Draymond Green wasn't worried about getting a second technical foul in the first half because he knew he got differential treatment from the referees. There is a time and a place for this. Draymond Green was determined to be annoying for as long as it took after arriving in San Francisco for the second game of the NBA finals. He threw his body around the court with barely controlled fury after arguing with the officials over the course of the game. The man was called for a technical foul midway through the first quarter on a play in which the call went his way. The tone was a roar after Green set the tone for the win that evened the series at Chase Center. Green said after the first game that everything would be different. He went out and unleashed a sensory experience similar to standing under a waterfall after he said the Celtics needed to feel him more. Jaylen Brown was his primary defensive assignment and he went 5-for 17 from the field. Green, perhaps the smartest defender in the league's history, ended up guarding many different Celtics. He showed up wherever he was needed. Stephen Curry said he knew about the extra-spicy version of Green for the second game about five minutes after the first. There was a chance that Green would be ejected from the game. The technical foul didn't change anything. He kept talking to anyone who would listen and many who wouldn't have preferred not to. There were many Celtics players that he held for just a second or two longer than he should have. The referees took a closer look at Green's night because of one with Brown. For reasons the Celtics failed to comprehend, it wasn't. Green said that if he sat back and said "Oh, I'm going to push it to this edge and try to pull back," that wouldn't work. I need to be me. The first technology is what it is. That won't stop me from being aggressive or playing basketball. I need to live with the results. He might have known where the line was because he was the one who drew it. At one point in the third quarter, Marcus Smart spoke to the referee about a matter that had nothing to do with Green, but there was Green, chest to chest with both of them. Green wasn't going to let anything go and he was determined to keep the water moving. If not active, green was meaningless. Green leaned on the scorer's table to watch the officials view the replay of the tripping call that was quickly overturned. The public defender for the Warriors is obligated to take all cases that come his way. The Celtics and Warriors are tied for the NBA title. The action can be seen on ABC and the app. The third game will be played on Wednesday at 9 p.m. At the end of the day.
Game 4: Friday, 9 p.m. ET at BOS
Game 5: June 13, 9 p.m. ET at GS
Game 6: June 16, 9 p.m. ET at BOS*
Game 7: June 19, 8 p.m. ET at GS*
It's possible that it's necessary.
Green said that they had to keep their foot on the pedal. We did that
Green's stat line wasn't great, but he chewed up the scenery all night. Brown was engulfed into submission by the man. He stripped Al Horford of the ball in the first quarter on a drive to the lane.
Some of it doesn't show up in the stat sheet. The other team feels his presence and intensity, and that's infectious for all of us.
Horford could be described as passive. He didn't take a shot in the first half and only hit a putback midway through the third quarter after scoring 26 points in the first game. The Celtics had a dreary performance. Horford passed to the corner after he got a rebound. He was a step or two slow on the defensive side of the ball. Horford was wandering around the court as if he had just arrived.
Horford wasn't interested in the idea that Green's antics might have affected his teammates. He will do what he does. We don't worry about him.
Green gave his opinion.
Green thinks everyone played with more force. I was not the only one. It was all over the place. It doesn't work if I just pick up my force.
Green ran down the Celtics' shooting statistics after the first game. Horford, White and Smart had games that Green didn't like. Green shook his head after waving the stat sheet. It would not happen again if he lived with it. He would look at that.
Green's prediction came true in the second game. It's my job to set the tone on the defensive side of the ball, like it's my job to set the tone on the offensive side of the ball, like it's my job to set the tone on the offensive side of the ball, like it's my
In this series, I have to keep doing that. It will only get harder. I have to keep going.
It's difficult to say if that was a promise or a threat. It's up to the Celtics to make that decision. Boston looked content to head home with the series tied after the Celtics went on a 29 point run in the third quarter. The bench was cleared by coach Ime Udoka.
For the time being, Draymond Green was behind the Celtics as they prepared to leave San Francisco.
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