Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics face off on Thursday at TD Garden in Boston in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

Golden State is the all-around better team and I expected a bounce-back performance from Curry to help them secure an NBA Finals victory. Devon Platana writes: "After winning back-to-back contests, I expect the Warriors to close out the Celtics in Game 6. The prediction and odds for this game also favors a win for the Celtics." It writes: "For the Celtics, the Game 6 becomes a do-of-die game. It predicts that the total will go over. They sure have the manpower to do so, not to mention that their fans will cheer them on from the very start."

The Golden State Warriors are one win away from a seventh NBA championship in franchise history after they defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA ...

The key moment came in the third quarter when Thompson connected on a three after the Warriors had missed 14 straight efforts, and it allowed the five-time All-Star to find his rhythm for the remainder of the contest. On the other hand, the Warriors overcame an awful shooting display in the first half (17% from three) to play with more composure in the second half - and it paid dividends. Al Horford hit a huge go-ahead three-pointer with 6:28 left in the quarter that made it 58-55 as the Celtics appeared to finally find their shooting rhythm from deep. Ultimately though, other Warriors outside of Wiggins stood up amid Curry’s struggles as he failed to make a three in an NBA game for the first time since November 8 2018. Curry finished with 16 points and eight assists, but Wiggins was undoubtedly the star man for the Warriors in Game 5 as the Canadian produced a terrific all-round display that highlighted his prowess in scoring, defending, and rebounding. In a crucial NBA Finals contest, Wiggins duly delivered the biggest performance of his eight-year career as he dropped 26 points and collected 13 rebounds.

Golden State is crowding, frustrating and forcing Boston into a heap of turnovers -- and it's tilting the NBA Finals.

"The key to our game is defense." "We'll regroup and bounce back," Tatum said, referencing a tone he has gone to as the Celtics have faced elimination games throughout this run. After going seven games the past two rounds, the Celtics will have to do it again to win the title. But they finished outside the top 10 in three of the previous four seasons, even when they reached the Finals in 2018 and 2019. When Curry scored 43 points in Game 4 ... the Warriors had 107 as a team. "The key to our game is defense." "We'll regroup and bounce back," Tatum said, referencing a tone he has gone to as the Celtics have faced elimination games throughout this run. They rededicated themselves to it over the past year, with current defensive coordinator and newestSacramento Kingshead coach Mike Brown leading the effort. After going seven games the past two rounds, the Celtics will have to do it again to win the title. They rededicated themselves to it over the past year, with current defensive coordinator and newest When Curry scored 43 points in Game 4 ... the Warriors had 107 as a team. "Probably something we shouldn't do as much," Udoka said of the complaining.

In the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 104-94 for a 3-2 Finals lead. Game 6 is on Thursday in Boston.

He hit a line drive in the ninth over a row of hedges beyond the wall in center to give Chicago a four-run cushion. Orioles CEO John Angelos says the team will remain in Baltimore — and that he and his parents have never contemplated otherwise. The fine he received was cut in half to $5,000. Thairo Estrada hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth and Brandon Crawford doubled in a pair, lifting the Giants to their fourth straight win and sixth in eight games. Brad Miller grounded an RBI single through a drawn-in infield for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers beat AL West-leading Houston 5-3 for their third consecutive victory. Santiago Espinal had two hits and drove in three runs as the Blue Jays pounded a season-high 19 hits, including seven in a seven-run fifth inning. The Padres won for the fifth time in their last seven games. Marcell Ozuna and Adam Duvall launched back-to-back homers for the defending World Series champions, whose winning streak is the longest in the majors this season. Brandon Drury hit a tying three-run homer in the fifth inning, Mike Moustakas added a go-ahead single in the sixth and the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 Monday night. Jenkins is 128-99 in three seasons and led the Grizzlies to the playoffs the last two seasons. The trooper said he smelled marijuana and, after a search, discovered 3 pounds of marijuana in vacuum-sealed bags inside a backpack in the backseat. Buxton, fresh off an American League player of the week award, hit a two-run shot off Chris Flexen in the first inning.

