Jaylen Brown scored 17 of his 27 points in the first quarter as the Boston Celtics beat the Golden State Warriors 116 100 to take the lead in the NBA Finals.

After a loss in game two, the Celtics got back on track with 26 points and 24 from Marcus Smart.

The Celtics take a 2-1 lead into the fourth game of the series in Boston on Friday.

Tatum wanted to impose his will on the game.

I'm going to keep playing even if I don't make a shot. My teammates believe in me to make the right play. The only thing that matters is that we won.

In the second game, they punched us in the mouth.

Stephen Curry was replaced in the fourth quarter after he appeared to hurt his left leg.

The Warriors had narrowed their deficit to four points going into the final quarter, thanks to Klay Thompson's 25 point performance.

Kerr said that they weren't going to catch up. Tomorrow we will know more about his status.

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