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Celtics injury update: Boston’s Robert Williams III, Warriors’ Stephen Curry both felt good at practice

Two key players for Game 4 sound like they’ll be ready to take the court and make an impact in Friday’s Finals contest.

Boston Celtics big man Robert Williams III is reportedly feeling well ahead of his appointment to face off with the Golden State Warriors on Friday night for Game 4 of the Celtics 2022 NBA Finals series with the Dubs. Speaking with the media ahead of tipoff, Celtics head coach Ime Udoka related that Timelord’s knee felt “good this morning” at shootaround.

Udoka also related that Williams would as usual test the knee out ahead of the contest, explaining that the Texas A&M product’s playing time has been monitored to try and get the best out of him, but he was not explicitly getting pulled from play because of concern from the team over his knee.

“Keeping him off those longer stretches may be beneficial,” explained the Celtics coach. “It depends how he looks and how he is moving.”

“It was much better in Game 3 than he was in Game 2,” added Udoka. “We’re always kind of watching how he’s moving, (and we’ll) base it off of that.”

On the other side of the court for Game 4, Warriors head coach shared that Stephen Curry went through all of shootaround Friday morning, and was “good to go.”

“He told me he felt good,” the Dubs coach made a point of noting.

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Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics: 2022 NBA Finals Game 4 (6/10)

Everything you need to know about Friday’s Game 3 matchup between Boston and Golden State.

The Boston Celtics currently possess a 2-1 series lead over the Golden State Warriors after a 116-100 victory in Game 3 of the two team’s 2022 NBA Finals series and hope to push their advantage even further with another tilt taking place on their home court of TD Garden this Friday night. The Warriors will look to even the series up with a road win before the series shifts back to San Francisco on Monday.

If you happen to be looking for a way to watch the action live on cable television or an online streaming service, keep reading while we get you up to speed on everything you need to know about the game.

Let’s begin with who ought to be available to play.

WATCH: Deuce Tatum ‘training’ with his dad, Grant Williams ahead of Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals

Moments like this are an invaluable perk growing up in an NBA family.

While it is very possible that Jayson Tatum Jr. (better known to Boston Celtics fans as Deuce) might grow up to be anything but an NBA athlete like his father, the star Boston forward currently wreaking havoc on the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals, if that is indeed the career path he chooses to take, he will have no end to the resources available to him in pursuing it.

Take, for example, his regular, front-row seats to watch his father player at such a high level of basketball. Or for that matter, the fact that his dad and the rest of the Celtics roster have taken a shine to the boy as much of the world has, even “including” him in their pre-game training regimen.

Check out the clip embedded below, provided courtesy of our sister site Humankind, that shows Deuce and Taco Jay working out ahead of Game 3 of the Finals.

Even if he ends up being a banker, a boxer, or even a sports journalist instead, moments like this are an invaluable perk growing up in an NBA family he will enjoy for decades to come.

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Celtics set a number of records in their Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors

Another game in the history books.

The Boston Celtics had another impressive win against the Golden State Warriors in their 2022 NBA Finals series with the West Coast franchise, with a number of notable statistical and historic goings-on having transpired on the way the Celtics’ 116-100 Game 3 victory on Wednesday night.

A mere 2 wins away from winning the team’s league-record 18th NBA championship (and breaking the current tie between their longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers), Boston already has their focus squarely trained on Game 4. But we did not want to let all the finer points of the Celtics’ last win go unnoticed amid all the attention the future is already getting.

So with that said, let’s take a look at some of the records broken, set, and created on Game 3.

Celtics’ Al Horford hits Jaylen Brown with a touchdown pass for an easy dunk in Game 3

A heads-up defensive strike from Marcus Smart led to an impressive highlight connection between Al Horford and Jaylen Brown.

The Boston Celtics grabbed a pivotal Game 3 victory against the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night. The home team outlasted the Dubs, landing a loud 116-110 win. It was a massive bounce-back performance after a clunker in Game 2. As usual, Boston’s stingy defense was a big part of the story. The Celtics held the Warriors to just 78 field goal attempts for the game, forcing turnovers and limiting second-chance opportunities. Golden State found it nearly impossible to overcome the defensive attack.

On the other side, the Celtics looked much improved. The team in green shot better than they have in previous outings, and perhaps most importantly, logged 28 assists. Boston is at its best when they’re passing the rock.

One specific play captured the action in a nutshell — a slick defensive play from Marcus Smart forces a Golden State turnover. And as the Warriors are still registering the change in possession, Al Horford inbounds the ball, connecting with Jaylen Brown. It was one of the top highlights of the 2022 NBA Finals.

The Celtics converted on an easy dunk in the blink of an eye, all thanks to the club’s trademark defense. Relive the moment here:

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In between jokes and Nelly halftime shows, Boston’s Jayson Tatum balances relishing the moment and preparing for the next

Winning an NBA title is serious business, but not so serious one can’t have some fun on the way to the top.

