I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.
now that GSW lost their first game in their home stadium, things are getting more exciting considering warriors are "better" than celtics, the first game is hinting that we'll see crazy finals, warriors can't afford to lose the 2nd game, it would put them a big step away from the title, Harford was my favorite in the first game, i wonder if ha can keep it up. 
Topic: NBA Finals 2022 - Warriors vs Celtics. - page 19. (Read 2290 times)
I really did not expect Warriors to lose the first game especially with their home court advantage. Along with their playoff experience, massive home court advantage, lots of stars and notorious offensive strategy, I find it difficult to believe that they really lost game 1, but that is basketball for you.
We really have to give credit on how Celtics ran their defense strategy against the Warriors. Playoff Al showed that he can be dangerous in any parts of the field along with his built and three-point capability.
Though Warriors may have lost this game, I really wish that they would learn from this defeat and ran their counter defense/offense against the strategy of Celtics. Again, Warriors will definitely win the playoff run this year!
We really have to give credit on how Celtics ran their defense strategy against the Warriors. Playoff Al showed that he can be dangerous in any parts of the field along with his built and three-point capability.
Though Warriors may have lost this game, I really wish that they would learn from this defeat and ran their counter defense/offense against the strategy of Celtics. Again, Warriors will definitely win the playoff run this year!
..... Also, the Warriors have the home-court advantage in this series.
Warriors play good at home but the Celtics doesn't really care what court they are playing as we've seen in game 1 They have also shown that in the series against Bucks and Heat......
This is the first time that we've seen Warriors not making a huge points in the 4th quarter. Usually that is their strong suit, winning the 3rd and 4th. But this time, they were outscored in the last even though they have a good lead entering the 4th quarter. This might cause an alarm from Steve Kerr, but knowing that they are ex-champions and knows where to rise, for sure they wanted to bounce back in game 2 because it is going to be in their backyard.
It was probably a mistake on the part of Kerr. At what time did he put back Curry in the fourth quarter? Maybe the outcome was different if he did it sooner. This is the first time that we've seen Warriors not making a huge points in the 4th quarter. Usually that is their strong suit, winning the 3rd and 4th. But this time, they were outscored in the last even though they have a good lead entering the 4th quarter. This might cause an alarm from Steve Kerr, but knowing that they are ex-champions and knows where to rise, for sure they wanted to bounce back in game 2 because it is going to be in their backyard.
They definitely rely on taytum. No taytum no finals for the celts. When he is playing well the whole other tes focus is stopping him completely opening up the floor for everyone else. Yeah jaylen is important but without taytum jaylen doesn't go off like he does. This isn't a knock but rather just saying taytum stepped into another level this year.
I know Game 1 results aren't a reference to predict who will win the series but here in Game 1, it shows that Boston Celtics can do something spectacular and not heavily rely on Jayson Tatum. The 2022 Eastern Conference Most Valuable Player is off-night and this Finals Game 1 is one of his worst performances since the playoffs started but still, the Celtics were able to rally from a 12-points deficit and even win in a 12-points lead against a team like Golden State Warriors.
That's not the first time that the Celtics support role players showing a good adjustment that's why I disagree with the post here that the Celtics just rely on Jayson Tatum. Again, I'm not saying the Celtics already have the advantage this Finals but just pointing out a particular analysis regarding the Celtics is just only about Tatum.
I wasn't very positive about Celtics for the first game. Warriors are a team that can dominate their home games mostly. Celtics were a different opponent for them as Celtics' defense was very strong. I was still waiting for Warriors to win the first game but Celtics did a very good work by making that not very expected comeback. Warriors are a tough team to beat in such way but they made it. For the second game, I think Warriors can equalize the score of the series.
Horford had a huge contribution to Celtics' win last night for certain. I haven't seen him being this much effective as for scoring three pointers for a long time period until this game. I like this about Celtics very much because they are playing very good as a team. When the main scorers have a poor day there are another alternative players to contribute more than they do normally. Actually it started to be the same for Warriors too but they lost this game because of a serious decrease in their performance in the fourth quarter.
They were not able to trade baskets in the 4th quarter. Even if Horford is making 3 point shots, it's very obvious that the defense of the Celtics killed them, look at their scoring per quarter.
1st-32
2nd-22
3rd -38
4th -16
Horford had a huge contribution to Celtics' win last night for certain. I haven't seen him being this much effective as for scoring three pointers for a long time period until this game. I like this about Celtics very much because they are playing very good as a team. When the main scorers have a poor day there are another alternative players to contribute more than they do normally. Actually it started to be the same for Warriors too but they lost this game because of a serious decrease in their performance in the fourth quarter.
They were not able to trade baskets in the 4th quarter. Even if Horford is making 3 point shots, it's very obvious that the defense of the Celtics killed them, look at their scoring per quarter.
