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A journal regarded as the leader in its field is without editors after they resigned as a group earlier this month in a dispute over their workload and compensation.

On August 11, the four editors-in-chief of Aging Cell tendered their resignations to Wiley and the Anatomical Society, which together publish the monthly periodical. Explaining their decision in a letter dated August 23 and posted to Twitter by an account unrelated to the journal, the editors Peter Adams, Julie Andersen, Adam Antobi, Vera Gorbunova, along with John Sedivy, the reviews editor said they had reached the breaking point after trying to work with the publishers for the last 2-3 years on serious issues in running the journal.

We were unable to immediately reach the editors or Wiley, but Adams retweeted the letter and asked his followers to Please distribute.

Many of those problems, the editors wrote, involved fallout from a steep increase in workload as the journals stature has risen. According to the letter, the journal handled 874 papers in 2021; by early August 2022 alone, that figure was 540 or an estimated 950 for the year. The group writes that they were flooded with submissions after the journals Impact Factor grew, but does not provide data on the number of submissions before 2021.

One solution was to pay the volunteer section editors based on the number of manuscripts they handle. That fix, according to the group, was ignored, with a counter-offer of relying instead on early career scientists.

Meanwhile, the editors-in-chief said they were still being paid for their time at a rate set in 2006: 2,000 GBP, or about $2,619, per year.

The letter also points out that Wiley eliminated the editors modest budget to travel to meetings in 2022 an important part of the job, they said because they missed the deadline to apply for the funds last year.

According to the letter:

As noted at the beginning of this letter, we have reached an impasse with the Anatomical Society and Wiley. There has simply been no meaningful or considered response to our requests. Thus, in good faith we felt the proper thing to do was to resign. We were hopeful that this would convey the seriousness of our concerns, solicit a good faith response, and that Humpty Dumpty could somehow be put back together again.

The move came a few weeks before the Biden White House announced yesterday that all federally funded research would need to be published open access, which some observers have predicted could harm small scientific societies that often rely on subscriptions that are part of membership instead of article processing charges.

In the end, the editors wrote, their mission and the publishers goals were too far apart:

Unfortunately, our common interests are not shared by Wiley and the Anatomical Society, who are driven largely by profit. They would be happy to publish more papers (and make more profit) even at the cost of bringing down the Impact Factor. Over the years we have steadily resisted this, which might in part explain why they are quite willing to be rid of us.

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Introduction

Few structures of the human anatomy are as unique as the hand. The hand needs to be mobile in order to position the fingers and thumb. Adequate strength forms the basis for normal hand function. The hand also must be coordinated to perform fine motor tasks with precision. The structures that form and move the hand require proper alignment and control in order for normal hand function to occur.

In addition to reading this article, be sure to watch our Hand Anatomy Animated Tutorial Video.

This guide will help you understand

The important structures of the hand can be divided into several categories. These include

The front, or palm-side, of the hand is referred to as the palmar side. The back of the hand is called the dorsal side.

Bones and Joints

There are 27 bones within the wrist and hand. The wrist itself contains eight small bones, called carpals. The carpals join with the two forearm bones, the radius and ulna, forming the wrist joint. Further into the palm, the carpals connect to the metacarpals. There are five metacarpals forming the palm of the hand. One metacarpal connects to each finger and thumb. Small bone shafts called phalanges line up to form each finger and thumb.

The main knuckle joints are formed by the connections of the phalanges to the metacarpals. These joints are called the metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP joints). The MCP joints work like a hinge when you bend and straighten your fingers and thumb.

The three phalanges in each finger are separated by two joints, called interphalangeal joints (IP joints). The one closest to the MCP joint (knuckle) is called the proximal IP joint (PIP joint). The joint near the end of the finger is called the distal IP joint (DIP joint). The thumb only has one IP joint between the two thumb phalanges. The IP joints of the digits also work like hinges when you bend and straighten your fingers and thumb.

The joints of the hand, fingers, and thumb are covered on the ends with articular cartilage. This white, shiny material has a rubbery consistency. The function of articular cartilage is to absorb shock and provide an extremely smooth surface tofacilitate motion. There is articular cartilage essentially everywhere that two bony surfaces move against one another, or articulate.

Ligaments and Tendons

Ligaments are tough bands of tissue that connect bones together. Two important structures, called collateral ligaments, are found on either side of each finger and thumb joint. The function of the collateral ligaments is to prevent abnormal sideways bending of each joint.

