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But Rob when he's healthy, and he's out there moving like [that]. He's one of the better defensive players in the league. "With him being out earlier in the playoffs and allowed our defense to clean up those mistakes. "I just told him, your body, you know what you can withstand and what you can't, but, just, we've got a chance to do something special. It's just all the things that he brings, being in the right places." "We're very fortunate to have a guy like that that impacts winning in the way that he does, because it's beyond the numbers with him. It's never easy combatting injuries though and when taking into account the demands of an 82-game regular season plus however many playoff games your team might play, players have to be careful they do not over-exert themselves and risk any long-term damage to their career. In my opinion, he could have won Defensive Player of the Year as well, In that category with Smart, but he had some injuries. With all the things he can do we can just lob the ball all up there and let him go do it. When he's doing that, and he's protecting that paint, and moving the way he's moving, it makes us that much, much more dangerous." "I'm just trying to be accountable for my team," said Williams. "We've made it this far. "It makes us even more dangerous, the way he attacks the rim and [provides] the aerial lob threat for us. "We did in the fourth quarter."

Jaylen Brown scored 27 points and Jayson Tatum added 26 to propel the Boston Celtics to a 116-100 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday and a ...

Boston is now just two wins away from an NBA championship thanks in large part to the trio of Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart.

Draymond Green shoved the Boston Celtics guard, earning his sixth personal foul. Before taking his seat on Golden State's bench, Green gave referee Courtney ...

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Near the end of the third quarter, Steph Curry drained a 27-foot three-pointer to put the Golden State Warriors ahead of the Boston Celtics for the first ...

Boston raced to an early lead helped by two three-pointers by Jaylen Brown -- who led the Celtics with 27 points, nine rebounds and five assists -- in the first quarter. "As you know, earlier in the year, that could have gone south quickly. I am really hoping he's OK because he's our identity, and without him, it will be very difficult."

The Miami Heat and the rest of the Eastern Conference are all to familiar with what transpired Wednesday in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

"Just really have that mindset of we need to really look at this film and really find ways to get better and get prepared as quick as we can, because it is a quicker turnaround," Celtics forward Al Horford said. Eventually, the Celtics want to string together wins so they can avoid the bounce-back situations. The Celtics are now 7-0 following a playoffs loss, which ties an NBA record.

"Majority is over-penetrating, playing in the crowd, as I talk about quite often. Just not keeping it simple." In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, a win, the Celtics ...

Five months ago, in the huddle as a 24-point lead was evaporating at Madison Square Garden, Udoka urged the Celtics to "get our composure back" and "take care of the ball -- it's self-inflicted." As frustrating as it may be to see Boston make the same mistakes over and over again, look at the bright side: It doesn't have to keep coming up with new fixes! In the huddle on Wednesday at TD Garden, as an 18-point lead was evaporating in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Udoka asked the team, according to longtime Celtics scribe Steve Bulpett, "Will you stop playing like assholes?" The Celtics had watched the film of Draymond Green's cat-and-mouse game around the rim, and they knew their reads had to be better. Tatum said after Game 3 that they're now at their best "when we respond to tough situations, when we respond to teams going on runs." For us, it was just getting in the paint and making the right play. The beauty of Boston's offense is that, when it works, it really is that simple. Once the first domino falls, the Celtics are probably going to get a good look. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, a win, the Celtics got wide-open 3s because their offense was "crisp and sharp." They know exactly what the opposing team is trying to do, and they simply need to be sharper: Make the right reads, take care of the ball. And guess what happened: The Celtics won, just like they have after all of their other postseason losses. They've lost seven games in the playoffs, and after each one, they've said they just need to get out of their own way.

Celtics fans repeatedly chanted "F*** you, Draymond" and "Draymond sucks" at Warriors forward Draymond Green in Game 3 of the NBA Finals last night.

Dropping f-bombs with children in the crowd. He also got into a skirmish with Jaylen Brown and trash-talked Grant Williams in the process. The Warriors forward has become the NBA’s top heel.

The Boston Celtics' very own three-headed dragon in Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart led the home team to a crucial 116-100 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden on Wednesday night.

It was the effort from every area of the floor that made the difference for Boston. Horford beat his Game 2 tally with his very first shot as he nailed a tree-pointer after scoring just two points on Sunday night, but he was also flying about like a man possessed – defending fiendishly, boxing out and chasing rebounds. In Game 3, the inexperienced Warriors couldn’t contend with the lively Celtics, who are now just two wins from an NBA-record 18th championship. Horford also defended brilliantly and covered every inch of the floor in an admirable effort, finishing with 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists, a block and a steal. Marcus Smart contributed 24 points and spearheaded a characteristically defensive effort that held the Warriors to a dismal 11 points in the fourth quarter. The three Celtics stars - who combined for 77 points - became the first trio since Los Angeles Lakers icons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Cooper and Magic Johnson in 1984 to each record at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists together in an NBA Finals game. Boston recovered to take a 93-89 edge into the fourth before they outscored Golden State 23-11 down the stretch.

