Former Sixers big man Al Horford leads Celtics comeback over Warriors

The 2022 NBA Finals got underway on Thursday as the Boston Celtics took on the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 in The Bay. Not a single player on the Celtics had ever played in the Finals while the Warriors boasted a ton of experience in these situations.

In the end, it was a former Philadelphia 76ers big man, Al Horford, who had himself a huge fourth quarter on Thursday with the Celtics trailing to lead Boston to a 120-108 Game 1 win over the Warriors. He scored 11 points in the fourth quarter and he knocked down two triples.

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After spending one pretty miserable season with the Sixers in the 2019-20 season, Horford is now back in Boston and he poured in a huge game of 26 points with six rebounds while he knocked down six triples to lead the Celtics in this one. The six 3-pointers were the most he had ever made in a game playoffs or regular season.

While Horford was extremely impressive for the Celtics, another former Sixers star, Andre Iguodala, had seven points off the bench for the Warriors. Golden State will look to bounce back in Game 2 on Sunday.

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