NBA finals Game 1 live: Stephen Curry seeks fourth title with Warriors against Celtics

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Minute-by-minute report: Who will come out on top in the series opener? Join Hunter Felt for the latest news from the Chase Center.

Celtics 120-108 Warriors, FINAL

It’s bench-emptying time. No team wants one of their starters to get injured in a blowout. Here comes names like Luke Kornet and Nemanja Bjelica. Good for them, it’s always nice to say that you saw the floor in an NBA Finals game. In fact, Bjelica hits three-pointer for the Warriors to cut their final deficit by three before the final buzzer.

The Celtics have won Game 1 of the NBA Finals!

Final thoughts

The Boston Celtics have stolen home field advantage from the Golden State Warriors after pulling off a 12-point comeback in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. It’s hard to imagine a more impressive start than that and it’s also difficult to believe that the Warriors won’t go back to the drawing board and start Sunday’s Game 2 with a chip on their shoulder. This is not going to be a sweep, that seems pretty obvious after the back-and-forth battle between these two teams today.

We will be back on Sunday to cover Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Stick with the Guardian all throughout this series, no matter how many games it lasts, as the Golden State Warriors face off against the Boston Celtics for the 2022 NBA title. That, however, will wrap up today’s live coverage, thanks to all who followed along with us. Ciao!

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Al Horford is a legend!

Interviewed after having a huge performance in his first NBA Finals game ever just nonchalantly calls it “fun.”

Celtics 120-105 Warriors, 48.3, fourth quarter

Thompson scores real quick but there’s no more time left. Plus, Horford makes a layup immediately afterwards. Green fouls him on the