The Golden State Warriors suffered their worst home defeat in four decades on Monday night, losing 125-85 to the Boston Celtics.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory.

The 29-13 Boston Celtics make the trip to the Bay Area of California to face the 21-20 Golden State Warriors at their home arena of Chase Center this Monday (Jan. 20) afternoon after a rough overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks this past Saturday (Jan. 18) night.

It didn't take long for the action on the court to dispel any notion that it would be a dull contest. Or so we thought in the early going.

On Monday, the Boston Celtics faced the Golden State Warriors faced each other for the second and final time in the 2024-25 regular season.

SAN FRANCISCO — Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory Monday. The Celtics built a double-digit lead early and put the game away with a 43-24 edge in the third quarter.

The Celtics head west following a 119-115 overtime loss at home to the Hawks on Saturday night, their fourth defeat in an eight-game stretch of alternating results.

The NBA champions have been on a mini slump with an 8-7 record over their last 15 games, but signalled their title aspirations by handing the Warriors their worst home defeat in 40 years. The Warriors had lost 149-104 to the Dallas Mavericks in January 1985.

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