thoughts on Game 1 of 2022 NBA Finals

Smart leads the Celtics with six points, with three apiece from Tatum and Al Horford and an alley oop dunk from Robert Williams III. The timeout didn't cool Curry off at all as he splashes his fourth triple in the first seven minutes.

The first quarter ends with Golden State leading 32-28 thanks to 21 points on 7-9 FG shooting from Curry.

Brown with six of the 10 points in the run as he leads the Celtics with 10 points total.

Curry has no points on 0-for-2 shooting so far in the second quarter and was just hit with back-to-back fouls in less than a minute.

Curry still leads all scorers with 21 points, while Brown and Smart have combined for 22 for Boston.

Tatum has eight points and seven assists for the Celtics, while Otto Porter Jr. has been a spark off the Warriors bench with nine points on a three 3-pointers.

We've got a milestone watch update for the Warriors at the break as the "Big Three" continue to climb the all-time playoff lists: Klay is now second in playoff 3s, Curry is 13th in playoff points and Green is ninth in Finals steals.

After going scoreless in the second quarter, Curry has a quick five points in the third as he knocks down his seventh 3-pointer of the game.

He's up to 25 points while only scoring in odd numbered quarters.

The Warriors are outscoring the Celtics on second-chance points 19-5 so far.

He's up to 28 points on the night and the Warriors are up by nine.

The Warriors push the lead to 15 points - their biggest of the game - on a pair of Wiggins free throws.

Curry has 30 points on 10-19 shooting while Tatum can't buy a bucket as he has just 12 points on 3-14 FG 6.

Boston's not done yet! The Celtics open the fourth quarter on 7-0 run to cut lead to five points with 9:35 to play.

Brown entered the game as the leading fourth-quarter scorer of the playoffs with 120 points on 41-for-66 shooting from field and 18-for-27 from 3-point range.

Somehow the Celtics are up by eight points with 3:17 to play and Jayson Tatum is still stuck on 12 points on 3-for-17 shooting.