SAN FRANCISCO -- After yet another ugly third quarter in a playoffs full of them for the Boston Celtics, it looked to all the world like the Golden State Warriors were on their way to claiming Game 1 of the NBA Finals here at Chase Center Thursday night.
But then the fourth quarter started. And, after an avalanche of Celtics 3-pointers, this game -- and series -- was completely turned on its head.
Boston hit its first seven 3-pointers to open the fourth quarter and outscored Golden State 40-16 to stun the sellout crowd here and win 120-108.