The Celtics have taken a lead in the series against the Golden State Warriors, winning Game 3 116 – 100. The Celtics are now up 2 – 1 in the series with Game 4 being on the 10th of June back in Boston.
Boston Celtics
The MVP of the game was Jaylen Brown who had 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. He kept Boston ahead with his offence. The Celtics role players also shined, contrastingly to game 2 – Robert Williams had himself a block party and was a force in the paint. He kept the Warriors shooting from distance without getting anything easy at the rim.
Game 3 Highlights
Golden State Warriors
Draymond had another bad game fouling out again. He now has fouled out 15 times in the Finals, and scored 15 points… He was clearly frustrated, here you can see him being very agressive with Jayson Tatum, a player who he knows has injured his shoulder recently.
Draymond finished with 2 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists along with the 6 fouls. His stats in the playoffs so far: 15 PTS 26.3 FG% 0-7 3P 5-10 FT
The Celtics continue to play drop coverage on Curry, which allows him to wide open 3s, however even his offence could not keep the Warriors in the contest tonight. Klay has yet to play consistantly like his former self and Wiggins seems to be consistantly Wiggins.
A scramble and fall meant that Curry’s leg got injured during the game, and there were worries that he would be out for Game 4. Shams has tweeted that there is optimism that Curry will be okay:
There is optimism today on Warriors star Stephen Curry’s status for Game 4 of the NBA Finals vs. Boston on Friday, sources tell @TheAthletic@Stadium. It appears Curry won't need MRI, has avoided major issue with his left foot, and will attend Golden State's afternoon practice.