December 11 The Golden State Warriors picked up where they left off in June, riding Stephen Curry's

Long-range shooting and a defense that frustrated Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum for

A 123-107 victory Saturday night in a rematch of the NBA Finals in San Francisco. Klay Thompson

poured in a game-high 34 points, Curry had 32 and Jordan Poole 20 as the Warriors were able

to outgun the league's top offensive team without Andrew Wiggins, who missed his third straight

game with a strained right adductor. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 31 points, but Tatum was held

6-for-21 shooting and 2-for-9 on 3-pointers as Boston was outshot 51.1 percent to 43.7 percent

Overall and outscored 39-36 from beyond the arc. The Warriors trailed only briefly, and never by

more than one point, before building a 14-point lead late in the third quarter. Seeking a fourth

consecutive win to begin a six-game trip, the Celtics got within eight on two occasions in the

Furth period, the last time when Derrick White hit a pair of free throws with still 5:29 to play.

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