The Golden State Warriors seemed to have their backs to the walls when the Boston Celtics went up 91-86, with just over 7 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. It seemed like a repeat of Game 3 when the Celtics just took over the game in the fourth, but this time around, the Warriors had an answer for them.
Golden State would end the game on a 21-6 run to get the 107-97 win and tie up this series at 2 games apiece, heading into Game 5 in San Francisco. Steph Curry was magical once again as he finished with a game-high 43 points with his team staring down a potential 3-1 deficit. Twitter was full of praise for Curry, who near single-handedly led the Warriors to the win here.
BIG GAME FROM STEPH TO GIVE THE WARRIORS THE WIN ‼️
SERIES TIED AT 2-2. pic.twitter.com/aUhhfiSXP9
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 11, 2022
We just witnessed Steph Curry’s greatest NBA finals game 🤯 pic.twitter.com/c8LHFNAbls
— CarlosStory (@CarlosxcStory) June 11, 2022
A 40 piece for Stephen Curry. One of the greatest Finals performances in NBA history.
— Antonin (@antonin_org) June 11, 2022
Chef is INSANE!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 11, 2022
Stephen Curry this Finals:
34.3 PPG (!)
6.3 RPG
3.8 APG
2.0 SPG
50.0 FG% (!!)
49.0 3P% (!!!)
Literally doing it all. pic.twitter.com/LCfdi1wHA5
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 11, 2022
Steph Curry continues his dominant play putting up 43 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Warriors 107-97 over the Celtics! He got some help tonight from Klay Thompson with 18 points and Wiggins 17 points and 16 rebounds.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 11, 2022
Steph Curry becomes the 1st player ever to have 40+ PTS, 10+ REB, & 7+ 3PM in a NBA Finals game!!
Curry now has his 9th NBA Finals game in his career with 30+ PTS & 6+ 3PM. The next closest total is 2 by Klay Thompson. pic.twitter.com/EvVoNZhlrk
— Greg Harvey (@BetweenTheNums) June 11, 2022
Steph Curry is one of the greatest Finals performers in NBA history.
But media narratives and propaganda have convinced casual fans otherwise.
— Guru (@DrGuru_) June 11, 2022
Warriors win 107-97 and we're all tied up in the NBA Finals. Speechless with Steph Curry
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) June 11, 2022
Don't forget to give this man his credit, he has been the most consistent player on the Warriors behind Steph in the Finals. He wants that ring, and he absolutely deserves it. pic.twitter.com/31uU8W9qIl
— 💛 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐭 || (36-28) || 🏆💙🇵🇭 (@MasterKert_) June 11, 2022
Andrew Wiggins was awesome tonight. Excellent defense all night on Jayson Tatum, a career-high 16 rebounds, and 17 points. Wiggins did everything the Warriors needed.
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnor) June 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/_Ahmadkhan28/status/1535466820655775744
He beat the best defense in the league for the last 5 years alone..
Legend pic.twitter.com/I1bNdOpt75
— omar de Niro (@Omar_Hasiad) June 11, 2022
When his team needed him the most he was AVAILABLE my GOAT🐐👑@StephenCurry30 #Curry #NBAFinals #Warriors pic.twitter.com/3hSJ2ymcjI
— The Punisher (@_Mintah_jr) June 11, 2022
What a luxury it has to be knowing that when that three point well starts drying up as it always does in competitive playoff games that you got Steph fuckin Curry on your team who is just immune to that happening to him.
— ✨🦫America Is Musty🦫✨ (@DragonflyJonez) June 11, 2022
Steph Curry has been awesome this whole post season…
BUT, Wiggins and Looney have been 2A/2B. So important for this team especially in this Finals series.
— Angelo (@_klaynation_) June 11, 2022
This was a legacy defining game for Stephen Curry made all the more remarkable by the fact he was limping less than 48 hours ago. #DubNation
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) June 11, 2022
Steph Curry had a hand completely in his face on every three tonight and he still bombed 43 on them, he’s an absolute terror
— ¡BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL! (@edsbs) June 11, 2022
Steph Curry just cooked, baked and roasted those guys in their home #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/LzwWba44fM
— Sunad Kagitha (@Sunad_Kagitha) June 11, 2022
I fully get that the Celtics did a lot of terrible shit in the fourth quarter.
But man is Stephen Curry unreal. He is terrifying on every single offensive possession he's in the game.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) June 11, 2022
While the Warriors would be delighted with this victory, they do need the rest of the crew to step up. Expecting Curry to pull off these all-time great performances in 2 of the next 3 games might be asking a bit too much of him and the likes of Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson need to step up. Andrew Wiggins was really the only other Warrior who showed up here and that can’t be the case from Game 5.
As for the Celtics, they’d be gutted after failing to close out this one. They had capitalized on some early turnovers from Golden State in the fourth quarter to seemingly seize control of the game, but Curry was not to be denied this time around. This win also meant the Warriors have now won at least one road game in 27 straight playoff series, which is the longest streak in NBA history. They now take the momentum with this series heading to a best of 3 and we potentially have an all-time great Finals on our hands here.
