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The girlfriends and wives of the Celtics and Warriors are out in full force for the NBA Finals!!!

These WAGs will be out in full force for the rest of the Finals ... 'cause this one's heating up. The Celtics and Warriors are currently duking it out in an intense series ... but let's take a second to show love for the wives and girlfriends of the NBA Finals!! Draymond has admittedly played like "s***" at points this series ... but his wife has been there for her man through it all. Damion Lee's wifey is Sydel Curry-Lee, a 27-year-old volleyball player ... who also happens to be the sister of his teammate, Steph. Steph is already a 3-time NBA champ ... but his wife will certainly be cheering for him as he tries to capture his first Finals MVP. Celtics And Warriors WAGs Steal The Spotlight ... At NBA Finals

The night demanded not just precision and concentration, but an extra something only a special few can summon.

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Led by an opus from Steph Curry, the Warriors locked in as a team to earn a crucial win in Game 4, Charlotte Wilder writes.

"When Steph has the ball sometimes, you just watch and see what he does." If Curry and the Warriors can keep that fire burning, continuing to find ways to show up and stave off Boston’s smothering defense, the Celtics will be in trouble. The Celtics collapsed Friday, committing 16 turnovers and seemingly forgetting how to shoot a basketball. Friday night was the basketball equivalent of watching a man lift a car off a family with his bare hands. And Thompson had 18 on Friday. But this is now also the team of Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole and Kevon Looney. Wiggins secured a career-high 16 rebounds and scored 17 points in Game 4. The biggest test of their season is about to come in Game 5. Led by Curry, it ended the game playing as a true unit. Curry certainly put his team on his back, setting the tone early as he racked up 19 points by the end of the first half. Kerr joked that the nonfactor of an injury made it look like Curry was "really struggling out there." So it’s all that mixed into the experience of knowing how fickle momentum is in the Finals." The TD Garden was louder than I’ve ever heard it, fueled by Klay Thompson’s comments about its not being "classy" after Game 3, and Curry seemed to thrive on it. "[And] Boston knowing how big of a game it is for them — if they get the win, they can take control of the series.

Klay Thompson was in awe of Steph Curry's brilliant performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

Believe it or not, Curry's 43 points in Game 4 is not his career-high in a single Finals game. "I think probably No. 1," Thompson said when asked where Friday night's performance ranked in Curry's career. "I think I have seen him show that much emotion, and the heart on that man is incredible," Thompson told reporters after the game.

Stephen Curry scored 43 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 107-97 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA finals.

Boston’s got the best defense in the league — huge and powerful at every position, and for Steph to take that kind of pressure all game long and still be able to defend ... I think this is the strongest physically he’s ever been in his career.” Williams was listed as questionable coming into the game with the knee injury that kept him out at the end of the regular season and the start of the playoffs. But didn’t seem to bother him on Friday night: He played 41 minutes – only Wiggins spent more time on the court for the Warriors – and made 14 of 26 shots, including 7 of 14 from three-point range. The amped-up crowd spent much of the game booing Green, chanting an obscenity at him that is usually reserved for Bucky Dent, and jeering his many misses. “The things he does, we kind of take for granted at times, to go out there and put us on his back. Marcus Smart, who scored 18 points, hit a three-pointer to give the Celtics a 94-90 lead with just over five minutes remaining. Andrew Wiggins had 17 points and 16 boards for the Warriors, who have won at least one road game for 27 consecutive playoff series.

Draymond Green said Stephen Curry simply "wasn't letting us lose" as the greatest shooter of all tim...

We needed every bit of his contributions." "They're just powerful, skilled players. "The physicality out there is pretty dramatic. he just continues to do what he does. "You hear all the noise… "That's just what it boils down to.

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"You've just got to embrace these moments, especially to be one of the last two teams playing and I know we're all gonna bring it Monday. We're so excited. "You have a group of guys who are going to be in the Hall of Fame someday: Steph, Klay, Draymond," Kerr said. "I can't wait to see our fans, I know they're excited. "Whether that's their crowd, their team, our team, whoever wants to see that energy and that fire – we feed off of that. "I mean, this was nearly a must-win game and to go out there and shoot as efficiently as he did, and oh, grab 10 rebounds when they're attacking him on defense – I mean, his conditioning is second to none in this league. "I've always said, he's one of the most resilient, toughest guys that I've ever played with," said Green. "The way defenses guard him, who are constantly grabbing, and he just continues to play. "These guys are the constant. "I felt like I just had to let everybody know that we were here tonight," Curry said. "The things he does, we kind of take for granted from time to time. Even though we were down, it was night and day difference between Game 3 and Game 4 how we came out defensively. I could tell [by] his demeanour last couple of days, even after Game 3, that he was going to come out with that type of fire. He went 7-of-14 from three-point range on Friday night, making him the first player to score five-or-more threes in four consecutive NBA Finals games.

