Celtics ready to meet physical challenge from Warriors and Green

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«Players either don’t respond or they respond to aggression with aggressionCeltics coach Ime Udoka said Tuesday of the physical challenge offered by the Warriors and Draymond Green on the eve of Game 3 of the Finals. For now, the two teams are tied for a victory everywhere. At the first win by Boston (120-108), Golden State responded by pulling out the muscles, to win the second (107-88) in San Francisco. Green set the tone in defense, going so far as to come close to exclusion after a clash with Jaylen Brown, without ultimately being sanctioned.

«I told the players that if I had been in Green’s situation, I would have taken this second technical foul. But, this is not the case for everyone. So they have a choice. If you don’t want to answer, don’t. If you want to respond with more commitment, do so. The main thing is to continue to remain calm“, he recommended.

«Many of our players played alongside him with Team USA at the Olympics. They know him well enough. When their team is in trouble, he sets the tone. In his own way. We accept it, but have to respond to it. We are one of the best defensive teams in the championship, we also like to impose our will“, he added.

For Marcus Smart, the best defender of the season and in many ways in the game, a sort of twin to Green, the choice is made. “You have to answer fire with fire, don’t you? We just have to do the same. If he comes here and tries to play physical, it’s our house that we have to protect.» «As any competitor would tell you, when you take a slap, there’s only one way to respond, and if you’re not really ready to do it, then there’s no point in playing. a final. We have to be ready to risk everything, for the team and for the win. By any means necessary. It is their state of mind and ours too. Now we gotta do it all on the floor“, he added.

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