Grading Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins, and the rest of the Golden State Warriors in the team's 104-94 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the 2022 NBA ...

He also was targeted time and time again on defense and, unlike Curry, rewarded Boston for that approach. His offense was crafty. His defense was relentless. Looney got into foul trouble immediately, picking up three fouls in his first three minutes on the court. Bjeli didn’t get much of an opportunity in this game, and what little time he got was with a pretty poor and funky lineup on the court. His defense didn’t get the credit that other players’ did, but it was still very good. He had a strong defensive game as Boston targeted him all night. Because not only did they prove that they can win without an excellent Chef Curry game, but he’ll be something special going forward. It was just the 40th time in his career that he’d gone a game without making a three. Porter got his second straight start and, for the second straight game, he didn’t do all that much. I often say in this space that the Warriors offense functions better when Green is being aggressive. And let’s be honest: we all knew it was coming.

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Boston, on the other hand, looked daunted and suffered a second consecutive defeat for the first time in this postseason. He had 14 points on the night and renaissance man Gary Payton II, who fractured his elbow just a month before the NBA Finals started, was also a big contributor in Game 5 with 15 points and 5 rebounds. As for Wiggins, who has been the Dubs' second-best player in the series by a distance, he had multiple highlight plays. Tatum looked like he was on the cusp of his best performance of the finals for a spell in the third quarter but he undid that work with some poor decisions and on two separate occasions, the 24-year-old missed both free throws after being fouled. Curry, for his part, failed to make a three-pointer in an NBA game for the first time since November 8, 2018. Andrew Wiggins was the star man on this occasion, impressing with his scoring, defense and rebounding in a magnificent all-round display.

But this much is already clear: Even without a single game decided by single digits through the first five contests, these 2022 NBA Finals are on the brink ...

Boston started the game by missing its first 12 3-point tries, then made its next eight from beyond the arc, a dichotomy the likes of which has never before been seen in NBA Finals history. The 48-18 run by the Celtics to turn a 15-point third-quarter deficit into a 15-point fourth-quarter lead in Game 1. Curry scoring 43 points, even yelling at the crowd along the way, to lead Golden State to a road win in Game 4. The 35-14 third quarter that the Warriors turned into an easy win in Game 2. Such has really been the story for Boston most of the way in these playoffs. “We have a chance. It looked easy early for his team in Game 5, with the Warriors up 16 before long and taking a 12-point lead into halftime. Such has been the story of these NBA Finals — the guys with more fight walk off winners. The way the Celtics wasted a big lead, then outscored the Warriors 34-17 to close Game 3. That’s the thing we’re not having throughout a full game, consistent efforts, sustained effort, more so offensively than anything.” It’s Golden State 3, Boston 2 going into Game 6 on the Celtics’ home floor on Thursday night. But that’s more a byproduct of two teams with a propensity for cranking up defense when they must, more than lackluster offense.

The Golden State Warriors are now just one win away from a fourth NBA title in eight seasons after a 104-94 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the ...

Take care of the ball when it comes down to it. The team that wants it the most is going to get it, and we want it." It cost us." "Credit to them," Jaylen Brown said, per ESPN. "They're a really good defensive team. The 34-year-old's cold shooting night also ended his personal best run of 233 consecutive games with a made three. They've forced us to do what obviously we don't do best.

Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins stepped up for the Warriors as they beat the Celtics 104-94 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

I like Steph coming off of a game like this, too. I like his ability to bounce back." It was a big night for Andrew Wiggins, however, who had 26 points and 13 rebounds, on top of two steals and a block. Warriors coach Steve Kerr: "Even for the best shooter in the world, you know, games like this happen. Monday's win against Boston was their 20th Finals win, which is the most by a trio in the last 30 years. He had five, with Gary Payton II chipping in with one and Jordan Poole three.

Curry was due for an off night, and it finally arrived. But right on time, the Warriors found the vulnerable spot in the game, but the weary Boston Celtics kept ...

