Curry got by Horford with the help of his handles. There is a time and a place.
Marcus Smart said that it was tough for Boston to lose to Golden State. We've been through hell to get here, and you take that. I'm saying something. It's up to us to use that.
It is going to be difficult. That's what I'm aware of. We had to get through to get to this position to have an opportunity.
The Celtics, who had won their first three elimination games to get to this point, were unable to make that happen a fourth time, as their series long issues reared their head.
The Warriors were held in the low 100s in each game of the series by Boston. It was Boston's composure on the offensive end that failed the Celtics as they committed one turnover after another.
The Celtics had 22 turnovers in the sixth game of the playoffs, while Tatum had five of them.
It looked like Boston was going to win the game. The Warriors were harassed defensively by the Celtics. Four minutes into the game, Boston jumped out to a 14-2 lead and the crowd at the Garden went crazy.
The Warriors came back. And said something back. And said something back. Golden State continued to score. The ball was turned over by Boston many times. The Warriors took the lead at the end of the first quarter. The Celtics battled hard in the second half, but they never really threatened to come back.
"This is tough, getting to this point and not achieving what we wanted to," said Tatum, who finished with 13 points on 6-for-18 shooting in 40 minutes. It hurts. We all could have done a better job. I think I could have done more. We tried all season and the playoffs.
The Boston team was presented with many puzzles by Golden State. In the Eastern Conference semifinals and the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics were able to overcome their turnovers and execution issues.
Curry and Golden State's veterans threw one look after another at Boston throughout this series, and the Celtics struggled to adjust.
As Boston begins a long offseason of wondering what might have been, especially after rough collapses in the fourth quarters of winnable games in both Games 4 and 5, and after finishing the playoffs with a poor record, Celtics coach Ime Udoka, who was
It will hurt. For a while, it will hurt. It's probably that stuff that stays. I have lost at least one before.
Part of the message was that. Let it help us move forward. We had growth and progress this season. Getting to your ultimate goal is going to be hard. A lot of men are very emotional right now.
The other looked like he didn't want to speak at all. Robert Williams III, who has been hobbled by a knee injury for most of the playoffs, was the most important player for Boston in this series.
When asked when he'd start moving on from this loss, he said it wouldn't stop hurting. It hurts until we're back in this situation again. The season begins.
I have to be better, man. It's got to be better. Everyone has to take a step up. But it continues to hurt.
The future is bright in Boston according to the Celtics after this one. Only Al Horford is older than 27 and he is one of the top eight players on the team.
After a slow start to the year that saw Boston sitting at 23-24 in late January, the Celtics completely flipped the script, going 28-7 to end the year.
The combination of Curry and the veteran moxie was too much for Boston to overcome. After making it to the NBA Finals for the first time in 12 years, the Celtics will be thinking about what they could have done differently.
Brown said the future is bright. I look at adversity as an opportunity to shape someone. It was not our time. We still have a lot of learning to do. I need to learn more.
It is always about growth for me. Constantly finding different ways to lead. It's about that. There is a bright future. I'm looking forward to coming back.
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