In the PIP joint (the middle joint between the main knuckle and the DIP joint), the strongest ligament is the volar plate. This ligament connects the proximal phalanx to the middle phalanx on the palm side of the joint. The ligament tightens as the joint is straightened and keeps the PIP joint from bending back too far (hyperextending). Finger deformities can occur when the volar plate loosens from disease or injury.

The tendons that allow each finger joint to straighten are called the extensor tendons. The extensor tendons of the fingers begin as muscles that arise from the backside of the forearm bones. These muscles travel towards the hand, where they eventually connect to the extensor tendons before crossing over the back of the wrist joint. As they travel into the fingers, the extensor tendons become the extensor hood. The extensor hood flattens out to cover the top of the finger and sends out branches on each side that connect to the bones in the middle and end of the finger.

The place where the extensor tendon attaches to the middle phalanx is called the central slip. When the extensor muscles contract, they tug on the extensor tendon and straighten the finger. Problems occur when the central slip is damaged, as can happen with a tear.

Muscles

Many of the muscles that control the hand start at the elbow or forearm. They run down the forearm and cross the wrist and hand. Some control only the bending or straightening of the wrist. Others influence motion of the fingers or thumb. Many of these muscles help position and hold the wrist and hand while the thumb and fingers grip or perform fine motor actions.

Most of the small muscles that work the thumb and pinky finger start on the carpal bones. These muscles connect in ways that allow the hand to grip and hold. Two muscles allow the thumb to move across the palm of the hand, an important function called thumb opposition.

The smallest muscles that originate in the wrist and hand are called the intrinsic muscles. The intrinsic muscles guide the fine motions of the fingers by getting the fingers positioned and holding them steady during hand activities.

Nerves

All of the nerves that travel to the hand and fingers begin together at the shoulder: the radial nerve, the median nerve, and the ulnar nerve. These nerves carry signals from the brain to the muscles that move the arm, hand, fingers, and thumb. The nerves also carry signals back to the brain about sensations such as touch, pain, and temperature.

The radial nerve runs along the thumb-side edge of the forearm. It wraps around the end of the radius bone toward the back of the hand. It gives sensation to the back of the hand from the thumb to the third finger. It also supplies the back of the thumb and just beyond the main knuckle of the back surface of the ring and middle fingers.

The median nerve travels through a tunnel within the wrist called the carpal tunnel. This nerve gives sensation to the thumb, index finger, long finger, and half of the ring finger. It also sends a nerve branch to control the thenar muscles of the thumb. The thenar muscles help move the thumb and let you touch the pad of the thumb to the tips each of each finger on the same hand, a motion called opposition.

The ulnar nerve travels through a separate tunnel, called Guyons canal. This tunnel is formed by two carpal bones, the pisiform and hamate, and the ligament that connects them. After passing through the canal, the ulnar nerve branches out to supply feeling to the little finger and half the ring finger. Branches of this nerve also supply the small muscles in the palm and the muscle that pulls the thumb toward the palm.

The nerves that travel to the hand are subject to problems. Constant bending and straightening of the wrist and fingers can lead to irritation or pressure on the nerves within their tunnels and cause problems such as pain, numbness, and weakness in the hand, fingers, and thumb.

Blood Vessels

Traveling along with the nerves are the large vessels that supply the hand with blood. The largest artery is the radial artery that travels across the front of the wrist, closest to the thumb. The radial artery is where the pulse is taken in the wrist. The ulnar artery runs next to the ulnar nerve through Guyons canal (mentioned earlier). The ulnar and radial arteries arch together within the palm of the hand, supplying the front of the hand, fingers, and thumb. Other arteries travel across the back of the wrist to supply the back of the hand, fingers, and thumb.

The hand is formed of numerous structures that have an important role in normal hand function. Conditions that change the way these structures work can greatly impact whether the hand functions normally. When our hands are free of problems, its easy to take the complex anatomy of the hand for granted.

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We are almost two weeks removed now from the end of season 18 and, of course, we want to know more aboutGreys Anatomyseason 19! When is the next season of the landmark drama going to come out?

It goes without saying, but there is a lot to be excited for as we ponder over the future of this show. Take, for starters, the fact that there were multiple cliffhangers that hint at a very uncertain future for a number of familiar faces. Teddy and Owen, for example, could be in a different part of the world after fleeing Seattle. Meanwhile, Bailey quit her job after the residency program was shut down! All of a sudden, it feels to her like the work she put in more or less amounts to nothing.

