2 Warriors players that could spell trouble for Boston Celtics in Game 3

Player that could give Boston Celtics trouble No. 1) Draymond Green

Draymond Green, though wildly talented, isn’t a power forward who needs to drop 20 points and gobble up 15 boards in order to make a major impact for his team.

Instead, all he really needs is to be fully focused and locked in during a contest, and since the negative backlash that came his and Golden State’s way after their less than stellar Game 1 performance, it appears as though he’s locked and loaded.

Now, while he is a 4x All-Star and has a Defensive Player of the Year award attached to his name, Green’s main attributes are arguably things that don’t necessarily make it onto the stat sheet and in the final box score.

The veteran is someone who is more interested in out-hustling everyone and playing a psychological game with his opponents rather than looking for his own shot and, in most cases, this approach has proven to be much more effective for him and his team, and a prime example of this was in Sunday’s bout where he was jawing with virtually every member of the Celtics in an attempt to get under the skin.

This tactic was especially true prevalent for Jaylen Brown who, after a 24-point performance on 43.5 percent shooting from the floor in Game 1, saw 17 points on sub-30 percent shooting from the field in Game 2.

On the flip side, Green went on to take nine fewer shots in this second outing, but, in typical fashion, proved to be far more effective, saving his energy for other areas of the game as he wound up finishing with nine points, seven assists, five rebounds, one steal, and one block on an efficient 66.7 percent shooting.

Now, as we approach Game 3, the Warriors will be on the road for the first time all series, and, if they want to exact revenge on the Boston Celtics by stealing back homecourt advantage, their mean-mugging attitude is going to have to be present in order for them to have a legitimate chance.

Draymond Green will once again be needed to set the tone in this area and, as history suggests, he’ll have no problem with getting physical and playing mind games in an effort to try and get the C’s rattled.

Should he be able to replicate the same energy and efforts as he did in Sunday’s contest, Boston will once again be in for some trouble.