Celtics defiant, but Warriors looking for another grand coronation

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 03:20:35 +0000

BOSTON (AFP) – Boston’s backs are against the wall heading into Game 6 of the NBA Finals, but Celtics star Jaylen Brown vowed they won’t back down against the Golden State Warriors. “We’re looking forward to the challenge,” Brown said Wednesday. “We’ve got to embrace it. Ain’t no other way around it. Last game on […]

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Wiggins to the rescue as Warriors inch closer to NBA title

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:01:20 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Andrew Wiggins scored 26 points as the Golden State Warriors battled past the Boston Celtics, 104-94, to move within one win of a seventh NBA championship crown on Monday. With Stephen Curry having a rare off-night after his 43-point game four heroics, Wiggins seized control to lead a balanced Golden State […]

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Curry says he’ll play Game 4 despite foot injury

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:53:08 +0000

BOSTON (AFP) – Golden State star Stephen Curry was emphatic Thursday in confirming he’ll play Game 4 of the NBA Finals, despite suffering a foot injury in the Warriors’ Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics. “I’m going to play,” Curry said at practice Thursday. “That’s all I know right now.” The Warriors trail 2-1 […]

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Boston Celtics hope homecoming sparks NBA Finals boost

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2022 02:57:49 +0000

BOSTON (AFP) – Desperate to reduce turnovers and avoid third-quarter slumps, the Boston Celtics hope coming home will spark a revival in their NBA Finals performance. The Celtics and Golden State Warriors are deadlocked 1-1 in the best-of-seven championship series entering game three Wednesday at Boston Garden. After an epic fourth-quarter rally brought Boston a […]

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Curry’s deadly shooting, ‘Big D’ lead Warriors to Game 2 win

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 05:34:46 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Stephen Curry scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors roared back into NBA Finals contention on Sunday with a series-leveling 107-88 game two victory over the Boston Celtics. Curry spearheaded a deadly display of Golden State shooting in San Francisco while a superb Warriors defensive effort shut down Boston’s key […]

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Celtics beat Warriors in Game 1— thanks to dazzling comeback

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 07:21:20 +0000

                    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Al Horford led an electrifying fourth quarter comeback as the Boston Celtics stunned the Golden State Warriors 120-108 to draw first blood in their best-of-seven NBA Finals series on Thursday. Celtics veteran Horford scored 26 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, as Boston inflicted Golden State’s first home defeat […]

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Coach Steve Kerr, Warriors ready vs Celtics mystique

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:00:55 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – After a lifetime steeped in basketball as a fan, player and coach, Steve Kerr is embracing the “mystique” of the Boston Celtics as he leads the Golden State Warriors into the NBA finals on Thursday. Kerr grew up in Los Angeles as a fan of the Magic Johnson-era “Showtime” Lakers, and […]

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