Audiences at TD Garden on Wednesday night were roughly as expected for the first game of the NBA Finals in Boston in 12 years. But at least one Celtics opponent was not impressed.
The sold-out crowd at Garden was, as expected, noisy, reaching deafening levels at times, and there were many curses directed at the Warriors striker and new Celtics villain Draymond Green, who didn’t look exactly like his teammate Clay Thompson.
Asked about his impressions of the audience and how much it was a factor after the Celtics’ 116-100 victory in match 3, the Warriors sniper did not hide his feelings.
“That wasn’t a factor,” Thompson said. “We’ve played in front of rude people before. Dropping F-bombs with children in the crowd. Really cool. Good job, Boston. ”
Warriors coach Steve Kerr used a similar word in his response when asked about the audience: “Class. Very elegant. ”
But Green didn’t seem to mind all the noise and ridicule. This is something that the Warriors striker has expected in the course of his career with his style of play, full of aggression and antics.
He should have known he was coming after Game 2 when he suffered a technical foul and almost took another – which would have resulted in a throw-in – when he landed his feet on Jaylan Brown after fouling him, annoying the Celtics guard and sparking a fight. . His drama and constant agility generated the reactions of the crowd observed in the Garden on Wednesday night.
“No, they’re just talking,” Green said after Game 3. It’s not really my job to react to them. They did what I expected. “
The Warriors have played in very hostile atmospheres during their dynastic game over the past eight years. While they probably didn’t rise to the level of Boston’s crowd on Wednesday, nothing surprises them at this point.
“Steam for the course,” Steph Curry said. “Every arena you get a little something. So it was throughout the playoffs and every run we did during the course. (Green) is waiting for him. So tonight is no different. “
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