By Jeremy Harness

The Warriors have won a lot of games with their lights-out outside shooting to go along with crisp execution on both sides of the court. Friday night, however, was not one of those occasions.

The Boston Celtics’ defensive toughness made things extremely tough on Stephen Curry & Co., which was already missing Klay Thompson and Harrison to ankle injuries, throughout the game and appeared poised to end the Warriors’ NBA-record undefeated streak.

However, he overcame that and found a way to score 38 points, and the Warriors followed suit to keep the streak alive with a 124-119 double-overtime thriller over the Celtics Friday night inside Boston’s TD Garden.

“Nothing was pretty about this game the whole time,” Curry said. “I can’t say enough about every guy who stepped out of the floor, considering all the injuries we had.

“A lot of people thought we were going to lose this game, (but) we got it done.”

To get past the Celtics, the Warriors ratcheted up their defensive intensity and made big stops down the stretch. Shaun Livingston, for example, got a huge block on Isaiah Thomas’ 3-point attempt to force the game into overtime.

Draymond Green, whom head coach Steve Kerr has identified as the heartbeat of their team, made several big plays, particularly in the second overtime that saw him drive past Amir Johnson to give the Warriors a three-point lead. His impact was also reflected in the stat sheet, as he finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, five blocks and five steals.

“Everybody stepped up to the challenge,” Green said. “This was a complete team win. Everybody wants to be that team that knocks you off. We’ve been getting everybody’s best shot, but we continue to give our shot back as well.

“There’s no pressure; we’re just playing basketball and having fun.”

The Warriors are chasing one more streak. They have now won 28 consecutive games dating back to last season and only stand five games behind the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers as the longest winning streak in NBA history.