NBA Matchups: Game 6 of the NBA Finals

Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics

Team totals: Warriors 103, Celtics 107

Projected injury report: Robert Williams (Q, knee)

Celtics projected starters: Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Robert Williams

Warriors projected starters: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Otto Porter Jr., Draymond Green

Udoka quotes: Said it was hard to explain the start of the game, said there was a “little bit” of complaining to the refs throughout the game, said their decision-making went away late in the game, said they had a lack of physicality early, said they did a “solid job” on Curry but their offense was the problem again, said they’re playing in the crowd too much, said Tony Brothers “didn’t like how I pointed at him”. 

Kerr quotes: Said Steph was “probably due” for a bad game, said Boston put more pressure on Steph but he did miss some good looks, said Gary Payton II put in so much work while he was rehabbing, said their force, pressure, rotations were the keys to slowing down the Boston offense.

Stats and Notes: 

Noteworthy lineup stuff:

*For the third game in a row, the Derrick White lineup got wrecked. It’s now sitting at a -37 net rating in 32 minutes over the last three games. We saw Udoka really go away from it in Game 5 (more on this in the adjustments stuff) after a brutal -62.2 net rating in nine minutes.