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Green, the team's emotional leader, struggled mightily on
Wednesday in the hostile environment of TD Garden, scoring just
two points to go with four rebounds and three assists in 35
minutes before fouling out.
"We didn't approach the game with the right force that we needed
to, and that starts with me," Green told reporters in Boston on
the eve of what is in essence a must-win game for the Warriors.
"I have to be more aggressive on both sides of the ball, not
just defense or offense. I think the game ties together, it all
goes hand-in-hand," he said.
"When you're flowing on one side, can you flow on the other...
I've always prided myself on giving the team what it needs in
order to win. I think if I increase my force, we increase our
force."
The Warriors got good news on Thursday as guard Stephen Curry,
who injured his left foot in the fourth quarter of Game Three
during a scramble for a loose ball, told reporters he is going
to play on Friday.
Curry, who is averaging 31 points on 49% three-point shooting in
the Finals, said he expects Green to bounce back to help the
"Dubs" level the series as the squad looks to bring their fourth
championship in eight years back to the Bay Area.
"I know Draymond will help lead that charge tomorrow, just like
he did in Game Two," Curry said.
"We'll get back in the series."
Klay Thompson, who broke out of his shooting slump to score 25
points on Wednesday, echoed Curry.
"I know one thing for sure is that we respond like champions,"
Thompson said.
"I know Draymond will come out and play his typical brand of
ball that's very physical, fast-paced, talking trash and just
being the Money Green that the Dub Nation loves so much and has
brought us to heights that the franchise has never seen before."
Game Four is on Friday in Boston.
(Editing by Ed Osmond)
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