The Boston Celtics had the tools to beat the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals, but inexperience cost them. Despite being among the best defensive teams in the league, youth was ultimately their demise as that lack of experience led to countless errors in the biggest games of their careers. If the Celtics can just improve what’s already there, they could be right back in the Finals. Show Heading into the NBA Finals, no player on the Celtics’ roster had experience at that level. The Warriors’ roster, on the other hand, played a combined 123 Finals games and won three championships together. Analytics favored the Celtics — and a simulator even gave them an 80% chance to win — but it was always going to be an uphill battle against the NBA’s latest dynasty. The agony of a championship loss, however, should be a valuable teacher for Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Boston. *Watch NBA Games LIVE with fuboTV (click for free trial)* How The Celtics Can Win The 2023 NBA FinalsLimit TurnoversIn the Finals, the Celtics coughed up the ball 97 times in six games. Against one of the best teams in decades, that simply can’t happen. Boston had ugly stretches of basketball in the last two rounds of the playoffs, leading to game-changing runs by both the Warriors and Miami Heat. As is often the case across all sports, the Celtics had much more success when they took care of the ball on offense. In losses, it seemed more like the team beat itself as opposed to the other team being better. That issue was most apparent with Tatum. Their young star set an NBA record with a whopping 100 turnovers through all four rounds of the playoffs. After Boston took a surprising 2-1 lead in the Finals, Tatum was responsible for 15 turnovers over the next three games, all Golden State victories. Coupled with his uncharacteristically poor shooting numbers, it was a recipe for disaster. In fact, it can be argued the previous round wouldn’t have gone to seven games if Tatum just did what was expected of him. At least two of the team’s three losses to the Heat can be attributed to Tatum’s carelessness with the ball. The Growth of Jayson TatumAs previously mentioned, Tatum’s ball security was historically bad in the playoffs. If he were at least still lighting up the scoreboard and the Celtics won a championship, that might be forgiven. Unfortunately, Tatum looked more like a shell of himself for most of the playoffs. After he dominated the Brooklyn Nets in the first round, fans and members of the media were quick to declare Tatum had risen to the upper echelon of the league. Since then, he’s shown there’s still work to be done. While Tatum did shoot a remarkable 45.5% from three-point range in the Finals, he shot just 36.7% from the field overall and 65.5% from the free throw line. In his career so far, those numbers are 45.6% and 84.4%, respectively. For someone who wants to one day be recognized as one of the league’s best players, a dip in performance like that when the lights are brightest is unacceptable. Tatum knows that, and will likely go into the 2022 season an improved player. With the addition of veteran point guard Malcolm Brogdon, the Celtics have shown that they’re trying to remedy their shortcomings. It’s now up to Tatum to take that next step and become a true superstar.  The Celtics will begin defense of their Eastern Conference crown with a home game against the 76ers Oct. 18 that also will be one of two Bill Russell tribute games, the NBA announced Wednesday. The Celtics will wear special uniforms that the Hall of Fame center, who died July 31 at the age of 88, worked with the team on creating. The Celtics will host a second tribute night against the Grizzlies Feb. 12, Russell’s birthday. The schedule features plenty of high-profile matchups. The Celtics will face the Bucks at TD Garden on Christmas, and they will play the Warriors in San Francisco Dec. 10 and in Boston Jan. 19 in rematches of last season’s NBA Finals. Here are seven games you won’t want to miss: At Brooklyn, Dec. 4: Kevin Durant’s trade request clearly rattled the schedule-makers, too. But that was a mistake. First of all, a Kyrie Irving-Ben Simmons backcourt would have plenty of juice, and if the Nets trade Durant, they’d almost certainly get at least one substantial player in return, in addition to the boatload of draft picks. But mainly, training camp is about one month away, and Durant is still a Net. Get Court Sense Bounce around the NBA with our Celtics-centric look at the latest happenings on and off the court. The NBA Finals certainly had plenty of buzz because of the stage and the high-profile opponent, but as of now, the juice created by Celtics-Nets remains unmatched. This should have been the Christmas game, but these teams were going to play four times regardless. At Golden State, Dec. 10: It remains to be seen whether the Celtics’ Finals appearance against Golden State was the start of a special rivalry, or whether they will be simply another team that was pushed aside by the Warriors dynasty. Celtics forward Grant Williams spiced things up a bit this summer when he declared that the Celtics were actually the more talented team last June. The Warriors pay attention to a surprising amount of outside noise and use it as fuel, and they surely heard Williams. Celtics beat reporters breathed a sigh of relief when this was not scheduled for Christmas Day in San Francisco. Vs. Philadelphia, Oct. 18: The 76ers quietly had a productive offseason, adding veterans P.J. Tucker, De’Anthony Melton, and Danuel House. But the biggest boost might come from James Harden, who appears to be fully focused on a title. He left some money on the table by signing a two-year, $68.6 million deal this summer, and appears to be in better shape than he was last year. Oh, Philadelphia also has one of the game’s elite talents and trolls in center Joel Embiid. These two teams probably have the rowdiest fan bases in the NBA, and Boston will get the first shot when the squads meet at TD Garden on opening night. Vs. Milwaukee, Dec. 25: Even though these teams have had some fascinating battles in recent years and are best positioned to remain atop the Eastern Conference for years, this matchup doesn’t really have the sizzle that it should. Maybe it’s because Giannis Antetokounmpo is such a likable superstar. Nevertheless, the Celtics have heard the rumblings that they advanced past Milwaukee in last season’s conference semifinals only because All-Star forward Khris Middleton was out with an injury. This will be an early chance to show that they are the superior squad. Vs. LA Lakers, Jan. 28: Sure, the Lakers missed the playoffs last season, but this is still one of the best rivalries in sports, and LeBron James, perhaps the greatest player of all time, still plays for Los Angeles. This one gets the ABC Saturday prime time treatment, with an 8:30 p.m. tip. At Miami, Oct. 21: If Jimmy Butler’s 3-pointer in the final seconds of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals had gone in, the narrative surrounding the Celtics season would have shifted quite a bit. Instead, the Celtics marched on and tested the Warriors. Butler turns 33 next month and Kyle Lowry is 36, so this feels like Miami’s last chance to be a true conference contender as currently constructed. Vs. Utah, March 31: It took Ime Udoka just one year to start sprouting branches off his coaching tree, as assistant Will Hardy was plucked by former Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge to lead the Jazz. Like Udoka, Hardy is a rising star, and both coaches will want to secure early bragging rights here. See the full schedule here: Adam Himmelsbach can be reached at . Follow him on Twitter @adamhimmelsbach. Boston Globe videoWho is predicted to win the NBA Finals 2022?NBA Finals odds: Vegas sets Warriors, Nets and Celtics as favorites to win 2022-23 championship. The Golden State Warriors are your 2022 NBA champions, but Las Vegas has already moved on to the 2022-23 season.
Where did Warriors celebrate in Boston?As expected, the Warriors partied hard at TD Garden in Boston late Thursday, at the after-party in the early hours of Friday morning and on the plane ride back to the Bay Area later in the day. Upon landing at San Francisco International Airport, Kerr walked over to talk to reporters and was asked how he was feeling.
Who won the basketball Game between Warriors and Celtics?Warriors beat Celtics 103-90 to win 4th NBA title in 8 years
— The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, topping the Boston Celtics 103-90 on Thursday night for their fourth title in the last eight seasons.
Where is NBA Game 6?The Warriors and Celtics will meet for Game 6 at Boston's TD Garden. After Monday's Game 5, the teams will get two days off before getting back to action on Thursday.
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