THE GOLDEN STATE Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics 104-94 to move within one win of claiming their fourth NBA championship in eight years.
It was a game that looked perfectly set up for Boston to steal, with Steph Curry failing to hit a three-pointer for the first time in 233 games.
However Andrew Wiggins stepped up to fill the void, posting 26 points and a game-high 13 rebounds as well as being a much-needed presence in the paint both offensively and defensively.
The Warriors also received a boost from Klay Thompson, who drilled five three-pointers in a timely 21-point performance.
Andrew Wiggins' Q4 throwdown put an exclamation point on the @warriors win and is our move of the night! #SpiritOfTheNBA pic.twitter.com/uTgerecxOc
— NBA (@NBA) June 14, 2022
After an at-times ugly first two quarters saw the Warriors take a 51-39 lead into half-time, the Celtics roared out of the gates in the third with a run of eight straight threes to take the lead in the sixth minute 58-55.
Both teams remained neck-and-neck for the rest of the quarter, until Jordan Poole broke the game open with a buzzer-beater from deep.
It was all Golden State from there, with the Warriors outscoring the Celtics 29-20 in the fourth.
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That’s one hell of a compliment coming from one of the toughest men this country’s ever born. It was said by Ring magazine that Collins had the best chin since Harry Greb (a legend from the 20′s) It’s a pity he’s not a bit nicer. He would be treated as a sporting hero. He is one of our greatest. Only lost 3 times; all to world champs.
2 absolute legends
Check this out….great story def worth a mention
http://irishpost.co.uk/sean-mannion-southie-paw-never-knocked/
Never heard of Sean but a great story. Fair play for the link Colm
Katie Taylor is….
Katie is great but def not our greatest fighter. She’s amongst amateurs
Two tramps