Warriors 88 - 140 Celtics summary, stats, scores and highlights | NBA

The Celtics had a franchise high 44 point lead going into halftime and that extended to 50 soon after the break. The bench guys kept the energy up and had their starters jumping off the bench celebrating each and every big play. 

The Warriors, who came into the game having won 12 of their last 15, head home after a four game Eastern Conference swing, and they will look to erase this loss from their memories as soon as possible. 

Th Celtics are now on a season high 11 game win streak, but have to hit the road for the next five, including a trip to the defending champion Nuggets house. 

Brown stole the show in the first quarter, but Tatum had his say in the second. He ignited, scoring 20 of his 22 first half points in the quarter and putting on a show for the fans that eventually sang him happy birthday later in the game. 

The duo of Tatum and Brown outscored the Warriors 47-38 in the opening 24 minutes as they both called it a day shortly after coming out in the third quarter. Tatum ended the night with 27 and Brown had 29. 

The Celtics offense was unstoppable and the defense went through a 12 minute stretch in which they allowed just 6 points to a team with two fo the best scorers in history on the floor. Steph Curry came into the day questionable, and even though he played, he barley made an impact. He ended the game with 4 points, Thompson had 6 and both sat for the entire second half. 

It may have been Tatum's birthday, but Jaylen Brown took the stage first and almost blew the candles out on the Warriors in the opening 12 minutes. He had 19 points, and hit five threes in a quarter in which the Celtics banged home 10 long balls, taking a 44-22 lead into the second quarter. The home team went on a 23-1 run to end the quarter and never looked back. 

The Birthday Boy had plenty to celebrate on his big day in front of his family and fans. The Celtics still have the taste of the home loss to the Warriors in the Finals from two years ago, and they showed just how much and how long they can hold a grudge. They gave Golden State a historic beating on a night in which most of their starters enjoyed some well deserved rest. 

IT'S ALL OVER!!! 

The Celtics win it by 52, their third largest win in franchise history!

Mykhailiuk drills the three ball and that's how it's going to end!

Payton hits the mid range jumper. 

Quinones takes and makes a deep three and he's been the best Warrior of the night. 

Pritchard drills a three ball and he's been the best on the court since the starters went to the bench. 

Springer finds Tillman down low and he lays it up and in. 

Quinones gets to the rim after finding an open alley to the rim. 

Brissett gets the dish from Pritchard, driving to the basket and he double clutches for the reverse 

Quinones has 7 straight points after a three ball from the top of the key. 

Timeout Warriors with 4:31 to go. 

Mykhailiuk on the alley oop off the lob up from Pritchard!

The C's bench is putting on a show!

Tillman pulls the trigger from the win and he drills it!

Quinones with back to back buckets, this one from the FT line. 

Jackson-Davis running the break and slips it to Quinones for the lay in. 

Jackson-Davis puts it on the deck and lays it up and in. 

Brissett with the steal and slam. 

Robinson with the jam off the feed from Santos. 

Robinson to the line and he hits one of two, but his miss is tipped in by Santos. 

Brissett kicks it out to Hauser who pulls up in transition and drills the three. 

Robinson gets to the iron off a curl screen at the FT line. 

Robinson answers back with a three ball from the wing. 

Pritchard comes out of the break and drills a three ball!

Pritchard pull up from the midrange and the C's go into the 4th quarter with a 53 point lead. Can the Warriors come back? Don't go anywhere. We'll find out after the break. 

Brissett to the rack on the break and he gets it to fall among a mass of bodies. 

Tillman to the line after the foul on Looney and he both FTs. 

Looney hits both FTs after the foul on Hauser. 

Hauser drills the three ball and the C's have hit 20/36 threes today. 

Pritchard drives to the iron and lays it up over Saric. He doesn't mind playing garbage time. This is where he thrives. 

Looney to the line after the foul on Hauser and he hits one of two. 

Timeout Celtics with 2:51 to go in the 3rd quarter. 

Santos knocks down the three ball off the dish from Paul. 

Pritchard lays it up with the right hand on the right side. 

Saric on the drive to the bucket and the lay up. 

Robinson on the reverse off the break and Paul found him cutting to the iron. 

Saric with the jump hook in the lane and gets the foul. FT is no good. 

Mykhailiuk drills the three ball and the bench players are stepping in and finishing what the starters began. 

Moody puts it on the deck from the corner and throws it down with one hand. 

Timeout Celtics with 7:16 to go in the third. 

Horford cutting to the bucket and Brown hit him with the slip pass for the jam. 

Jackson-Davis with his third bucket of the third quarter. 

Brown gets back to the iron for another easy lay up. 

Quinones gets into the paint and hits the runner in traffic. 

Tatum drills another three ball and the three point storm continues in Boston!

Brown cuts backdoor and White found him for the slam!

Paul gets to the lane and lays it up and in. 

Tatum pull up from the elbow and he's got 24!

