{"id":49906,"date":"2022-06-14T06:43:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T06:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/warriors-move-to-within-one-win-of-nba-title-after-game-5-victory-over-celtics-nba-finals\/"},"modified":"2022-06-14T06:43:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T06:43:58","slug":"warriors-move-to-within-one-win-of-nba-title-after-game-5-victory-over-celtics-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/warriors-move-to-within-one-win-of-nba-title-after-game-5-victory-over-celtics-nba-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors move to within one win of NBA title after Game 5 victory over Celtics | NBA finals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andrew Wiggins delivered the biggest game yet in his eight-year career with 26 points and 13 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 21 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 104-94 on Monday night for a 3-2 NBA finals lead.<\/p>\n

Stephen Curry contributed 16 points and eight assists but the all-time three-point leader’s NBA-record streak of 132 straight postseason games with at least one three ended, along with his NBA-best run of 233 consecutive games with a three between regular season and playoffs combined.<\/p>\n

Exhibiting a determined confidence and grit all evening, Wiggins drove through the lane for an emphatic one-handed slam with 2:10 left to cap his brilliant performance on both ends.<\/p>\n

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The best-of-seven series resumes in Boston on Thursday night and if the Celtics can win at home they will return to the Bay Area for a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday. All five games so far have been decided by 10 or more points.<\/p>\n

Marcus Smart was whistled for a technical foul then an offensive foul in a one-second span early in the fourth. He overcame a slow start to score 20 points, while Jayson Tatum had 27 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Jordan Poole knocked down a 33ft three from the leftwing to beat the third-quarter buzzer as the Warriors took a 75-74 lead into the final 12 minutes after the Celtics roared back in the third.<\/p>\n

The Celtics found their own third-quarter magic that has long defined Golden State’s success in the second half. Boston trailed 51-39 at the break before charging back with 35-point burst in the third. Al Horford hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 6:28 left in the period that made it 58-55 as the Celtics finally found their shooting groove from deep. Grant Williams’ three-point play at 3:55 gave Boston a 66-61 lead. That was Boston’s eighth straight made three after missing the initial 12.<\/p>\n

Jaylen Brown was 2 for 11 to start the game and finished with 18 points on 5-of-18 shooting and missed all five of his three-point tries. Tatum gave Boston their first three-pointer on the night 4:34 before halftime and the Celtics were 11 of 32 from deep overall. Golden State wound up 9 of 40 from beyond the arc, with Wiggins 0 of 6.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Andrew Wiggins delivered the biggest game yet in his eight-year career with 26 points and 13 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 21 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 104-94 on Monday night for a 3-2 NBA finals lead. Stephen Curry contributed 16 points and eight assists but the all-time three-point leader’s NBA-record …<\/p>\n

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