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Golden State shut down Boston and overcame Stephen Curry's poor shooting on Monday.

It's a great read by Curry with Smart top-locking him, and it's another perfect pass from Green. But it's also an example of the Warriors getting used to their opponent -- they know that Williams is ignoring Payton, which makes him a dangerous screener. (In fact, he missed all six of his 3-point attempts.) When Curry was cold and the team needed him to bail out a possession, he obliged. In this case, that means Green pushing the pace when the Warriors don't have the numbers and sending a bounce pass exactly where it needed to go to turn a 2-on-3 break into two points -- at exactly the right time. With nine minutes to go and the Warriors on a 13-0 run, Marcus Smart ran a dribble-handoff with Brown way outside the 3-point line. Curry looks at Wiggins after the pass, first pointing at Thompson and then calling for the ball himself. Because the Warriors had nine steals to Boston's two, and five of those Golden State steals led directly to buckets on the other end. After hearing Boston lament its "stagnant" late-game offense in the previous game, this was a tough look. This is my favorite of Curry's eight assists, and it demonstrates why the Celtics have been reluctant to put two on the ball against him. He gives the ball up to Green, who fires a lefty pass to Klay Thompson on the opposite side. Tatum got into the paint with good spacing around him, collapsed the defense, made Andre Iguodala think he was passing to Jaylen Brown in the corner and hit Horford for an open 3. Scoring against the Celtics is exhausting, and they believe that, if they are locked in and limit their mistakes, the opponent will eventually wear down. The Celtics have done a fantastic job defending Golden State's off-ball actions, but that doesn't mean coach Steve Kerr is going to default to static pick-and-rolls.

Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson scored 26 and 21 points respectively to help Golden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics 104-94 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals ...

Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole shoots a 3-point basket against the Boston Celtics during the second half of Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals in San Francisco. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, left, shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins during the second half of Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals in San Francisco. Warriors, who lead 3-2, can win their fourth title in eight years when the series resumes in Boston on Thursday night.

On a night that Stephen Curry struggled, Golden State found help from a cast of afterthoughts and reclamation projects.

And then, with the quarter down to its final seconds, and the Warriors racing upcourt in transition, Wiggins swung the ball to Poole, who calmly drilled a 38-foot bank shot at the buzzer for a 75-74 lead. The Warriors had given up a 16-point lead on Monday and fallen behind by five points late in the third quarter. and the fact that you had four guys step up in meaningful ways to help us win.” Payton’s season was in doubt six weeks ago, after a hard foul in the second round fractured his left elbow. From Jordan Poole, who was still logging time in the G League last year, and who has been alternately electric and erratic all postseason. Everyone on this team, this organization, they support you and they want to see you do good.” From Andrew Wiggins, the former No. 1 overall pick who was deemed a bust in Minnesota and jettisoned by the Timberwolves two years ago. The ever-serene Thompson drilled a pair of deep threes. They have two chances to close the series: in Boston on Thursday or, if necessary, back home on Sunday. If Thompson is feeling unusually philosophical now, it’s wholly understandable, given the journey he’s taken since the Warriors were last on this stage. And yet, suddenly, the scoring sprang from everywhere… Even for the NBA’s sole reigning dynasty.

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I feel like they played my whole life, my whole childhood, so to be in this just mentioned the same company with them, that is humbling. There's a fire burning that I want to make shots but the rest of it is just about how you win the game. "I've never seen a player who can shoot off the ball screen or the pin-down or anywhere like Steph and I just have been very blessed to share the backcourt with him. To compound their difficulties, they will face a determined Curry – and both Splash Brothers believe that the two-time league MVP is likely to bounce back with gusto. He's going to be livid going into Game 6 and that's exactly what we need." "Whether Stephen gets 43, 10 and 4 (his Game 4 statline) or whether he finishes with 16 on 7-for-26 shooting, a win is a win.

Jayson Tatum met with the media after the Boston Celtics lost Game 5 of the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. The series is now 3-2 ...

