Stephen Curry scores 27 points to lead the Warriors past the Celtics 118-112

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press

BOSTON – Stephen Curry scored 27 points, Buddy Hield had 16 and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.

Andrew Wiggins also added 16 points for Golden State (7-1). Curry played for the second straight game after missing three games with an ankle injury.

Jayson Tatum led Boston (7-2) with 32 points and Derrick White had 26 with six rebounds.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr was booed by the TD Garden crowd who expressed displeasure with how he used Tatum at the Paris Olympics.

With the Warriors holding a 115-112 lead, Draymond Green hit a free throw with 11 seconds left. Kyle Anderson sealed the win with two free throws with 2.4 seconds left in the game.

Boston forward Jaylen Brown missed his third straight game with a left hip flexor strain. Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski was sidelined due to illness.

Takeaways

Warriors: They performed much better than their last visit to Boston when they dropped by 52 points last season. After building an 11-point lead in the opening minutes, the Celtics tightened up their defense, played physical against Tatum and took an 11-point lead at halftime.

Celtics: Star Brown was missing, their normally fast-paced, ball-moving offense seemed to stagnate a bit in the first half. They picked up the pace and released shots to Tatum, who scored 17 points in the third quarter.

Key moment

With their lead down to 106-104, Curry's layup was partially blocked, but Kevon Looney had a put-back layup. At the other end, Tatum failed before Hield hit a right-wing three-pointer, giving Golden State a seven-point lead with 46.3 seconds left.

Key statistics

The Warriors scored 52 points in the paint and Boston 36.

Next

The Warriors play at the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night and the Celtics host the Brooklyn Nets.