The Boston Celtics remember the Golden State Warriors raising the Larry O’Brien Trophy on the parquet of the TD Garden. That’s just one reason the C’s absolutely dominated Sunday afternoon, destroying the Dubs 140-88.
Although the match was billed as a prestige match, it quickly got out of hand. The Celtics took a 22-point lead in the first quarter against the Warriors and then recorded their largest halftime lead (44 points) in franchise history, finishing up 82 to 38.
Celtics-Warriors was tied at 21-21 with 6 minutes remaining in the first quarter.
Boston ended the first half on a 61-17 run and lead Golden State by 44 at HALFTIME ???? pic.twitter.com/UKCQR5c4zZ
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 3, 2024
It wasn’t the only record Boston broke. The Celtics’ 52-point victory marks theirs third win by 50 or more points in the 2023-24 season, which is the most wins by that margin in a single season.
The Celtics have won 3 GAMES by 50+ points this season ????
– Beat Warriors by 52 points
– Beat Pacers by 51 points
– Beat Nets by 50 pointsBoston is the first team in NBA history to win 3 games by 50+ points in a single season. pic.twitter.com/Lz9MOjK5Mm
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 3, 2024
It was also a historically bad game for the Golden State Warriors. Future Hall of Famer, Steph Curry finished with 4 points and 0 3-pointers on 9 attempts. He played just 17 minutes before resting the entire second half.
Perhaps the best statistic for Boston is that the team has won its last 11 games. Star Jayson Tatum, who celebrated his 26th birthday on Sunday, is playing like an MVP and scored 27 points in 25 minutes against the Californians. Jaylen Brown also shined, with 29 points in just 22 minutes and 11 of 19 from the field.
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