Thunder Reporter Calls Celtics' Huge Victory A 'Statement Win'
Boston sent a message with its big win vs. the defending champs.
Thunder Reporter Calls Celtics' Huge Victory A 'Statement Win' originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Wednesday night was a massive game for both the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Celtics were coming off a brutal home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and needed a win to hold the second seed in the Eastern Conference over the New York Knicks. They also needed to prove they could beat a championship contender after struggling against elite teams all season. Meanwhile, the Thunder needed a win to maintain some breathing room over the red-hot San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference.
It was the defending champs who threw the first punch at TD Garden, ending the first quarter with an 11-point lead on the road. Boston kept chipping away, however, before surging ahead in the second half, emerging with a hard-fought 119-109 victory to snap Oklahoma City's 12-game winning streak. .
@Joe_Sway on the Celtics win vs the Thunder: "I mean this is a statement win if you ask me. I mean, it's not one of those games where you say, 'oh man the Thunder just didn't have it tonight. ' I just think it just executed the game plan to an extent that the Thunder wasn't… pic.