Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics shoots sgainst the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in Oakland Pharrell Williams Adidas Tennis HU Hombre Multicolor España , California. Photo: CFP
Isaiah Thomas has made peace and the Boston Celtics were able to turn things around with another emphatic win in Oakland.
Boston standout Thomas scored 25 points as the Celtics snapped a two-game losing skid on Wednesday with a 99-86 victory over the Golden State Warriors in a battle between two NBA title contenders.
The Celtics, who are fighting to hold onto the No.2 seed in the East, had lost two straight heading into their showdown with Golden State, the Western Conference's top team.
To add to their difficulties Adidas Ultra Boost 4.0 Marina Multicolor Hombre Marina Azules España , leading scorer Thomas went public with criticism of coach Brad Stevens' coaching style after Monday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
But the Celtics had reason to -believe they can have success in Oakland. -After all, on their last visit 11 months ago, they snapped Golden State's 54-game home winning streak.
Winning takes care of everything and Thomas was full of praise for Stevens on Wednesday.
"The coach is going to make his decisions. I believe in the coach. I trust every decision he makes and tonight we won," Thomas said.
Boston took charge after a dunk by Draymond Green that gave the Celtics an 80-79 lead in a game that featured eight lead changes and eight ties in the first 41 minutes.
Jae Crowder hit three-pointers on consecutive possessions during a 15-0 fourth-quarter surge that helped -propel the Celtics to victory.
Boston improved to 41-24 on the season and won for the second time in four games on their Western trip. That allowed the Celtics to remain a game ahead of the Washington Wizards in the battle for the No.2 -playoff position.
The road-weary Warriors fell to -52-12 as they lost for the third time in five games and saw their lead over -red-hot San Antonio atop the West cut to 1.5 games.
Golden State played without Kevin Durant Adidas Ultra Boost Laceless Hombre Negras España , who tallied 23 points to lead the Warriors to a lopsided win earlier in the season in Boston.
Durant, who is expected to be evaluated again in three weeks, spoke to reporters before the game.
"I hurt my knee. A lot of guys go through this," he said. "It is nothing to be concerned about. I got a boo-boo playing basketball."
Klay Thompson scored 25 points and Stephen Curry scored 23 for the Warriors.
Elsewhere Adidas Ultra Boost 4.0 Hombre Blancas España , Paul George scored 21 points, Thaddeus Young had 18 points and eight rebounds and CJ Miles -added 15 points, and the Indiana -Pacers defeated the Detroit Pistons 115-98.
With the victory, Indiana -avoided slipping to 0.500 and completed a four-game season series