“On the crowd's response to Draymond — classy. Very classy,” Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr said. Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday at the TD Garden.

Following Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Warriors guard Klay Thompson called out Celtics fans for the way they treated Draymond Green.

Very DISGUSTING of you little Celtics fans Just shameful." "Dropping f-bombs with children in the crowd. "We've played in front of rude fans before," Thompson said.

He plays with emotion, trash talks constantly and loves to get under opponents' skin. Through three games in the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics, Green ...

“That’s something that I enjoy,” Green said. “I embrace it,” Green said. They did what I expected.”

Boston bounces back again: 13 Takeaways from Celtics-Warriors NBA Finals Game 3 · Celtics PRIDE: Reacting to Games 1 + 2.

Here, Tatum and Marcus Smart work to get the matchup, then Tatum is off to the rim. The bank was open late in Boston on Wednesday night: He sticks with Klay Thompson at the arc to take away the jumper to start the play. In Game 3, Boston stayed big for most of the game and they dominated the boards. 5. In the first couple of games of the NBA Finals, the Warriors did a good job on the glass. Then he drops the bomb on Brown for the touchdown. This is good floor balance and Smart knows he can take Otto Porter Jr. off the bounce in the 3-for-2 scenario: Nice find from Jaylen Brown to Al Horford with Stephen Curry pinned at the end of the play too: He scored 17 points in the first quarter and multiple Celtics said postgame that Brown “set the tone for the physicality we wanted to play with”. Yes, it would be nice if the Celtics just made it easy once and a while. Boston wasn’t the offensive juggernaut that they were in Game 1’s fourth quarter, but they did more than enough to pull away and empty the bench with a couple of minutes remaining. Derrick White had a big three-point play, Jaylen Brown made a couple of hoops and Smart made up for a rough stretch with two layups to close out the half.

The Celtics lead the N.B.A. finals, two games to one, in a series that has been defined by size and rebounds more than finesse and flash.

Curry stayed in the game but said afterward that he had pain in one of his feet. “Obviously, they’re a great team that goes on runs, a lot of runs, but just withstanding the hit.” Curry was fouled shooting a 3-pointer, and since the foul was flagrant, Golden State got the ball back and scored another 3. “We had to,” Smart said of the physicality with which Boston dominated Golden State. “Game 2, they brought the heat to us. At one point in the fourth quarter, several players tangled over a loose ball, and Smart came up with it before Draymond Green pushed him. With that in mind, Golden State outscored Boston, 41-14, in that third quarter and won, 107-88. “There wasn’t a whole lot of strategic change,” Golden State Coach Steve Kerr said after Game 2. They’re going to make you have to make the right play every single time, and if you don’t, they’re going to make you pay.” That returned this season — the only team with a better defensive rating than Golden State has been Boston. Williams has been inconsistent this series because of a knee injury that has bothered him throughout the playoffs. Golden State trailed early in Game 2 as well, and that was the crux of the halftime conversation. At times, Golden State looked disheveled and tired when its players smacked into the bigger, more athletic, younger Celtics.

The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics face off on Friday at TD Garden in Boston in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

It writes: "Golden State was excellent defensively in Game 2 but that all fell apart in Game 3 as the visitors allowed Boston to score at will, particularly in the first half. Jason Radowitz writes: "The Warriors will have to shoot lights out between Curry and Thompson if they're going to win Game 4 and the series. Tipico has no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. I think Boston is in a great spot to take a 3-1 lead with Curry banged up." Gannett may earn revenue from Tipico for audience referrals to betting services. Golden State has relied heavily on Curry and Klay Thompson to get going from outside, and even that wasn’t enough in Game 3. Peter Dewey writes: "I’ve bet on Boston in every game in this series, and there’s no way I’m going to stop now. Plus only Jordan Poole and Otto Porter Jr. have impacted the Warriors off the bench in the Finals. Therefore, I'm sticking with the Celtics. Boston is the deepest team in the NBA. Any night, a new player will step up and have a big game. Even with Curry and Thompson adding at least 25 points, the Warriors still lost by 16." The site gives the Warriors a 24% win probability in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The Celtics have a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead, and they showed that the Warriors’ small-ball lineup is exploitable in Game 3. The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics face off on Friday at TD Garden in Boston in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

It was a frustrating night in Boston for Klay Thompson and the Warriors on Wednesday. Golden State fell into a 2–1 hole against the Celtics following a ...

