SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 18 points and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years, 125-85 on Monday. won the victory.
The Celtics built an early double-digit lead and took a 43-24 lead in the third quarter.
Jaylen Brown scored 17 points and Peyton Pritchard added 14 points for Boston.
Stephen Curry led Golden State with 18 points. The Warriors shot 34.8% for the game, but Andrew Wiggins made just 1-of-11.
It was the sixth time the Warriors lost at home by at least 40 points since moving to California in 1962, and the first time since a 149-104 loss to Dallas on January 15, 1985.
takeout
Celtics: Boston enters the game with a 3-4 record and is off to a good start in their fourth straight game. The Celtics took an early lead but never threatened the rest of the way.
Warriors: The short-handed Warriors lost another key player, with Draymond Green (calf) joining Jonathan Kuminga (ankle) and Brandon Podzemski (abdominal) on the sideline. Without these players, it wouldn’t have been nearly enough to keep pace with the defending champions.
important moment
The Warriors failed to score in a combined 7 minutes and 32 seconds of the first and second quarters, turning a two-point lead into a 13-point deficit that they never surpassed.
Main status
12.5. The Warriors made 3-of-24 3-pointers in the first half, their second-lowest first half percentage on at least 20 attempts since the beginning of the play-by-play era in 1996-97. Golden State shot 2-of-22 (9.1%) in a loss to Brooklyn on February 5, 2020.
to the next
The teams will play on Wednesday, with the Celtics facing the Los Angeles Clippers and the Warriors facing Sacramento.
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