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The Celtics looked more composed speed and pace wise, particularly in the first half, but were prone to turnovers. But as a three-time NBA champion coach, Kerr has been in difficult situations before and he backed his judgement by making big calls at the right times. It worked as the Warriors fought from behind to take the lead and never relinquished it. The Warriors had various aspects they were looking to improve on coming in and they ticked every box. But Boston, despite some big plays from that pair and from Robert Williams III on the defensive end, did not have enough. Andrew Wiggins pulled down the most boards of his career, 16 of them, to go with 17 points.

In the 2007 NBA draft, the Philadelphia 76ers selected versatile big man Thaddeus Young with the 12th overall pick.

In seven seasons, Young averaged 13.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.4 steals as he was a guy the Sixers could count on a nightly basis. He was also a starter on the 2009 playoff team and he made a game-winner over Dwight Howard to give Philadelphia a 2-1 lead in that series before the Orlando Magic won three straight. He helped the Sixers make a surprising run to the NBA Playoffs and he started in all six games as Philadelphia was eliminated by the Detroit Pistons in Round 1.

Steph Curry produced a 43-point masterpiece Friday to will the Golden State Warriors to a 107-97 Game 4 victory over the Boston Celtics and level the series ...

"It's just special to watch what he does," Thompson added. "I mean, this was nearly a must-win game," Thompson told reporters. But it wasn't just his remarkable efficiency in front of a raucous Boston crowd that made this performance special.

The doting dads of the Boston Celtics outwardly showing affection for their sons on the NBA Finals stage may represent a moment of progress.

“All I see is Black fathers," she said. Whether it’s Jayson Tatum’s son Deuce, Al Horford’s son Ean or Derrick White’s son Hendrix – whose arrival last month forced his dad to miss a playoff game – attentive, always-present fathers are as common in the Celtics workplace culture as a three-point field goal. The doting dads of the Boston Celtics outwardly showing affection for their sons on the NBA Finals stage may represent a moment of progress to a societal ill once highlighted by then-presidential candidate Barak Obama.

The NBA Finals return to Chase Center for a pivotal Game 5 matchup between the Warriors and Celtics.

Marcus Smart, Derrick White and Al Horford also have had their moments offensively for the Celtics in the Finals, who as a team are shooting 49 percent in their wins and 39 percent in their losses. He’s averaging 34.3 points while shooting over 49 percent (both overall and on 3-pointers), and he’s made no fewer than five threes in any game in these Finals. Should he keep up at this pace, this will be Curry’s highest scoring performance in his NBA Finals career, and the third highest scoring postseason series overall. He’s averaging 3.0 blocks per game and has the second best average plus-minus rating (+5.0) among players who play at least 15 minutes a game in this series, trailing only Looney. The Celtics have been the best road team during this postseason, and they’ll need that to ring true at least one more time to keep their Championship hopes alive. AST: Tatum (6.2) Wiggins has been dealt the tough task of defending Boston’s All-NBA star Jayson Tatum. And just as he did against Luka Doncic in the Western Conference Finals, Wiggins is making Tatum work for everything he gets in The Finals. Tatum is averaging 22.3 points while shooting 34.1 percent from the field, down from the 27.0 points on 44.6 percent shooting he had through the first three rounds of the postseason. In fact, the Warriors have outscored the Celtics by a single point (422-421) through the first four games. Curry made seven threes in the game and Andrew Wiggins had 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in the win, which tied the series up at 2-2. AST: Green (6.2) Stephen Curry had 43 points and the Warriors ended a tightly contested game with a 17-3 run to win Game 4, 107-97, in Boston on Friday night. The Warriors have won the third quarter in each of the first four games of the series and are a cumulative plus-49 in that period for the series, but Boston rode dominant fourth quarters to each of their wins in Games 1 and 3. AST: 27.2 (1st) The Dubs have gone 10-1 at home this postseason, and with three games at most left in the series, the Warriors can and will use any edge they can with each team two wins away from an NBA Championship. If Monday’s Game 5 plays out anything like the first four games, it will be decided in the second half, as the team who has won the second half has won each of the first four games in the series.

Jayson Tatum accepted responsibility for the Boston Celtics' Game 4 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, which leveled the 2022 NBA Finals at ...

