Led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, who had a combined 53 points, the Boston Celtics withstood the Golden State Warriors’ comeback attempts to win 116-100 on Wednesday and lead the NBA Finals by 2 aggregate. -1.
Brown, with 27 points, and Tatum, with another 26, neutralized another brilliant night from Stephen Curry, who had 31 points and 6 triples for Golden State but left the game with a heavy left leg injury.
The Celtics once again proved their resilience to deliver a win for their fans in the first Finals game at TD Garden since 2010.
To each of their seven losses in these playoffs, Boston has responded with a victory and is now just two wins away from celebrating the 18th ring in its history, an NBA record.
Tatum and Brown, the young leading couple of these Celtics, had the support of point guard Marcus Smart on Wednesday, who also shone with 24 points.
No other trio of teammates had put up at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a Finals game since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Michael Cooper on the legendary Lakers in 1984.
