The Golden State Warriors went into Boston on Thursday night and gave the Celtics everything they could handle. It was a back-and-forth game, one which included a torrid comeback from a 17-point deficit in the third quarter from Boston. In the end, the Celtics came out on top with a 92-88 win over the defending champs.
For Steph Curry, this game might have been a sign of things to come. Curry met with the media on Thursday night and was asked whether he thinks we could see these two teams square off again in the NBA Finals in June.
Curry made something of a prediction, saying that as of now, he doesn’t think we’re going to get Cavs-Warriors IV with the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy on the line.
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“It’s looking very, very likely right now,” Curry said when asked if the Warriors will be back in Boston in the spring.
It is still mid-November, so there’s a lot that can happen between now and the Finals. Plus no team in the Eastern Conference has beaten LeBron James in the postseason since 2010.
But like Curry says, this is not a crazy prediction to make right now. Boston is on fire, just stormed back to beat the Warriors, and played smothering defense all night. Meanwhile, Cleveland isn’t at 100 percent and its defense has been shaky all season. If you had to put money down right now, the smartest move based on what we’ve seen is Celtics-Warriors.
