Game 4 of the 2022 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics can be distilled into two words: Stephen Curry. What happened Friday night at TD Garden will always be most remembered as the time when Curry put the Warriors on his back and proceeded to shoot the lights out with virtually Golden State's championship dreams on the line. Going down 3-1 to the Celtics was going to be devastating for the Warriors, but Curry simply did not allow that to happen.

All that being said, the Warriors' two wins in the series so far are more than just about Curry's scorching hands, as pointed out by  Seth Partnow of The Athletic:

I get the focus on Steph, but want to reiterate that the other end of the floor is where the series has been decided so far. Non garbage time GS ORTG is 115.7 in wins 113.9 in losses. BOS 129.7 in wins 92.5 in losses (Per @cleantheglass)

The Celtics' defense isn't too shabby either, but the Warriors have held Boston to the two lowest-scoring outputs (from either team) in the series. Golden State has limited the Celtics to fewer than 100 points twice already in the matchup, while the Warriors' offense has yet to dip that low.

In Game 4, the Warriors were not able to contain Boston's outside shooting, but they did hold the Celtics to only 40 percent shooting from the floor and to just 19 points in the fourth period. Andrew Wiggins' defensive rebounding in that contest has been mostly overlooked, but without his 16 rebounds (13 defensive), Curry's explosive night could have gone to waste. There's also Klay Thompson's two blocks and DraymondGreen's four steals that helped turn the tide in favor of the Warriors.

This is a testament to how well-rounded the Warriors are and how insanely good Curry is — that the aspect of the game that many attributes to winning titles (“defense wins championships”) is taking the backseat to his absurd shooting abilities.