SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green hasn’t seen it everywhere, but he’s said it everywhere there’s a platform: His play wasn’t up to standard in Game 1, and if that repeats, his team will be in a dangerous position headed to Boston.
Green typed it on Twitter, said it aloud on his podcast and even if he didn’t, watching the film from Thursday night crystallized how important he is in this series. He doesn’t have to be a supersized version of himself; there isn’t any expectation of requiring the 32-point Game 7 performance from the Finals six years ago, but being better is necessary.