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In a rematch of this year's NBA Finals, which the Warriors won in six games, Klay Thompson scored 34 points, and Golden State defeated the Boston Celtics 123-107 on Saturday night.
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Despite shooting just 1 for 9 from outside the arc, Jordan Poole started in place of the injured Andrew Wiggins and finished with 20 points.
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Thompson had 24 points at the half after scoring 12 in the first quarter on 5 of 9 shooting. Curry played 37 mins and made 12 of 21 shots while adding seven assists and six rebounds.
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For Boston, which had won eight out of nine games and three straight, Jaylen Brown had 31 points and nine rebounds, Jayson Tatum scored 18 points, and Malcolm Brogdon added 16 off the bench.
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Midway through the fourth, Brown scored five straight points, and his 3-pointer at the 6:37 mark gave the Celtics a 105-97 lead. With 1:52 remaining, Grant Williams was kicked out.
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Golden State had a 53-39 advantage on the boards thanks to Kevon Looney's season-high 15 boards.
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With 5:02 left, Jayson Tatum missed two free throws. He was then penalised for goal-tending on the opposite end, and Curry made a three-point shot to increase the score to 114-99.
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Prior to playing his former Celtics squad, the Warriors honoured the late Hall of Famer Bill Russell by retiring his No. 6 jersey at the pregame ceremony.
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From 1956 until 1969, during his 13 seasons with Boston, Russell wore the same number.Russell, a University of San Francisco star, passed away on July 31 at the age of 88.
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Poole achieved 3,000 career points for the Warriors, and Wiggins missed his third straight game due to right thigh muscle stiffness.
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