1st-32
2nd-22
3rd -38
4th -16
Horford had a huge contribution to Celtics' win last night for certain. I haven't seen him being this much effective as for scoring three pointers for a long time period until this game. I like this about Celtics very much because they are playing very good as a team. When the main scorers have a poor day there are another alternative players to contribute more than they do normally. Actually it started to be the same for Warriors too but they lost this game because of a serious decrease in their performance in the fourth quarter.
I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.
Horford was the main reason why the Celtics won game 1 since he went 6/7 for his shots and scored all the three's in the 4th quarter for Boston to take the game.They outscored the warriors by alot, I can't recall but some one put a bet on Celtics winning the game by 11+ points with odds of 98.00x and at the end they did.
I had a bet on Celtics with over 223.5 at 8.50x and that one hit too.
It seemed that anyone that bet on the Celtics to win game 1 made quite abit of substantial amount of profit from the night.
Can't wait until game 2 but it all the way until Sunday.
For sure, those who ride on the Celtics ML or handicap could have made a lot of money in game 1. After all they are the underdog and no one see this coming. Now the complexion of the series has change, people are now giving the Celtics the chance to win their title here and maybe Tatum as MVP. So we will see what kind of adjustment the Warriors are going to do in game 2 and then if Celtics can carry their momentum before going home.
Tatum is playing amazing in this playoff series and if he continues to carry them he will for sure be the MVP of the playoffs.
Everyone who betted om Celtics got really lucky because of the last quarter and made a few nice bucks because of the odd
I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.
Horford was the main reason why the Celtics won game 1 since he went 6/7 for his shots and scored all the three's in the 4th quarter for Boston to take the game.They outscored the warriors by alot, I can't recall but some one put a bet on Celtics winning the game by 11+ points with odds of 98.00x and at the end they did.
I had a bet on Celtics with over 223.5 at 8.50x and that one hit too.
It seemed that anyone that bet on the Celtics to win game 1 made quite abit of substantial amount of profit from the night.
Can't wait until game 2 but it all the way until Sunday.
For sure, those who ride on the Celtics ML or handicap could have made a lot of money in game 1. After all they are the underdog and no one see this coming. Now the complexion of the series has change, people are now giving the Celtics the chance to win their title here and maybe Tatum as MVP. So we will see what kind of adjustment the Warriors are going to do in game 2 and then if Celtics can carry their momentum before going home.
I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.
Horford was the main reason why the Celtics won game 1 since he went 6/7 for his shots and scored all the three's in the 4th quarter for Boston to take the game.They outscored the warriors by alot, I can't recall but some one put a bet on Celtics winning the game by 11+ points with odds of 98.00x and at the end they did.
I had a bet on Celtics with over 223.5 at 8.50x and that one hit too.
It seemed that anyone that bet on the Celtics to win game 1 made quite abit of substantial amount of profit from the night.
Can't wait until game 2 but it all the way until Sunday.
I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.
Well, I guess we can't call it a lucky win either, they play hard on that and just got nailed on the 103 points. It may not be their style of play but it was definitely a good win on them, they just need to do the same but with an improvement. This will be a long series and I agree on that. 
I was expecting Celtics to get a Warriors but not this way. They beat GSW in their style of play. Harford and White had an epic match. The fourth quarter was like a storm. Incredible. However, how ambitious and eager Curry and his friends started the game. It looks like it will be a long series. This is pleasing. It was one of the most exciting NBA finals I've ever watched.
It was a solid start by Celtics, wow. I was expecting to see the opposite happening in Game 1. Warriors were doing just fine in fact but they couldn't finish it up with a good result. Celtics turned the game around incredibly well and even won by a gap of twelve points. This high effort deserves to be appreciated a lot. As a Celtics supporter, I'm happy to see that they won but the next game might not end in favour of them. I think that Warriors are going to learn their lesson from their last quarter performance and they will come back better.
I don't even think they need to learn from it, at this point there is no learning from it they just took theor foot off the gas. Curry changed in the second half, they needed to apply more pressure but thought they played a bit conservatively. Poole is going to have to give them more than he did last night if they want a chance.
The NBA finals this year are going to be very interesting. I admit that it's hard for me to name a favorite. The greatest strength of the Warriors is the offensive. When they have their day, they can destroy any rival. Experience will also be their advantage. This is the sixth Warriors Final in the last eight seasons. Boston is a team that has undergone a huge metamorphosis over the course of the season. They are very strong on defense. I think the fate of the finals will depend mainly on the young stars of Boston, Tatum and Brown. If young leaders bear the pressure, Boston stands a chance of regaining the championship after 14 years.
People are hyping the Celtics a lot but in reality, Warriors are actually the team that has a huge chance to win here. They are not new to the NBA Finals, and their chemistry is really superb, I'm sorry but it looks like Warriors are gonna smart the Celtics in game 1 to make a statement that Celtics are not yet a championshp caliber team. If Curry could score 25+ points per game, that means Warriors will dominate but if Celtics could limit the Warriors by less than 100 points, that means their defense are effective.