Rest assured,Greys Anatomyseason 19 is on the fall schedule for ABC, and we will probably have a chance to get more news on it sooner rather than later. Just how long are we talking here? If we were to guess, the news will start pouring in when it comes to the middle of July. This is when weve seen the network announce premiere dates in advance, and there is little reason to think that theyd start changing things up all of a sudden here. They dont want to announce these datestooearly, after all, in fear that they would have to change them a little bit later. The most important thing to know is that your favorites are coming back, and they could be bringing some more great stuff across the board with them.

Once the premiere date is announced and filming begins later this summer, its our expectation that come early September, we could start getting a few teases as to what is actually coming up.

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It didnt start with a retweet.

The controversy currently swirling around The Washington Post doesnt go back days. It goes back years.

If you want to truly understand how one of the most respected news organizations in the world is smack dab in the middle of a hot mess, you cant start with a high-profile reporter retweeting a sexist and homophobic tweet. You have to look at the history of the reporter who objected to that retweet and her relationship with the paper she works for, as well as the inconsistent social media policy of that paper.

And to do all that, you have to go back to at least 2018 when Brett Kavanaugh was a controversial nominee for the Supreme Court, controversial because of allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Post reporter Felicia Sonmez, a politics breaking news reporter, was told by her editors that she could not cover stories involving Kavanaugh because they felt it was a conflict of interest. How? Because Sonmez had been open and public about being a survivor of sexual assault.

The Posts policy was considered unusual if not unheard of in journalism circles. Even Post media writer Paul Farhi wrote so.

Fast-forward to January 2020 and the day basketball star Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash. Soon after the news broke and tributes and remembrances poured in about Bryant, Sonmez used her Twitter feed to link to a 2016 Daily Beast story that recalled the 2003 rape allegations against Bryant. Marty Baron, who was the Posts well-known executive editor at the time, put Sonmez on paid administrative leave, saying Sonmez displayed poor judgment that undermined the work of her colleagues.

The leave soon ended after more than 300 Post staffers signed a letter in support of Sonmez.

But by this point, the seeds of resentment between Sonmez and Post leadership had seemingly been planted.

Now lets move to March 2021, when the Post finally reversed its decision and allowed Sonmez to write about stories involving sexual assault. But that decision was reversed only after Sonmez went on Twitter to voice her complaints about the Posts policy.

It came to a head a few months later, in July 2021, when Sonmez sued the Post and several current and former top editors, alleging that she had suffered discrimination and retaliation. Sonmezs suit said she had lost opportunities for career advancement and had experienced economic loss, humiliation, embarrassment, mental and emotional distress, and the deprivation of her rights to equal employment opportunities. She also claimed that she was retaliated against for speaking out publicly. (The lawsuit was dismissed in March of this year when a judge ruled that Sonmez had not demonstrated the paper showed discriminatory motive when it banned her from covering stories related to sexual harassment or misconduct. Sonmez is appealing that ruling.)

By this point, the situation was, at best, awkward between the paper and Sonmez. Questionable leadership decisions, including those from the now-retired Baron, a clunky social media policy and a reporter unafraid to go public with her criticism of the paper created a perfect storm that led us to last Friday and the controversy that is now captivating the media world, much to the delight of those who like to slam the so-called mainstream media.

So what happened Friday? Post reporter Dave Weigel retweeted a tweet from a social media personality that said, Every girl is bi. You just have to figure out if its polar or sexual.

Sonmez took a screenshot of the retweet and tweeted, Fantastic to work at a news outlet where retweets like this are allowed!

However, some argue that it wasnt allowed, not at all evidenced by the fact that within an hour of his retweet on Friday, Weigel deleted it and apologized for it, and by Monday was suspended from the paper for a month without pay.

Then again, was it Sonmezs tweet that spurred the Post to take swift action?

This also wasnt the first social media controversy the Post had this year. In a February tweet, Micah Gelman, senior editor and head of Post Video, misidentified Post video technician Breanna Muir as Breonna Taylor, the Black medical worker who was shot and killed by Louisville police officers in March 2020. Gelman apologized publicly and privately. Regarding this latest incident, Muir hit reply all on a staff note from executive editor Sally Buzbee and praised Sonmez for speaking out against harassment, discrimination and sexism.

A month before that, another Post editor, Lori Montgomery, tweeted then deleted a tweet that criticized an SFGate column about retiring Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The column called Roethlisberger a jackass and mentioned how Roethlisberger had been accused of rape in the past. Montgomery tweeted, The only interesting thing about this column is how easily disproven and completely FOS it is.

