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The 2-time Kia MVP plans to play through an ankle injury in Boston on Friday.

“It’s been our pattern for many years and has nothing to do with me or our coaching staff. Asked to explain that disconnect – being super-vigilant about the problem, even as it happens again and again – Smart said: “Can’t. It’s just one of those things where it’s a mystery. “I go into my book of incredibly inspiring quotes from movies and history,” he deadpanned. “I have no idea,” he said. We know it, and they know that we know that they know. Afterward, he dropped an expletive himself, saying he played “like [bleep]” and vowed to do better Friday. “When I did it in the regular season, I knew right away that something was severely wrong,” Curry said. The Celtics know that turnovers and third quarters have been chronic problems for them this postseason. “I could kind of gauge whether I should stay out there or not and not do any more damage. Curry got hurt in a loose-ball scrum that had several players hitting the floor with 4:07 left and Boston up 110-98. “I’m excited about the opportunity.” Curry answered the main question Thursday – “I’m going to play.

The Golden State Warriors' lack of consistency on both ends of the court through the first three games of the 2022 NBA Finals has raised some questions ...

“We have to factor in what’s happening on the floor, what we need,” Kerr said after Game 3. “Do we need floor spacing? You know, what adjustments we feel like we need to make.” “Everything factors in, and there's no clear path to a right or wrong answer. "It's just every year is unique and circumstantial. “I think that's always what you kind of weigh as a coaching staff.

The Warriors continue to dominate the third quarter, but the Celtics have owned the fourth in the NBA Finals.

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However, Jackson took the time to shade the Warriors over Kawhi Leonard's injury on a similar closeout from Zaza Pachulia during Game 1 of the 2017 Western ...

I believe we would have won the championship again that year. The 2017 Warriors went 16-1 in the playoffs, absolutely dominating the competition throughout their run and are considered one of the greatest teams of all time. But this is a question that we would not have to answer." The play Jackson is referring to occurred when Leonard landed on Pachulia’s foot as the Warriors big man attempted to close out on a corner 3-pointer. Maybe we would've seen the Spurs-Cavs in the Finals. I still believe that even though if that incident didn't happen, and we lost Game 1, I still believe 100 percent that we would still come back and win that series. For that reason, there is always a possibility for that awkward landing to happen,” Pachulia told NBC Sports Bay Area’s Grant Liffmann in 2020 about the incident.

After an injury scare at the end of Game 3, Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry has vowed to play in Game 4. Steph is currently listed as probable ...

On how he is feeling, Steph said, "We'll see how it feels tomorrow. The injury was sustained during a battle for a loose ball that resulted in a pile-up of players. After an injury scare at the end of Game 3, Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry has vowed to play in Game 4.

With the Warriors taking the court at TD Garden needing one win to take a series lead and three for another Larry O'Brien trophy, it's baffling, ...

“I have all the confidence in the world in Draymond Green,” he said. For him to be unable to muster at least a solid game in response to the Boston crowd showering him with chants banal (“Draymond sucks! “He had a tough game, but I trust Draymond as much as I trust anybody,” coach Steve Kerr said. With a decent game from Draymond, the Warriors likely win Game 3. Draymond is fond of citing the differences between what he calls 82-game players and 16-game players as a way of separating good players from great players. He is a certified 16-gamer, someone who lives for the number of postseason victories required for an NBA championship.

Jaylen Brown scored 27 points and Boston held off Golden State in a 116-100 victory Wednesday night that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA finals.

The run included a pair of missed free throws by Boston, along with a missed layup and turnover. Boston recovered to take a 93-89 edge into the fourth. It was similar to a play during the regular season in which Smart dove into Curry’s legs while chasing a loose ball.