Celtics hand Warriors worst home loss since 1962
Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis was 18 and Boston Celtics handed over Golden State Warriors their worst loss at home in 40 years with a 125-85 win on Monday.
The Celtics built an early double-digit lead and put the game away with a 43-24 lead in the third quarter.
Jailen Brown added 17 points and Payton Pritchard scored 14 for Boston.
Stephen Curry scored 18 points to lead Golden State. The Warriors shot 34.8% for the game, with Andrew Wiggins making just 1 of 11 shots.
The Warriors lost by at least 40 points at home for the sixth time since moving to California in 1962 and the first since a 149-104 loss to Dallas on Jan. 15, 1985.
Takeaways
Celtics: Boston is off to a good start on a four-game road trip after entering the game on a 3-4 streak. The Celtics jumped out to an early lead and were never really threatened the rest of the way.
Warriors: The short-handed Warriors lost another key player with Draymond Green (tele) coupling Jonathan Cumminga (ankle) and Brandon Podziemski (abdominal) on the sideline. They didn’t have nearly enough without those players to keep pace with the defending champions.
A key moment
The Warriors went 7:32 of the first and second quarters without a field goal, turning a two-point lead into a 13-point deficit they never overcame.
Key stat
12.5. The Warriors shot 3-for-24 from 3-point range in the first half for their second-lowest percentage in a first half with at least 20 attempts since the start of the 1996-97 rule era. Golden State went 2-for-22 (9.1%) in a loss at Brooklyn on February 5, 2020.
Next
Both teams play on Wednesday, with the Celtics visiting the Los Angeles Clippers and the Warriors in Sacramento.
Associated Press reports.
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2025-01-21 01:50:00