White with a three ball from the corner and the Celtics are right back to where they ended the first half. 

Horford was left alone at the top of the key and he drills the long ball!

Jackson-Davis with two quick buckets from down low to start the third. 

Jackson-Davis on the turn around jump hook to start the quarter. 

WE ARE BACK IN BOSTON FOR THE SECOND HALF OF WHAT HAS BECOME AN ABSOLUTE BEAT DOWN!

The first quarter ended, and it was the birthday boy's turn to take the stage. On the day he turns 26, Jayson Tatum scored 20 of his 22 in the second quarter. 

The Celtics went on a 21-1 run to end the first quarter and completely took control of this game. The Warriors had a total of 6 points in a 12 minute stretch from the first and second quarter. 

Brown went wild in the first quarter, dropping five threes and finishing the opening 12 minutes with 19 points. 

WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF!!! 

The Celtics absolutely demolished the Warriors in that half. It started with Brown's 19 in the first quarter, he ended the half with 25, and then Tatum took over scoring 20 of his 22. 

BOS went 15/24 from DT, and 30/50 from the field, and they go into the break up 44. 

Tatum was fouled by Green behind the arc, and he hits all three FTs. 

Paul got the long rebound on the run and threw it up for Payton who puts home the alley oop. 

Payton gets the bucket to fall and the foul, but misses the FT. 

Tatum wiith the pump fake and pass to White who knocks down the three ball!

Entrey pass to Brown from Horford and he hits the short bucket underneath. 

Tatum on the step back and he drills another three ball! He's got 19 and it's a 40 point lead!

Green to the line after the foul on Holiday and he hits both FTs. 

Tatum strings a three ball and the lead is up to 39 in the second quarter!!!

Timeout Warriors with 3:26 to go in the 1st half. 

Horford gets the entry pass from Tatum and he turns and lays it up. 

Holiday tips in his own miss and the Warriors are getting man handled. 

Curry blows by a defender and gets the finger roll to fall 

Brown with a mid range jumper and if it's not Tatum, it's Brown. The Warriors look lost. 

Green with a dribble in the lane and floats it up and in. 

Brown comes out of the timeout going right to the rim and laying it up. He's got 21 so far. 

Timeout C's with 5:26 to go in the first half. 

Tatum drops a three ball from the top of the key and he's got 11 in the quarter. 

Tatum brosses over at the top of the key, backs down Curry and lays it up and in. 

Moody with the up and under lay up off the glass. 

Tatum drives right down the heart of the lane and he lays it up off the glass. 

Kuminga with the mid range jumper over Brown in the lane. 

Tatum to the line after the foul on Kuminga and he hits both FTs. 

Tatum backs into the lane and lays it in off the front of the rim. 

Pritchard goes coast to coast and scoops it up and off the glass! 

TImeout Warriors two minutes into the second quarter. 

High arching three ball from Hauser who got the dish back form Pritchard and those two are having some good minutes off the bench. 

Thompson breaks the FGless streak with a lay up to start the quarter. 

Holiday flips it up and in and the C's end the first quarter on a 23-1 run!

Boston hit 10 of their 16 first quarter threes, Brown had five of those on this way to 19 points. 

The Warriors last FG was at the 6:05 mark.

Pritchard drills a quick three ball on a two for one shot, and the C's are on a 21-1 run to end the first quarter!

Pritchard running the break and goes into to the body of Quniones before laying it up and in. 

Thompson driving to the lane and he floats it up and in from close range. 

Kornet whistled for the defensive 3 seconds, and Klay hits the FTs. 

White dumps it down for Kornett who jams it on the baseline and the Warriors need a timeout after giving up 14 unanswered. 

Hauser on the catch and shoot long ball, and BOS has 9 threes in the first quarter and are on a 12-0 run. 

Back to back three balls from Brown and he's got 19 already!!!

Brown pull up from three point distance and he is on fire!!!

Brown with his third three of the first quarter, he's got 13 already. 

Curry comes out of the timeout and hits the floater from outside the lane out of the timeout. 

Timeout Celtics with 6:08 to go in the first quarter. 

Quinones comes off the bench and drills a corner three off the kick out from Curry. 

Brown to the line after the foul on Green and he hits both FTs. 

Brown and White running the break and the C's have their second two point FG finally. 

Moody fighting for the loose ball underneath and he puts it up and in. 

White drills another three ball, and that's five threes already for BOS. 

Kuminga to the line after Horford's foul and he his both FTs. 

Brown knocks down a three ball and Boston have four threes already. 

Green driving down Main St. and lays it up off the glass. 

Holiday doesn't hesitate from downtown and he drills the catch and shoot from the wing. 

Slip pass from Curry to Moody streaking down the lane for the jam. 

Moody was left alone on the perimeter and he drills the three ball from the wing!

White answers back with a three ball and this game is off to a feverish pace from the tip off. 

