Milestone! Curry scored a record, Tatum scored 32 points, Lee Kyle scored 11 points, and the Warriors beat the Celtics

On November 7, Beijing time, the 2024-25 NBA regular season continued, and the Warriors defeated the Celtics 118-112 away, the Warriors won 5 in a row, and the Celtics ended in a 3-game winning streak. It is worth mentioning that the Warriors shot 14 of 34 three-pointers and the Celtics made 19 of 54 three-pointers.

Statistics

Warriors: Curry 27 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals, career regular season total points of 23,774 points, surpassing Charles Barkley (23,757 points), DeMar DeRozan (23,760 points, DeRozan also played today), temporarily rose to the NBA league's regular season total scoring list 29th; Hield 16 points, Wiggins 16 points, Lee Kyle 11 points

Celtics: Tatum 32 points, Derrick White 26 points, Horford 10 points, Pritchard 16 points

Background

Despite the absence of Klay Thompson, the Warriors have had a great start to the season, sitting in third place in the West with a 6-1 record, which is also the team's best start since winning 11 of the first 12 games of the 2021-22 season. The Warriors have been very strong offensively and defensively this season, averaging 121.6 points per game, conceding only 104.3 points per game, and outscoring opponents by 17.3 points per game. On the Warriors' side, Curry has returned, averaging 19.8 points and 6.5 assists per game this season. In addition, according to statistics, the Warriors bench can average 60.9 points per game this season, ranking first in the league and 13.8 points higher than the Pacers, who are in second place.

The Celtics have had a strong start to the season, sitting in second place in the East with a 7-1 record, behind the all-winning Cavaliers (8-0). The Celtics defeated the Hawks by 30 points on the road last time out, winning a wave of three straight wins, and the team has been good offensively and defensively this season, averaging 123.6 points per game, ranking first in the league, conceding only 109.6 points per game, and ranking first in the East with an average goal difference of 14 points per game. Tatum is the core of the Celtics, averaging 30 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 48.1% from the field, and he was the team's leading scorer in six of the first eight games of the season. Also, against the Warriors, Jaylen Brown missed the game with a left hip flexor strain, which was also his third consecutive game missing. Porzingis was also unavailable due to surgery on his left tibial.

Game recap

At the beginning of the game, the Warriors who were playing away from home could not find an offensive rhythm, and in the 5-minute period, only Curry played a 2+1. The Celtics, on the other hand, were on fire, with White hitting three three-pointers and making three-point fouls, scoring 12 points and leading the team to a perfect 14-3 start. Seeing the situation, the Warriors immediately called a timeout, and after returning to the court, the Celtics' offense suddenly stalled, and they did not score a point for five and a half minutes. The Warriors took the opportunity to launch a wave of 8-0 small offensive to chase the score to 11-14. Cornet's free throw helped the Celtics break the deadlock, but Hield immediately responded with a three-pointer and Hauser returned the favor in the same way, however, Hield continued to fire from the outside, and the Warriors tied the score at 19. Due to the Warriors' tight defense, Tatum didn't score his first goal of the game until 48 seconds left in the quarter and caused Hield to be fouled defensively. At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led the Warriors 24-19.

In the second quarter, Kuminga received the ball and hit a three-point shot against the defensive whistle, and after a few rounds, Lee Kyle took over the team's offensive banner and hit three three-pointers in one minute to stop the Celtics and help the Warriors take a 33-29 lead. The game restarted, and the two teams alternated back and forth to score. At 4:43, Tatum hit a three-pointer and the Celtics narrowed the gap to one point. After the timeout, Curry also hit a three-pointer from the outside, Wiggins and Moody also scored, and with a wave of 14-4 offensive surge, the Warriors overtook the Celtics 51-40 at the end of the first half.

With 11 minutes and 12 seconds left in the third quarter, Curry scored a layup against a defender, which was also his 11th point of the game, when his career regular season total points reached 23,758 points, surpassing Charles Barkley (23,757 points) and rising to 30th place on the NBA league's regular season scoring list. Horford's three-pointer opened the Celtics' attack mode, and after White hit two three-pointers into the net, Tatum also hit three three-pointers in a row, and the Celtics chased the score to 64-68. As the leading Curry did not show weakness, 4 minutes and 35 seconds, Curry forced Tatum to cause the latter defensive foul, and after hitting all 2 free throws, his career regular season total score reached 23,761 points, temporarily surpassing DeMar DeRozan (23,760 points, DeRozan also played today), and rose to the 29th place in the NBA league's regular season total scoring list. One round later, Curry hit another three-pointer and the Warriors rewrote the score to 71-66. Pritchard's three-pointer once again started a wave of scoring for the Celtics, who relied on a 15-8 offensive run to tie the score to 81-82 at the end of the third quarter.

In the last quarter, White's hand was still hot, and one person scored 5 points in a row to help the Celtics overtake 92-86. The game restarted, and Curry returned to the court, missing course on both shots. But how could Curry stop there, a few rounds later, he made consecutive free throws to score 10 points in a row, and Wiggin and Hield also gave the Warriors a 104-99 lead. Tatum's 2+1 helped the Celtics stabilize their morale, and the two sides alternated between scoring points. At 1:13, Looney grabbed a key offensive rebound and scored on a layup. With 46.3 seconds left, Curry assisted Hield on a three-pointer and the Warriors regained a seven-point advantage. The game restarted, and Horford's three-pointer and Pritchard's free throw helped the Celtics survive, and with 16.1 seconds, the Celtics cut the deficit to three points. Subsequently, the Celtics adopted foul tactics, and with Dream chasing two free throws and 1 hit, the Warriors finally won the Celtics.

Both sides start

Warriors: Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, Tres Jackson Davis, Moses Moody

Celtics: Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Nemias Cuetta, Derek White, Jrue Holiday