Celtics set a number of records in their Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors
The Boston Celtics had another impressive win against the Golden State Warriors in their 2022 NBA Finals series with the West Coast franchise, with a number of notable statistical and historic goings-on having transpired on the way the Celtics’ 116-100 Game 3 victory on Wednesday night.
A mere 2 wins away from winning the team’s league-record 18th NBA championship (and breaking the current tie between their longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers), Boston already has their focus squarely trained on Game 4. But we did not want to let all the finer points of the Celtics’ last win go unnoticed amid all the attention the future is already getting.
So with that said, let’s take a look at some of the records broken, set, and created on Game 3.
Given they also lead the series, this makes sense...
The Celtics have more
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Blocks
FG%
3P%than the Warriors after 3 games. pic.twitter.com/K5t6P3Jqow
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 9, 2022
But they are in good company historically in doing so
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum & Marcus Smart are the first trio to each have 20 pts, 5 rebs and 5 ast in a Finals game since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Michael Cooper in 1984 pic.twitter.com/tsiPQ4E5gJ
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 9, 2022
This holds true in the team's own storied history as well
Tatum/Brown/Smart combined for 77 points tonight.
The most by a Celtics trio in a Finals game since 1987. pic.twitter.com/ybNB4B4Ixt
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 9, 2022
And in several such ways
The Celtics had four guys go for 10-5-5 in Game 3.
Jaylen Brown
Jayson Tatum
Al Horford
Marcus Smart
June 8, 2022The last quartet to do that in the NBA Finals?
Bill Russell
Sam Jones
K.C. Jones
John Havlicek
April 26, 1966— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) June 9, 2022
And not just the Jays...
Robert Williams III is the second Celtics player with 3 blocks and 3 steals in a Finals game, joining Kevin McHale (Game 4 of 1986 Finals vs Rockets). pic.twitter.com/ukxEHixm7o
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 9, 2022
Timelord has been killing it, even playing hurt
Best defensive rating this Finals:
110.9 — Al Horford
109
108.0 — Kevon Looney
107
106
105
104
103
102
101
100
99
98
97
96
95.6 — Robert Williams pic.twitter.com/fu0wZEa42w— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 9, 2022
Though Brown and Tatum have been an especially potent combo historically
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are the 2nd duo in NBA history to score 1,000 points in a single postseason while both age 25 or younger, joining Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook (2012 and 2014 with Thunder) pic.twitter.com/C2YBMNQAg0
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 9, 2022
And let's not forget Payton Pritchard's big impact in small minutes
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 9, 2022
As has gone Tatum, so has gone the games
The Celtics last 10 games:
— 6-0 when Tatum has more assists than turnovers
— 0-4 when Tatum has more turnovers than assists pic.twitter.com/dhOQE6uOqd
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 9, 2022
And how Theis hasn't gone, the same could be said (sorry Daniel)
In the last two rounds, the Celtics are 0-3 when Daniel Theis plays 10+ minutes.
6-1 when he doesn’t. pic.twitter.com/CuPGQ6LJmS
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 9, 2022
Not entirely healthy himself, Smart has been a key cog
The Warriors were 0-9 when Marcus Smart contested the shot tonight. pic.twitter.com/UgKYpRhj3j
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 9, 2022
Particularly covering Curry
Steph Curry when defended by Marcus Smart:
12 PTS in 3 GMS
3 AST
4 TOV
36 FG%
33 3P% pic.twitter.com/mkZ23WnRAt— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 9, 2022
The Jays have been shooting the 3 quite well, speaking of marksmen
With two 3-pointers from Jaylen Brown… Brown & Jayson Tatum are the first pair of teammates in Celtics history to each make 50 3-pointers in a single postseason pic.twitter.com/O94a6VrMLD
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 9, 2022
And JB came out HOT in Game 3
Jaylen Brown's 17 points in the 1st quarter ties the Celtics' most in ANY Finals quarter over the last 50 years, also done by Ray Allen in the 2nd quarter on 6/6/2010 at LAL h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/NQmCmjnKt5
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 9, 2022
Draymond Green, on the other hand, did not
Draymond has more podcast episodes (3) than blocks (2) in this Finals. pic.twitter.com/hQpbwARxlw
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 9, 2022
All this shaping up to add more wins to their historic turnaround
BOSTON CELTICS – LAST 56 GAMES
(Regular season & Playoffs)2007-08: 41-15, +8.3 scoring differential
2021-22: 42-14, +11.4 scoring differential— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) June 9, 2022
Particularly of late
Updating this one…
The Celtics are now 13-1 in their last 14 games after a loss with a +15.9 scoring margin.
Take out the throw away game at Toronto, the numbers are 13-0/+17.5. https://t.co/DIKT37eXtb
— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) June 9, 2022
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