Game ID: 22400604
Boston Celtics @ Golden State Warriors
Monday, January 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 18 21 24 22 85BOS 29 25 43 28 125
BOS @ GSW ScoutingBOS @ 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.
GSW availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backOUT Podziemski missed 6 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Post missed 5 since 1/02, returns tonight: 7 min (47% of 15)
OUT Payton II missed 8 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 1/02 after 2, 16 min since (109% of 15)
BACK Looney back 1/02 after 2, 15 min since (102% of 14)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/13 · 2 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 1/09, returns tonight: 35 min (117% of 30)
OUT Podziemski missed 7 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 9 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Post back 1/10 after 5, 7 min since (47% of 15)
NEW Waters III 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 2 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Podziemski missed 8 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 10 since 12/27, returns tonight: 19 min (123% of 15)
BACK Wiggins back 1/13 after 2, 35 min since (117% of 30)
BACK Post back 1/10 after 5, 7 min since (47% of 15)
NEW Waters III 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/18 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 3 since 1/10, returns tonight: 3 min (10% of 30)
OUT Podziemski missed 9 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Post missed 2 since 1/13, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 1/13 after 2, 35 min since (117% of 30)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 19 min since (123% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Waters III 17 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 10 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Post missed 3 since 1/13, returns tonight: 14 min (90% of 15)
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 1/13 after 2, 35 min since (117% of 30)
BACK Green back 1/18 after 3, 3 min since (10% of 30)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 19 min since (125% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 18 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 11 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 1/13 after 2, 32 min since (107% of 30)
BACK Green back 1/18 after 3, 3 min since (10% of 30)
BACK Post back 1/10 after 5, 10 min since (68% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 17 min since (109% of 15)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 19 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Podziemski missed 12 since 12/30, returns tonight: 21 min (77% of 28)
OUT Kuminga missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 4 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 1/13 after 2, 33 min since (111% of 30)
BACK Post back 1/20 after 3, 14 min since (92% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 16 min since (103% of 15)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 18 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 3 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 10 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 5 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 1/23 after 12, 21 min since (77% of 28)
BACK Post back 1/20 after 3, 16 min since (104% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 15 min since (96% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/28 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 4 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 11 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 6 since 1/15, returns tonight: 11 min (73% of 15)
BACK Podziemski back 1/23 after 12, 23 min since (82% of 28)
BACK Post back 1/20 after 3, 18 min since (116% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 17 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 38 min since (109% of 35)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/03 after 4, 30 min since (110% of 27)
BOS availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 18 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 38 min since (110% of 35)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/03 after 4, 31 min since (113% of 27)
BOS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 19 since 12/04, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 12)
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 32 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (34% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (34% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (35% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 5 min since (40% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 5 min since (44% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
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 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Wiggins at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Podziemski (10 straight), Kuminga (7 straight), Post (3 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Boston minus-2. Call it Golden State 112, Boston 111, Boston keeping it close.
1/10 @ IND 96-108 — GSW notes
GSW lost 96-108. GSW took 9 more shots (91 to 82), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to IND's 52%, 10 of 38 from three, and got to the line 13 times to IND's 19. Hield led with 17 (6 of 19, 3 of 12 from three); Spencer added 17, Schröder 12. Q2 was theirs, 21-23, but the other 3 periods went 85-75 against them. Anderson's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 @ TOR 101-104 — GSW notes
GSW lost 101-104. GSW shot 40% (35 of 88) to TOR's 48%, 16 of 46 from three, and went to the line 22 times to TOR's 15 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Curry led with 26 (9 of 17, 4 of 10 from three); Wiggins added 20, Anderson 13. Q3 was theirs, 28-23, turning a 2-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 81-73 against them.
1/15 @ MIN 116-115 — GSW notes
GSW won 116-115. GSW shot 49% (40 of 82) to MIN's 44%, 18 of 36 from three, and got to the line 21 times to MIN's 29. Curry led with 31 (10 of 21, 7 of 12 from three); Wiggins added 24, Hield 18. The hinge was Q1, 34-12: from level to 22 ahead.
1/18 vs WAS 122-114 — GSW notes
GSW won 122-114. GSW shot 47% (45 of 96) to WAS's 44%, 14 of 41 from three. The glass went 55-44 for them. Wiggins led with 31 (12 of 22, 4 of 10 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Curry added 26, Schröder 20. The hinge was Q3, 36-27: GSW came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 2. GSW trailed 53-60 at the half and won the second half 69-54. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/20 vs BOS 85-125 — GSW notes
GSW lost 85-125. GSW shot 35% (32 of 92) to BOS's 53%, 14 of 53 from three. The glass went 38-50 against them. Curry led with 18 (6 of 16, 4 of 12 from three); Moody added 13. Q2 was theirs, 21-25, but the other 3 periods went 100-64 against them. Wiggins's -29 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 @ 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 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and Monk at 22 a game. 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 113, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Podziemski (11 straight), Kuminga (8 straight), Anderson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Sacramento 117, Golden State 109.
