Stephen Curry and Jordan Poole were instrumental in the Golden State win with 5 triples each. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images / AFP.
The Golden State Warriors, at home, beat the Boston Celtics 107-88 and left the NBA Finals in a 1-1 draw, waiting for Game 3, which will be next Wednesday, at 10 pm in Argentina, at the TD Garden.
However, beyond the result, the exceptional note of the day was given by jordan poole22-year-old guard from the winning team who was picked with the 29th number in the 2019 Draft. He has since been heavily criticized and He managed to equalize with a 39-foot triple, which equates to 11.88 meters.
The third quarter closes with a 20-point advantage in favor of those led by Steve Kerrwhich seemed inevitable lately, but the difference was even greater as the Michigan Wolverines of college basketball have impressively converted from midfield.
It was the third-furthest triple in series history that defined the title. The leader of this statistic is Mark Jackson. In 2000, a season in which his team, the Indiana Pacers, lost 4-2 to the Los Angeles Lakers led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, they scored from 40 feet.
Meanwhile, closer in time, Mario Chalmers scored from a position identical to Jackson’s in 2011, even though his Miami Heat ended up losing to Dirk Nowitzki’s Dallas Mavericks, also 4-2.
Also, became the youngest player to score five 3 points in the same NBA Finals game. It has passed Anfernee Penny Hardaway of the Orlando Magic, record holders since 1995 at just 23 years old.
In total, Poole scored 17 points, the third best goal scorer of the game behind Stephen Curry (29) and Jayson Tatum (28), from the Celtics, although both did so with 9 and 11 more minutes on the pitch, respectively. And he gave three assists, took two rebounds and scored two steals.
In game 1 he had scored nine points, with two rebounds and two assists, which place him as an important part of the rotation in a team that is competing in its sixth final in the last eight editions.
The Boston Celtics, for their part, seek their eighteenth NBA title, breaking parity with the Los Angeles Lakers and becoming the greatest all-time champion.
The celebrations of the last Boston Celtics title in the NBA, in 2008. EFE / Cj Gunther.
The best winners of the NBA
- BOSTON CELTICS and Los Angeles Lakers: 17 titles each.
- GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS and Chicago Bulls (6)
- Spurs of San Antonio (5)
- Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat (3)
- New York Knicks, Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks (2)
Source: Clarin
