Game ID: 22400172
Golden State Warriors @ Boston Celtics
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 24 16 41 31 112GSW 19 32 31 36 118
BOS vs GSW ScoutingBOS vs GSW Scouting
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.
BOS availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Hauser missed 3 since 10/24, returns tonight: 14 min (66% of 21)
BOS availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Hauser back 10/30 after 3, 14 min since (66% of 21)
BOS availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Hauser back 10/30 after 3, 16 min since (75% of 21)
BOS availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 3 since 10/30, returns tonight: 8 min (72% of 12)
BACK Hauser back 10/30 after 3, 17 min since (81% of 21)
BOS availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Brown missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Hauser back 10/30 after 3, 18 min since (84% of 21)
BACK Scheierman back 11/04 after 3, 8 min since (72% of 12)
BOS availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Brown missed 3 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Hauser back 10/30 after 3, 18 min since (88% of 21)
BACK Scheierman back 11/04 after 3, 8 min since (72% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Brown missed 4 since 11/02, returns tonight: 37 min (108% of 35)
OUT Scheierman missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Queta 13 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 37 min since (108% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 37 min since (106% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/30 · back-to-back
full strength
GSW availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 31 min (104% of 30)
OUT Melton missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
GSW availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 24 min (74% of 32)
OUT Melton missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
GSW availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 24 min since (74% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 25 min since (82% of 30)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 5 since 10/29, returns tonight: 18 min (88% of 20)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 13)
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 27 min since (89% of 30)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 25 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Santos back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 30 min since (91% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 22 min since (110% of 20)
BACK Santos back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 11 min (62% of 17)
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
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 122 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Brown at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Brown (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Hield at 21 and Kuminga at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Melton (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 38 percent from three to Boston's 33. Call it Boston 116, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
10/30 @ IND 132-135 — BOS notes
BOS lost 132-135 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 40% (44 of 109) to IND's 48%, 19 of 57 from three, and went to the line 31 times to IND's 24 — 25 points from the stripe to their 20. Tatum led with 37 (10 of 25, 5 of 18 from three, 12 of 15 at the line); Brown added 25, White 23. Q4 was theirs, 38-24, the deficit cut from 14 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 111-94 against them. Holiday's -19 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ CHA 124-109 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-109. BOS shot 48% (41 of 86) to CHA's 46%, 13 of 42 from three, and went to the line 35 times to CHA's 12 — 29 points from the stripe to their 6. Tatum led with 32 (9 of 19, 3 of 9 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Brown added 25, White 17. The hinge was Q1, 40-25: from level to 15 ahead. White was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/02 @ CHA 113-103 — BOS notes
BOS won 113-103. BOS shot 44% (36 of 82) to CHA's 44%, 16 of 52 from three, and went to the line 28 times to CHA's 9 — 25 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 44-34 for them. Tatum led with 29 (7 of 15, 1 of 9 from three, 14 of 17 at the line); Pritchard added 22, Kornet 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-24: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Holiday was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
11/04 @ ATL 123-93 — BOS notes
BOS won 123-93. BOS shot 48% (48 of 99) to ATL's 42%, 18 of 55 from three. BOS turned it over 12 times to ATL's 19. Tatum led with 28 (10 of 21, 6 of 14 from three); White added 21, Pritchard 18. The hinge was Q2, 40-23: a lead of 5 became 22, and the lead reached 37. White was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/06 vs GSW 112-118 — BOS notes
BOS lost 112-118. BOS shot 42% (38 of 90) to GSW's 46%, 19 of 54 from three. Tatum led with 32 (10 of 20, 5 of 10 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); White added 26, Pritchard 16. Q3 was theirs, 41-31, the deficit cut from 11 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 87-71 against them. They led by as many as 11. White's -11 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Tatum at 32 and White at 21 a game. Without Brown (3 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Thomas at 21 and Schröder at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Watford (4 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-6. Call it Boston 119, Brooklyn 112.
11/10 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 27 a game. Without Wright (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and White at 19 a game. Without Brown (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Milwaukee's 114 and the arc, Milwaukee at 36 percent from three to Boston's 31. Call it Boston 115, Milwaukee 110.
11/12 vs ATL — 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 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and Pritchard at 19 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Young at 19 a game. Without Hunter (9 straight), Bogdanović (10 straight), Krejčí (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Atlanta's 119. Call it Boston 120, Atlanta 110, Boston by 10.
