LeBron James was tuned in throughout Game 4 of the Golden State Warriors-Boston Celtics NBA Finals series, and he shared his belief on what went wrong for the Beantown team.
After Stephen Curry propelled the Warriors to the 107-97 win on Friday, James took to Twitter to highlight how “bad selection” doomed the Celtics. For the Los Angeles Lakers star, a team needs to be close to perfect when it comes to their shots to take down an experienced franchise like Golden State.
Bad shot selection vs GS 🟰 💀
— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 11, 2022
The Celtics led by as much as seven points in the contest, and while they were unable to pull away for good, they looked in total control of the game and well on their way to victory. However, the fourth quarter happened and they ended up losing by 10.
While much of the credit should be given to Stephen Curry, the Celtics didn't do themselves any favors. They forced shots in the closing stages and were unable to get anything going offensively, allowing the Warriors to create a sizeable gap to comfortably win
The story of the game, as LeBron James said, is the Celtics' shot selection. Ime Udoka's men scored just three points in the final five minutes of the game. The Warriors? They made 17. In fact, Boston scored just six in the final seven minutes and half.
Celtics after going up 91-85 wit 7:32 to go
Tatum 22' miss
Tatum layup miss
Smart layup miss
Smart 3 (94-90, 5:18)
Brown 12' miss
Brown 25' miss
Tatum 27' miss
Smart 25' miss
Smart 27' miss
Horford 27' miss
Horford 3 (100-97, 1:32)
Brown TO
White 25' miss6 points. 7:32. Woof.
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) June 11, 2022
If the Celtics want to retake the lead come Game 5, they certainly need to maintain their composure and close out like they did in previous games.
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