It’s about the championship title of the NBA – and a German national player is in the middle: Daniel Theis can become champion with the Boston Celtics – t-online was there in the first game against the Golden State Warriors.
It was a race to catch up that was no longer thought possible. A furious final sprint. And: a spectacular start to the NBA Finals 2022 between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors.
The Celtics turned the game around in San Francisco with a 17-0 run in the final quarter and won 120-108. In the third quarter, the favored Warriors led by superstar Stephen Curry by 15 points.
And right in the middle of the fight for the championship in the most popular basketball league in the world: a German international. Daniel Theis is playing for the Celtics, the center also played a small part in Thursday’s success, sinking an important three-point shot.
t-online editor Alexander Kohne was there at game 1 of the finals in San Francisco and took a close look – because Theis could write history like only the German NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki before. You can see what Theis can achieve and what the atmosphere is like on site in the video above or here.