{"id":34541,"date":"2022-06-03T03:40:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T03:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nba-finals-2022-best-sights-and-sounds-from-game-1-between-celtics-and-warriors\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T03:40:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T03:40:12","slug":"nba-finals-2022-best-sights-and-sounds-from-game-1-between-celtics-and-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nba-finals-2022-best-sights-and-sounds-from-game-1-between-celtics-and-warriors\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Finals 2022 &#8211; Best sights and sounds from Game 1 between Celtics and Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>After a wildly entertaining NBA season, we have finally arrived at the NBA Finals.  The Golden State Warriors hope to capture their fourth championship since 2015, while the Boston Celtics look to secure their first title since 2008.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2022\/0530\/r1019506_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Prior to Game 1, this Celtics squad was new to the Finals, as no one on the Boston roster had played in an NBA Championship game.  According to ESPN Stats &#038; Information research, Golden State&#8217;s 123 games of Finals experience to Boston&#8217;s zero games was the largest gap since the Chicago Bulls (134) vs.  the Utah Jazz (0) in 1997.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: Why Celtics-Warriors could be an epic series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given that this is the Finals, Chase Center is rocking for the series opener &#8211; including celebrities showing up to take in the action and players donning exceptional pregame fits.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at some of the best sights and sounds from Game 1 in San Francisco:<\/p>\n<h2>There&#8217;s late surge<\/h2>\n<p>After trailing by 12 points to start the fourth quarter, Boston went on a run largely driven by Derrick White and Al Horford to take the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant, Alex Caruso and Jamal Crawford commended the Celtics&#8217; clutch effort.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">High level of basketball being displayed gentlemen<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kevin Durant (@ KDTrey5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KDTrey5\/status\/1532560161704857600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Boston got heart<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Alex Caruso (@ ACFresh21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACFresh21\/status\/1532560391355736065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a game!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \ud83c\udfc1 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JCrossover\/status\/1532560409344892928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <inline\/><\/p>\n<h2>Klay makes history<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s a sign of how dangerous the Warriors are from beyond the arc that Klay Thompson passed LeBron James for second on the all-time playoff 3-pointer list in the second quarter &#8230; and No. 1 is his teammate Steph Curry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SPLASH ROYALTY.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KlayThompson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KlayThompson<\/a> has passed LeBron James for second-most career playoff threes in NBA history \u2614\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x06DfeAa5Z\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/x06DfeAa5Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Golden State Warriors (@warriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warriors\/status\/1532539778058489856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Jay-Z takes in the action<\/h2>\n<p>Musician, Roc Nation Sports founder and noted Brooklyn Nets fan Jay-Z pulled up to the Chase Center for Game 1.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0603%2Fr1020793_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0603%2Fr1020793_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0603%2Fr1020793_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0603%2Fr1020793_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\"><cite>Ezra Shaw \/ Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Chef Curry cooks<\/h2>\n<p>Stephen Curry&#8217;s campaign for a Finals MVP trophy got off to a strong start in the first quarter.  His six 3-pointers in the first frame are a Finals record for the most in a quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson couldn&#8217;t help but marvel at Curry&#8217;s impressive feat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Magic had to stop the convo to react to Steph&#8217;s three \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oT41J7MjdG\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/oT41J7MjdG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNNBA\/status\/1532534791483969536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <inline><\/p>\n<p>Ja Morant was also among the stars to note his hot start.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">steph locked<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ja Morant (@JaMorant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaMorant\/status\/1532536438310391809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welp Wardell is here<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Quincy Pondexter (@QuincyPondexter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QuincyPondexter\/status\/1532536763968679936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don&#8217;t go under on Wardell<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Evan Turner (@thekidet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thekidet\/status\/1532532390203166720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/inline><\/p>\n<h2>Spike&#8217;s in the house<\/h2>\n<p>Famed director Spike Lee can usually be spotted courtside at New York Knicks games, but tonight he&#8217;s at the Chase Center for Game 1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s always a vibe when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spike_Lee_Joint?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Spike_Lee_Joint<\/a> is in the house \ud83c\udfe0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NBAFinals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pUUOxQu5tt\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/pUUOxQu5tt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1532526071354105856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Eye-catching outfits<\/h2>\n<p>Before the game tipped off, the fashion choices by a few players certainly turned some heads.  Take Jayson Tatum for example, as he rocked a multi-patterned suit jacket on the pregame runway.  His teammate Jaylen Brown donned a leather coat with some graphic jeans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dressed to impress \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dens4ReoON\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/dens4ReoON<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/1532507585223401472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Food and drinks<\/h2>\n<p>The Warriors went all-out for refreshments at the Chase Center for Game 1. Fans could get chicken waffle cones, souvenir cups for beer or other drinks, Moet &#038; Chandon champagne, black sturgeon caviar and a stone-fruit old fashioned cocktail.  There were oyster bars and popcorn bars in some boxes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020723_1280x720_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020723_1280x720_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020723_1280x720_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020723_1280x720_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\"><cite>Warriors \/ Chase Center<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020728_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020728_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020728_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020728_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\"><cite>Warriors \/ Chase Center<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo float-l\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020727_540x304_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=267, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020727_540x304_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=534&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020727_540x304_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2022%2F0602%2Fr1020727_540x304_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"150\" width=\"267\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\"><cite>Warriors \/ Chase Center<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Setting the scene<\/h2>\n<p>Both squads chose to roll with gold in the series opener.<\/p>\n<p>Boston used the color in complementary fashion by adding a Finals emblem on its jerseys.  Meanwhile, Golden State stayed true to its &#8220;Gold Blooded&#8221; postseason theme with T-shirts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">adding a hint of gold <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wnWq5iCqPX\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/wnWq5iCqPX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/1532495542890115073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finals ready <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J5om811Cnx\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/J5om811Cnx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chase Center (@ChaseCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaseCenter\/status\/1532493511970508823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a wildly entertaining NBA season, we have finally arrived at the NBA Finals. The Golden State Warriors hope to capture their fourth championship since 2015, while the Boston Celtics look to secure their first title since 2008. 1 Related Prior to Game 1, this Celtics squad was new to the Finals, as no one &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nba-finals-2022-best-sights-and-sounds-from-game-1-between-celtics-and-warriors\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NBA Finals 2022 &#8211; Best sights and sounds from Game 1 between Celtics and Warriors<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[11],"tags":[756,16581,1119,1752,9787,710,389,6044],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2022\/0603\/r1020793_1296x729_16-9.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34541"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34541\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}