1/23 vs CHI — 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 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Wiggins at 21 a game. Without Green (2 straight), Podziemski (12 straight), Kuminga (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and Vučević at 21 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 38 percent from three to Chicago's 31. Call it Golden State 114, Chicago 112, Chicago keeping it close.
1/25 vs LAL — 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 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Green (3 straight), Kuminga (10 straight), Anderson (5 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; James at 23 and Davis at 23 a game. Without Vanderbilt (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 102 a night to Golden State's 117 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-1. Call it Golden State 112, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/28 vs UTA — 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 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Wiggins at 19 and Curry at 18 a game. Without Green (4 straight), Kuminga (11 straight), Anderson (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sexton at 20 and George at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Collins (2 straight), Hendricks (41 straight), Williams (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Utah's 31 and the defense, Golden State allowing 117 a night to Utah's 126. Call it Golden State 119, Utah 112.
1/12 vs NOP 120-119 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-119. BOS shot 44% (44 of 101) to NOP's 47%, 13 of 44 from three. The glass went 55-42 for them. Tatum led with 38 (14 of 30, 2 of 10 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Porziņģis added 19, Brown 16. The hinge was Q2, 33-26: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 1. Kornet was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/15 @ TOR 97-110 — BOS notes
BOS lost 97-110. BOS shot 40% (36 of 91) to TOR's 51%, 16 of 46 from three. The glass went 45-56 against them. Pritchard led with 20 (7 of 11, 4 of 8 from three); Porziņģis added 18, Tatum 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-25, but the other 3 periods went 85-68 against them. White's -29 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 vs ORL 121-94 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-94. BOS shot 52% (42 of 80) to ORL's 41%, 17 of 37 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ORL's 31. Tatum led with 30 (12 of 21, 4 of 9 from three); Porziņģis added 23, Brown 20. The hinge was Q3, 30-22: a lead of 12 became 20, and the lead reached 27. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/18 vs ATL 115-119 — BOS notes
BOS lost 115-119 in 1 overtime. BOS took 11 more shots (104 to 93), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to ATL's 47%, 15 of 52 from three. Brown led with 24 (9 of 27, 2 of 9 from three); Tatum added 23, White 21. Q1 was theirs, 33-21, but the other 4 periods went 98-82 against them. They led by as many as 12. Brown's -9 in 43 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/20 @ GSW 125-85 — BOS notes
BOS won 125-85. BOS shot 53% (49 of 92) to GSW's 35%, 20 of 48 from three. The glass went 50-38 for them. Tatum led with 22 (9 of 20, 3 of 10 from three); Porziņģis added 18, Brown 17. The hinge was Q3, 43-24: a lead of 15 became 34, and the lead reached 45. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/22 @ 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 114 a night and allowing 94, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 21 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 94 a night to Boston's 105. Call it the Clippers 110, Boston 108, Boston keeping it close.
1/23 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Davis at 24 and James at 23 a game. Without Reddish (4 straight), Vanderbilt (35 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. 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, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/25 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Irving at 30 and Washington at 19 a game. Without Marshall (2 straight), Thompson (2 straight), Lively II (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Porziņģis at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 26 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Dallas 113, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
1/27 vs HOU — 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 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 22 and Brown at 21 a game. One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Sengun at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Smith Jr. (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 25 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and Boston minus-1. Call it Boston 115, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JS J. Springer
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
XT X. Tillman
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
DS D. Schröder
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
SC Schroder
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
The Celtics hand the Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 win
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory on Monday.
The Celtics built a double-digit lead early and put the game away with a 43-24 edge in the third quarter.
Jaylen Brown added 17 points and Payton Pritchard scored 14 for Boston.
Stephen Curry scored 18 points to lead Golden State. The Warriors shot 34.8% for the game, with Andrew Wiggins making just 1 of 11 shots.
The Warriors lost by at least 40 points at home for the sixth time since moving to California in 1962 and first since a 149-104 loss to Dallas on Jan. 15, 1985.
Takeaways Celtics: Boston got off to a good start on a four-game trip after coming into the game on a 3-4 stretch. The Celtics got in front early and never were really threatened the rest of the way.
Warriors: The short-handed Warriors were down another key player with Draymond Green (calf) joining Jonathan Kuminga (ankle) and Brandon Podziemski (abdominal) on the sideline. They didn’t have nearly enough without those players to keep pace with the defending champions.
Key moment The Warriors went 7:32, spanning the first and second quarters, without making a basket, turning a two-point lead into a 13-point deficit that they never overcame.
Key stat 12.5. The Warriors shot 3 for 24 from 3-point range in the first half for their second-lowest percentage in a first half with at least 20 attempts since the start of the play-by-play era in 1996-97. Golden State shot 2 for 22 (9.1%) in a loss to Brooklyn on Feb. 5, 2020.
Up next Both teams are in action Wednesday, with the Celtics visiting the Los Angeles Clippers and the Warriors at Sacramento.