Stephen Curry tried one of his patented floats from the left side of the rim. Klay Thompson attempted a layup from almost the same spot a few minutes later.
Slightly different shots by the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, with exactly the same result: the Boston Celtics blew them out of bounds.
Robert Williams III blocked Curry, Jaylen Brown blocked Thompson, and if there were any questions about whether this stage, the biggest the NBA has, is too big for the Celtics, they were answered in those sequences.
The thing is, the Celtics might be too big for the Warriors.
Boston has half the work done in these NBA Finals, now holding a 2-1 lead over Golden State after taking a big lead, blowing it and then closing out strong to win 116-100 on Wednesday night. The Celtics, trailing late in the third quarter, faced pressure and looked down on him.
The Warriors must now do the same in Game 4 this Friday night, or else.
“I don’t think there’s any anxiety on the part of the players right now,” Celtics coach Ime Udoka said. “It is what it is.
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