SAN ANTONIO -- Danny Green has lived with the ebb and flow of streaky shooting all season. Yet for the San Antonio Spurs wing, accuracy with the 3-ball might be the least of his team's concerns headed into their Western Conference semifinals matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
"They don't really need me for offense," he said.
What is of utmost importance for the Spurs is perimeter defense, chiefly Green's and Kawhi Leonard's abilities to defend Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. How the quartet of perimeter-oriented players dance with each other figures to be important in this best-of-seven series that starts Saturday night in San Antonio.