Andrew's teammates are giving him the confidence to perform at a high level, according to Monica McNutt. There is a time and a place for it. The highlights of Stephen Curry's 3-pointers, Robert Williams' blocked shots, and Andrew Wiggins' dunks continue to run as the premier moments in the NBA finals. Ime Udoka tries to tell everyone they're missing something. The Golden State Warriors are one win away from their second title after a 104-94 victory over the Boston Celtics. The Warriors are not in a position to win the series because they are losing the anticipated battle of the series against the Celtics. The Warriors' defense is smothering the Celtics and negating Boston's game plan in these Finals. After seeing Curry go 0-for-9 on 3-pointers, the first time in four years and 233 games he didn't make a triple, fans who were pouring out of Chase Center explained it. Curry said that people notice how well he shoots his ball and how he shoots his shots. People talk about the game. It isn't just about that when you watch the game. I think we are the second defense. The Celtics' first-year coach, Udoka, made some adjustments to his defensive game plan against Curry, including having his big men crowd him more after screens and using more switches to discourage the kind of shooting Curry had been displaying. He was more concerned about Boston's offense before the fifth game. As he and his team return to the East Coast on Tuesday, he'll be working on those issues more intently as he prepares for the next game. Udoka repeated himself from a week ago when he was asked about Curry. I don't know if the offensive struggles hurt us more than the defense did. The Warriors had 105 as a team. The Warriors scored after Wiggins put up a 26 point effort, which could be considered the best game of his career. A hundred and ten. They scored 105 in the second game of the series. They are scoring 105 points per game in this series, 10 less than they did in the conference finals. Golden State is shooting 45%, which is good, but less than the last round. The Warriors are not being shut down by the Celtics. The Celtics scored when they lost. 89 points. They didn't crack 100 in the last two games. The Celtics are on the verge of losing a title because of their offensive prowess. The Warriors have dedicated themselves to playing rough, not just because Draymond Green did some minor pushing in the first few games. They are not giving the Celtics' primary ballhandlers much space. Boston is crowded. The turnovers are coming in big. Boston had 18 in the fifth game of the series. The Celtics are 1-8 when they turn it over in the playoffs and 13-2 when they don't. The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics will play Game 6 of the NBA finals on Thursday. In Boston. GS 104, BoS 94 in the fifth game.
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Udoka has displayed it in bold type on scouting reports. They can't stop themselves
"We're hard to beat when we don't turn the ball over," said Tatum, who is close in on the playoff turnover record after adding four to his total Monday. We are easy to beat when we do.
The officials are often asked for answers when the Celtics get careless. It's not a trend that usually helps them. They drew two technical fouls on Monday, including one from Udoka, who tries to get his players to stop complaining and get back on defense after they don't get a preferred whistle.
Udoka was almost thrown out of the game in the fourth quarter when he pointed at the ref, but Brothers confronted him instead of tossing him.
Udoka said that it was probably something we shouldn't do more of. We all did a lot.
When the Warriors won their first two titles with this core, they were in the top five in defense. They did not finish in the top 10 in any of the previous four seasons. Over the past year, they rededicated themselves to it, with Mike Brown leading the way.
Curry has gone from being a defensive weak spot to a player who can more than hold his own as a result of the defensive push. This has been a topic of discussion over the course of the season, but has never been more important.
The Celtics are having a harder time with Curry when he is on defense than when he has the ball.
Steve Kerr said that they were trying to attackCurry over and over again. Our game is dependent on defense.
It's possible that fatigue is playing a part. The Celtics will have to do it again in order to win the title. In the first quarter of the Finals, Tatum is shooting 56% and in the fourth quarter, he is shooting just 24%.
Boston's issues are much bigger than that. Under pressure, the Celtics have struggled to execute. A flaw that has been frustrating for a team that is close to its ultimate goal. It's close to being a death sentence.
"We'll bounce back, we've faced elimination games throughout this run, so we'll regroup and bounce back," he said. I'm certain of it.
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