"But it's the Finals. The art of competition, they came here feeling like they had to win," he said. "We obviously felt like we put ourselves in the position to win the game," Tatum said. I think that's kind of the beauty of it, that it's not going to be easy. "I know I'm impacting the game in other ways, but I got to be more efficient, shoot the ball better, finish at the rim better. I think we just got way too stagnant late in the fourth from everybody." I got to be better," the three-time All-Star told reporters.

Stephen Curry declared "it means everything" to keep the NBA Finals series alive after his sensation...

We needed every bit of his contributions." "They're just powerful, skilled players. "The physicality out there is pretty dramatic. he just continues to do what he does. "You hear all the noise… "That's just what it boils down to.

Stephen Curry blew the NBA world away dropping 43 in Game 4 of the Finals and his peers took to Twitter to react to his epic game.

— RJ (@RjHampton14)June 11, 2022 — DWade (@DwyaneWade)June 11, 2022 Willed us to win.

Through four games, Green is averaging 4.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists. His average points per game changed drastically from the rest of the Warriors' ...

It’s not the toughest thing I’ve had to deal with in my life thus far. The Warriors ended up winning 107–97 to tie the series at two games a piece. the Mavericks, for example, the forward averaged 10.6 points per game, even scoring 17 points in Game 5 to help secure Golden State’s spot in the finals. The short answer is, she doesn’t know. In the conference finals vs. His average points per game changed drastically from the rest of the Warriors’ playoff series thus far.

Warriors' Draymond Green saw his mom's tweet and agreed that he hasn't played well in the NBA Finals.

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The Finals could be determined by the availability and effectiveness of Draymond Green, Kevon Looney and Robert Williams III.

Kerr still had to make the call in the moment, and it was one of the best moves he has made in the series. If the same situation arises in Games 5 or 6 or maybe even 7, Kerr might have to do it again. He's gotten a bunch of baskets around the rim, shooting 13-of-18 as he gets putbacks and dump-offs when attention goes elsewhere. It has been working: After missing seven of the Celtics' first 14 playoff games, he has played eight in a row. Kerr made it sound like it was the plan all along to reduce Green's minutes; the power forward played a series-low 33. He had a playoff career-high 12 rebounds Friday. When he has been on the floor, the Celtics are +20 in the four games. Recovering from knee surgery late in the season and a bone bruise in his left knee, Williams' life has been all about playing and treatment on the knee for weeks. When he was on the floor in Game 4, the Celtics outscored the Warriors by six points. Then Kerr decided to play Green only on defense as much as possible in the final minutes, once even calling a timeout to take him out of the game. Then there's the brewing scenario with Green, who has been so limited on offense in these Finals that Williams will often guard him because it allows freelancing elsewhere. It was as simple as Green not playing well and the player he went to, Kevon Looney, was. The Golden State Warriors' coach had another big one with seven minutes left Friday in a vital Game 4 of the NBA Finals when he decided to pull Draymond Green out of the game.

As the offseason rolls on, keep up with all news as it relates to the Dallas Mavericks right here with our DallasBasketball.com NBA Tracker.

According to NBA reporter Marc Stein, the Mavs are planning to retain a couple of key bench presence and locker room guys. According to Forbes, James has become the first-ever active NBA player to become a billionaire. The same can be said for Theo Pinson, who scored a season-high 16 points in Dallas’ regular-season finale win against the San Antonio Spurs. Although Dallas already has Jalen Brunson and Spencer Dinwiddie on the roster, it never hurts to have another seasoned secondary distributor… The Oregon-based Knight, 84, has an estimated personal worth of $60 billion and would reportedly plan to keep the Blazers in Portland. With the NBA Draft just a little over two weeks away, the Dallas Mavericks have started the process of bringing in prospects for workouts. LeBron James has no shortage of NBA accolades — both on and off the court. Kokoskov coached superstar Luka Doncic with the Slovenian national team in 2017, so it was a natural fit. Sometimes it's about taking the best talent available over taking someone just for a positional need. Hardy appeared in 12 games for the Ignite last season, averaging 17.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals in 32.2 minutes per game. Curry's status was in question after his left foot was rolled up on by Celtics forward Al Horford in the fourth quarter of Game 3. "And then for us to come out and do what we did and go home, that five-and-a-half hour flight got a little better after tonight."

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum struggled in the Celtics' Game 4 NBA Finals loss, shooting just 8-23 from the floor as Golden State tied the series at ...

That it's not going to be easy, and it shouldn’t be. "We don’t do this s*** on purpose," Tatum said following the loss. "So, that's the ongoing theme, so to speak. I know I’m impacting the games in other ways, but I got to be more efficient. I got to be better. For Tatum, the remaining three quarters were a different story.

