Warriors
Golden State
Western Conference
Pacific
52
12
64
2779
3561
30
6
20
84
37
44
9
6
67
34
12
46
12
23
8
17
20
86
4
87
30
34
2521
1111
44
30
30
100
812
42
854
27
49
41
33
2822
6060
105
21
20
2414
105
4
24
21
88
59
42
101
31
64
30
38
2412
6060
8
3
38
25
11
44
3
3
100
8
4
12
2
4
4
3
28
60
7
0
0
21
11
52
0
0
0
12
2
14
7
9
1
3
22
60
10
2
20
24
10
42
2
2
100
5
4
9
3
6
3
3
24
60
5
1
20
14
5
36
4
1
25
9
2
11
1
4
0
8
12
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Stephen
Curry
Stephen Curry
True
35
8
16
50
2
9
22
5
5
100
3
2
5
6
0
1
4
4
23
-3
none
Klay
Thompson
Klay Thompson
True
34
11
23
48
2
8
25
1
2
50
1
5
6
1
1
2
2
2
25
2
none
Draymond
Green
Draymond Green
True
34
6
15
40
1
6
17
0
0
0
0
8
8
2
3
3
3
4
13
-3
none
Patrick
McCaw
Patrick McCaw
True
32
3
7
43
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
0
0
1
1
6
-3
none
Zaza
Pachulia
Zaza Pachulia
True
18
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
3
0
1
1
2
2
4
none
Andre
Iguodala
Andre Iguodala
False
28
4
6
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
3
1
9
-15
none
Shaun
Livingston
Shaun Livingston
False
14
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
-15
none
Matt
Barnes
Matt Barnes
False
13
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
2
1
2
0
3
0
-5
none
David
West
David West
False
11
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
0
0
1
1
0
-13
none
Ian
Clark
Ian Clark
False
5
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
-6
none
James Michael
McAdoo
James Michael McAdoo
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
-8
none
JaVale
McGee
JaVale McGee
False
5
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
none
Kevon
Looney
Kevon Looney
False
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
10
March
2017
Friday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Timberwolves
Minnesota
False
Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
41
24
65
2695
3191
29
10
34
84
37
44
19
15
79
36
9
45
1
28
12
12
10
99
4
97
41
42
1824
99
5
34
32
94
108
03
111
01
78
23
52
2521
6060
58
23
40
1824
910
50
84
64
76
108
24
132
00
76
16
50
2627
6060
9
4
44
18
9
50
3
3
100
10
0
10
0
7
2
5
25
60
7
1
14
24
9
38
4
2
50
8
3
11
1
8
3
2
21
60
5
2
40
18
9
50
8
6
75
10
2
12
0
7
1
5
26
60
8
3
38
24
10
42
4
4
100
8
4
12
0
6
6
0
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
34
7
20
35
4
10
40
7
7
100
0
0
0
3
3
0
3
3
25
3
none
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
31
4
8
50
1
1
100
1
1
100
1
5
6
6
2
0
1
1
10
1
none
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
29
3
9
33
2
6
33
1
2
50
2
8
10
4
0
0
3
1
9
1
none
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
29
6
15
40
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
1
1
1
1
1
12
2
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
20
4
4
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
1
0
1
1
8
-6
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
26
7
9
78
1
2
50
2
2
100
0
5
5
5
3
0
1
0
17
29
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
24
1
8
12
0
2
0
3
4
75
2
1
3
3
1
0
1
2
5
9
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
False
15
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
3
33
0
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
3
13
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
14
2
6
33
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
1
5
9
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
12
2
3
67
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
1
0
0
0
5
8
none
Jordan
Mickey
Jordan Mickey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
10
March
2017
Friday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Nuggets
Denver
False
Al Horford 's 14 points per game this season is his lowest scoring average since his second year in the NBA , but the big man affects the game in so many different ways beyond scoring , most of which do n't even show up in the box score . Two of those ways , however , do show up , and they are his rebounds and assists . The Celtics have great rebounding guards and wings that take the pressure off Horford , but when the big man gets on the boards and distributes , Boston has little problem finding success . Horford recorded six rebounds and six assists in Wednesday 's road victory over the Warriors , and when he has recorded those totals this season , the Celtics are 9 - 3 . Even more telling is the fact that in those 12 games , Horford is averaging just 12 points , showing that he is making an big impact , even when the scoring column does n't say so . The Boston Celtics defeated the Golden State Warriors , 99 - 86 , Wednesday at Oracle Arena . The game remained tight throughout Wednesday 's contest , with two points separating the teams as they entered the final period . It was at that point , however , where the Celtics ( 41 - 24 ) turned it on and ended up running away with the game . Courtesy of a 150 run over three minutes and a 21 - 7 run overall to end the game , Boston was able to dominate the Warriors ( 52 - 12 ) 27 - 12 in the fourth quarter . And they did n't need any heroics from Isaiah Thomas to do so , as the point guard scored just seven points in the final 12 minutes . Thomas did , however , finish with a team - high 25 points in 34 minutes , but the team 's most valuable performance Wednesday came off the bench from Kelly Olynyk , who scored 17 points on 7 - of - 9 shooting in 26 minutes as a reserve . As for the Warriors , it was a fourth quarter to forget . More specifically , it was a fourth quarter to forget for the reigning two - time MVP Stephen Curry , who was 0 - for - 1 from the field and committed two turnovers in the five minutes he managed to play in the final period . Curry still finished with 23 points on 8 - of - 16 shooting from the field to go along with six assists and five rebounds , while Klay Thompson added a team - high 25 points on 11 - of - 23 shooting . In the end , however , Golden State 's 17 turnovers , four of which occurred in the last seven minutes of the game , were too much for them to overcome late . Up next , the Celtics will look to keep things rolling Friday against the Nuggets , while the Warriors will head to Minnesota on Friday to take on the Timberwolves .
