The Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors find themselves tied at two games apiece in the 2022 NBA Finals. Warriors point guard Stephen Curry saved the day in Game 4, dropping 43 points in a 107-97 victory. Despite the fantastic performance, Celtics coach Ime Udoka believes there is a bigger problem for Boston.

While speaking to the media after practice Sunday, Udoka expounded upon that.

“If we were playing offense the right way, we would be up 3-1, at least, right now,” Udoka said.

Boston's formula this postseason has been pretty simply. Do not turn the ball over and you win. If you turn it over too much, you will lose.

The Celtics are 13-2 this postseason when they turn the ball over 15 times or less. Meanwhile, they are 0-5 when they turn the ball over at least 16 times. It's amazing that it can be boiled down to something that simple, but the numbers back it up.

Even as Curry was going nuts in Game 4, the Celtics still held a four-point lead with five minutes remaining in the game. But down the stretch, the Celtics offense became stagnant. That's something that has happened from time to time during the course of the season.

Curry is playing as good of basketball as we've seen in the NBA Finals in a long time. But Udoka's point holds water. When Boston runs its offense efficiently and does not turn the ball over, it forces the Warriors to score against their set half court defense. Boston has proven all postseason long that when they force their opponents to do that, no one has succeeded.

To the credit of Golden State though, their defense is not chopped liver. They forced Boston into a lot of mistakes and if that happens again in Game 5, the outcome will likely be the same.