On Friday, Draymond Green met with the media after the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics by a score of 107-97 to take Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

- SHOULD THE BUCKS MAKE A TRADE? The Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics, which officially ended their 2021-22 NBA season in the second-round. "Came out and showed why he's one of the best players to ever play this game," Green said of Curry. Steph Curry erupted for 43 points in the big win, and afterwards Draymond Green spoke about Curry when he met with the media.

LeBron James was a fan Friday night, tweeting his support for Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry and his tremendous Game 4 performance.

"FACTS!!! ‘THEY’ will try to do anything in their powers to not acknowledge simply how ‘DIFFERENT he is! Friday night, James was having none of it, responding to a tweet from Dwayne Wade regarding Curry’s doubters. A game we had to have.

Take a closer look at Golden State's 107-97 win over Boston in Game 4 to tie the Finals at 2-2 with a deep dive into all aspects of the box score.

• In each of the first three games of the Finals, Marcus Smart was matched up with Stephen Curry for the most minutes of any Celtic, followed by Derrick White each time. • Stephen Curry shot the ball better when he was contested (9-for-14, 64.3%) than when he was left uncontested (5-for-12, 41.7%) in Game 4. • Boston doubled up the Warriors on box outs in Game 4, 12-6. • The teams tied in loose balls recovered as every 50-50 ball is critical in the Finals. No play may have demonstrated that more than Jayson Tatum’s dive and slide across the sidelines to try to save a ball from going out of bounds. • No player was on the move more than Klay Thompson in Game 4 as he traveled just under three miles on the court with a game-high 2.97 miles. In Game 4, the Warriors had 14 screen assists for 38 points – the top two marks of the series. • The Warriors assisted on only half of their made field goals in Game 4, which is not only their lowest assist percentage of the Finals, but is also their lowest mark of the entire postseason. • Boston has finished with a higher free throw rate in three of the four games in this series. He not only made the same number of 2s and 3s, he was also assisted at the same rate on both shot types (42.9%). • The first three games of the series featured only 11 total seconds of clutch time – score within five points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime – and that came in Game 1, when Al Horford made a 3-pointer with 4:49 to play in the game to put Boston up by six. Boston’s Jaylen Brown led all players with 12 points in the paint, while Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 10, followed by Andrew Wiggins at eight. • In Boston’s two wins in this series, it has shot 50.6% (Game 1) and 48.3% (Game 3) as a team, respectively.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James sent out a great tweet about the Golden State Warriors. On Friday night, they beat the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of ...

- SHOULD THE BUCKS MAKE A TRADE? The Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics, which officially ended their 2021-22 NBA season in the second-round. The two teams are each 1-1 at home during the series. Steph Curry was the star of the night scoring 43 points and grabbing ten rebounds.

But the class of the draft turned out to be Stephen Curry despite being passed over six times, including one team that drafted two point guards not named Curry.

Where he is now: We include Jordan Hill here because it was believed at the time that the Knicks wanted to draft Stephen Curry and Curry wanted to play for the Knicks. Instead of trading up, the Knicks made the mistake of staying put, only to see Curry go one pick before they were on the board. He's got the ability to become an absolute stud, and at the least should be a poor man's Jermaine O'Neal." — NBADraftNet.com. Doesn't matter that Monta Ellis might be unhappy with Golden State selecting a player with a frame similar to his. However, that stint lasted just two games as he was released after getting injured. But to fall in love with them both and actually take them both amounts to point guard polygamy." On top of that, he spent two more years in Europe before coming to the NBA. After six seasons with the Timberwolves, he was traded to the Jazz. He has since bounced around with several teams, most recently being traded mid-season to the Pacers after just 34 games with the Cavs. Sets up his teammates for easy baskets by leading them to the ball. Ricky Rubio was a better fit than Evans, who is a not a point guard." The 7-foot-3 center worked out for several NBA teams in 2019 in an attempt to make a comeback. There are a couple who were not mistakes at all, including Griffin, who has been an All-Star six times in nine seasons. The guy is a stud." He isn't the sturdiest in the low post, as he tends to fall to his left or right when he should be jumping straight up for jump hooks.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics 1107-97 in Game 4 of the 2022 NBA Finals on Wednesday to even this series up at 2-2 heading back to ...

