In Boston it was at another price: the Celtics took the lead in the NBA final

Jaylen Brown, who was the scoring figure for the Celtics, dunks in Game 3 against the Warriors.

Photo: NBA Twitter Latam

—

Tonight was not like in San Francisco during the first two games. This time, the Boston Celtics did come out to take on the Golden State Warriors from the start of the game and won Game 3 of the NBA Finals 116-100, thanks to the momentum with which they entered the court from the locker room.

It was an important game for the Celtics, who had to make their home respected and who, apart from the unusual victory in the first game, had been surpassed by the Warriors, since the game, in the first two games of the final.

Therefore, this was a commitment to impose conditions. So it was. From the first quarter, Boston was up by a difference of 11 points, which Golden State could not reverse at any time of the night.

Mire: The pending debt of Curry and Thompson: the dynasty of the ‘splash brothers’

The Celtics were always up on the scoreboard. In fact, in the third quarter, when the San Francisco team stepped on the accelerator, the locals knew how to hold on to the advantage to give the final blow in the final set.

The figures of the night: Jaylen Brown with 27 points, nine rebounds and five assists; Jayson Tatum, with 26 points, nine assists and six rebounds, and Marcus Smart, with 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

The Warriors did not find their best version and, although they showed moments of brilliance in the second half, again driven by their great star, Stephen Curry, the mobility they had on other nights did not appear.

The victory of the Celtics is a respite for their fans, who are excited about a third victory in game four. If they take advantage of the locality and win the next game, the Bostonians would be just one game away from taking the ring, so the pressure for Golden State in returning to the Bay, for the fifth game, would be very great.

Plus: Colombia already has its preselected for the FIBA ​​World Cup qualifier

However, the team led by Steve Kerr sees the glass as half full. The Warriros arrived in Boston with the aim of recovering one of the victories that they lost at home. And they still have one game left to achieve the goal.

Game four of the final promises to be one of the most interesting in the series. On the one hand, the Celtics will have to maintain the momentum and rhythm of this Wednesday to go for a new victory, a factor that cost them in the second game after the devastating last quarter of the first game. On the other hand, the Warriors, almost forced to win, have to adjust the team’s defense, reduce mistakes and play intelligently to not let Boston escape on the scoreboard.

The series goes 2-1 in favor of Boston, which repeats the locality this Friday. Will the advantage be extended or, again, everything will be in a draw?

🚴🏻⚽🏀 The latest in sports?: Everything you need to know about world sport is in El Espectador

–