The Boston Celtics were not wrong when they decided to bring back the experienced Al Horford, and it is what a night the Dominican has thrown himself in the first game of the Finals by knocking out the Golden State Warriors (120-108) .
A luxury performance was achieved by the pivot, who ended the match as the Celtics’ top scorer, by achieving 24 points, six rebounds, three assists and six triples. Simply a feat for the basketball player of 50 years old.
But tonight would not be so magical for Horford without the help of his partner Jaylen Brown, because between the two they met 50 points to give Boston the victory.
With this result the Celtics gave the first surprise of the Finals 2022, and they go ahead to the second match that will be held this Sunday also in San Francisco.
As historical data, with the mark achieved by Horford this Thursday it was 10 units of Bill Sharman, who in 1957 scored 36 points in their first finals, according to ESPN analysis.
But not everything ends there. It turns out that he is the oldest player to score six three-pointers in an NBA Finals game.
This is how Horford entered history as the most brilliant Dominican star in the NBA, returning from the bottom, happy to return to the Celtics and with a lot to fight for in these Finals.
It is impossible not to also highlight the performance of Stephen Curry, the game’s top scorer, with 34 units, with five rebounds and five assists. However, it was not enough to defeat the green team.
Boston managed to make the Golden State Warriors suffer their first loss in his field in the present playoff.
Those of Steve Kerr were very far from the collective spirit and the collective contribution of the Celtics and they missed the best version of Klay Thompson (17 points with 6 of 14 on shots) and Draymond Green (4 points with 2 of 12 in shots).
The Warriors are looking for their fourth ring in eight years and these are their sixth Finals since 2015 while the Celtics, champions in 17 occasions in the NBA (those with the most together with the Los Angeles Lakers), they have not won the title since 2008 and had not reached the Finals from 2010.
With information from EFE
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