11/13 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 20 and Thomas at 20 a game. Without Martin (4 straight), Watford (7 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and White at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 111, Brooklyn 110, Brooklyn keeping it close.
10/29 vs NOP 124-106 — GSW notes
GSW won 124-106. GSW shot 47% (46 of 97) to NOP's 54%, 21 of 46 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NOP's 24. GSW turned it over 7 times to NOP's 23. The glass went 34-44 against them. Hield led with 28 (9 of 18, 7 of 11 from three); Waters III added 21, Podziemski 19. The hinge was Q2, 33-20: the deficit went from 17 to 4, and the lead reached 18. GSW trailed 47-51 at the half and won the second half 77-55. Waters III was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
10/30 vs NOP 104-89 — GSW notes
GSW won 104-89. GSW shot 47% (41 of 87) to NOP's 37%, 13 of 38 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NOP's 20. Hield led with 21 (8 of 19, 4 of 12 from three); Kuminga added 16, Jackson-Davis 15. The hinge was Q3, 31-22: a lead of 4 became 13, and the lead reached 20. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/02 @ HOU 127-121 — GSW notes
GSW won 127-121 in 1 overtime. GSW shot 51% (40 of 78) to HOU's 41%, 15 of 32 from three, and went to the line 50 times to HOU's 24 — 32 points from the stripe to their 18. Hield led with 27 (9 of 14, 6 of 10 from three); Kuminga added 23, Wiggins 15. The hinge was Q1, 38-20: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 31.
11/04 @ WAS 125-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 125-112. GSW shot 45% (44 of 97) to WAS's 44%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 34 times to WAS's 21 — 25 points from the stripe to their 18. Curry led with 24 (7 of 15, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Hield added 20, Green 18. The hinge was Q1, 29-20: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/06 @ BOS 118-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-112. GSW shot 46% (42 of 91) to BOS's 42%, 14 of 34 from three. Curry led with 27 (8 of 17, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Wiggins added 16, Hield 16. The hinge was Q2, 32-16: GSW came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/08 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 14 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wade (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Hield at 22 and Kuminga at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Melton (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to Cleveland's 14. Call it Cleveland 116, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
11/10 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Hield at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 114 and the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to OKC's 20. Call it OKC 115, Golden State 110.
11/12 vs DAL — 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 119, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 18 a game. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and Irving at 27 a game. Without Washington (3 straight), Lively II (4 straight), Kleber (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Dallas's 34 and the defense, Dallas allowing 111 a night to Golden State's 119. Call it Golden State 118, Dallas 113.
11/15 vs MEM — 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 121 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Kuminga at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Waters III (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 25 and Edey at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Bane (7 straight), Morant (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 108 a night to Golden State's 119 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it Golden State 118, Memphis 117, Memphis keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
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 27 points to lead Warriors past Celtics 118-112
BOSTON -- — Stephen Curry scored 27 points, Buddy Hield had 16 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
Andrew Wiggins also added 16 points for Golden State (7-1). Curry played his second straight after missing three with an ankle injury.
Jayson Tatum led Boston (7-2) with 32 points, and Derrick White had 26 with six rebounds.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr was booed by the TD Garden crowd that showed its displeasure over how he used Tatum at the Paris Olympics.
With Warriors holding a 115-112 lead, Draymond Green hit a free throw with 11 seconds left. Kyle Anderson sealed it with two free throws with 2.4 seconds to play.
Boston forward Jaylen Brown missed his third straight game with a strained left hip flexor. Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski was out with an illness.
Takeaways Warriors: They fared a lot better than their last trip to Boston, when they were clobbered by 52 points last season. After the Celtics got off to an 11-point lead in the opening minutes, they tightened up defensively, played physical against Tatum and settled in by opening an 11-point halftime edge.
Celtics: Missing star Brown, their usually quick, ball-moving offense looked somewhat stagnant in the opening half. They picked up the pace, freeing up shots for Tatum, who scored 17 points in the third quarter.
Key moment With their lead down to 106-104, Curry’s driving layup was partially blocked, but Kevon Looney had a put-back layup. On the other end, Tatum missed before Hield connected on a right-wing 3-pointer, giving Golden State a seven-point edge with 46.3 seconds left.
Key stat The Warriors scored 52 points in the paint to Boston’s 36.
Up next The Warriors are at the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, and the Celtics host the Brooklyn Nets .