The Boston Celtics had a 17-point lead against the Golden State Warriors at one point in the middle of the third quarter. It looked like they were well on their way to an easy win. However, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the rest of the players on the Celtics weren’t able to close the deal.
The Warriors outscored the Celtics 35-24 in the fourth quarter and 11-5 in overtime to win by a final score of 132-126.
“Last year at this time, we didn’t play well last year when we came into here. For most of the game, we played well today,” Tatum said after the Celtics-Warriors game. “They got hot at the right time and we just started missing shots. Last year when we came in here, I don’t think we played well throughout the game and we lost and it wasn’t as close as it was today. Today was a good game.”
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Tatum finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in 40 minutes while shooting 5-of-17 from the field, 2-of-9 from beyond the arc and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line. Meanwhile, Brown had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in 41 minutes while shooting 10-of-22 overall, 1-of-4 from 3 and 7-of-8 from the foul line.
“I think we just learn from our mistakes,” Brown said after the Celtics lost to the Warriors. “We’ve learned from things that we didn’t do so well in the past last year. We apply them just a little bit better this year from game to game. … It’s the league. S— happens. On to the next one.”
The Celtics are 20-6 on the season. They are in first place in the Eastern Conference standings.
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“I’m very confident in our team. 20-6. Other games we lost was close. Could’ve went either way,” Tatum told Celtics reporters. “We want to win every game we play, but 20-6 is not bad and we can still get a lot better. So I think that’s a positive way of looking at it.”
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