The Golden State Warriors suffered their heaviest home defeat under coach Steve Kerr, they were thrashed 125-85 by the Boston Celtics.
The Warriors were outclassed by the defending champions, who showed no mercy in a 40-point victory that is the Warriors’ biggest home defeat since a 45-point reverse against the Dallas Mavericks in 1985.
Leading by 15 points at half-time, the Celtics hit 43 points in the third quarter alone to underline their dominance.
Jayson Tatum top scored for the Celtics with 22 points, while Kristaps Porzingis and Jaylen Brown added 18 points and 17 points respectively.
The Warriors, who last won the Championship in 2022 by beating the Celtics in the finals, sit a place outside the play-off positions in the Western Conference in 11th spot.
The Celtics are second in the Eastern Conference standings behind the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In other games on Monday night, the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Utah Jazz 123-119. The Memphis Grizzlies stopped the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-106, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 112-99 and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 119-110.
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