Game ID: 22300362
Boston Celtics @ Golden State Warriors
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
GSW 30 32 24 35 11 132BOS 40 25 32 24 5 126
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Jackson-Davis missed 5 since 11/28, returns tonight: 7 min (41% of 17)
OUT Payton II missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Green back 11/28 after 5, 32 min since (118% of 27)
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 30 min since (111% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 20 min since (78% of 26)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 10 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 25 min since (92% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 7 min since (41% of 17)
NEW Moody 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Joseph 11 to 17 min over the last 3
GSW availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 6 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 11 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 24 min since (89% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 26 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 6 min since (36% of 17)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/17 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 2 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 7 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 3 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 12 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 6 min since (36% of 17)
GSW availability going into 12/19 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 3 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 8 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 4 since 12/12, returns tonight: 6 min (54% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 10 min since (59% of 17)
GSW availability going into 12/22 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 4 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 9 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 14 since 11/18, returns tonight: 6 min (57% of 11)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 6 min since (54% of 11)
GSW availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 5 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 10 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 10 min since (86% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 12/22 after 14, 6 min since (57% of 11)
GSW availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 6 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 2 since 12/22, returns tonight: 29 min (107% of 27)
OUT Payton II missed 11 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 12/22 after 14, 6 min since (57% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 7 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 12 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 2 min (20% of 11)
BACK Wiggins back 12/25 after 2, 29 min since (107% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BOS availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Queta missed 2 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 35 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Porziņģis back 12/08 after 4, 29 min since (101% of 29)
BACK Brissett back 12/08 after 4, 0 min since (3% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 35 min since (103% of 34)
BACK Porziņģis back 12/08 after 4, 30 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Brissett back 12/08 after 4, 0 min since (3% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/15 · back-to-backOUT Queta missed 4 since 12/04, returns tonight: 18 min (163% of 11)
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 12/12, returns tonight: 16 min (149% of 10)
BACK Porziņģis back 12/08 after 4, 31 min since (105% of 29)
BOS availability going into 12/17 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 12/08 after 4, 31 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Queta back 12/15 after 4, 18 min since (163% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 12/08 after 4, 8 min since (76% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/19 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 12/08 after 4, 30 min since (104% of 29)
BACK Queta back 12/15 after 4, 17 min since (155% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 12/08 after 4, 6 min since (58% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/20 · back-to-backOUT Kornet missed 4 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Queta back 12/15 after 4, 18 min since (165% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 12/15 after 2, 8 min since (75% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/23 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 5 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Queta back 12/15 after 4, 19 min since (166% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 12/15 after 2, 10 min since (96% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 6 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Queta back 12/15 after 4, 19 min since (174% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 12/15 after 2, 12 min since (112% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 7 since 12/14, out tonight
NEW Queta 11 to 17 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Thompson at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Green (3 straight), Payton II (8 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Golden State's 122 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-8 a night and Boston plus-1. Call it Boston 118, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
12/12 @ PHX 116-119 — GSW notes
GSW lost 116-119. GSW took 8 more shots (92 to 84), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to PHX's 45%, 16 of 46 from three, and got to the line 27 times to PHX's 34. The glass went 51-41 for them. Curry led with 24 (8 of 24, 4 of 15 from three); Podziemski added 20, Kuminga 16. Q2 was theirs, 31-28, but the other 3 periods went 91-85 against them. They led by as many as 13. Wiggins's -19 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/14 @ LAC 113-121 — GSW notes
GSW lost 113-121. GSW took 11 more shots (92 to 81), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to LAC's 51%, 16 of 45 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAC's 30. Thompson led with 30 (9 of 15, 8 of 12 from three); Curry added 17, Kuminga 15. Q3 was theirs, 37-30, the deficit cut from 13 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 91-76 against them.
12/16 vs BKN 124-120 — GSW notes
GSW won 124-120. GSW shot 48% (44 of 91) to BKN's 48%, 17 of 32 from three. Curry led with 37 (14 of 22, 6 of 8 from three); Thompson added 24, Podziemski 19. The hinge was Q2, 38-29: a lead of 7 became 16. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +7.
12/17 @ POR 118-114 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-114. GSW shot 53% (46 of 87) to POR's 47%, 13 of 38 from three. Thompson led with 28 (11 of 16, 5 of 10 from three); Wiggins added 25, Jackson-Davis 14. The hinge was Q2, 38-26: a lead of 4 became 16, and the lead reached 22. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/19 vs BOS 132-126 — GSW notes
GSW won 132-126 in 1 overtime. GSW shot 46% (50 of 109) to BOS's 41%, 20 of 50 from three. Curry led with 33 (11 of 21, 6 of 11 from three); Thompson added 24, Kuminga 17. The hinge was Q4, 35-24: GSW came in trailing by 11 and left it level. GSW trailed 62-65 at the half and won the second half 70-61. Jackson-Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/22 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Thompson at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (4 straight), Payton II (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Kuzma at 27 and Poole at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Shamet (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and Washington minus-7 and the line, where Washington takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 125, Washington 117.
12/23 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Thompson at 25 and Curry at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Green (5 straight), Payton II (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Simons at 26 and Grant at 25 a game. Without Murray (4 straight), Mays (4 straight), Rupert (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and Portland plus-1. Call it Golden State 119, Portland 114.
