It went down to the final seconds, but the matchup of the teams with the top two
records in the league ended in a 92-88 defeat for the Dubs. Playing the first of
four straight road games, the Warriors struggled offensively and could not get
enough stops down the stretch to keep the red-hot Celtics from winning their
14th straight game.
TEAM LEADERS GSW BOS Points Points Durant – 24 Brown – 22 Thompson – 13 Horford
– 18 Green – 11 Irving – 16 Rebounds Rebounds Green / Casspi – 8 Horford – 11
Thompson – 7 Smart / Brown – 7 Curry / Pachulia – 6 Baynes / Ojeleye / Irving –
5 Assists Assists Green / Curry – 5 Irving – 6 Livingston – 4 Smart – 3 Thompson
/ Durant – 3 Horford / Rozier – 2 Photo Gallery | Box Score | Highlights While
the Celtics kept their streak intact, the Dubs’ seven-game winning streak came
to a halt. With both teams struggling to score – Boston shot 33 percent from the
floor and the Warriors were at 41 percent – the Warriors lost the game at the
free throw line, as Boston outscored the Dubs 33-12 from the charity stripe.
After the Warriors led by as many as 17 points in the game – on two different
occasions – Boston rallied in the third period, setting up a nail-biting fourth
quarter that featured eight lead changes and five ties. Boston went ahead for
good on a pair of Kyrie Irving free throws with 14 seconds to go. Kevin Durant’s
shot on the ensuing possession rimmed out and Boston secured the rebound and
secured the win moments later on two more free throws from rookie Jayson Tatum.
KD DOING WORK Despite the loss, Kevin Durant had a standout game with 24 points
on 9-for-18 shooting from the floor. He made all four of his foul shots,
extending his streak to 36 straight made free throws.
KD drops it in for (@NBCSAuthentic) pic.twitter.com/kRLXGhNZhu– Golden State
Warriors (@warriors) November 17, 2017
KD drops it in for (@NBCSAuthentic) pic.twitter.com/kRLXGhNZhu
ROLE REVERSAL During the Warriors’ seven-game winning streak, the Dubs dominated
the third quarter. In Monday’s defeat, not so much. After stretching a
five-point halftime advantage to 17 in the first seven minutes of the second
half, Boston responded with a 19-0 run over the next four and a half minutes,
doing much of that advantage on free throws. The Celtics outscored the Dubs
26-21 in the third period and the teams entered the fourth quarter tied at
68-68.
STRONG BENCH PEPRFORMANCE With the Warriors’ starters uncharacteristically
struggling – Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were a combined
8-for-32 from the floor – the Dubs reserves stepped up. Andre Iguodala helped
stretch the Dubs’ lead to 17 with three dunks in the second quarter, Nick Young
hit a couple of 3-pointers and David West was solid on both sides of the ball
with six points on 3-for-4 shooting in 11 minutes. Had the Dubs found a way to
win this game, the unheralded hero would have been Omri Casspi. The veteran
forward entered the game for the first time at the end of the Boston’s big third
quarter run, and he promptly tied the game and began inhaling seemingly every
defensive rebound – he finished with eight boards in eight minutes.
KLAY PASSES A LEGEND Thompson gave the Dubs their final lead of the game when he
drilled a 3-pointer with 1:22 left in the game. The shot put the Dubs up 88-86,
but the Dubs would be held scoreless the rest of the way. Thompson finished with
three made 3-pointers and in the process passed Reggie Miller for eighth place
on the NBA’s all-time list of consecutive games with a 3-pointer (69).
Huge #SPLASH by @KlayThompson on @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/ZI89dXOF6C–
Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 17, 2017
Huge #SPLASH by @KlayThompson on @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/ZI89dXOF6C
UP NEXT Now 11-4 on the season, the Dubs will continue their road trip on
Saturday when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers. This will be the second
Dubs-Sixers matchup in the last week, as Golden State beat Philadelphia 135-114
last Saturday in Oakland.
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