In an exciting overtime match against the Boston Celtics, the Golden State Warriors relied heavily on the ability of their younger players. But in the heat of battle, the squad turned to the tried-and-true Splash Brothers, and they prevailed 132-126, their largest victory of the year.
In the waning seconds of overtime, with the Dubs holding a 127-126 lead, Curry made his sixth three-pointer of the game to seal the comeback triumph. With 9:53 remaining, they were down 11 points, but Curry played the last 17 minutes while picking up five fouls, and the Warriors overcame the league-leading Celtics on TNT. Together, he and Thompson scored 57 points on 12-of-26 three-point shooting.
After 25 minutes and 36 seconds, Jonathan Kuminga had his second theft in overtime, dunking the ball on the run-out to give the Warriors their first lead of the second half. In spite of frequently guarding Jayson Tatum, he finished with 17 points, seven rebounds, and zero fouls received.
Subsequently, youngster Trayce Jackson-Davis, who was unexpectedly included in the team’s overtime and closing lineup, scored a basket and gave Jaylen Brown a tremendous block. In what has to be the best game of his brief career, he finished with 10 points, thirteen rebounds, and three blocks. TJD’s father, Reggie Miller’s former Indiana Pacers colleague Antonio Davis, was compared to TJD by Miller
Al Horford’s three-pointer for Golden State narrowed the advantage to one point, but TJD preserved Curry’s miss, Chris Paul pulled down a rebound, and Curry made the game-winning basket.
With Curry playing with five fouls in the fourth quarter, the Celtics might have committed a tactical blunder. On offence, they frequently went after the Baby-Faced Assassin, sometimes to the loss of their own offensive momentum. Boston appeared to obstruct Golden State’s efforts to hunt down fouls, to which Golden State replied by doubling. With 3:16 remaining, Curry even drew a foul on Jaylen Brown before draining a three-pointer to trim the Celtics’ lead to 116-115.
