Coming out of a big home defeat to start the NBA Finals (120-108), we were eager to hear the reactions of the Golden State Warriors. True to himself, Draymond Green did not disassemble, displaying a disconcerting confidence for the future despite the slap received. Yeah, we ask to see anyway.
At home and following an absence of two years, it is an understatement to say that the Warriors were expected in this Game 1 of the Finals. But despite Stephen Curry’s three-point fireworks and a third quarter of which they have the secret, the guys from the Bay finally had to let go in the face of a raging Celtics. A loss synonymous with the loss of home advantage that will put pressure on the Warriors for Game 2. A joker is grilled and when we see the form of the C’s, going to Boston being led 2-0 would surely be fatal. But despite the storm suffered at the end of the match and the difficulty of Game 2 which is coming, Draymond appeared at a press conference displaying a disconcerting relaxation and serenity. An attitude confirmed by his comments in relation to the match and the rest of the series:
“It will be fine… We more or less dominated this match over the first 41 or 42 minutes? So it will be fine. We’re going to find a way to better defend them at three points. »
– Draymond Green, at a press conference following Game 1 of the Finals once morest the Celtics
A surprising statement, even if we know that Draymond in a press conference is often something special. In the meantime, difficult to validate the words of the watchdog of the Warriors on the match of this night. They may have led in the score in the first quarter, but even with Steph Curry on another planet, the Celtics were not stalled (32-28), while the second quarter was rather to the advantage of Boston. In the end, Golden State’s only clear-cut period of dominance came in the third quarter, a classic among Warriors classics. But the Californians did not see the light of day from the end of this quarter, finishing the match on a terrible 40 to 16. We finally leave on ten minutes of real domination of the Warriors on this match, far from the forty announced by the DPOY 2017. And besides, what did the Dray do in this match? As always, a good defensive activity, with 11 rebounds, 2 steals and an exit for 6 faults in the last minute but without a real impact on the game. On the other side of the floor, the copy is very dirty with 4 small points at 2/12 to shoot (and 0/4 from the parking lot). So it’s fine to be calm for the next game, but we’ll have to do a little better Mr. Green. Afterwards, we have seen teams lose the first game before winning the series and it is certain that with their experience, the players of the Bay have everything it takes to react. Burying Golden State following this game would be a big mistake. On the other hand, not sure that this statement will be accepted if the Warriors do not take this Game 2 at home, which already presents itself as a must-win for Steph Curry and his pals.
Draymond getting loose at a press conference, nothing surprising so far. But in his case, the timing is not the best in the world, especially following the “perf” released by the man. So confidence is good but be careful, we have to get back on the pitch now so as not to see the chances of final victory drop from the second game.
Text source: NBA
