Minute-by-minute report: Steph Curry starred in a blowout victory for the Warriors as they leveled their series with the Celtics
Veteran Nik Stauskas, who nearly quit basketball, is in for the Celtics and he hits a three-pointer. It won’t affect the final outcome but it’s nice to see him get a basket in a Finals game. The Celtics’ Malik Fitts gets the final meaningless points for Boston and that will do it.Luke “The Green” Kornet dunks. Poole hits a three-pointer. The clock mercifully ticks down without any whistles from the officials.As expected, Kerr has called off the dogs.
Looney with a crowd-pleasing dunk. A lot fewer fans have left in the fourth this time around. The Warriors take a timeout. “This one feels done.” Yeah, it has for a while, ABC Broadcasting Crew.The “Poole Party” continues as he splashes a three-pointer and honestly I feel ashamed at even typing that out. Somebody get Jordan Poole a less-embarrassing catchphrase.
All that the Warriors are giving up now are free throws. White is on the line and makes his free throws but, to be gentlemanly one assumes, promptly fouls Klay Thompson. Of course, he makes them.Celtics 71-95 Warriors, 6:35, fourth quarter Grant Williams gets on the free throw line after colliding with Draymond Green. He makes one of two free throws. That’s not going to move the needle, not now with basically half a quarter remaining.Pritchard makes another basket. The announcers are wondering if Udoka replaced his starters en masse as sort of a “give them a different energy” here, sort of let the starters stew a little bit. I could see that as a long-term motivation thing.Thompson hits a 16-footer.
And after that, Bjelica misses a layup. The Celtics defense is still playing hard, but the Celtics offense is almost nonexistent.