Celtics' Turnovers Cause for 3-2 Finals Deficit (Boston Must Clean Up Offense to Win Finals)

The NBA Finals have swung drastically.

After going down 2-1, the Golden State Warriors have stormed back to win Game 4 and 5 to go up 3-2 and are a game away from an NBA Championship. While Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins have played at an incredibly high level, the defining stat has been the Boston Celtics' inability to protect the ball.

This has been an ongoing issue for the Celtics this postseason, the team is 1-6 when they have 16-plus turnovers but 13-2 otherwise. In Game 5, Boston had 18 turnovers and the Warriors scored 22 points in the 104-94 victory.

Now, Boston is a game away from losing the title and is +310 to win Game 6 and 7 at WynnBET Sportsbook. This series, the Celtics have struggled with turnovers and are coughing it up at a rate that would be the worst in the NBA this regular season.

Jayson Tatum has been the main source of turnovers. He is the team's primary ball handler and has been loose with the ball all postseason, breaking an unfortunate record of the most turnovers in a postseason (of course he has played more games than many players).

For Boston to come back, the team must clean it up with its turnovers and keep it below 16, which appears to be the magic number of success. Currently, the Celtics are favored by four points in Game 6 with a total of 210.