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Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics celebrates after scoring a goal against the Golden State Warriors during overtime at TD Garden on January 19, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics beat the Warriors 121-118. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images/AFP
Jayson Tatum had 34 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics beat the visiting Golden State Warriors 121-118 in overtime Thursday night in a matchup of teams that met in last year’s NBA Finals.
Al Horford added 20 points and 10 rebounds for Boston, which beat Golden State 15-12 in OT to extend its winning streak to eight games. Marcus Smart (18), Jaylen Brown (16), Robert Williams (14) and Malcolm Brogdon (14) also scored in double figures for Boston. Williams added 11 rebounds.
Steph Curry had 29 points and seven assists for Golden State, which won last year’s title by beating Boston in six games. Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole each scored 24 points and Andrew Wiggins scored 20 for the Warriors, who got 11 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists from Draymond Green.
JAYLEN BROWN FOR THREE 😱
TIE GAME ON TNT pic.twitter.com/Vcjdnu22PS
— NBA (@NBA) January 20, 2023
Brown returned to action after missing Boston’s last three games due to groin tightness and made a 3-pointer that tied the game at 106-106 with 18.1 seconds left in regulation. Up until that point Boston had trailed in the second half.
The game went to OT after Curry missed a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds on the clock, and, after a timeout, Brown’s 3-point attempt at the buzzer missed.
An 8-0 run gave the Celtics a 118-111 lead in OT. Golden State had a chance to force a second overtime, but Poole missed a half-court shot at the buzzer.
BIG BUCKET JAYSON TATUM 🤯
CELTICS LEAD 118-113 WITH 1:00 left on TNT pic.twitter.com/R3LDYJWSCj
— NBA (@NBA) January 20, 2023
Golden State held a 26-25 lead after one quarter and led 55-54 at halftime thanks to Curry’s half-court shot that beat the first-half buzzer. The Celtics outscored the Warriors 13-2 early in the second to take a 10-point lead — their largest lead of the half.
Tatum (3 for 11 from the field) and Brown (1 for 6) were limited to 16 points in the first half.
Golden State extended its lead to 89-82 by outscoring Boston 34-28 in the third. The Warriors led by 11 points (85-74) after Curry’s two free throws with 2:12 left in the quarter.
This is the second meeting between the teams this season. Golden State beat Boston 123-107 on December 10th.
The loss dropped Golden State’s road record to 5-18.
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