On Site: The series is a 2-2 draw thanks to Steph Curry who was fantastic in Game 4… but do you have to bet he will lead his team to victory again? On the website The 2022 NBA Finals are still waiting for one of the teams to win consecutive games. Are the Warriors finally able to make a breakthrough? Or will the Celtics continue the front and back nature of the series? It may seem that the Warriors are ready to make their way to the title. Riding Stephen Curry’s impressive performance in Game 4, the Warriors regained a home advantage. And their experience could be useful in the important game 5. But the young Celtics have shown that they are nothing but resilient. All eyes will be on Carrie. His lowest point production was his 29-point effort to win Game 2. He averages 34.2 points and is easily the MVP of this Final. What will the Celtics’ defense cook to stop him? USA TODAY Sports will have live updates and analysis throughout the afternoon as the 5th game of the NBA 2022 finals begins. HOW TO SEE: Celtics vs. Warriors, NBA Finals Game 5: Live Streaming, TV Channel Ime Udoka received a technical foul with 0.2 seconds left in the first quarter. Yes, you read that right. Udoka was furious with the referees after Robert Williams was called for a foul against Andrew Wiggins just before the end of the clock. Steph Curry missed a technical free-kick and Andrew Wiggins made just one of two free throws to extend the Warriors’ 27-16 lead over the Celtics. The Warriors had sluggish starts in the NBA Finals so far, but that did not happen during Game 5. The Warriors defeated the Celtics 27-16 in the first quarter. Andrew Wiggins came out of the gate offensively and led the Warriors by seven points. Klay Thompson added five points, while Draymond Green and Steph Curry added four points each. Kevon Looney plays off the bench on Monday but committed three personal fouls in the first quarter. The Warriors are 52.4% (11-for-21) off the court and 22.2% (2-for-9) in the 3-point range. Celtics star Jayson Tatum was without a score for most of the first ten minutes. He did not even attempt a shot before taking a breather from Ime Udoka with 4:48 minutes for the first quarter. He returned to the game with 2:38 remaining in the first quarter and advanced to three consecutive fields for six points. Jalen Brown and Robert Williams scored four points. Overall, the Celtics shot 32% (8-for-25) from the field and 0-for-5 in 3d. To make matters worse, Boston had four turnovers, which turned into six Warriors points. Draymond Green started better in the 5th game. Despite being left on the bench at crucial moments at the end of the 4th game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr stuck Green and gave him the start on Monday. His energy and effort immediately affected the game. Green even pulled his favorite fake hand out of his bag. While across the three-point line, Green acted as if he were about to pass the ball to Klay Thompson before entering his line and knocking down a two-handed dunk that shocked the Chase Center. The dunk raised Golden State to 12-4 with 7:28 in the first ten minutes. Green wants to improve beyond the arc. He has 0-for-10 out of three in the NBA Finals, he goes 0-for-1 out of three tonight. Golden State coach Steve Kerr made a substitution in the 4th game, starting with Otto Porter Jr. to replace Kevin Looney. Looney proved to have a more impressive off-field performance with six points, 11 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal and the Warriors outscored Boston 21 points with Looney on the court. Kerr stays with the first of Game 4: Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins and Porter. Looney will be off the bench again. “In terms of size, I think Looney was obviously consistent, he hurt us in a few games,” said Celtics coach Ime Udoka. “The opposite of that is that we can get our adults out early, bring them back when they come in.” Stephen Curry has the best NBA finals of his career. It is almost certain that he will win his first MVP Final Award if the Warriors prevail. Should he win even if the Celtics win? ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins believes so. “I believe that Steve Carey should win the MVP of the finals regardless of the result! He was the BEST player in the series and he is not even close. “The man is on average 35 !!!!”, Perkins said on Twitter. Curry, who averages 34.2 points, has virtually no chance of winning the award if the Warriors lose. In the 2015 Finals, in which the Warriors won six games to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, there was much discussion that LeBron James should win the award as he became the first player in league history to lead both teams by 35 points. 