Coming off a Game 2 loss in which Boston turned the ball over 19 times, the Celtics' ball movement was much crisper in the half court, which led to open perimeter shots, favorable 1-on-1 matchups and driving lanes. Feeding off the energy of a Garden crowd that jeered Green throughout his miserable night in the first NBA Finals game in Boston since 2010, the Celtics started fast and led by as many as 18 points in the first half.
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The previous 39 times teams have split the first two games of the finals, the winner of Game 3 went on to win the series 82% of the time. 'The injury didn't force him out of the game, but I took him out down 14 with two minutes left because we weren't going to catch up,' Kerr said. Despite Curry's noticeable limp after the play with Horford, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said it was not why he pulled him from the game in the closing minutes. 'We did in the fourth quarter,' Game 4 is Friday in Boston. 'We talked about it quite a bit, our group being resilient and being able to fight through a lot of things and at times when it's most needed being able to lock down on defense,' Celtics coach Ime Udoka said. Robert Williams III, who has been working his way back from knee surgery, finished with eight points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. 'When you allow a team to get comfortable, especially in their home - in front the home crowd, then it's tough,' Warriors forward Draymond Green (6'6''-F-1990, college: Michigan St.) said. But the Warriors' shooting couldn't save them on a night the more athletic Celtics outmuscled them for a 47-31 rebounding advantage. 'See how it feels tomorrow and get ready for Friday.' Klay Thompson (6'6''-G-1990, college: WSU) broke out of a finals slump and finished with 25 points and five 3s. Curry said it was similar to a play during the regular season in which Smart dove into Curry's legs while chasing a loose ball but 'not as bad.' 'I got caught - obviously in some pain, but I'll be all right,' Curry said. He had 15 points in a 33-25 third quarter by the Warriors but was hurt late in the fourth after Al Horford (6'10''-F/C-1986, college: Florida) rolled into his leg on a loose ball. Stephen Curry (6'3''-G-1988, college: Davidson) led Golden State with 31 points and six 3-pointers. The Celtics haven't lost two straight games since the end of March. 'I think we did that several times tonight.' Boston improved to 6-4 at home, compared to 8-3 on the road this postseason.
We respond to teams going on runs and things like that,' he said. 'I think that's when we are at our best when we respond to tough situations.
It definitely woke us up a little bit.' Tatum said the fact the Celtics didn't hang their heads after the Warriors' third-quarter flourish is something they didn't always do in the regular season. '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. 'Game 2, they brought the heat to us,' Smart said. Marcus Smart (6'4''-PG-1994, college: OK State) added 24 points and helped fuel a defensive effort that held the Warriors to 11 points in the fourth quarter - third-fewest in a finals game in the shot clock era. Jaylen Brown (6'7''-SF-1996, college: California) scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum (6'8''-SF-1998, college: Duke) added 26 and the Celtics rode the energy of a raucous TD Garden crowd to beat back another third-quarter onslaught by Golden State in a 116-100 victory Wednesday night that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Throughout the postseason, the Boston Celtics had played their best basketball away from home.
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