Al Horford's 14 points per game this season is his lowest scoring average since his second year in the NBA, but the big man affects the game in so many different ways beyond scoring, most of which don't even show up in the box score. Two of those ways, however, do show up, and they are his rebounds and assists. The Celtics have great rebounding guards and wings that take the pressure off Horford, but when the big man gets on the boards and distributes, Boston has little problem finding success. Horford recorded six rebounds and six assists in Wednesday's road victory over the Warriors, and when he has recorded those totals this season, the Celtics are 9 - 3. Even more telling is the fact that in those 12 games, Horford is averaging just 12 points, showing that he is making an big impact, even when the scoring column doesn't say so.
Al Horford's 14 points per game this season is his lowest scoring average since his second year in the NBA, but the big man affects the game in so many different ways beyond scoring, most of which don't even show up in the box score. Two of those ways, however, do show up, and they are his rebounds and assists. The Celtics have great rebounding guards and wings that take the pressure off Horford, but when the big man gets on the boards and distributes, Boston has little problem finding success. Horford recorded six rebounds and six assists in Wednesday's road victory over the Warriors, and when he has recorded those totals this season, the Celtics are 9 - 3. Even more telling is the fact that in those 12 games, Horford is averaging just 12 points, showing that he is making an big impact, even when the scoring column doesn't say so. The Boston Celtics defeated the Golden State Warriors, 99 - 86, Wednesday at Oracle Arena. The game remained tight throughout Wednesday's contest, with two points separating the teams as they entered the final period. It was at that point, however, where the Celtics (41 - 24) turned it on and ended up running away with the game. Courtesy of a 150 run over three minutes and a 21 - 7 run overall to end the game, Boston was able to dominate the Warriors (52 - 12) 27 - 12 in the fourth quarter. And they didn't need any heroics from Isaiah Thomas to do so, as the point guard scored just seven points in the final 12 minutes. Thomas did, however, finish with a team - high 25 points in 34 minutes, but the team's most valuable performance Wednesday came off the bench from Kelly Olynyk, who scored 17 points on 7 - of - 9 shooting in 26 minutes as a reserve. As for the Warriors, it was a fourth quarter to forget. More specifically, it was a fourth quarter to forget for the reigning two - time MVP Stephen Curry, who was 0 - for - 1 from the field and committed two turnovers in the five minutes he managed to play in the final period. Curry still finished with 23 points on 8 - of - 16 shooting from the field to go along with six assists and five rebounds, while Klay Thompson added a team - high 25 points on 11 - of - 23 shooting. In the end, however, Golden State's 17 turnovers, four of which occurred in the last seven minutes of the game, were too much for them to overcome late. Up next, the Celtics will look to keep things rolling Friday against the Nuggets, while the Warriors will head to Minnesota on Friday to take on the Timberwolves.
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<FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ian Clark <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shaun Livingston <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zaza Pachulia <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevon Looney <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Michael McAdoo <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> David West <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matt Barnes <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Thomas <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 25 <FG> 7 20 35 <FG3> 4 10 40 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Olynyk <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 9 78 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Avery Bradley <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al Horford <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jae Crowder <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 10 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Amir Johnson <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Jerebko <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terry Rozier <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jaylen Brown <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Zeller <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Mickey <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none