Stephen Curry scores 27 points to lead Warriors past Celtics 118-112 – Boston News, Weather, Sports

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BOSTON (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 factors, Buddy Hield had 16 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday evening for his or her fifth straight victory.

Andrew Wiggins additionally added 16 factors for Golden State (7-1). Curry performed his second straight after lacking three with an ankle injury.

Jayson Tatum led Boston (7-2) with 32 factors, and Derrick White had 26 with six rebounds.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr was booed by the TD Garden crowd that confirmed its displeasure over how he used Tatum on the Paris Olympics.

With Warriors holding a 115-112 lead, Draymond Inexperienced hit a free throw with 11 seconds left. Kyle Anderson sealed it with two free throws with 2.4 seconds to play.

Boston ahead Jaylen Brown missed his third straight sport with a strained left hip flexor. Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski was out with an sickness.

Takeaways

Warriors: They fared quite a bit higher than their final journey to Boston, when they were clobbered by 52 points last season. After the Celtics received off to an 11-point lead within the opening minutes, they tightened up defensively, performed bodily in opposition to Tatum and settled in by opening an 11-point halftime edge.

Celtics: Lacking star Brown, their normally fast, ball-moving offense seemed considerably stagnant within the opening half. They picked up the tempo, releasing up pictures for Tatum, who scored 17 factors within the third quarter.

Key second

With their lead right down to 106-104, Curry’s driving layup was partially blocked, however Kevon Looney had a put-back layup. On the opposite finish, Tatum missed earlier than Hield related on a right-wing 3-pointer, giving Golden State a seven-point edge with 46.3 seconds left.