Stephen Curry and Warriors sink into crisis, losing 40 points to defending champion Celtics

The match between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics taking place this morning, January 21, is considered a “nail-biting” match.

The two teams met in the NBA Finals two and a half years ago (NBA Finals 2022), where the Warriors defeated the Celtics to win the championship. After that, Boston also climbed to the top of the NBA, becoming the champion in 2024.

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors host the defending champion Boston Celtics in the MLK Day matchup on the morning of January 21.

The two champions of the last three years meet, promising a fierce competition. However, in reality, only half of them are at the level to compete for the title, the other half is in crisis.

The Boston Celtics visited Chase Center in the most closely watched matchup series celebrating MLK Day in the NBA, but they won the Warriors with a score of 125-85 right on Golden State’s field.

The 40-point deficit is the biggest loss the Golden State Warriors have suffered under Steve Kerr, which has lasted since 2014.

And it doesn’t stop there, this is also the biggest home loss for the Warriors in the past 40 years, since a 104-149 loss (by 45 points) to the Dallas Mavericks on January 16, 1985.

In addition, this is the second time in less than a year that the Golden State Warriors have lost to the Boston Celtics. In March 2024, the Celtics beat the Warriors with a score of… 140-88, marking the biggest loss (52 points) that Stephen Curry has suffered in his entire career.

Stephen Curry suffered one of the worst defeats of his career. Golden State also suffered its worst home loss in 40 years

Only two Golden State Warriors players scored over 10 points: Moses Moody (13 PTS, 5-13 FG) and Stephen Curry (18 PTS, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 6-16 FG). Besides Quinten Post with 9 PTS, 3 Assists, no other Warriors player scored over 7 points.

On the Boston Celtics side, 6 different players scored 10 points or more, led by Jayson Tatum’s 22 PTS, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kristaps Porzingis and Jaylen Brown scored 18 and 17 points, respectively.

Boston Celtics have won 30 of their 43 games so far this season, finishing 2nd in the Eastern Conference

With this result, the Boston Celtics improved their overall record to 30-13, finishing 2nd in the Eastern Conference and just behind the NBA’s top team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Meanwhile, the loss left the Golden State Warriors in 11th place in the Western Conference. They have a winning percentage of exactly 50%, winning 21 games and losing 21 games since the start of the season.