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Wednesday, June 8, 2022Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Warriors100
Celtics116
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +16
On this day · 2020–21Jun 8, 2021: 2 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Jazz-Clippers), 45 points.
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The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Warriors-Celtics

Boston goes up 2–1 on Golden State

Jayson Tatum goes for 26 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+12+4+16BOS AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors22343311100
Celtics33352523116
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 40, 12, 25, 20, 24, 24, 17, 27BOS27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 10, 31, 22, 30, 26, 12, 28, 26BOS26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 21, 32, 31, 20, 15, 34, 29, 31GSW31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 15, 15, 19, 12, 32, 15, 11, 25GSW25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Final · Warriors-Celtics
Warriors 100Celtics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors22343311100
Celtics33352523116
The story
Jaylen Brown had 27 points as Boston beat Golden State 116-100

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 9-16 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the fourth 23-11, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +11+12+4+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.5Reg. season avg31.3Last 3 playoff games

31.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 31 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg2.3Last 3 playoff games

2.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 29.4 a game in the regular season (32 games). Line: 25 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 31

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 21, 32, 31, 20, 15, 34, 29, 31Warriors-Celtics · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 40, 12, 25, 20, 24, 24, 17, 27Celtics-Warriors · W
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 10, 31, 22, 30, 26, 12, 28, 26Celtics-Warriors · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 15, 15, 19, 12, 32, 15, 11, 25Warriors-Celtics · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 24, 16, 5, 14, 24, 18, 2, 24Celtics-Warriors · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 19, 16, 27, 13, 18, 20, 11, 18Warriors-Celtics · L
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Celtics3