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In the opener of a five-game trip that followed
a tough 96-95 home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday,
the Celtics used a 15-2 fourth-quarter burst to turn a 94-91
deficit into a 10-point lead with four minutes remaining.
Grant Williams' tip-in with 6:07 remaining gave Boston the lead
for good at 98-96. Walker followed with a 3-pointer before
Jaylen Brown added a three-point play and a dunk, the latter
opening a 106-96 lead with 4:00 to go.
The Warriors got as close as 107-104 with still a minute
remaining, but Tatum and Williams dropped in two free throws
apiece to keep the hosts at arm's length.
Walker's 19 points came in the wake of a four-point effort in
the loss to the Lakers. He hit three 3-pointers and Tatum made
four, combining for more than half of the Celtics' team total of
13.
Brown finished with 18 points, Williams 15 and Tristan Thompson
13 for the Celtics, who had lost two straight and were playing
without Marcus Smart, who injured his calf in Saturday's loss.
Brown completed a double-double with 10 rebounds, while Daniel
Theis had a team-high 11 boards to complement eight points.
Stephen Curry hit seven 3-pointers on a 38-point night for the
Warriors, who lost for the second time in their last three
games. Curry also found time for a game-high-tying 11 rebounds
and a game-high eight assists.
Juan Toscano-Anderson, getting increased playing time with
rookie star James Wiseman out with a wrist injury, had 16
points. Andrew Wiggins scored 15 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 12
and Kent Bazemore added 10 for Golden State, which was swept in
the two-game season series by Boston last year.
The Warriors outscored the Celtics 45-39 on 3-pointers, with
Toscano-Anderson padding Golden State's total with a 3-for-3
night from distance.
Curry had 22 of his points in the first half, when the Warriors
held the upper hand a majority of the time before settling for a
52-all tie.
The Warriors led by as many as 11 in the first half.
--Field Level Media
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