The Golden State Warriors put up a great effort against the defending champion Boston Celtics. The Warriors managed to keep it close in the first quarter and at the end were down by just seven points.
The second quarter is where the Warriors took over. The Celtics' second unit, led by Tony Allen, Glenn Davis, and Leon Power just couldn't match up to the Warriors. The Warriors attacked the basket and made their open looks. There were some ticky tack foul calls being called against the Celtics and it peaked once the Warriors got up to a 12 point lead and Doc Rivers had enough and got a technical foul.
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For the first half of the third quarter the Cetlics and Warriors traded baskets. The Celtics defensive pressure stepped up and got the Warriors out of sync, which they could never recover from. Golden State, at that point, was still attacking the basket, but a couple of bogus flops by the Celtics got them away from attacking the bucket.
The Warriors started the fourth quarter trailing by three. They managed to even retake the lead at 102-100, but then the wheels fell off. What has become a common occurrence in the fourth quarter, shot selections killed the Warriors again, specifically with players falling in love with the three-point shot.
On a sidenote, this game was the worst officiated game of the season. From the bogus offensive foul calls, the blocking foul calls on the Warriors, missed foul calls, and the blatant travels by Kevin Garnett, it was ridiculous. The Warriors should be happy with the way they played, especially in the second quarter.
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about 1 month ago
Great effort. Unfortunately, it still goes as a loss.
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