The Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics will open the 2022 NBA Finals, with the Celtics winning a comeback of 120-108, just as the two heavyweight players feel each other in the opening round of the San Francisco-Championship match. Gave the first blow at.
The Celtics won Game 1 in the fourth quarter with a brilliant 17-0 run. This is the second largest spurt at the end of the finals of the last 50 seasons.
Like many NBA Finals Game 1, Thursday night’s contest is a display of amazing tactics rather than observing that two elite teams throw the best at their opponents and what they can and cannot handle. started. The Warriors unveiled an elegant attack full of constant movement and clever off-ball action to test the Celtics’ defensive accuracy. The Celtics played a stretchy drive-and-kick game, patiently working on competitive matches and open looks against the Warriors’ rotation. Both teams have developed schemes that make heavy use of defensive switches, and the Warriors have occasionally tampered with zone coverage.
The Celtics made a remarkable comeback in the fourth quarter, overcoming the 15-point deficit in the second half. Boston quickly crossed the arc and fired a devastating barrage. In less than seven minutes, the Celtics nailed six three-pointers, many of which fought fiercely. By the middle of the fourth quarter, Boston had completely eliminated the deficit that stood at 12 points to start the quarter. All the while, the Warriors got icy from the field. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the Celtics beat the Warriors 40-16 in the final frame and scored a 9-12 shot in the field goal in the final tally. This was the highest record for any team in the fourth quarter of final history. research.
The Warriors have focused their defensive strategy on the first team’s All-NBA forward Jayson TatumIt was a teammate Jaylen Brown, Al Horford When Derrick White The person who provided the firepower during the Celtics’ ferocious Leitlan. Each exceeded 20 points at night- Marcus smart Added his own 18 including 4 3 pointers. This is more than compensating for Tatum’s 17-3 struggle. To explain the unlikely nature of performance, Horford’s six three-pointers represent the most in any game of his career, regular season, or playoffs. White, which promotes acquisition during the season, has a small Celtics and allows you to play at large intervals. And Brown was very opportunistic in the flow of the attack and never forgave his aggressive play.
The Celtics don’t boast the elegant attacks that define the Warriors, but they have established themselves as deadly attacks from afar. In the finals, Boston tried 45.5% of the field goals from a range of 3 points. Only Dallas Mavericks tried a higher percentage this postseason.
These rugged defenses, the NBA’s two strongest defenses, couldn’t do much to contain the aggressive explosions initiated at Chase Center in the first half.The Celtics were as powerful as they were defensive in the regular and postseason, but they ignored the single most important requirement: find Stephen Curry Fast and stay connected.
In the first quarter alone, Curry ejected six three pointers to the NBA record in search of the first final MVP, four of which were uncontested. His 21 points in the opening frame were the most in any quarter of the final game, the most in any player in the first quarter of the final, the fourth most overall in any quarter of the final, only Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas. I got more points. In the end, the Warriors wasted 34 points of Curry’s output.
The Celtics, who reached their first final since 2010 in defense, showed that they had an aggressive bag that could punish the Warriors’ defense rotation on the right night. If Boston can combine some of the aggressive exhibits in Game 1 with three more signature defenses, the Celtics have the opportunity to complete a steady nine-year rebuild following the legendary Big Three era. ..