Interestingly, Sonmez called out Montgomerys tweet, tweeting, Respectfully, @loriamontgomery, this @drewmagary column contains facts about sexual assault allegations against Ben Roethlisberger that the Washington Posts own story backs up.

Montgomery was given a verbal warning, and Sonmez has continued to call out on Twitter the inconsistencies of the Posts social media policy.

And so here we are this week with the paper known for the kind of dogged reporting that uncovered the Watergate scandal swept up in a quagmire that has included a suspension, two memos from the executive editor, countless contentious and accusatory tweets and a narrative that the Post has a hostile and toxic work environment. In the week where a House Select Committee investigates the events of Jan. 6 a story for which the Post won a prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Public Service the dominant story about the Post is this soap opera. It was even a topic on Wednesdays The View.

In the past 48 hours, the story has shifted slightly as more and more staffers are defending the Posts workplace and showing frustration with Sonmez not for calling out Weigels inappropriate retweet, but for continuing the conversation about it.

On Wednesday, I spoke to several well-established and respected journalists at the Post, both male and female, who wanted to make it clear: The Washington Post is a good place to work and not the toxic newsroom that this latest controversy might suggest. The Post staffers asked to speak on background and not have their names used, mostly because those who have publicly spoken up for the Post and questioned or challenged Sonmez have come under heavy criticism and been portrayed as insensitive.

I think a lot of people at the Post are frustrated with the way all of this is unfolding, one Post reporter told me. Obviously, a lot of people strongly feel that this doesnt represent the culture at the Post.

This source continued, Its frustrating to have this person make these assertions broadly about the Post and imply and amplify this idea that theres this great division and that the Post has this toxic work environment when that is not the case.

And yet another said it goes well beyond newsroom bickering.

This is affecting sourcing relationships, they said, adding that sources have told them that they are hesitant to talk to the Post right now because of all the drama.

Another staffer, a woman, said they had talked to several female staffers who said they felt Sonmez had taken it too far, but they didnt want to speak out because they didnt want to undermine Sonmez.

Its just an unwinnable situation for everyone involved, the staffer said.

Another unnamed staffer told Vanity Fairs Charlotte Klein, I think Felicia initially was right that was a gross Dave Weigel tweet, and we were all grateful she called attention to it. (The problem was in) continuing to make it an issue and go after more and more colleagues.

Of all the staffers I talked to Wednesday, not one defended Weigels retweet, although one did say they wish Sonmez had taken her complaints to editors and stayed off Twitter. It has been reported that Sonmez first complained about Weigels retweet on an internal Slack channel and that National editor Matea Gold, in the same Slack channel, wrote that The Post is committed to maintaining a respectful workplace for everyone and we do not tolerate demeaning language or actions. But Sonmez went to Twitter just minutes after her Slack message.

Over the weekend, Post staffer Jose A. Del Real accused Sonmez on Twitter of repeated and targeted public harassment of a colleague and suggested she was rallying the internet to attack (Weigel) for a mistake.

Buzbee stepped in on Sunday, sending out a brief memo to staff saying they were expected to treat each other with respect and kindness both in the newsroom and online.

One staffer told me Weigel has had a questionable history on social media, so his monthlong suspension might have been for an accumulation of poor decisions. It is also believed Weigel has been suspended once before for his social media use. Post officials would not discuss him or this matter.

Buzbee sent out another memo to staff on Tuesday this one much longer and much more sternly worded, writing in part, We do not tolerate colleagues attacking colleagues either face to face or online. Respect for others is critical to any civil society, including our newsroom. The newsroom social media policy points specifically to the need for collegiality.

Buzbee added, We know it takes bravery to call out problems. And we pledge to openly and honestly address problems brought to us. She also said the Post will update its social media policy.

Meanwhile, Sonmez continued tweeting, including lengthy threads about the Posts social media policy. Sonmez tweeted, In early 2020, @stevenjay and @loriamontgomery, then the Posts National and deputy National editors, commissioned an internal report on social media use in response to newsroom-wide outrage over my suspension. Two years later, nothing has changed.

Washington Post media writer Jeremy Barr wrote, The union that represents Post employees, the Washington Post Guild, has repeatedly lobbied for The Post to update the companys social media policies, which the guild has described as outdated and not sufficiently equitable, and repeated that call on Tuesday.

