Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Celtics fall to Warriors 2-1-15

        Isaiah Thomas' 20 Points wasn't enough to hold 26-point halftime lead against Steph Curry and the Warriors. Last Sunday at the TD Garden, the C's defensive breakdown cost them the game. After a mediocre second half performance, the Celtics fall 106-101.
        Although the Celtics came out with a hot hand for shooting, putting up 38 first quarter points. The Celtics hit three straight three-pointers to continue their push in the lead, in a span of 60 seconds to pull them ahead by 26 with 6:53 left in the half.
         The lead still too close for comfort against the Warriors, who have the second best record in the NBA and seem like they can hit threes on command with Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.
        Surely enough, Golden State slowly chipped away and the fourth quarter was winding down at a now back and fourth game. Both Andre Iguodala and Harrison Barnes drove for hard layups to give the Warriors a 3 point lead with 26 seconds left. On the Celtics last chance, Isaiah Thomas had a good shot for three to tie the game but missed, as he watched the Celtics hopes to win the game fade away.
       "Twenty whatever we were up in the first half felt like three to me, and 16 at half-time feels like two against those guys. They just come back so fast." Celtics coach Brad Stevens said after the game.
        To recap the game Isaiah Thomas' 20 points couldn't cut it for the C's after he missed the game tying three.

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