The Celtics hand the Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 win
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory on Monday.
The Celtics built a double-digit lead early and put the game away with a 43-24 edge in the third quarter.
Jaylen 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 first since a 149-104 loss to Dallas on Jan. 15, 1985.
Celtics: Boston got off to a good start on a four-game trip after coming into the game on a 3-4 stretch. The Celtics got in front early and never were really threatened the rest of the way.
Warriors: The short-handed Warriors were down another key player with Draymond Green (calf) joining Jonathan Kuminga (ankle) and Brandon Podziemski (abdominal) on the sideline. They didn’t have nearly enough without those players to keep pace with the defending champions.
The Warriors went 7:32, spanning the first and second quarters, without making a basket, turning a two-point lead into a 13-point deficit that they never overcame.
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 play-by-play era in 1996-97. Golden State shot 2 for 22 (9.1%) in a loss to Brooklyn on Feb. 5, 2020.
Both teams are in action Wednesday, with the Celtics visiting the Los Angeles Clippers and the Warriors at Sacramento.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Â | Kristaps Porzingis vs. Trayce Jackson-Davis (Derrick White gains possession) | Â |
| 11:42 |  | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:25 | | Â | Gary Payton II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:21 | | Â | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Stephen Curry steals) | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | Gary Payton II misses two point running finger roll layup | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:05 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point pullup jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 5-0 |
| 10:49 | | Â | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:45 | | Â | Derrick White defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:28 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 8-0 |
| 10:17 | | Â | Dennis Schroder misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 10:14 | | Â | Gary Payton II offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:06 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 8-2 |
| 9:52 | | Â | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 9:49 | | Â | Gary Payton II defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:43 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point running dunk (Gary Payton II assists) | 8-4 |
| 9:22 | | Â | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 9:18 | | Â | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:08 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 8-6 |
| 8:53 | | Â | Jump ball. Dennis Schroder vs. Derrick White (Gary Payton II gains possession) | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | Derrick White turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Schroder steals) | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Andrew Wiggins misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point tip layup | Â |
| 8:43 | | Â | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:43 | | Â | Derrick White blocks Andrew Wiggins's two point putback layup | Â |
| 8:43 | | Â | Warriors offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:34 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point cutting layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 8-8 |
| 8:09 | | Â | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | Gary Payton II defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:54 | | Â | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:48 | | Â | Stephen Curry shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:48 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-8 |
| 7:48 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-8 |
| 7:33 | | Â | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 7:29 | | Â | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Derrick White turnover (bad pass) (Stephen Curry steals) | Â |
| 7:09 | | Â | Gui Santos misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:06 | | Â | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:05 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 10-11 |
| 6:50 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 13-11 |
| 6:33 | | Â | Gui Santos misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:29 | | Â | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:24 | | Â | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:24 | | Â | Warriors 60 second timeout | Â |
| 6:16 | | Â | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | Â |
| 6:13 | | Â | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:04 | | +2 | Gui Santos makes two point cutting dunk (Buddy Hield assists) | 13-13 |
| 5:46 | | Â | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:43 | | Â | Warriors defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:20 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point jump shot (Moses Moody assists) | 13-15 |
| 5:00 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 15-15 |
| 4:51 | | Â | Derrick White shooting foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:51 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-16 |
| 4:51 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-17 |
| 4:29 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point driving layup | 17-17 |
| 4:11 | | Â | Kevon Looney misses two point cutting layup | Â |
| 4:11 | | Â | Celtics defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:55 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point alley-oop dunk (Payton Pritchard assists) | 19-17 |
| 3:43 | | Â | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:35 | | Â | Gui Santos kicked ball violation | Â |
| 3:28 | | Â | Jaylen Brown misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 3:25 | | Â | Al Horford offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving reverse layup | 21-17 |
| 3:05 | | Â | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:58 | | Â | Sam Hauser shooting foul (Buddy Hield draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:58 | | Â | Celtics 60 second timeout | Â |
| 2:58 | | Â | Buddy Hield misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â |
| 2:58 | | Â | Warriors offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:58 | | +1 | Buddy Hield makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 21-18 |
| 2:58 | | Â | Buddy Hield misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â |
| 2:56 | | Â | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:45 | | Â | Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Wiggins steals) | Â |
| 2:42 | | Â | Buddy Hield misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 2:38 | | Â | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Luke Kornet turnover (bad pass) (Moses Moody steals) | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Moses Moody turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 2:24 | | Â | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:21 | | Â | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:01 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot | 24-18 |
| 1:36 | | Â | Buddy Hield turnover (kicked ball violation) | Â |
| 1:26 | | Â | Jayson Tatum misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 1:21 | | Â | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:21 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point putback layup | 26-18 |
| 1:00 | | Â | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:57 | | Â | Celtics defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:47 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 29-18 |
| 0:23 | | Â | Al Horford blocks Dennis Schroder's two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:22 | | Â | Celtics defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Al Horford offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |