Celtics Vs Warriors Takeaways

Lessons learned from the Celtics versus. Warriors matchup CS Resilience in OT victory The Celtics weren't at their best on Thursday night, but they came through in the clutch to beat the Warriors. We discuss the 121-118 victory after overtime. The Boston Celtics have historically struggled against the Golden State Warriors, but on Thursday night at TD Garden, the C's stood their ground against the reigning champions. The Celtics battled back to force overtime and win 121-118 for their eighth straight victory despite trailing by as many as 11 points in the second half. The Warriors are currently 5-18 this season while playing away from Chase Center, continuing their road ills. Jayson's shooting night was unsuccessful.Tatum ended the game with a game-high 34 points and a career-high 19 rebounds despite making only 9 of his 27 field goal attempts. In spite of being rusty upon his injury comeback, Jaylen Brown managed to score 16 points in the last minutes.Golden State lost despite having 29 points from Stephen Curry. Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson each contributed 24 points. When the Boston Celtics visit the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night, they will want to make it nine games in a row that they have won. Here are the key lessons we learned from the C's exciting triumph, which improved their record to 34-12 for the year.

The Jays display composure:
Local: Comprehensive news coverage of the Boston region For the majority of regulation, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown weren't playing their best. They hit the ball well when it counted the most despite having a combined field goal percentage of only 15 for 45. Tatum, whose historic struggles against Golden State have plagued him since Game 1 of the 2022 Finals, came through with a clutch performance. a few crucial goals between the fourth quarter and the extra period. When a player scores 34 points and pulls down 19 rebounds on an average night, you know they are extraordinary. Tatum is the seventh Celtics player ever to have at least 34 points and 19 rebounds in a single game. In the tough game, he also played a season-high 48 minutes. When Brown returned from a right adductor injury, he was unable to purchase a bucket during regulation. Before making the game-tying 3-pointer to force overtime, he was 3-for-14 from the floor and 0-for-3 from long range. Throughout OT, he proceeded to help the Cougars win, scoring 16 points on 6-of-18 shooting to lead all scorers.

Robert and Al Horford are Williams makes a tremendous play. The major factor that allowed Boston to stay up with the Golden State Warriors was their size advantage. Against the Warriors' more compact team, the big guys for the Celtics had a field day. With 10 points and five rebounds in the first quarter, Al Horford established the tone. To put that into perspective, the 36-year-old was averaging 9.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game heading into Thursday's play. Horford in this one didn't appear to be 36. With this chase-down block on Jordan Poole, he demonstrated the benefits of two days of relaxation. He continued to play at that level throughout the whole evening, especially in the fourth quarter when he made a massive 3. Horford finished second on the team in scoring for the Celtics with 20 points on 8 of 13 shooting. As well brought ten boards tumbling. Robert Williams, who controlled the glass with seven offensive rebounds, was likely the MVP of the tough victory (11 total). Collectively, the Warriors had seven offensive rebounds. Williams scored 14 points as well. The Celtics outscored the Warriors 52 to 30 in the paint and had 22 second-chance points to the Warriors' 14. They had 63 rebounds to the Warriors' 47.

On Thursday, the Celtics' ineffective shooters weren't limited to Tatum and Brown. Despite shooting 39.8% as a team, which was their lowest field goal percentage since their defeat to the Indiana Pacers on December 21, they managed to win in overtime. Their percentage from beyond the arc was 13 for 41 (31.7%). The Warriors' statistics don't appear much better because they shot 35.3% from three, but that percentage was in the 40s before they lost steam in the last minutes of the game and throughout overtime. When the Jays and the rest of the C's travel to Toronto for a Saturday night matchup, they will need to find their rhythm again. Additionally, they'll hope that this is the only time they play Golden State in 2023 since despite the great With a victory, it will be obvious that the Warriors can prevent Boston's players from dominating.