As Sonmez continued tweeting, Post staffer Lisa Rein tweeted at Sonmez on Tuesday night to Please stop. Sonmez replied, Please stop requesting that tweets from a colleague falsely accusing me of bullying and clout chasing be taken down?

Sonmez then added, Do you have any idea of the torrent of abuse Im facing right now? Sonmez then included screenshots of some of the nasty attacks she has been receiving online.

The social media melee picked up throughout the week with many high-profile staffers defending the Post.

White House bureau chief Ashley Parker tweeted, The Post is not perfect. No institution is. But Im proud to work here. I love coming to work (almost) every single day, and knowing that my colleagues are collegial, collaborative and fun humans not to mention talented journalists who are always striving to do better.

Reporter Amber Phillips tweeted, Working at The Washington Post, Im in awe almost every day how such talented journalists, from all backgrounds, can also be so collegial and thoughtful and caring. I love working here, and I love helping improve it.

Investigative political reporter Josh Dawsey tweeted, no institution is perfect, including the post. but the place is filled with many terrific people who are smart and collegial. im proud to work here.

Those are just a few examples, but there were enough that some wondered if it was a coordinated effort to defend the Post.

But a staffer told me on Wednesday, That was ridiculed by a lot of people as being some kind of contrived messaging operation, but I have no reason to believe it was anything other than an organic expression of how people feel about this newsroom.

Meanwhile, some Post staffers and others in the journalism world took to Twitter to stand by Sonmez, who tweeted, I often hear from colleagues who want to say something but are afraid to speak out. Knowing how the Post punished me for my own trauma and how a colleague publicly accused me of bullying for flagging a sexist tweet I dont blame them for being afraid of retaliation.

Sonmez was referring to her history with the Post.

Look, one staffer told me Wednesday, theres no question she was treated (crappy) in the past by the Post. What they did to her was wrong. But that and whats happening now are two different situations, in my opinion.

Another Post staffer said, That wasnt right, and most everybody I know at the Post was in her corner on that. They handled that poorly.

And some are questioning whether Post leadership is handling this situation as well as it can.

Its a real s show, one staffer said.

The Post is not commenting beyond a statement from Post communications chief Kris Coratti Kelly, who said, While we have not commented publicly, this is being addressed directly with the individuals involved.

When reached Wednesday evening, Sonmez declined to comment.

What can Buzbee do now?

Its a really good question, one staffer said. I dont think theres any really good options here. Theres obviously a lot of hard feelings involving the person who is spearheading this. I dont know how this goes away. But I just want it known that the Post is a good place to work, and I think most of my colleagues feel that way.

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For 18 seasons Greys Anatomy has been thrilling and breaking the hearts of countless diehard fans. With 401 episodes and counting, the show is currently the longest running primetime medical dramaon television, giving it an outsize impact on American pop culture. Even those who have never seen an episode have probably heard someone reference Dr. McDreamy (a reference to Patrick Dempseys character) or watched one of the many shows creator Shonda Rhimes has helmed since her Greys Anatomy breakout. It may have even changed the way some people view health care and doctors in the real world.

This rich history makes it extremely difficult to narrow down the shows best hours. After all, this is a show thats featured Post-It note weddings, hospital proms, and enough freak accidents to make any sane person think twice before checking into Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Heartbreaking departures have allowed the shows diverse cast to explore some of the most pressing social issues of the day, including LGBTQ+ rights and the #MeToo movement, in some of the series most acclaimed storylines. Theres no denying Meredith Greys life has been agonizing, chaotic, and electrifying to watch.

Stacker has taken a more democratic approach to reveal the top 25 best Greys Anatomy episodes, using data from IMDb. Rankings are based on each episodes average IMDb rating, with ties broken by votes. The end result is a list of the best swoon-worthy declarations of love, heartbreaking tragedies, and moving moments of pure friendship that have kept fans glued to screens for more than a decade.

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Notorious for playing with energy and assertiveness that fuels their third-quarter runs, the Warriors did just that in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. They hung 38 points on the league's top-ranked defense while holding the Celtics to 24.

As a result, Golden State, a team yet to lose on its home floor in the playoffs, entered the final frame with a 12-point lead. Boston scored the last points of the third quarter, courtesy of a pair of Derrick White free throws, but a comeback required urgency, and there was little margin for error. Otherwise, the Celtics would spend the days leading into Game 2 kicking themselves for how they came out of the half.