Thompson with the three ball from the wing and he's on the board after being named in the starting five. 

Kuminga puts hits head down and converts at the iron. 

Brown with the pull up from outside the lane and he's got 5 quick ones. 

Brown gets the day started with a three ball on the opening possession! They are one of the best shooting teams from deep and will want to exploit that tonight. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM THE GARDEN!!!

Brandon Podziemski was on the injury report coming into today's game, but he warmed up and all indications point to him playing although he won't be in the starting five. Klay Thompson is back in the first five, maybe because of Podziemski's injury or may for a match up that Steve Kerr likes more with Thompson on the floor to start the game. The Warriors have had success with Klay coming off the bench, let's see how the decision affects GS tonight. 

With Porzingis out, it comes at no surprise that Al Horford will plug in to Joe Mazzulla's starting five. This is still one of the best starting fives in the league, even without Porzingis. Horford and Porzingis silimar in the face that they can shoot the three, stretch a defense out, grab rebounds and plug up the paint. 

NBA Standings 

Taking a look at the NBA standings in both conferences, we see both of these teams at opposite ends of the post season spectrum in their respective conferences. The Celtics are at the top of the East with a league leading record of 47-12, which is eight games above the second placed Cavaliers in the East and well ahead of the Timberwolves who are leading the West at 42-18. Barring a late season collapse the Celtics should have home court throughout the playoffs. The Warriors on the other hand, will just be happy to avoid the Play-In Tournament. Despite their recent run of success, they are still 9th in the conference 

Porzingis to sit today

While Holiday is almost always available, Kristaps Porzingis will be out tonight in a big home game against the Warriors. Porzingis was injured on this play against the Mavericks on Sunday with a minor quad contusion that will keep him out at least for this game. 

Curry was also listed questionable with a slight knee injury, but he will suit up for another game on the big stage.

No days off for Holiday

Jayson Tatum is the driving of the bus in Boston. We all know that. Jaylen Brown is the perfect wingman, and the owner of the NBA’s richest contract. While both are All-Stars, and two of the best at their respective positions, they alone haven’t been enough to bring a title to Boston. The front offices brought in Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday to the Garden this offseason and so far it looks like that decision has paid off. Porzingis is averaging 20 points a game and Holiday is the leading assist man with 4.9 while bringing on edge on the defensive end that is going to be instrumental once the playoffs come around. Their 10 game win streak is the longest in the league, and the NBA’s best team will try to extend their run today in front of their home fans. 

Light, Camera, Stephen

Stephen Curry loves a big stage. We saw it in New York on Thursday night when he dropped 31 at the Garden in the Warriors win over the Knicks. He knows the history of the building and the team he is playing in today. While it may not be the same Garden that Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale played in, guys like Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett won a title here. Curry also knows the significance of playing against the Celtics, one of the two most prolific franchises in history. On an afternoon game, on the a nationally televised game you know Curry is going to be licking his lips to put on a show in Boston. 

Warriors last game

The Warriors were in Toronto on their third of four road games on this east coast swing and they stretched their away win streak to eight games on Friday night against the Raptors. They were playing on the second night of a back to back, but that didn’t slow Steph Curry or Johnathan Kuminga down. Curry had 25 and the 21 year old put up 24 but the Raptors kept it tight for the first two quarters. It was the Warriors defense that made the difference in the second half, holding Toronto to just 41 points in the final 24 minutes as the Warriors won their 13th in the last 16 games. 

Boston's last game

The Boston Celtics welcomed the Dallas Mavericks into the TD Garden on Friday night and never trailed, going wire to wire for their 10th straight win. Luka Doncic kept the Mavs in the game with a 37 point triple-double, but Jayson Tatum and the C’s were too much for a Dallas team that shot just 26.5% from behind the line. It was a perfect night for Boston, who saw their three stars score 32 (Tatum), 25 (Brown), and 24 (Porzingis). The defense sealed the deal in the final quarter, holding Dallas to 20 points and coasting to a 28 point victory.

We are live from the Boston

Hello everyone and welcome to the Garden where the Boston Celtics have been rolling since before the All-Star break. Jayson Tatum and company are currently on a ten game win streak and not only have the best record in the East, but are well ahead of the pack in the Western Conference for best record in the league. The Warriors would be the hottest team in the league if it wasn’t for the Celtics. Since a wretched start to the season, Steve Kerr’s side have gone through a midseason make over that has them playing their best ball of the year. They still need to make a climb up the standings, and the best way to do that is by winning games like the one they have tonight. 

Warriors vs. Celtics  

It’s a rematch of the NBA Finals series from two years ago today in Boston as the league leading Celtics get set for an afternoon showdown against the Golden State Warriors. While the Warriors have fallen behind in the West since winning their last title, the Celtics are in hot pursuit of their 18th championship, and today the two historic franchises will go toe-to-toe from TD Garden. AS English will be with you all afternoon providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of today’s game.