On this day in Celtics history, former Boston point guard Tony Delk was born, and guard Bobby Wilson was signed.
Enter Gary Payton II, who received the ball from a driving Dennis Schröder and got all the way up, slamming down a thunderous dunk on OKC center Isaiah Hartenstein to extend the Warriors’ lead to nine points with just over a minute to play. The dunk got the entire Golden State bench on its feet, and sent the crowd into hysterics.
Andrew Wiggins, Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II made the Chase Center feel like old times Wednesday night. Was it their last hurrah?
Jayson Tatum scored 22 points and the Celtics handed the Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory on Monday.
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.
Payton is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Thunder, Anthony Slater of The Athletic reports. The Warriors continue to mix and match their starting five, with Payton making his ninth start of the season Wednesday.
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 Monday. The Celtics built a double-digit lead early and put the game away with a 43-24 edge in the third quarter.
Gary Payton II put an exclamation mark on the Warriors' upset win vs. the Thunder with a poster dunk over Isaiah Hartenstein in the fourth quarter.
Here are five stats that defined the Celtics' 40-point victory over the Warriors on Monday. Read more on Boston.com.
The Warriors fell 125-85 to the Celtics on Monday, the first time they've lost by at least 40 points at home since 1985 and sixth time since 1962.
The Celtics head west following a 119-115 overtime loss at home to the Hawks on Saturday night, their fourth defeat in an eight-game stretch of alternating results.
Jayson Tatum led six Boston scorers in double figures with a game-high 22 points on Monday as the Celtics steamrolled the Golden State Warriors 125-85 in San Francisco as part of the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr.