Jayson Tatum He scored 22 points Kristaps Porzingis He was 18 and Boston Celtics Thank you Golden State Warriors The most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 win on Monday.
The Celtics built a double-digit lead early and put the game away 43-24 in the third quarter.
Jaylen Brown He added 17 points and Payton Pritchard He scored 14 for Boston.
Stephen Curry He scored 18 points to lead Golden State. The Warriors shot 34.8% for the game with Andrew Wiggins Made only 1 of 11 shots.
The Warriors lost by at least 40 points at home for the sixth time since moving to California in 1962 and the first since their 149-104 loss to Dallas on January 15, 1985.
Ready meals
Celtics: Boston is off to a good start on the four-game road trip after entering the game at 3-4. The Celtics took an early lead and were never threatened the rest of the way.
Warriors: The short-handed Warriors were down another key player Draymond Green (calf) joining Jonathan Kuminga (ankle) and Brandon Podzemski (abdomen) on the sideline. They would not have had enough without these players to keep up with the defending champions.
Key moment
The Warriors took a 7:32 lead into the first and second quarters, without scoring a basket, turning a two-point lead into a 13-point lead they never beat.
Key statistics
12.5. The Warriors shot 3-for-24 from 3-point range in the first half, their second-lowest first-half percentage with at least 20 attempts since the start of the play-by-play era in 1996-97. Golden State went 2-for-22 (9.1%) in a loss to Brooklyn on February 5, 2020.
the next
The two teams play on Wednesday, with the Celtics visiting the Los Angeles Clippers and Warriors in Sacramento.
Associated Press report.
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