It was the least likely suspects that delivered the Celtics the win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
Al Horford, Marcus Smart, and Derrick White scored the Celtics’ final 23 points, propelling them on a 17-0 run at one point in the fourth quarter that saw the Celtics go from trailing by three points to taking a 14-point lead with just over a minute left.
Several of those shots by Horford, Smart, and White in the fourth quarter, and throughout Game 1, came on open looks. That was sort of by design, Warriors star forward Draymond Green said on his podcast “The Draymond Green Show” following Game 1.