Celtics season ends with 103-90 Game 6 loss to Warriors

Finals MVP Steph Curry finished with 34 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists on 57 percent shooting. Draymond Green had 12 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, along several spectacular defensive plays. Jaylen Brown (34 points and 7 rebounds), Al Horford (19 points and 14 rebounds), and Robert Williams (10 points, 5 blocks, 5 offensive rebounds) were valiant in defeat, but the Celtics allowed 19 three-pointers and finished with 22 turnovers.

Boston got off to a scorching start. The perimeter players were laser focused on D, not allowing any separation on the spit cuts. Offensively, they threw it to Marcus Smart in the post while he was defended by Curry. Tatum and Brown hit back-to-back threes to give the Celtics a 12-2 lead at the 9:25 mark, forcing Steve Kerr to call an early timeout.

They took a 14-2 lead after a Tatum step-back, but it was all downhill from there, as the Warriors would go on a 52-25 run to close the half. Gary Payton II flipped the momentum upon subbing in with 5:24 remaining, playing his usually pesky defense, drawing a second foul on Smart, then converting on an offensive rebound put back. Draymond and Curry then hit consecutive threes, and after Jordan Poole hit a bank three — his specialty — the Warriors led 27-22 by the end of the quarter.

The Warriors then went up 10 after Poole hit another deep three, then Klay found Andrew Wiggins for a transition layup. After Ime Udoka called timeout, the exact same sequence happened. Poole hit a three, and Wiggins scored another transition layup when Jaylen lost the ball on a drive. The Warriors led 37-22 at the 9:55 mark, scoring 21 straight points, and Udoka had to call his second timeout in two minutes.

This time, the guys got the message, and the Celtics went on a 7-0 run, cutting the lead to single digits. This Robert Williams block on Steph led to a Tatum Euro-step finish in transition:

That was the closest Boston would get the rest of the half. The Warriors went on a 14-4 run over the next four minutes. Klay Thompson hit Golden State’s 10th three of the half and they took a 54-33 lead. The Celtics mustered up some last minute offense to cut it to 54-39 at halftime.

After 24 minutes of play, The Warriors shot 43 percent from three, grabbed 9 offensive rebounds, and forced 13 turnovers. We know Boston never wins when they have over 15 turnovers. Thompson and Curry each scored 12 while Tatum and Smart each had three fouls. The game wasn’t over, but it certainly looked ugly.

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