Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
Boston Celtics defeated Golden State Warriors 108-120 to take a 1-0 series lead in Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Finals.
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Celtics won two of four quarters 32-28, 22-28, 38-24, 16-40 at the Chase Centre, San Francisco.
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry led all scorers in the game with 34 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Boston Celtics’ Al Horford scored 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 Three Points Mark.
Horford’s 26 points are tied for the second-most points scored by a Boston Celtics player in their Finals debut.
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Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics after the game completed a new NBA record for most assists (13 assists) in a Finals debut.
Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors went bucket for bucket with a combined 40 Three Points Mark, setting a new NBA Finals record for most combined Three Points Mark.
Celtics had 21 Three Points Mark while Golden State Warriors scored 19 Three Points Mark.
Meanwhile…
Boston Celtics coach, Ime Udoka has won his first game
in an NBA Finals with a fourth-quarter come back to take a 1-0 series lead.
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He becomes the first African coach to win a game in the NBA Finals.
Game 2 of the Finals will take place on Sunday at the Chase Centre, San Francisco.
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