The Warriors gained eight straight street video games earlier than Sunday’s 140-88 loss to the Celtics in Boston. The Celtics took a 22-point lead within the first quarter and by no means seemed again. The Dubs’ eight-game win streak marked their longest for the reason that 2018-19 season and is tied with Boston for this season’s longest streak. For added context, the Warriors gained simply 11 street video games final season and have already gained 16 this 12 months with 12 video games left away from Chase Middle.
Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. Boston Celtics
Group Leaders
GSW
Factors | Rebounds | Assists |
Quinones – 17 | Santos – 9 | Paul – 7 |
Moody – 11 | Jackson-Davis – 8 | Curry – 3 |
Robinson – 10 | Quinones – 5 | Kuminga/Santos – 3 |
BOS
Factors | Rebounds | Assists |
Brown – 29 | Brissett – 8 | White – 8 |
Tatum – 27 | Pritchard – 6 | Pritchard – 6 |
Pitchard – 19 | Vacation – 6 | Tatum – 5 |
CELTICS TAKE 22-POINT FIRST QUARTER LEAD
The Warriors and Celtics every moved the ball nicely to start the sport, with the Warriors aiding on seven of their first eight made area targets and the Celtics having 13 assists on their first 16 made baskets. For Boston, the ball routinely landed within the arms of Jaylen Brown, who scored 19 factors within the first seven minutes. Moses Moody led the Warriors with seven factors in that very same span, however the Dubs have been held with no area purpose for the ultimate 6:05 of the primary quarter and a 23-1 Celtics run gave Boston a large 22-point benefit.Â
DEFICIT LOOMS LARGER
The Celtics expanded their result in 44 factors (82-38) at halftime, making as many 3-pointers (15) because the Warriors had made area targets (15). The Warriors’ 38-point half was their lowest-scoring half of the season and their 44-point halftime deficit is the most important they’ve had beneath Head Coach Steve Kerr.Â
LESTER LEADING SCORER
Lester Quinones, who not too long ago had his two-way contract transformed to a regular NBA contract, led the Warriors with 17 factors in 33 minutes. Quinones changed Stephen Curry as a starter within the second half, scoring 12 factors.Â
UP NEXTÂ
After wrapping up a four-game street journey with a 3-1 report, the Warriors will return to Chase Middle to host the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
- Tonight’s loss at Boston snapped the Warriors’ season-best eight recreation road-winning streak (tied with Boston for the longest road-winning streak within the NBA this season)… The Warriors have gained 9 of their final 11 street video games.
- Golden State fell to 32-28 total and 16-13 on the street.
- The Warriors completed their present street journey 3-1.Â
- The Warriors and Celtics break up their season sequence 1-1.Â
- The Warriors scored a season-low 88 factors (prev. 97, 2/23 vs. CHA).
- Golden State scored a season-low 38 first-half factors, the staff’s fewest factors scored in any half this season (prev. 42, twice).
- The Warriors shot a season-low 17.1% from three (prev. 81.2%, 2/5 at BKN).Â
- The Warriors allowed 82 first-half factors, probably the most they’ve allowed in any half this season (prev. 78, 2/14 vs. LAC).
- Tonight marked the fourth time this season the Warriors have allowed 140-or-more factors (0-4 in these video games).Â
- Tonight’s 52-point loss marks Golden State’s largest of the season (prev. 105-141, -36, 1/10 vs. NOP) and the third-largest margin of defeat in franchise historical past, trailing solely a 63-point loss (3/19/72 at LAL, 162-99) and a 53-point setback (4/2/21 at TOR).
- It’s the second time the Celtics have crushed the Warriors by 50-or-more factors (51, 3/7/62 at Boston, 153-102)… It’s the fourth 50-plus level loss in Warriors historical past.
- Klay Thompson turned the seventh participant in NBA historical past to succeed in the milestone of two,400 profession threes.Â
- Kevon Looney performed in his 288th consecutive recreation, common season & playoffs, the fifth-longest such streak in franchise historical past… Looney has performed in 253 consecutive common season video games, marking the seventh-long streak in franchise historical past.
- Lester Quinones scored a career-high tying 17 factors (prev. 2/3/24 at ATL), marking his fourth recreation scoring in double figures on the season. Â
- Gui Santos recorded a career-high 9 rebounds (prev. eight, 2/8 at IND).Â
- Jerome Robinson tallied a season-high 10 factors (prev. six, 2/22 vs. LAL).Â
- Moses Moody has scored in double figures in three of the final 4 video games.