Golden State has bigger problems on its hands than unruly fans at the moment. Thompson levied criticism against Boston fans Wednesday night, upset over their profane language. Golden State fell into a 2–1 hole against the Celtics following a 116–100 Boston victory, a contest in which Thompson finished with 25 points on 7–17 from the field.

The Celtics pulled away after another Golden State third-quarter flurry to take a 2-1 series lead on Wednesday night.

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Sure, there are moments when great offensive players get their shots off. There are occasional lapses where assignments are missed or signals are mixed up. But ...

This relentless, resilient, recovering, rebounding, bouncing back team. This stumbling, bumbling, recovering, dominating, repeating team. This team is a legit team. Derrick White is BASF (“We don’t make a lot of the products you buy. This defense always knows that the next possession is going to be a stop. This team is a dominant defensive team.

The Boston Celtics defeated the Golden State Warriors 116-100 in Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals on Wednesday to take a 2-1 series lead.

The Warriors look absolutely gassed late in these games and for the Celtics, they take advantage of this since they have an overall more athletic team than the Warriors. When they have held leads, the Warriors have had trouble holding them and this has directly affected their ability to close out games in the fourth quarter. In Game 2, Smart finished with just 2 points on 1-6 shooting and really did not make an impact whatsoever. Let’s take a look at some of the key takeaways from this game and how the series could play out given what happened in Boston’s win on Wednesday night. They always looked one step ahead of the Warriors and most importantly, they played more physically than the Warriors. Boston’s offense was firing on all cylinders out of the gates, as they were not only hitting shots from the perimeter, but attacking the Warriors’ defense on the interior as well.

The Celtics don't need any more motivation in the 2022 NBA Finals, but Warriors forward Draymond Green just gave them some.

Green loves to talk trash and get under his opponents' skin. But ultimately, I’ve got the Celtics winning the Finals,” McCollum told Green, per Haynes. “I just want you to hear it from me first before you hear me say it on TV.” Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports was witness to an exchange between New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum and Green after Wednesday's matchup.

For much of the postseason, Brown has been one of the most polarizing players on the Celtics. Some games he looks incapable of missing shots, and some games he ...

Jaylen Brown has been a one-dimensional player for most of the playoffs, but that was not the case in Game 3. Brown controlled the start of this game not just because of his scoring, but becuase of his passing. Brown made his contribution felt, as he pulled down nine rebounds, including three of the offensive variety, which was a huge help in keeping the offense moving. But Brown also showed up in every other facet of the game for the Boston Celtics, and that is an extremely encouraging prospect moving forward. This helped Brown get to the paint, which Boston struggled to do in the opening two games of the series. That changed in Game 3, because Brown single-handedly established the flow of the game.

The Boston Celtics have announced their injury report for Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night against the Golden State Warriors.

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Three of Celtic's starters notched 20-point plus performances on Thursday earning them a crucial win at home to take 2-1 lead in the series.

This was the team performance that the Warriors would have feared the most because through these playoffs, this type of performance has made Boston look better than their opposition. But at the heart of the offense was their decisiveness in passing. And once the ball reached the paint, they played hard for their points. Boston’s frantic rebounding was a result of all their five starters looking to use their size and length over the Warriors, and succeeding at it. If Stephen Curry decides how a Warrior offense looks on any given night, Green decides the defence and for Game 3, there was none. To put it into context, the Celtics won two key battles that are usually crucial when playing against a team like the Warriors.

Struggling to get anything going in Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart stepped up in a big way on Wednesday night to help the ...

“For us, that left a bad taste in our mouth because what we hang our hat on is effort on the defensive end and being a physical team. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were huge factors in this game offensively for Boston, as was Marcus Smart, who was coming off a really weak performance in Game 2. - 3 Things We Learned From Celtics-Warriors NBA Finals Game 3 On Wednesday: The Boston Celtics defeated the Golden State Warriors 116-100 in Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals on Wednesday to take a 2-1 series lead.CLICK HERE.

Trailing two games to one, the Warriors have a chance to even the series back up on Friday night when they take on the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA ...

On the offensive end, the Dubs have averaged 35.3 points in the third frame, while shooting 47.1 percent from the field and 54.1 percent from 3-point range. But after the game, Thompson did not want to talk about his performance, but the team’s performance going into Game 4 on Friday.“Didn't go well enough because we lost,” Thompson said postgame. After scoring 26 points combined in Games 1 and 2, Klay Thompson recorded 25 points on Wednesday night in Game 3. That streak dates back to 2013 and according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Draymond Green (26), Klay Thompson (26) and Stephen Curry (25) are the only players to win at least one road game in every playoff series they've played in (minimum 20). The Warriors trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half, but a strong third quarter had the deficit down to four points going into the final frame. Dub Nation – due to popular demand, we’re moving our watch parties to inside Chase Center! Come out to Chase Center and cheer on the Dubs with your fellow fans while we broadcast the game in-arena!