Without “panic” the Warriors for the second game against the Celtics in the NBA Finals

Any team would be demoralized by Boston’s knockout last Thursday in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Golden State, on the other hand, is not just any team.

The Warriors say they put the upset loss on their home court at San Francisco’s Chase Center behind them and are focused on leveling the series tonight when they host the Celtics for Game 2 of the championship series.

Golden State dominated the first three quarters of the first challenge, but Boston responded with an explosive 40-16 final quarter to erase a 15-point deficit and take the final game 120-108 on the road.

The Eastern Conference champions hit their first seven triples of the quarter, the last by Al Horford, who finished with 26 points in his first game of the final.

It’s been one of the hallmarks of the Celtics’ amazing run, with five comebacks so far in the playoffs. The Warriors, in their first final in two years, are not far behind and have six wins in the same way.

“This series is just beginning,” said Stephen Curry, the Warriors’ star point guard, who finished with 34 points.

“We know they are a good team. That’s how we are. We have to respond on Sunday,” she added.

The Warriors, who won three titles between 2015 and 2019 with the trio of Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green (two with Kevin Durant), haven’t lost consecutive games in more than two months. The home loss was just the fifth after leading by at least 15 points.

“We are fine. You have the opportunity to do something else, do it in a different way, accept the challenge. We have always accepted challenges. Is no different. We will accept this. So no, it’s not a blow to confidence at all one bit… It’s nothing to panic about,” Green said.

Golden State is 5-0 since early March after losing one game. Boston, meanwhile, leads its rival with a record of 8-0, after setbacks.

“That’s how we’ve been all year,” Celtics coach Ime Udoka said. “Stubborn, resilient group that always knows they can rely on their defense to tighten their belts when needed,” added Udoka.

In the first game, Boston did not have the customary offensive contribution of Jayson Tatum, MVP of the Eastern final. He finished with 12 points, shooting just 3-for-17 from the field, but he had 13 assists in the game.

“I had a bad night shooting the basket. I just tried to impact the game in other ways. We are in the championship. We are in the finals. All I was worried about was trying to get a win, and we did. That’s all that matters right now. So I don’t expect to shoot that bad again. But if that means we keep winning, I’ll accept it.” Tatum pointed out.

Against Tatum’s absent offense, backup Derrick White responded with 21 points, including three 3-pointers. Horford had six homers and All-Star Jaylen Brown had 24 points.

Curry needs to be released

For Tony Ruiz, BSN manager and commentator, Golden State may have failed to give Curry much rest after starting hot with 21 points in the first quarter. He had 13 more in the rest of the match.

“I think there is a detail that is not in the statistics. Curry started the game in spectacular fashion. I think the break that (Steve) Kerr gave him maybe prolonged it a little bit. He knocked him out of rhythm. When he came back in the second quarter he was anxious and didn’t execute. By the third he was on the mend,” Ruiz observed.

“The Curry we saw in the first quarter didn’t come back, not to mention the work of Marcus Smart’s defense. Really, the break was prolonged and it affected the game of Curry and his team, ”Ruiz analyzed.

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