Draymond Green warns Celtics fans: Booing Kevin Durant could backfire
Ish Smith scored 10 points in the third quarter, as the Pistons forged a 73-71 lead going into the fourth quarter. The visiting Warriors smashed the Celtics 104-88 in Boston on Friday night and enjoyed every second of it.
I don’t know that future free agents are going to make decisions about who they meet with based on Durant getting boos, elite players are not that thin-skinned. The Celtics are 2-4 on the road.
Ahead by seven at halftime, the Warriors went on a 24-3 run – capped by an 18-0 streak – to break open the competitive game and power to their sixth straight victory.
Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) dunks against the Detroit Pistons during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016.
The Warriors are now 10-2 overall and trail the Los Angeles Clippers for the top spot in the Western Conference.
He was asked about Zaza Pachulia, who gave the Warriors a 28-point lead with 5:39 left in the third quarter and proceeded to shake his hips and slap his own backside in celebration.
The next time down, Curry stole the ball and pulled up for a 3-pointer.
Hell, that probably doesn’t help his cause much, but what fun is a blossoming rivalry if irrational fans don’t make a superstar athlete know how much they hate him? Crowder may have been more valuable because of his ability to matchup on Durant, but Horford could be the most impactful defensive player in this game. He had five points, three rebounds and two blocks in 20 minutes.
Then again, Isaiah Thomas might turn his point guard battle against Stephen Curry into a shootout. In fact, the Warriors were up by as many as 30 points before the Celtics’ reserves made a late run to keep the final score respectable. “I guess he nearly came here, but he came to Golden State so we’re cheering”. “The coaching staff as well”. We start subbing. It was bad. we gave up.
“We went into panic mode for whatever reason, and that’s what happened. That’s why I’m upset with that”. He was promised unlimited crab legs, the team put on the full-court press during their pitch to bring him in, and even Reggie Lewis’ mother said Durant could wear her son’s number if he went to Boston. “We’ll talk about that”. Milwaukee C Greg Monroe scored 28 points in the victory over Golden State last season but he didn’t get into the game against Miami and played just seven minutes the previous night against Atlanta.
HOUSTON – James Harden had 31 points and 10 assists to lead Houston over Utah. That’s insane. I don’t get that. Rookie Jaylen Brown was called for a technical in the second quarter for an “unnatural act” when he kicked his leg out and catching Andre Iguodala between the legs. In order to have enough money to sign Durant, the Warriors had to trade Harrison Barnes and Andrew Bogut, two players who played significant minutes a year ago. This year, the team has been missing both Jae Crowder (low ankle sprain) and Al Horford (concussion) for a big part of the early stretch of the season, and because of it, the team is a mere 6-5 out of the gates despite high pre-season expectations.