The struggling Celtics ran away from the Warriors and grabbed a stunning 128-95 win Tuesday night.
CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMOREOAKLAND, Calif. – DeMarcus Cousins lost his cool and the Golden State Warriors lost at home in embarrassing fashion once again.
Curry provided a bright spot with 23 points and four 3-pointers on a night Splash Brother Klay Thompson sat out with soreness in his right knee.Kevin Durant scored 18 points but committed five turnovers, while Cousins wound up with 10 points on 4-for-12 shooting – missing all five of his 3-point tries – and nine rebounds to go with four turnovers.
Warriors starting lineup that night? Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis, Corey Maggette, Vladimir Radmanovic and Mikki Moore. “I think we played with purpose all the way through. We were very businesslike the whole night, even at halftime and just now after the game,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. “We know we haven’t played like that enough but It’s encouraging as a reminder that we can.”
Celtics: Boston improved to 6-6 on the road against the Western Conference. … Golden State had snapped the Celtics’ 10-game home winning streak with a 115-111 win on Jan. 26. … The Celtics – who shot 8 for 28 from 3-point range in Sunday’s 115-104 home loss to Houston, including 1 of 13 in the first half – were 14 of 34 from deep and got four 3s from Hayward.
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