The Boston Celtics admitted Friday night

 Boston: news and form The Celtics prove once again that they are masters in the art of reacting to complicated games. As in their series against the Heat, they needed to be corrected by the Warriors to bounce back in this game 3. The game was relatively contested and the two central recoveries had left the two teams almost back to back. But Boston was able to reaccelerate at the right time to pass a +12 in the last quarter. Coach Udoka's men can now confirm their lead in front of excited fans. Celtics: players to watch Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum did not disappoint in Game 3. They posted extremely flattering statistical lines, worthy of the All-Stars they have become. The first compiled 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, the second finished with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. But we must emphasize the importance of the X factor of this match: Marcus Smart. When the Boston point guard gets going, he can rock a game. He knew how to take the game on his own and finished with 24 planted units as well as 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Golden State: news and form Another defeat for the Warriors. While we thought this final was relatively easy for the San Francisco franchise, it will really have to work if it wants to win a new NBA championship title. Beaten in the first home game, she reacted in game 2 (107-88). But the Warriors were once again overwhelmed by the envy of their opponents. They lost the physical fight and failed to impose their game at TD Garden. If it is not yet time to worry too much for Golden State, we are entitled to expect a real reaction tonight, from the favorite for the coronation. Warriors: players to watch A small scare crossed the necks of Golden State supporters when point guard Stephen Curry collapsed on contact with Al Horford four minutes from the end of the game. But the player wanted to be reassuring at a press conference and announced that he could play tonight. He will be essential to his team as he was once again the top scorer in Game 3 with 31 points. Remarkable performance from Klay Thompson who finished the game with 25 points, after two disappointing first games. On the other hand, Draymond Green was relatively disappointing with two small points in 35 minutes. The Warriors tied the NBA Finals up at two games apiece after snagging a 107-97 victory Friday night at TD Garden. They were able to come out on top, in large part, because Boston's offense went stale and totaled only three points over the final 5:17 of the game. Those final five-plus minutes decided the outcome of the contest, but the first 43 minutes of the night set the tone for Boston's sleepy offense. The Celtics lacked energy and movement throughout the game at the offensive end, which resulted in only 22 assists compared to 15 turnovers. For context, Boston entered Game 4 having averaged 28.3 assists per game through the first three games of the series. “I think we just kind of got a little stagnant,” Derrick White said of his team’s offensive performance. “Everybody just kind of standing around looking at whoever had the ball, no player movement, no ball movement.” And, as a result, no efficiency. The Celtics finished the contest having shot just 40 percent from the field. That's a significant drop from their Game 3 victory, during which they shot 48.3 percent, and an even stepper fall from their Game 1 triumph, when they shot 50.6 percent from the field. Boston's recipe for success at the offensive end is ball and player movement. There's no secret about that. They are oftentimes unguardable when the ball is popping from player to player, and when players are consistently cutting off the ball. They did not do either of those things on a consistent basis Friday night, and every player or coach who took to the postgame podium admitted as much. Fortunately for them, they know how to fix the problem. All they need to do is look back at the film of Games 1 and 3.