The Boston Celtics couldn’t carry their hot shooting form from Game 1 into Game 2 as they fell to a pretty lopsided loss to the Golden State Warriors with the series even at 1-1. While the Celtics still got home-court advantage heading into Game 3, this loss is quite a challenging one.
The Celtics were not competitive in the second half, as a two-point halftime deficit became a 23-point deficit by the end of the third quarter. The Celtics lost the game 88-107, as the Warriors just perfectly executed their game plan to slow Boston down and take a win before their two away games.
The fans were tuned into this NBA Finals game as opinions about the same came flying from all corners. A lot of people seem to dismiss this loss for Boston as the goal of the first two games for the away team is always to win one game. In addition, Steph Curry’s defense and Draymond’s impact on the game were also praised.
Final pic.twitter.com/ruAhfsdXir
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) June 6, 2022
Curry is leading the Finals MVP Race by far after this
— LegendOfWinning (@LegendOfWinning) June 6, 2022
One thing I respect about Draymond is that he talked his shit and backed it up tonight. His impact on the game was way bigger than some box score!!! Carry the hell on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 6, 2022
Terrific, appropriate response tonight by the Warriors. Now, they'll have to extend their NBA record of 26 consecutive playoff series with a road win.
Steph Curry has 63 total points in the first two games – on 62.0% True Shooting.
— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) June 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/bansky/status/1533632430439112706https://twitter.com/StoolGreenie/status/1533635404192174082
Only twice have teams gone up 2-0 with both wins on the road. It was always an extreme longshot.
Yeah, it's super ugly tonight, but the Celtics did their job by winning one and taking homecourt advantage.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) June 6, 2022
Warriors gave up 20, 14 and 24 points in the second, third, fourth quarters tonight. Only 88 total. The Celtics shot 36% from the field and turned it over 18 times. Draymond Green the emotional engine, Kevon Looney sturdy on the back end, Wiggins/GP2 active.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) June 6, 2022
I don’t want to rub it in too much but maybe I should’ve said by 30 points.
Hahaha
Series is over with. Celtics nowhere close to us. https://t.co/YL5aOhhULs
— Dr Disrespect (@DrDisrespect) June 6, 2022
Every single Celtics loss is the same thing. Turnovers.
— Boston Diehards (@Boston_Diehards) June 6, 2022
The Celtics are 6-0 after a loss in the playoffs. That’s all I have to say.
— Dante Turo (@DanteOnDeck) June 6, 2022
Steph curry Defense tonight >>>>
— Festus Ezeli (@FestusEzeli) June 6, 2022
Draymond Green controlled this game. Stats won’t tell that whole story. But he emotionally controlled the entire Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
— Ros Gold-Onwude (@ROSGO21) June 6, 2022
Steph Curry is working his ass off on defense
— Grant Liffmann (@GrantLiffmann) June 6, 2022
Klay Thompson really struggled in Game 2 of the NBA Finals 😬
11 points
4-of-19 FG
1-of-8 3PT
1-of-13 on contested shots
2 turnovers pic.twitter.com/zcsCMT0Fm3
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 6, 2022
The Celtics will hope that their role players will be able to contribute more offensively, as Al Horford, Marcus Smart, and Robert Williams had two points apiece. Grant Williams and Derrick White combined for 18 points on the night, but Jayson Tatum was left to fight this score alone with his 34-point night.
The Warriors have a lot to be happy about, but they will be worried about the performance of Klay Thompson. Thompson hasn’t looked like his old self through the first two games. Expectation will be high on him to rebound when they go to Boston for Games 3 and 4.
Hopefully, we get a hard-fought game without a massive deficit like we had to see today. The closer the games, the better, especially after all the blowouts we have already seen these playoffs.