- 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. "They didn't want me to shoot the ball, so I just took the ball with me to the timeout and I kept the ball the whole time." "You know how in the NBA after timeouts guys try to get shots up?"

The Warriors hope to win the series on Thursday night, as the Celtics hope to win at home, forcing a decisive Game 7.

But the other Warriors made them pay — and they found their star in Andrew Wiggins, who scored 26 points. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics Monday night 104-94 to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals. Golden State Warriors win Game 5 of NBA Finals — putting Boston Celtics on the brink

Golden State finds a way to secure a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals even though Stephen Curry goes without a 3-pointer for the 1st time in his playoff career.

After all, Thompson described Curry as “a magician with the ball in his hands.” In Game 5, Curry observed that the Celtics “were a little bit more aggressive and a little higher-up on their pick-up points.” Following the Warriors’ season-opening win against the Los Angeles Lakers, he described his performance as “trash” after a 5-for-21 shooting performance. “Looking forward to that bounce-back.” “That’s a good thing, because Thursday, hopefully, most of the time, he regresses to the mean. “The rest of the game has to show up so that you can still make an impact and still draw enough attention offensively, even if you’re not making shots. He’s been shooting the ball so well that, at some point, he was going to have a tough night,” Kerr said. On a night that he didn’t have it going, we found offense elsewhere.” It would be a stretch to say that Curry lacked a reliable supporting cast. “Steph is the best to ever shoot it,” Thompson said. He finished with 16 points while shooting 7-of-22 from the field and 0-of-9 from 3-point range, which marked the first time in his 13-year NBA career that he failed to make at least one 3-pointer in a playoff game. But thankfully that’s not the only thing that you do out there on the court.”

We had no idea that he would make this kind of contribution," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "But I think it's a reminder that for every -- almost every player ...

"The fact that there's opportunity for him to do what he's doing because of the way that we play and because of the way that we've embraced him from day one. "He's embraced the challenge of consistency and what he's capable of doing on both ends of the floor," Curry said. "In a situation like this series where things are not as smooth and you have some rough patches, he finds a way to respond with the right energy and approach and toughness that, if you're watching the game, you notice him at all times because he's kind of everywhere," Curry said. In addition to Wiggins, Kerr named Green and Gary Payton II as central figures on that end of the floor. "I mean, buying in is one of the biggest keys to success in this league, and for what Andrew did tonight, I mean, we don't get -- we don't get more excited than when Wiggs dunks on somebody," Klay Thompson said. All season long, the Warriors have hung their hats on being a defense-first team -- a notion that's not necessarily obvious because the roster boasts two of the NBA's best, most dangerous shooters. He's distributing the ball. Wiggins' fit with the Warriors has been consistently discussed throughout the season. They want the best for you. They always bring out the best in you. "We knew we needed his athleticism and defense and his versatility. You kind of need to find the right place, the right teammates, that kind of stuff.

Golden State is crowding, frustrating and forcing Boston into a heap of turnovers -- and it's tilting the NBA Finals.

"We'll regroup and bounce back," Tatum said, referencing a tone he has gone to as the Celtics have faced elimination games throughout this run. "The key to our game is defense." After going seven games the past two rounds, the Celtics will have to do it again to win the title. But they finished outside the top 10 in three of the previous four seasons, even when they reached the Finals in 2018 and 2019. It's a flaw that has been frustrating for a team that is so close to its ultimate goal. When Curry scored 43 points in Game 4 ... the Warriors had 107 as a team. "Probably something we shouldn't do as much," Udoka said of the complaining. They rededicated themselves to it over the past year, with current defensive coordinator and newest Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown leading the effort. On Monday, they drew two technical fouls, including one from Udoka, who usually tries to get his players to stop whining and get back on defense after they don't get a preferred whistle. They are refusing to give Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Celtics' primary ball handlers, much space. The Golden State Warriors are one win from claiming another title after a 104-94 Game 5 victory over the Boston Celtics Monday night. When the Celtics get sloppy on offense, they regularly look to the officials for answers.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics 104-94 in Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals on Monday to take a 3-2 series lead heading to Boston for Game ...