8), rebounds (13.3) and assists (8.8). Andre Iguodala, who averaged 16.3 points, 4.0 assists and 5.8 rebounds, received 7 of the 11 MVP votes largely due to his defensive effort. James reportedly received the other four votes. LA Lakers’ Jerry West remains the only player in league history to win an MVP from a losing team. In 1969, West won the award when the Lakers lost to the Celtics. The final game went to the wire and the voters made their choices before the final score. West scored 42 points, with 13 rebounds and 12 assists in the 7th game. I believe that Steph Curry should win the MVP of the finals regardless of the result! He was the BEST player in the series and he is not even close. The man is on average 35 !!!! Do not bother me and keep going to hell… – Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 12, 2022 Robert Williams was described as “available” in the Celtics’ injury report following pain in his right knee following surgery in late March. Williams has started all four NBA Finals games so far, averaging 6.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks against the Warriors. “To be honest, I don’t even think about it anymore when I’m on the pitch,” Williams said Sunday. “I played in almost every playoff basically. Obviously, it’s hard to deal with, but I don’t really think about it on the pitch. I guess you could say that my adrenaline rushes me happily.” Celtics coach Ime Udoka said he would not have a minute limit. Al Horford, Boston The Celtics do not necessarily need the kind of scoring production they got from Horford in Game 1, when he contributed 26 points in 9-of-12 shots. Horford is a key part of the Celtics’ starting line-up and almost disappeared in the fourth quarter when Match 4 was still available. You could definitely argue that he has disappeared in both of the Celtics’ defeats in the Final – he had two points in 1: 4 shots in Game 2 and was 2 to 6 with eight points in Game 4. Golden State’s Draymond Green Much has been written and said about Draymond Green in this series, and few have been positive. The best that could be said for his performance in the 4th game is that he made some good defensive games in the low minutes that helped the Warriors maintain their small lead. Of course, Green played so badly on the offensive line that Warriors coach Steve Kerr traded him in for more attack. This is proof of Green’s 6-to-26 shot in the Finals. Even his mother trolled him on Twitter. DRAYMOND GREEN: Even his mom made jokes on Twitter after another rough game OPINION: Draymond Green has a hard time in the NBA Finals but his podcasting has nothing to do with it NBA Commissioner Adam Silver canceled his plans to attend the 5th game of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics on Monday night due to the health and safety protocols of the league. Silver usually watches all the finals. The league did not say whether Silver had tested positive for COVID-19 or was considered to have had close contact with anyone he had, nor did he publish details about his health. It is also unclear when Silver will be able to continue watching matches. Part of his role as commissioner includes handing out the championship trophy, which will be awarded to a team either Thursday in Boston or Sunday in San Francisco. FULL STORY: NBA commissioner Adam Silver will lose the final 5th game due to COVID protocols It is clear that the stakes could not be much higher for both the Warriors and the Celtics entering Game 5 of the Finals. With the series tied at 2-2 and no team being able to win consecutive games, Game 5 could be decisive in determining who will win the Larry O’Brien trophy. In fact, the teams that win Game 5 have historically had a huge advantage. In the previous 30 times that the Finals were 2-2, the team that won game 5 won the series in 73.3% of cases (22-8). That would include last season, when the Milwaukee Bucks lost their first two games to the Phoenix Suns before winning four straight to close the series. Only in 2013, Game 5 of the NBA Finals took place in the arena of the team that did not have a home advantage as part of the 2-3-2 Finals format. The championship returned in the form of 2-2-1-1-1 starting from the Finals of 2014. “There was,” said then-NBA commissioner David Stern at the start of the 2013-14 season, “a constant feeling between our teams, and they have stated two things: One, in a 2-2 series, it’s kind of like that. It is not fair for the team with the best record to be away from home. “Both are difficult for the team – the best team in terms of record to spend up to eight days on the road away from home.” NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who was then deputy commissioner three months after Stern’s replacement, backed the change then and continues to do so today. “We just feel like we’re better off competitive,” Silver said at the start of the Boston-Golden State series on June 2. “I always felt all my years in the league before we got back to this shape that, first of all, the players are used to the 2-2-1-1-1 shape from the previous one …