Perhaps no player had a greater impact on this game for Golden State than Andrew Wiggins, who finished with 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. Having the ball late in the shot-clock and being assertive is what will win Boston this series. Stephen Curry put on an absolute show in this game and no matter if he was wide-open, heavily contested or being fouled, everything Curry seemed to put up went in, especially in the second-half. Through four games in the 2022 NBA Finals now, Curry is averaging 34.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and is shooting 49.8% from the floor, 49.1% from three-point range. Andrew Wiggins is a perfect example of this. - Draymond Green's Amazing Quote About Steph Curry After Game 4: On Friday, Draymond Green met with the media after the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics by a score of 107-97 to take Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The series is now tied up at 2-2.CLICK HERE. - Steph Curry's Viral Quote After Brilliant Game 4: Steph Curry met with the media after he had 43 points in the Golden State Warriors win over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.CLICK HERE. The Celtics’ inconsistency on the offensive-end of the floor has hurt them at times in this series and it especially hurt them in Game 4, a game in which Boston could have taken. The third quarter of Game 4 was much like the third quarters of the previous three games in this series and the Warriors outscored the Celtics 30-24 with Curry scoring 14 points in the quarter and helping Golden State take a one-point lead into the fourth. Golden State ended up outrebounding Boston 55-42 in Game 4, helping them hold on and even up this series at 2-2 after a 107-97 victory on the road. Over the final twelve minutes of Game 4 on Friday night, Curry continued to give the Celtics’ defense fits and the Warriors as a whole were putting in work on the offensive and defensive glass. With their backs up against the wall and facing a scenario where they could have gone down 3-1 in the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors responded in Game 4 against the Boston Celtics on Friday night.

According to StatMuse, Draymond Green has more fouls than the points through the first four games of the 2022 NBA Finals. The series between the Golden ...

- SHOULD THE BUCKS MAKE A TRADE? The Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics, which officially ended their 2021-22 NBA season in the second-round. Each team is 1-1 at home in the series so far. Draymond Green has struggled on the offensive side of the ball in the series, and he has had just two points in two consecutive games.

The 2022 NBA Finals is now a best-of-three. The Golden State Warriors knotted the series at two wins apiece Friday night with their 107-97 road win over the ...

Klay Thompson has a single 20-point game in this series and topped out at 25. Curry has been the best player in this series by a mile. The Warriors have a ton in their favor. Again, if that's enough of a nudge for you, then both the Celtics and the over are due. Knockout blows are tough to throw against an opponent who knows your best punch and preferred counter-punches, so things could start grinding down as this series becomes one of scratching and clawing your way to the finish line. We'll break down the latest odds and prop bets from FanDuel then lock in our prediction for this critical contest.

On Saturday, Boston Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum posted to his Instagram story. The Celtics lost Game 4 of the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors on ...

- SHOULD THE BUCKS MAKE A TRADE? The Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics, which officially ended their 2021-22 NBA season in the second-round. Both the Celtics and the Warriors are each 1-1 at home in the series. The Celtics had the chance to take a 3-1 lead in the series with a win, but now the Warriors have tied up the series at 2-2.

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics lost Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night to the Golden State Warriors by a score of 107-97. The series is now tied ...

- SHOULD THE BUCKS MAKE A TRADE? The Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics, which officially ended their 2021-22 NBA season in the second-round. Last season, they won the NBA Championship, and they will now enter an offseason where they can look to improve the roster to get back to the NBA Finals.CLICK HERE. "We don't do this s**t on purpose," Tatum said of the Celtics making things harder than they need to be.

Every game of the NBA Finals is live on Sky Sports: Watch Warriors @ Celtics – Game 4, live on Sky Sports Arena & Main Event, on Friday night from 1.45am ...

"You've just got to embrace these moments, especially to be one of the last two teams playing and I know we're all gonna bring it Monday. We're so excited. "You have a group of guys who are going to be in the Hall of Fame someday: Steph, Klay, Draymond," Kerr said. "I can't wait to see our fans, I know they're excited. "Whether that's their crowd, their team, our team, whoever wants to see that energy and that fire – we feed off of that. "I mean, this was nearly a must-win game and to go out there and shoot as efficiently as he did, and oh, grab 10 rebounds when they're attacking him on defense – I mean, his conditioning is second to none in this league. "I've always said, he's one of the most resilient, toughest guys that I've ever played with," said Green. "The way defenses guard him, who are constantly grabbing, and he just continues to play. "These guys are the constant. "I felt like I just had to let everybody know that we were here tonight," Curry said. "The things he does, we kind of take for granted from time to time. Even though we were down, it was night and day difference between Game 3 and Game 4 how we came out defensively. I could tell [by] his demeanour last couple of days, even after Game 3, that he was going to come out with that type of fire. He went 7-of-14 from three-point range on Friday night, making him the first player to score five-or-more threes in four consecutive NBA Finals games.