After Steph Curry stunned the TD Garden crowd with a long-distance buzzer-beater from beyond halfcourt to end the first half with Golden State holding a one-point advantage, it looked as if the Warriors were headed toward an upset victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics.
Despite building an 11-point lead in the second half, the Warriors couldn’t close the door on Jayson Tatum and the Celtics in a rematch of the 2022 NBA Finals.
After mounting a comeback and trading clutch buckets, Jaylen Brown forced overtime with a game-tying 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining on the clock. The Warriors had a chance to win the game on the final possession, but Curry’s jumper came up short.
In overtime, the Warriors offense couldn’t match the Celtics. Tatum and Brown combined for 10 of Boston’s 15 points in overtime to steal the game, 121-118.
Tatum led the way with a game-high 34 points on 9-of-27 shooting from the field with 19 rebounds, six assists and three steals in 48 minutes.
Curry tallied 29 points on 9-of-25 shooting from the floor with six made triples to go along with seven assists, four rebounds and three steals. Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole each added 24 points as the Warriors fell to 2-2 on their road swing.
Following Golden State’s overtime loss in Boston, the NBA Twitter community weighed in with different reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Thursday night.
Celtics win a wild game 121-118 in OT
Tatum with 34 points and a career-high 19 rebounds
— Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) January 20, 2023
Overtime in Boston. Warriors already going with a condensed eight-man rotation. Minute totals for their main guys climbing. They play tomorrow night in Cleveland. Rest obviously possible. This becomes the five-minute stretch that could determine success of their road trip.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 20, 2023
Since that Jaylen Brown three, the Celtics completely took control of the game, fueling them to a 121-118 OT win. Warriors had a glimmer of hope at the end, but couldn’t do it.
Golden State falls to 5-18 on the road. They’re 22-23 overall on the season.
— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) January 20, 2023
Warriors now 1-2 in overtime this season, 2-14 in overtime dating back to November 2018. Steve Kerr went for this game. Condensed rotation, high minutes. Warriors played…
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