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Both teams’ best plays in overtime, Stephen Curry’s buzzer beater over half court, Boston exemplify chaos and top 5 plays in Thursday’s Celtics-Warriors game It’s a breakdown heading of how it unfolded. .

Al Horford denies Jordan Poole at the rim

In Thursday’s overtime victory over the defending champions, Boston tallied 17 turnovers and gave Golden State 24 points.

The Warriors looked like they were about to add two more when Klay Thompson stripped Jaylen Brown, but Al Horford came to the rescue, tracked down Jordan Poole, and cut his layup. thwarted the attempt.

The best shooter of all time ends the first half in style

The Top 5 Plays series is primarily focused on highlighting the best moments the Celtics produced and analyzing why they played out the way they did.

The exception is when your opponent does something that evokes too strong of a reaction to be removed from this list. For example, when Stephen Curry crosses half court and then fills in his 3 to beat the buzzer in the 2nd quarter.

Malcolm Brogdon does cleanup duty

The play above begins with a great screen by Jordan Poole’s Robert Williams. Kevon Looney, who was waiting for Malcolm Brogdon under the pick, prioritized defending the rim, allowing a midrange jumper to back off.

But the veteran Brogdon was restless and took advantage of a hesitant dribble to get into the paint. That caught Curry’s attention and freed Grant Williams from his corner office into an open three.

The shot doesn’t go down and Brogdon pushes Rooney away. That is, no one has a body to him. The basketball gods reward him, sending mistakes to the best positions for him to get it, and when Looney fouls him, he banks into putback.

Brogdon then turned it into an old-fashioned three-point play. He also scored a putback layup in the final seconds of the third quarter, producing two plays that provided the spark Boston needed to enter the final frame.

jaylen brown force overtime

A classic example of the Celtics overcoming turmoil on Thursday came with them, if not their last chance.

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Smart’s teammates took their displeasure to him after Marcus Smart passed by Curry and attempted to thrust the ball from behind, leading to the latter’s layup.

But with no time to divert their focus and on the other side, just running and chipping at Klay Thompson, Brogdon causes misunderstandings among the Splash brothers.

As it developed, Wiggins instructed Poole to take Brown, the former waiting for Jason Tatum to cross half court. It’s not.

Job-seeking credit pools, smart run to vie for potential three. However, Boston’s floor general skipped the ball to Brown, and despite Wiggins’ best efforts, he filled in the game-tying three to force the fifth frame.

Best plays from both sides in overtime

The play above is the best possession both teams have made in overtime, and it doesn’t even come close.

In the 4th quarter crunch time and OT, the Celtics relied heavily on the Horns’ set, placing two players on elbows and moving from there.

In this example, Smart and Brown. Tatum gets the former’s attention and delivers the entry pass to the pinch post. Brown goes on to set his screen back for the other half of Boston’s star tandem.

The Warriors switch their action, but Brown gets ahead of Wiggins and Smart provides a perfect lead pass. As Draymond Green sucks in to defend the basket, Brown catches the ball in control, pays attention, and kicks it out to Horford for an open three.