40:16 in the fourth quarter: Celtics win finals

The Boston Celtics stole the home advantage of the Golden State Warriors in the first game of the NBA Finals. With a 20: 2 run, the Celtics turn the game in the final quarter.

40:16 in the fourth quarter-what an exclamation mark of the Boston Celtics. In the history of the NBA finals, a team has never dominated a final section in such a way. In the end, the Celtics sat down with 120: 108 at the Golden State Warriors and won the home advantage in the first game of the final series.

At the end of the third round, the Celtics were still with 15 points, in the fourth quarter they netted their first seven threes. It seemed as if they hadn't rejected anything until deep into the fourth quarter. If a team finds a little momentum and continues to meet, it is difficult to get this momentum back, Stephen Curry (34 pts, 7/14 3FG) had to recognize.

Curry had tried to play at six minutes-he got the Warriors' 103:11 lead by threesome. But then the Celtics made it decisively with a 20: 2 run. Al Horford was responsible with eleven points in this urge phase.

Nobody deserves it more than him, said Marcus Smart to Horford, who had returned to Boston after two years in Philadelphia or Oklahoma City after two years. He is already over our catalyst all the season. Jaylen Brown also aimed at this: We want and need these leadership qualities of a veteran, said the 25-year-old. He went on his first final game-and played incredibly. He wore us.

The 35-year-old Horford had played 141 playoff games before he was able to appear in the NBA final for the first time. With 26 points (6/8 3FG) the Big Man Boston's top scorer. Jaylen Brown followed with 24 points.