Celtics’ Remarkable Resilience Shines Through in Fourth-Quarter Comeback

SAN FRANCISCO — Resilient? Yeah.

Mentally tough? That, too.

Boston knocked off Golden State 120–108 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. And who could have predicted that?

Stephen Curry scored 34 points, and the Celtics won.

Jayson Tatum shot 3-for-17, and the Celtics won.

Boston was outscored 38–24 in the third quarter, and the Celtics won.

"Being resilient has been the word for us this year,” Payton Pritchard said. “And I think it showed tonight."

Boston entered this game with the NBA’s stingiest defense. Early on, the Warriors exploited it, connecting on 48% of their shots in the first quarter, including 53.8% of their threes. Curry knocked down six of them, a Finals record for a quarter. Yet Boston,…