Dominican Al Horford assumed that the Boston Celtics no longer have room for error in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors and urged his team to face with courage and attitude this challenge No safety net anymore.
"our backs they are against the wall And we’ll have to see what we’re made of"summed up the media after the fifth matchwhich was played tonight in San Francisco (USA) and was won by the Warriors (104-94) to get only one victory away from the ring (3-2).
"The challenge start thursday at home"he added.
The sixth game will be played on Thursday in Boston (USA). If necessary, the seventh would be held on Sunday back in San Francisco (USA).
"This is the moment when we look each other in the eye and we have to figure it out. we have a chance now. there is no tomorrow for us"said.
With great problems to maintain the level throughout the 48 minutes, Boston sank this Monday with turnovers (18 against 7 for the Warriors), its poor free throw percentage (21 of 31) and its sad first and last quarter (27-16 and 29-20).
Horford contributed 9 points and 9 rebounds in a Celtics in which the most outstanding was Jayson Tatum with 27 points and 10 rebounds.
The Dominican considered that the Celtics allowed themselves to be carried away by what the Warriors proposed instead of setting the pace.
"The things they want us to do, like make defended shots from mid-range and probably play a little faster than we want to sometimes"he claimed.
Horford said that these are some of the reasons that have made the attack of the Celtics isn’t working the way they need to.
"Defensively we have to be what we are. Our defense is going to give us a chance. In attack, obviously we can’t lose the ball. That was something important today. But we have to continue to be solid defensively."he opined.