12/25 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Jokić at 22 and Murray at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Green (6 straight), Wiggins (2 straight), Payton II (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and Denver plus-2 and the defense, Denver allowing 108 a night to Golden State's 117. Call it Denver 117, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
12/28 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Thompson at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Green (7 straight), Payton II (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Adebayo at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Butler III (3 straight), Jović (9 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and Miami plus-0 and the line, where Miami takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 117, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
12/12 vs CLE 120-113 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-113. BOS shot 45% (38 of 84) to CLE's 48%, 18 of 44 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CLE's 9 — 26 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 45-35 for them. Tatum led with 25 (7 of 19, 2 of 9 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Brown added 25, Porziņģis 21. The hinge was Q2, 38-29: the deficit went from 10 to 1. BOS trailed 59-60 at the half and won the second half 61-53. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/14 vs CLE 116-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 116-107. BOS shot 51% (43 of 85) to CLE's 48%, 13 of 36 from three. Tatum led with 27 (9 of 22, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Brown added 22, Porziņģis 18. The hinge was Q1, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead. Holiday was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
12/15 vs ORL 128-111 — BOS notes
BOS won 128-111. BOS shot 52% (48 of 92) to ORL's 48%, 18 of 42 from three. BOS turned it over 10 times to ORL's 21. The glass went 34-45 against them. Tatum led with 30 (11 of 22, 2 of 9 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Pritchard added 21, White 19. The hinge was Q3, 37-27: a lead of 13 became 23. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/17 vs ORL 114-97 — BOS notes
BOS won 114-97. BOS shot 47% (45 of 95) to ORL's 38%, 17 of 36 from three, and got to the line 8 times to ORL's 24. BOS turned it over 14 times to ORL's 8. The glass went 55-43 for them. Brown led with 31 (12 of 20, 5 of 8 from three); Tatum added 23, Porziņģis 15. The hinge was Q2, 34-19: BOS came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 23. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/19 @ GSW 126-132 — BOS notes
BOS lost 126-132 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 41% (47 of 114) to GSW's 46%, 17 of 58 from three. White led with 30 (11 of 24, 7 of 18 from three); Brown added 28, Tatum 15. Q1 was theirs, 40-30, but the other 4 periods went 102-86 against them. They led by as many as 17.
12/20 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 28 and Murray at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 25 and Tatum at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 112 a night to Sacramento's 119 and the arc, Sacramento at 43 percent from three to Boston's 38. Call it Sacramento 118, Boston 117, Boston keeping it close.
12/23 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 121, shooting 54 percent and 43 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and George at 25 a game. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Tucker (12 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 25 and Tatum at 24 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 25 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the defense, Boston allowing 113 a night to the Clippers' 121. Call it the Clippers 119, Boston 118, Boston keeping it close.
12/25 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; James at 28 and Davis at 27 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Vincent (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Tatum at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the arc, Boston at 43 percent from three to the Lakers' 36. Call it Boston 120, the Lakers 114.
12/28 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Tatum at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 128, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 32 and Bogdanović at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Hayes (4 straight), Livers (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Detroit minus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 114 a night to Detroit's 128. Call it Boston 126, Detroit 111, Boston by 15.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
NQ N. Queta
OB O. Brissett
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
SM S. Mykhailiuk
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CJ C. Joseph
CP C. Paul
DŠ D. Šarić
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
BOS/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Stephen Curry scores 33 points, rallies Warriors past Celtics 132-126 in overtime
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Stephen Curry let fly a high-arcing 3-pointer just like those he practices time and again during his extensive pre-game routine, and swished it through the net right in front of his wild, celebratory Warriors teammates on the bench.
Night-night, indeed, just as the superstar signaled with both hands at the side of his cheek as he took off running the other way.
“It was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow,” said rookie Tracye Jackson-Davis, who delivered a key block against Boston star Jaylen Brown in OT and notched his first double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds as the Warriors rallied past the Celtics 132-126 on Tuesday night.
Curry caught a skip pass from Chris Paul , who had corralled an offensive rebound, and connected on that 3 with 12 seconds left in overtime on the way to scoring 33 points, and Golden State made enough timely plays and stops to snap Boston's five-game winning streak.
“Nothing shocks me with Steph, that shot was insane, the catch-and-shoot, the arc,” coach Steve Kerr said, “but I fully expected it to go in, and I think all of our fans did, too. The guy's magical. I can't explain it. That's just the kind of stuff he does.”
Jonathan Kuminga made a steal and uncontested dunk to put the Warriors ahead in overtime then grabbed a key rebound on the other end that led to another scoring play, and Boston missed key chance after chance when it mattered most.
Klay Thompson hit a tying 3-pointer with 2:18 remaining in regulation then Derrick White answered from deep before Curry connected from the top to even it up again at 121. The Celtics then missed four shots on their next possession and again before the buzzer sounded for regulation.
Other key opportunities were wasted in the final minute of OT.
Brown finished with 28 points while White scored 30 in just the second loss over the last 10 for Boston (20-6).
Jayson Tatum added 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Celtics began a four-game trip in California.
Boston’s star forward limped to the locker room favoring his left ankle at the 7:45 mark of the first, returned to the bench about four minutes later then was back on the floor to start the second quarter. That was a positive on a night Celtics 7-foot-3 big man Kristaps Porzingis was out to rest his strained left calf.
Thompson scored 24 points and knocked down a 3-pointer with 3:56 left in the fourth that pulled the Warriors within 114-110. He has gone 36 of 71 over his past four games since being held to seven points on 2-for-10 shooting on Dec. 12 at Phoenix.
“He’s changed our team with his shot selection the last four or five games, whatever it’s been,” Kerr said.
With his 2,291st career 3 made — at the 4:46 mark of the first — Thompson passed Vince Carter for eighth place on the NBA’s all-time list.
Curry shot 11 for 21 with six 3s in a foul-filled night for the two-time NBA MVP, whose record streak of consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer ended at 268 on Sunday in Portland.
The Warriors played without rookie guard Brandin Podziemski in the second half because of a strained lower back.
Paul had nine points, 12 assists and seven rebounds after dealing with a fever and illness.
UP NEXT
Celtics: At Sacramento on Wednesday night to complete the back-to-back.