{"id":34691,"date":"2022-06-03T06:45:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T06:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/resilient-boston-celtics-make-first-seven-3-pointers-in-4th-quarter-to-rally-and-stun-golden-state-warriors-in-game-1-of-nba-finals\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T06:45:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T06:45:43","slug":"resilient-boston-celtics-make-first-seven-3-pointers-in-4th-quarter-to-rally-and-stun-golden-state-warriors-in-game-1-of-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/resilient-boston-celtics-make-first-seven-3-pointers-in-4th-quarter-to-rally-and-stun-golden-state-warriors-in-game-1-of-nba-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Resilient’ Boston Celtics make first seven 3-pointers in 4th quarter to rally and stun Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SAN FRANCISCO – After yet another ugly third quarter in a playoffs full of them for the Boston Celtics, it looked to all the world like the Golden State Warriors were on their way to claiming Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Chase Center on Thursday night .<\/p>\n
But then the fourth quarter started. And, after an avalanche of Celtics 3-pointers, this game – and series – was completely turned on its head.<\/p>\n
Boston hit its first seven 3-pointers to open the fourth and outscored Golden State 40-16 to stun the Warriors 120-108. In doing so, Boston became the first team in NBA Finals history to win by double-digits after entering the fourth quarter trailing by double-digits, per ESPN Stats & Information research.<\/p>\n
“Being resilient has been the word for this year,” Payton Pritchard said. “I think it showed tonight.”<\/p>\n
It certainly did in the second half. Boston has struggled the entire playoffs in the third quarter, and did again in Game 1, as it went up against a Warriors team that has historically dominated coming out of the halftime break.<\/p>\n
The Celtics were outscored 38-24 in the third. They committed five turnovers. They let Golden State get going from 3-point range. And Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined to shoot 2-for-10 from the field.<\/p>\n