The Boston Celtics prevailed in Game 3 of the NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors. Here are the best memes and tweets from the night.
Game 3 of the NBA Finals was a blowout for two quarters, a close game for a literal minute and ultimately a dominant showing by the Celtics on their home court.
Boston won 116-100 to take a 2-1 advantage in the series over the Warriors.
The tremendous trio of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart were immense with 26, 27 and 24 points respectively.
After all his talking pre-game, Draymond Green fouled out with just two points. Steph Curry finished with 31 points while Klay Tompson had 25.
The Celtics jumped out to a big lead early and kept the Warriors at arms’ length for most of the first half. Another ridiculous third-quarter run by Golden State put them ahead briefly but Boston flipped the switch in the fourth and ran away with it.
Here are the best reactions to all the action:
How Twitter reacted to the Celtics and Warriors in Game 3
The Warriors’ third-quarter run, including a seven-point play, had Twitter talking.
All of us watching the third quarter Warriors pic.twitter.com/Q3WmErRaAY
— Twitter Sports (@TwitterSports) June 9, 2022
https://twitter.com/dbs408/status/1534729763889115136
https://twitter.com/LakeShowYo/status/1534730187199455234
Greatest teams of all time:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 9, 2022
Game 1 Magic
1-3 Nuggets
0-2 Clippers
TNT Bulls
Bubble Suns
Protest Timberwolves
3Q Warriors pic.twitter.com/taJI7mUFEc
The Celtics had a response though. Despite losing control for a brief moment, they stormed back with a vengeance.
Warriors have had some 3rd quarters, but sheesh, Celtics have had some 4th quarters… 👀
— Ros Gold-Onwude (@ROSGO21) June 9, 2022
Warriors took 83-82 lead… Celtics 28-13 since
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) June 9, 2022
I just saw a lot of bad passes and somehow the Celtics came out the other side up 11?
— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) June 9, 2022
Robert Williams III is the second Celtics player with 3 blocks and 3 steals in a Finals game, joining Kevin McHale (Game 4 of 1986 Finals vs Rockets). pic.twitter.com/ukxEHixm7o
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 9, 2022
This is the best Rob Williams has looked this postseason from a mobility standpoint. Pretty good timing on that for Celtics.
— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) June 9, 2022
Sometimes it’s hustle and the Celtics have out hustled the hell out of the Warriors tonight
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) June 9, 2022
XRAY OF THE ENTIRE CELTICS TEAM pic.twitter.com/B6Y9MvhiG7
— Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) June 9, 2022
Not everyone was happy about that.
The most compelling television villain in history is every single Celtics crowd shot
— Daman Rangoola (@damanr) June 9, 2022
Seeing Celtics fans happy <<<
— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) June 9, 2022
Fans in Boston are too busy dreaming of lifting a trophy to care though.
The Boston Celtics are 2 wins away from winning the NBA Finals. 🏆☘️
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 9, 2022
YOUR BOSTON CELTICS ARE 2 WINS AWAY BABY! #AllAbout18 pic.twitter.com/RICMBvoiXv
— Boston Strong (@BostonStrong_34) June 9, 2022
https://twitter.com/NAACPYOUNGBOY/status/1534740039606861824
The Celtics and Warriors will continue the series with Game 4 on Friday night in Boston.
Golden State bounced back after their Game 1 loss. Now Curry and company need to reset and do it again. Meanwhile, Tatum and the Celtics have to keep their cool and keep up the energy if they want to take a commanding lead in the series before it heads back to San Francisco.