The Boston Celtics snapped out of their recent funk with a marquee win Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena.
Boston held the Warriors to a season-low 86 points in a 99-86 victory that snapped its two-game losing streak.
The game was tight until midway through the fourth quarter when the Celtics’ defense sparked a 15-0 run to blow the game open.
All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas led the C’s with 25, while Kelly Olynyk added 17 off the bench. Klay Thompson scored 25 points and Stephen Curry chipped in with 23, but the electric backcourt didn’t get enough help to overcome Boston’s smothering defense, which held the Warriors to 12 fourth-quarter points and allowed them to shoot only 20 percent from 3-point range.