Instead, they met the moment, landing a fourth-quarter haymaker, outscoring the Warriors 40-13 before the hosts added a three after both teams emptied their benches.

Jaylen Brown was at the center of that fourth-quarter takeover, getting them off to the fast start they needed, factoring into Boston's first seven points.

The play below, a three for Brown, also highlights the Celtics hunting Jordan Poole, who they'll target relentlessly throughout these Finals.

The next possession demonstrates a problem Golden State had throughout Thursday's loss and will continue to have difficulty with this series. The Warriors lack high-level perimeter defenders.

As it relates to the following clip, Otto Porter, who played well overall in Game 1, is at a point in his career where it's hard for him to keep up with Jaylen Brown. The result is Brown driving by him, getting into the paint, occupying Klay Thompson's attention, and while Draymond Green knows what's coming, he can't prevent this alley-oop to Robert Williams.

Shortly after that, White attacked Klay Thompson off the dribble, getting deep into the paint. When White pivots, Porter sees him staring towards the left slot, persuading him to break that way before realizing the ball's going to Brown. And with White leading Brown further towards the corner, Brown gets a clean, in-rhythm look at a three that barely grazes the net.

The Celtics' comeback wasn't, nor could it have been, strictly a product of what they were accomplishing offensively. At the other end, Boston went smaller and started switching more frequently. The Celtics' big men also raised their pick-up point, meeting Stephen Curry higher up the floor as he came off screens.

Here, Al Horford's waiting for Curry above the three-point line, a shade below the pick from Kevon Looney. Horford and Jayson Tatum surround Curry, White tags the roller, Looney, and Horford uses his length to stay connected to Curry and Looney. Perhaps the latter could've gotten to the other side of the rim with more urgency, but the pass could still prove difficult. Instead, Curry rises for a floater as Tatum comes across his face to contest the shot.

As for the impact of Boston getting back to its preferred method of defending the pick-and-roll, which is switching on screens, one benefit was getting the ball out of Curry's hands.

In the play below, the Celtics don't switch the off-ball screen, which is really just Green grabbing his defender, Tatum. But when Curry shakes free of White, Tatum has no choice but to jump out to contest his potential shot. That results in Curry swinging the ball to Andrew Wiggins, who's plenty capable of making this three, but the Celtics will live with this shot.

And while Boston's defense was limiting Curry to four points in the final frame, its offense continued driving into the paint, moving the ball around, and chipping away at the deficit.

Here, Brown gets out of the corner and into the paint, prompting Porter to help wall off his drive as his man, White, drifts beyond the arc. Brown's strong with the ball and throws it on a line to White, who drills a right-wing three to bring the Celtics within one.

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White, who scored 21 points and was outstanding in this game, continued to play a critical role in Boston's comeback, cashing a three with Curry in his jersey, knotting the score at 103 with 5:40 remaining.

The next time down the floor, the Warriors are slow to match up in transition. Tatum swings the ball to White, who drives baseline off the catch, keeping Porter by the basket. It also forces Wiggins to zone two, accounting for Payton Pritchard and Horford.

The pass to Horford would've been more challenging, but Wiggins is splitting the difference between his two responsibilities, and he's too far in to break up the baseline pass. Pritchard then swings the ball to Horford, who's unbothered by Thompson coming over and getting his hand up, swishing a three to put the Celtics ahead 106-103.

Another instrumental aspect of Boston's comeback win was Golden State living up to its reputation for not taking care of the ball. In the fourth quarter, the Warriors committed four turnovers, two of the live-ball variety, leading to ten points for the Celtics.

And while overall, the hosts were more effective crashing the offensive glass, producing 26 second-chance points compared to 15 by Boston, none of those came in the fourth quarter before both teams emptied their benches. Conversely, as the Celtics rallied, they tacked on six points after securing an offensive rebound.

And with just under a minute to play, Tatum passed over a double team, giving Boston a four-on-three, where Brown drove baseline and found a cutting Horford, who provided the exclamation mark on the Celtics' 120-108 win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Tatum played nearly the entire fourth quarter but didn't score, making the come-from-behind victory even more impressive. And despite his shot not falling, it didn't negatively affect him defensively, and he impacted the outcome with his facilitating.

Tatum finished with a game-high 13 assists. Nine of them were on Boston's 21 makes from beyond the arc, setting the record for the most by any player in a Finals game. It exemplified the Celtics' resiliency and their ability to figure out what's needed for them to walk out with a win.

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