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Celtics handed Warriors one of their worst losses in Stephen Curry era originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com The Boston Celtics went into Oracle Arena on Tuesday night and dominated the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors on their home floor. The C's led from the very start, beginning the game on an 11-0 run and staving off a third-quarter Warriors run before ultimately cruising to a 128-95 victory. How bad of a loss was this for the Warriors? Continue to Article

March 06, 2019 11:21:am EST

Celtics unique success vs. Warriors in Golden State in one crazy stat originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com The Golden State Warriors dominate at home like few other teams in NBA history, but one opponent that is not intimidated at all by the Oracle Arena environment is the Boston Celtics. The Celtics, who had lost five of six games following the All-Star break entering Tuesday night's showdown in Oakland, crushed the Warriors 128-95 in a statement win on national television The victory was Boston's third at Oracle Arena in the last four years, and also the team's second-double digit road win over the Warriors in the last three years. Continue to Article

March 06, 2019 11:07:am EST

Gordon Hayward couldn't have picked a better night to let his play do the talking. The Celtics forward was a one-man spark plug Tuesday at Oracle Arena, dropping a game-high 30 points on 12-of-16 shooting in Boston's 128-95 rout of the Golden State Warriors. If you'll recall, an anonymous player on those same Warriors called Hayward a "liability on both ends of the court" after Golden State beat the Celtics at TD Garden back in January. Continue to Article

March 06, 2019 10:34:am EST

The Los Angeles Lakers could be without Kyle Kuzma for up to a week after the forward suffered a minor ankle sprain. Kuzma joined the Lakers' injury list when he went down in the final quarter of a 113-105 defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. The 23-year-old will definitely miss the Denver Nuggets' visit to Staples Center on Wednesday and may also be sidelined for the showdowns with the Boston Celtics on Saturday and the Chicago Bulls next Tuesday. Continue to Article

March 06, 2019 6:17:am EST

Steve Kerr, Kevin Durant searching for answers after Celtics crush Warriors originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com OAKLAND – The Warriors put up one of their worst efforts of the season Tuesday night, with coach Steve Kerr coming away saying "it was embarrassing," and Kevin Durant expressing confusion about the team's recipe for success. Informed that Kerr cited a lack of "anger" as a factor in the Warriors being blown off the floor, 128-95, by the Celtics, Durant paused and conveyed puzzlement. "I thought we, um, move off of joy," Durant said. Continue to Article

March 06, 2019 3:30:am EST