The NBA Finals are a different beast than not only a regular-season contest for the Boston Celtics but even a playoff series at a lower level of the postseason. Media attention, bi-coastal travel, celebrity appearances, and a media crush unlike almost anything else in sports.

Asked if the experience of his first Finals game at home felt different with Celtics luminaries like Paul Pierce in attendance, Boston All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum joked a bit with the press. “Paul Pierce? We had Nelly — we had Nelly in the building,” he said to a peel of laughter rippling through the crowd of reporters. ” St. Louis was in the house.”

“It’s tough because there is so much media attention,” added Tatum. “The routines are different. We’re practicing at the Garden and things like that.”

“So in those moments, it’s like, this is a lot, this is the Finals, it’s big. But at the same time you want to keep that same focus of we’ve got a game on Friday, we’ve got to lock in,” suggested the St. Louis native.

“When you walk in the Garden and it’s already filled while you’re warming up, you definitely notice a different energy. But you can’t get too caught up in that; it’s still basketball, it’s still a game. We’re just trying to win one at a time.”

Asked how it felt to have Nelly performing at the halftime show wearing his jersey, Tatum smirked and pointed out that St. Louis was a small city, and that his parents knew him since high school.

“Nelly is arguably like the most famous guy from St. Louis,” he grinned, “until I catch up.”

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Celtics Lab 120: Recapping Boston’s big Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors

The Celtics are now two wins away from Banner 18.

After an impressive Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors on their home court of TD Garden on Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics now find themselves just two wins away from hanging Banner 18.

How did it happen? Who stepped up and took care of business? What didn’t go quite right despite the win? What did the Warriors do differently, and how did Boston respond? And more important than all of that, how are we feeling about being in the driver’s seat with both teams now having a potential two games left in the season with a 2-1 series lead?

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast did a postgame recap to get some feedback from a massive win into your earholes faster, and with how palpable winning the title has become with the win, we can’t wait for Game 4 to get here to see how the rest of the series plays out.

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Until then, check out the podcast embedded above to get caught up with the action if you missed the game, or to revel in the afterglow of the win.

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Celtics, NBA Twitter react to Boston’s 116-100 Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors

This is what Celtics and NBA Twitter had to say about Boston’s Game 3 win.

Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals series between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors saw the Celtics come out swinging to take an early lead, and despite the Warriors’ patented third-quarter avalanche of offense, Boston took a 2-1 series lead at TD Garden on Wednesday night with a 116-100 victory.

The Celtics controlled the contest for most of the game, save a late surge in the third that saw Golden State take the lead back for a few brief possessions. Boston now finds itself up a game in the series with the next game on their home court.

Let’s take a look at what NBA and Celtics Twitter had to say about Boston’s big win.

Warriors at Celtics: Boston outlasts Golden State, win Game 3 at the Garden 116-100

Some of the best plays of Game 3 captured in images.

The Boston Celtics were not going to let the Golden State Warriors embarrass them on their home court of TD Garden Wednesday night as they did in Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals, starting strong and weathering several furious attempts by the Dubs to retake the lead and steal a road win.

The player of the game for Boston was star forward Jaylen Brown (27 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists), whose focus and attack kept the Celtics afloat through critical stretches. The Celtics also saw outstanding play from All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum (26 points, 6 boards, 9 assists), point guard Marcus Smart (24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists), and big man Robert Williams III (8 points, 10 boards, 3 steals, 4 blocks).

Reserve forward Grant Williams added 10 points off of the bench.

Let’s take a look at some of the best plays of Game 3 captured in images.

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The Phoenix Suns reported COVID-19 outbreak is a bigger deal than you think. Here’s why

It might not feel like it, but this is a pretty big deal

The Phoenix Suns Game 7 loss was one of the most awful ways we’ve seen a championship favorite bow out of the playoffs in recent memory.

It was so bad the team even released a statement on it the day after. It drove fans to beating up on the Dallas Mavericks on NBA 2k. The very next day they were being absolutely roasted by Patrick Beverley on ESPN for still relying on a 37-year-old point guard in Chris Paul to lead them.

Safe to say this has not been a good month or so for Suns fans or the organization. At all.

But, apparently, things were a little worse than everyone originally thought with the Suns during that Mavericks series. It felt like there was something going on behind the scenes leading to a bunch of frustration on their part.

Turns out there was. The team was battling a COVID-19 outbreak behind closed doors, The Athletic’s Sam Amick reports. This was an outbreak that had 6 people on the team — including a player — testing positive.

That’s some pretty shocking news that we really didn’t know about publicly. And it’s kind of important when it comes to what the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols might look like moving forward.

Let’s talk about it: