![]() The offense was coming easy, and the defense was forcing the Warriors into low-quality looks. Though the Warriors looked like the superior team for most of this game, in the third quarter the Celtics began to look like the team that won Games 1 and 3 of this series. It was an all around team effort for the Warriors in Game 5, and it was sorely needed with Curry having an off night. Poole's massive buzzer-beating, 35-foot heave at the end of the third quarter is what sparked Golden State's dominant fourth-quarter performance. ![]() Golden State's second unit outscored Boston 31-10, as Jordan Poole and Gary Payton accounted for 29 of those points. The bench was also a massive advantage for the Warriors on Monday night. In the past two games leading up to this one it looked like he was taking baby steps toward returning to the sharpshooting forward we've come to expect from him, and in Game 5 he delivered when the Warriors needed him most. Thompson had by far his best performance of the series, going 5 of 11 from downtown, and being the only Warriors starter to connect on a 3-pointer. While Wiggins was the head of the snake in Golden State's attack in Game 5, he wasn't the only player picking up the slack in the midst of Curry's uncharacteristic game. His really came alive in the fourth quarter where he put up 10 of his 26 points to push what was a one-point lead at the end of the third quarter to a 10-point lead by the end of the game. He was the primary reason Golden State won Monday night, getting whatever he wanted on offense and being disruptive on the other end of the floor. But here we are, the Warriors are up 3-2 in this series against the Celtics and that's because of the standout performance from their role players, but especially Wiggins.Īfter being an absolute force on the glass in Game 4 to help the Warriors win, Wiggins followed that performance up with an even better showing: 26 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and two steals. Given how much Golden State has relied on Curry's brilliance through the first four games of the series, no one could've predicted that it would win the game in which he put up just 16 points and failed to hit a 3-pointer for the first time in 233 games (more on that below). We were bound to get a bad Curry game at some point, and when it happened the attention would turn to which of the Warriors players would pick up the slack. With the win, Curry and the Warriors can close this series out at Boston's TD Garden on Thursday night in Game 6. Providing Curry help on the offensive end was something that all of the Warriors' supporting cast mentioned was essential in Game 5 and they did just that to help lead Golden State to a double-digit victory. While Stephen Curry had carried the team to this point, the Warriors provided him with plenty of help in Game 5 as four other players besides Curry - led by Andrew Wiggins and his 26 points - scored in double-figures for Golden State. Just two seasons ago, the Warriors finished with the worst record in the Western Conference at 15-50 and now they are on the cusp of their fourth title since 2015. ![]() Golden State leads the Boston Celtics, 3-2, in the 2022 NBA Finals after the team's 104-94 victory in Game 5 on Monday night. The Golden State Warriors are one win away from continuing their dynasty with another championship.
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