Curtis Uemura

The talk after Game 4 was: Will Stephen Curry get enough help to win another title? Andrew Wiggins emphatically answered that question Monday night, and in doing so put the Golden State Warriors just one win away from another championship. The often-maligned wing followed up his superb Game 4 with an even better Game 5, leading the Warriors in scoring, rebounding, and minutes before putting an exclamation mark on the 104-94 with a late game drive and dunk.

There’s just something about third quarters. Another outburst in the third, this time with an appropriate closing, gave the Warriors a dominating 107-88 win Sunday to even the NBA Finals 1-1 with the Boston Celtics. One game after outscoring the Celtics by 14 in the third, the Warriors upped the ante and made sure their lead would be enough when they outscored them by 21. Stephen Curry led the way with 29 and a few of his usual backbreaking 3’s after halftime.

What a waste. That’s the only way to put what happened at Chase Center Thursday into words as the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors an embarrassing 120-108 loss. This story will be updated with quotes and post-game material from the Warriors locker room at Chase Center. Jayson Tatum was held to just 3-of-17 shooting, Stephen Curry hit six 3’s in the first quarter, and it all was for naught.