Just to put this in perspective, Golden State scored 100 total points in their Game 3 loss and they only scored 104 points in Game 5, which ended up being a 10-point victory. Entering Game 5, the Boston Celtics have gone 14-2 in the playoffs when they had 15 or less turnovers in a game. While his numbers have not been terrible, Jayson Tatum has been held in check for a vast majority of the series because of Wiggins’ on-ball pressure and his length. That’s 29 total rebounds for a wing, not a big man, over the course of two games against a team that ranked fifth in rebounding during the regular season! Turnovers directly correlate to losing and any good team or any competent basketball mind can tell you this. Leading by one point entering the fourth quarter, the Warriors were having flashbacks to their second-half collapse in Game 1 of this series on their home court. Constantly attacking the Celtics defense, regardless of who was guarding him, the former No. 1 overall pick and All-Star forward finished Game 5 with 26 points on 12-23 shooting and 13 rebounds, his second-straight game with a double-double. In the third quarter, Boston shot 6-8 from three-point range and they made eight consecutive threes at one point dating back to the end of the second quarter! Wiggins has been arguably the most important and best defender in this series, he has been arguably the second-best offensive talent and he has been arguably the best rebounder in this series. Okay, hold on a second. The key word here is “were,” as all good things come to an end at some point. The Celtics looked absolutely gassed in the fourth quarter after giving it their all to get back in this game in the third and Wiggins took advantage of this.

The Warriors hope to win the series on Thursday night, as the Celtics hope to win at home, forcing a decisive Game 7.

But the other Warriors made them pay — and they found their star in Andrew Wiggins, who scored 26 points. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics Monday night 104-94 to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals. Golden State Warriors win Game 5 of NBA Finals — putting Boston Celtics on the brink

Andrew Wiggins had a sensational Game 5 of the NBA Finals to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics.

- 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. They had a hell of a season, and a lot of good young talent, so they're gonna have a lot of good years ahead of them." I still wish them all the best.

At the outset of the series, the model gave the Boston Celtics an 80% of winning the Finals. Now, after Golden State took a 3-2 series lead by winning Monday ...

It gave the Celtics a dramatic 39% chance of winning the Finals, a number that seemed exorbitantly high given the fact that the playoff field consists of 16 teams. The model is still quite bullish on the Celtics however — it gives Boston a 74% of winning Game 6 on Thursday night, and lists a hypothetical Game 7 on Sunday as a pure coin flip with 50-50 odds. At the start of the playoffs, FiveThirtyEight gave the Dubs a 22% chance of making the Finals and a 9% chance of winning.

Golden State leans on its supporting cast in Game 5, cranks up its defensive intensity and moves to the doorstep of an NBA title.

On the possession before the Payton steal above, Wiggins entered the ball into Looney in the post and set the standard screen for Curry to curl toward the ball. Midway through the fourth quarter, Tatum set a screen for Marcus Smart and got the Curry switch. Like the Warriors did with White on Monday, the Celtics have targeted Curry throughout the series. At times, the Celtics have been able to punish Green for zoning up in the paint. The two guys ahead of the 6-6 Green and the 6-9 Williams are 7-0 Brook Lopez and 6-11 Deandre Ayton. And on Monday, Draymond Green was particularly strong in preventing Boston from converting at the basket. White was immediately subbed out, but he was back as the Celtics went super-small (no Horford or Robert Williams) with three minutes to go. The last two games account for two of the nine times this season (94 total games) that Wiggins has had more than 10 drives, according to Second Spectrum tracking. In the biggest game of his life, Wiggins wanted the ball. Jordan Poole went to set a screen for Curry, but Curry remained in the right corner, seeing what was happening under the basket. With Iguodala looking for somebody to pass to, Andrew Wiggins went to get the ball and held off Derrick White to catch Iguodala’s entry pass. As noted in the wake of Game 5, this series has been mostly about Boston’s end of the floor.