I think Curry can still score 25+ points, but you are right, if Warriors cannot score their average numbers, that means Celtics defense are limiting the Warriors offense, and when that will happen, the advantage is on the defensive team. I don't expect that actually as Warriors will always find a way to score, they are probably the number 1 team in offense if I'm not mistaken, so how can we limit them?
You're right about that because Curry made 34 points and a lot of threes during the 1st quarter, they started hot but unfortunately, only Curry made the usual figures as he is indeed hard to limit but his team mates were having a bad night including Thompson and Poole who didn't afford to contribute 20+ points in the whole game. Indeed, the Celtics is a good defensive team and they have proved again that they shouldn't be taken lightly especially in the last quarter.
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Personally, I'm rooting for Warriors to win the Finals this season and I've been vocal about that in reality since the splash bros have surfaced. But I admit that the Celtics has impressed me this season and I loved to see a close game until it will reach Game 7.
Personally, I'm rooting for Warriors to win the Finals this season and I've been vocal about that in reality since the splash bros have surfaced. But I admit that the Celtics has impressed me this season and I loved to see a close game until it will reach Game 7.
yeah, most of people here is rooting for Warriors, as per pool it is 22:9 for Warriors to be champions
and I agree, Warriors have a bigger group of good players, that all came as decision makers, Celtics are younger, so that is their strength, although they already played more matches in play-off series
TBH, I expect at least 6 matches in a series, thought that Warriors can finish it off earlier, but nah, probably 4:2 in the end, with seventh match, Celtics are closer to title
If we're speaking about the probabilities here, surely the Warriors have the most chance of winning this Finals and there's no doubt about that as people cannot also deny that the Warriors is much more experienced in the playoffs especially in the Finals. But today, the Celtics made a point that they are not an easy team even if they are against the heaviest team in the East and the #1 offensive team. They have successfully limited the key players of the Warriors and they don't care even if it will be a chasing game.
It was a solid start by Celtics, wow. I was expecting to see the opposite happening in Game 1. Warriors were doing just fine in fact but they couldn't finish it up with a good result. Celtics turned the game around incredibly well and even won by a gap of twelve points. This high effort deserves to be appreciated a lot. As a Celtics supporter, I'm happy to see that they won but the next game might not end in favour of them. I think that Warriors are going to learn their lesson from their last quarter performance and they will come back better.
It was an unbelievable comeback by Celtics last night. I just enjoyed it a lot honestly because it is never easy to make a huge comeback like this against Warriors. Celtics were twelve points behind before the last quarter started. I started to think negatively for them after seeing this. It wasn't an impossible job to do maybe but it was really difficult though. Celtics still did the unexpected by turning the game around first and after that they even won the game by the same point difference. Curry was great in first quarters and Tatum's performance was very poor. Horford took a big responsibility for Celtics and he was very successful on his 3-pointers too.
Damn what the hell happened to the Golden State Warriors last night. I mean the Warriors completely fell apart in the fourth quarter. I couldn't believe how many points the Celtics were able to drop in the 4th alone. I mean 40 points in any quarter, especially in the fourth quarter shows a total breakdown of defense. Steve Kerr perhaps failed at this coaching job last night, I think some level of blame has to go on him. What's even most insane is the fact that Tatum had his wort game of the year and they still won.
Steph Curry is now with 21 points in 12 minutes of his playing time and the second quarter just barely began. He is feeling it and red-hot.
What's more if he will continue that dominance throughout the game. The game is still close but with that early good production from Steph Curry, that's already a sign that the Warriors are now up on this Game 1 as one of their key scorers is currently in the good momentum.
Let's see if the Celtics will be able to hold that close lead by the Warriors later in the game.
Everyone is expecting for the Warriors to win game 1 and game 2. However, nobody expects that the Celtics was able to flip the switch on their favour in the 4th quarter outscoring the Warriors with 24 pts and limiting them to just 16 pts.
Impressive and notable performances coming from Derrick White and Al Horford. These 2 Celtic orchestrated their mid-4th quarter 17-0 run.
What a crazy turn around, the Warriors suddenly lost their offensive momentum.
That's a sad part of the warriors fan during the fourth and final quarter in the middle of the quarter ciltics where rise and 17-0 run that's a good points cause we all know that during the 3rd quarter warriors always lead unlike in the first quarter which is very close points in the third quarter warriors 3 point shoot is the best weapons to win but ciltics had a surprise to everyone they win and got many turnovers to claim the victory.
Maybe next game warriors will win.
Maybe they will win, and it's actually necessary for them to win. I don't know the trends or the stats, but I think no team has won an NBA Finals that lose their first two games at home, so basing on that, that game 2 is their ticket to still have a chance in this series.
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