Steph Curry burns the Celtics as Warriors hold on late: 7 takeaways

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives to the basket in the fourth quarter at TD Garden.The Celtics dropped their second game of the season on Wednesday, falling to a rejuvenated Warriors team 118-112.

Here are the takeaways.

1. Steph Curry killed the Celtics down the stretch.

This isn’t exactly groundbreaking analysis, but it’s not just the shooting with Steph Curry.

Of course, it’s partly the shooting — the 3-pointers hurt, and they make his forays into the lane significantly more dangerous.

But as has been the case on every good Warriors team since Curry’s historic run with the franchise began, the attention paid to Curry is nearly as damaging for a defense. For years, that…