Just as he does during his lengthy pre-game ritual, Stephen Curry unleashed a high-arcing 3-pointer and swished it through the net, setting his jubilant Warriors teammates on bench.

Indeed, it was nighttime, just as the celebrity indicated with his palms facing each other before bolting in the opposite direction.

On Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors rallied to defeat the Celtics 132-126, ending Boston’s five-game winning streak. Stephen Curry scored 33 points, including a 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining in overtime, after receiving a beautiful assist from Chris Paul.

“Steve Kerr’s performance never surprises me. That shot—the catch-and-shoot, the arc—was absolutely insаne. I, and I believe our fans, were fully expecting it to go in,” Kerr said. What a remarkable man. It defies explanation. He usually does stuff like that.

In the last seconds of regulation, the Warriors took the lead thanks to a steаl and uncontested dunk by Jonathan Kuminga; Boston, meanwhile, squandered numerous golden opportunities.

At 2:18 of the last regulation period, Klay Thompson made a 3-pointer to tie the game. Derrick White then made a long-range shot in response, and then Steph Curry tied the game at 121. On their subsequent possession, the Celtics missed all four shots, and they did it again just before the final buzzer for regulation play.

The last minute of overtime saw the passing of several crucial chances.

In Boston’s second loss in the last ten games, Jaylen Brown finished with 28 points and Derrick White added 30.

As the Celtics embarked on a four-game journey to California, Jayson Tatum contributed with 15 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists.

The star forward for the Bruins hobbled to the locker room at 7:45 of the first quarter, hurting his left ankle. He came back to the bench almost four minutes later and was ready to go to work in the second quarter. That was a bright spot on a night when Kristaps Porzingis, a 7-foot-3 big man for the Celtics, rested his sоre left calf.

The Warriors were within 114-110 when Thompson, who had 24 points, Һit a 3-pointer with 3 minutes and 56 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. In the four games after his December 12th performance in Phoenix, when he was restricted to seven points on 2-for-10 shooting, he has shot 36 for 71.

“He´s changed our team with his shot selection the last four or five games, whatever it´s been,” said Kerr.

At 4 minutes and 46 seconds into the first quarter, Thompson surpassed Vince Carter for eighth place on the NBA’s all-time list with his 2,291st career three-pointer.

On Sunday in Portland, the record for most consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer came to an end at 268 when Curry, the two-time NBA MVP, shot 11 for 21 with six 3s before fouling out.

Due to a sоre lower back, rookie guard Brandin Podziemski did not participate in the second half of the game for the Warriors. At 6 minutes and 7 seconds into the third quarter, Curry received his fifth foul.

Despite being sick, Andrew Wiggins and Paul were both able to contribute for the Warriors in a bench role. Nine points, twelve assists, and seven rebounds were Paul’s stats.