Warriors fall at home to Celtics again, 99-86

OAKLAND — Isaiah Thomas scored 25 points, Kelly Olynyk added 17 points, five rebounds and five assists off the bench and the Boston Celtics beat the sloppy Warriors 99-86 on Wednesday night, spoiling Golden State’s lone home game in a nearly three-week span.

Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined to shoot just 4 for 17 from 3-point range as Golden State struggled again without injured star Kevin Durant, who spoke before the game wearing a bulky brace on his injured left knee and using crutches.

Curry had 23 points, five rebounds and six assists, and Thompson scored 25 points as the Warriors’ 10-game home winning streak was snapped — nearly a year after Boston ended a 54-game home win streak for the Warriors.

It was the Warriors’ first home defeat against the Eastern Conference this season and fifth in all out of 26 overall matchups.

The Warriors took a 74-72 lead into the fourth quarter when Curry knocked down a buzzer-beating 3 to end the third over rookie Jaylen Brown, with the twotime reigning MVP pointing and celebrating at the young forward.

Golden State trailed 76-74 with 8:41 remaining before Draymond Green came slashing through the key for a pair of one-handed slams during a 1-minute, 11second stretch. Boston, which handed Golden State one of its two home losses last season with a 109-106 victory on April 1, kept answering every big play.

Jae Crowder knocked down a 3 for the Celtics and Golden State then committed two straight turnovers that led to four more points as Boston built its cushion to 90-79.

Andre Iguodala contributed nine points off the bench on a night Durant was relieved to be at Oracle Arena and reunited with his teammates even for just a day as he stays in the Bay Area for rehab on his sprained left knee and bruised tibia.

Green made a steal in his career-best 23rd straight game, the longest by a Warriors player since Curry did so in 33 consecutive outings in 2015-16.