{"id":456558,"date":"2022-06-02T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T07:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T07:08:11","slug":"nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"#NBA Finals: Breaking down Warriors-Celtics matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a24bf7a7f1a4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/#%E2%80%9CNBA_Finals_Breaking_down_Warriors-Celtics_matchup%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NBA Finals: Breaking down Warriors-Celtics matchup&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/#Warriors_3-point_shooting_vs_Celtics_3-point_defense\" >Warriors\u2019 3-point shooting vs. Celtics\u2019 3-point defense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/#Celtics_3-point_shooting_vs_Warriors_3-point_defense\" >Celtics\u2019 3-point shooting vs. Warriors\u2019 3-point defense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/#Rebounding\" >Rebounding<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/#Drawing_fouls_and_shooting_free_throws\" >Drawing fouls and shooting free throws<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/#Warriors_ability_to_get_paint_points_vs_Celtics_interior_defense\" >Warriors\u2019 ability to get paint points vs. Celtics\u2019 interior defense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/#Celtics_ability_to_get_paint_points_vs_Warriors_interior_defense\" >Celtics\u2019 ability to get paint points vs. Warriors\u2019 interior defense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/#In_transition\" >In transition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/#Depthbench\" >Depth\/bench<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/#Coaching\" >Coaching<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nba-finals-breaking-down-warriors-celtics-matchup\/#Intangibles\" >Intangibles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNBA_Finals_Breaking_down_Warriors-Celtics_matchup%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NBA Finals: Breaking down Warriors-Celtics matchup&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>When the NBA Finals tip off Thursday night, the Warriors will be slight favorites to claim their fourth championship in the past eight years.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics, however, have more than a puncher\u2019s chance to earn their record 18th title.<\/p>\n<p>What exactly will either side have to do to win? The Post\u2019s Brian Lewis breaks down the matchups that will decide what kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> this is going to be:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Warriors_3-point_shooting_vs_Celtics_3-point_defense\"><\/span>Warriors\u2019 3-point shooting vs. Celtics\u2019 3-point defense<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The only defenses that slow Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and company are ones with no weak spot to hunt. That describes the Celtics. Boston had the best 3-point defense this season (33.9 percent) and it has gotten even better in the playoffs (31.7).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge:<\/strong> Celtics<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Celtics_3-point_shooting_vs_Warriors_3-point_defense\"><\/span>Celtics\u2019 3-point shooting vs. Warriors\u2019 3-point defense<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Boston outscored its foes by 11.0 points per <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> from deep in the playoffs, second-best in the league.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge:<\/strong> Celtics<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/newspress-collage-22501697-1654153143344.jpg?1654139096&amp;w=1024&amp;1654139096\" alt=\"Jayson Tatum and Stephen Curry\" class=\"wp-image-22501721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/newspress-collage-22501697-1654153143344.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1654139096&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/newspress-collage-22501697-1654153143344.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1654139096 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/newspress-collage-22501697-1654153143344.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1654139096&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jayson Tatum and Stephen Curry<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images (2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rebounding\"><\/span>Rebounding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Celtics might not be dominant enough on the glass to force the Warriors to go big, but they can win the offensive rebounding battle, especially when Kevon Looney is off the floor. With Al Horford, Robert Williams III, Grant Williams and Daniel Theis, they can punish Golden State the way Dallas couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge:<\/strong> Celtics<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drawing_fouls_and_shooting_free_throws\"><\/span>Drawing fouls and shooting free throws<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Curry can get to the line when he wants. And even though Boston will try to pick on him on the other end, that\u2019ll be tough with Gary Payton II available. Boston drew 31.3 free-throw attempts per 100 shots against Golden State, its second-best rate against any foe. Jayson Tatum\u2019s rate (18 free-throw attempts, 35 shots) was his second-best against any team. But Thompson missed the first meeting, while Andrew Wiggins missed the second. Tatum will have to deal with both now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge:<\/strong> Warriors<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Warriors_ability_to_get_paint_points_vs_Celtics_interior_defense\"><\/span>Warriors\u2019 ability to get paint points vs. Celtics\u2019 interior defense<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Golden State shot 72.5 percent in the restricted area so far in the playoffs, third-best in the league. But that\u2019ll be tough to do against a Celtics team that has held foes to just 98.5 points per 100 possessions with Williams on the court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge:<\/strong> Celtics<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Celtics_ability_to_get_paint_points_vs_Warriors_interior_defense\"><\/span>Celtics\u2019 ability to get paint points vs. Warriors\u2019 interior defense<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Draymond Green has allowed just 0.48 points per possession on isolations, No. 1 among all players who have defended at least 20 isolations, per Synergy Sports tracking. While Boston will hunt for looks against Jordan Poole, foes have shot just 38.3 percent versus Green.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge:<\/strong> Warriors<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_transition\"><\/span>In transition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Both teams can get sloppy with the ball. The Celtics can force turnovers, but had too many empty possessions themselves against the Heat in the conference finals. Tatum committed 33 turnovers and Jaylen Brown added 23; nobody in the series had more than 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge:<\/strong> Warriors<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Depthbench\"><\/span>Depth\/bench<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Boston can go nine deep, and can run a lot of big bodies at Golden State. But if the Celtics can\u2019t force the Warriors to go big against their will, Golden State has more wing depth if it can go to the bench for the likes of Jonathan Kuminga, Otto Porter Jr. and Payton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge:<\/strong> Even<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Coaching\"><\/span>Coaching<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ime Udoka has been a first-year revelation, but Steve Kerr is coaching in his sixth NBA Finals, and in what could be fourth-quarter nail-biters, that experience counts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge:<\/strong> Warriors<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Intangibles\"><\/span>Intangibles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of experience, five Warriors have been to the Finals, as opposed to not a single Celtic. Boston might have had the No. 1 offense and defense from Feb. 1 to the end of the regular season, but the postseason is a different animal. Golden State, outscored by seven points through the first three quarters in the playoffs, has been plus-94 in the fourth. That\u2019s winning muscle memory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edge:<\/strong> Warriors\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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