BOSTON — Somebody turned again the clocks at TD Backyard on Thursday night time. At the least it appeared that means given Al Horford’s efficiency within the Celtics’ time beyond regulation victory in opposition to the Golden State Warriors.
Horford, a 36-year-old large man in his sixteenth NBA season, performed maybe his finest recreation of the season in opposition to Golden State. The five-time All-Star scored 20 factors, grabbed 10 boards and got here up with three unimaginable blocks within the contest, seemingly sparking every of Boston’s runs towards the comeback victory.
“I joked about Al, he got here out and seemed like he was 25 at the moment,” Jayson Tatum mentioned postgame. “Two days off, he wants extra video games with two days (off) in a row as a result of he got here out and set the tone. He actually did, and all of us adopted behind that the remainder of the night time. Al was large for us the entire recreation.”
It was a quick begin for the Celtics’ oldest participant, as he scored eight of Boston’s first 15 factors and obtained the TD Backyard crowd on its ft with a big chase-down block on Warriors guard Jordan Poole.
Horford didn’t simply feed the gang, nevertheless. They fed into his efficiency as properly.