floor. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green immediately put the advantage for the locals, in addition to nullifying the Celtics and Tatum who had more losses than hits in the hoop, taking 4 of 15 from the perimeter.
Jayson Tatum was slowed down and until the last minute of the first quarter he was able to score his first points to trim 12-24 advantage that seemed impossible for the Warriors.
The party for the Warriors continued, Jordan Poole hit one more 3-pointer and capitalized on losses from Brown and Tatum. It was before the break that Boston announced what was coming in the second half, because with a triple by Tatum and another by Smart trimmed to seven points. Although before going to rest, Curry did his thing and stopped them along with Wiggins to leave the board 39-51.
The Warriors take the lead in the NBA Finals series. Archyde.com
With the big lead and the Celtics’ numbers, who started without triples by having 0 of 11 in the first quarter, Golden State walked calmly and did not expect what came in front of them.
With Jayson Tatum on, those of Boston put eight triples in a row to turn the board around in an incredible way, in addition to nullifying the rival, allowing only four points midway through the third quarter.
The rebirth of the Celtics was extinguished in the closing of the quarter, when Gary Payton added two points and on the horn, Jordan Poole he hit a triple to make it 74-75. From there, Golden State was back in the first half.
Hand in hand with Wiggins, which left 26 points and Klay Thompson 21 points they were able to regain control of the game and finish it 104-94 to take a 3-2 lead in the Finals.
