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Wednesday's Game 2 of the first-round Western Conference playoff series between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriorsfinished with six technical fouls, one flagrant foul, an injury to Jimmy Butler, and numerous replay reviews of chippy sequences.
Not surprisingly, many of those sequences involved controversial Warriors veteran Draymond Green.
In a late-night game from Toyota Center in Houston, the frustration often boiled over for the home fans, who directed a few profane chants at the NBA Defensive Player of the Year finalist.
In postgame comments, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said he wasn't a fan. Kerr's reaction:
For his part, Green only objected to what he viewed as a lack of originality.
"It's not original," Green said postgame. "Been there before, and won a championship while it was happening (in the 2022 NBA Finals). Can't steal other people's s---. That belongs to Boston."
It's worth remembering that Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was in charge of the Celtics at that time. As with the current Rockets, those Celtics played with a physical edge defensively, and the combination of that style of play with Green often leads to fireworks.
With Game 2 in the books and the best-of-seven series now tied at a game apiece, the scene will shift to San Francisco's Chase Center for Game 3 and Game 4 on Saturday and Monday, respectively. It shouldn't come as a surprise if fans of the Warriors have a few rebuttals in mind.
More: Game 2: Jalen Green (38 points, 6 assists) erupts as Rockets tie series versus Warriors
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Warriors decry profane chants from Houston fans at Draymond Green
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Not surprisingly, many of those sequences involved controversial Warriors veteran Draymond Green.
In a late-night game from Toyota Center in Houston, the frustration often boiled over for the home fans, who directed a few profane chants at the NBA Defensive Player of the Year finalist.
In postgame comments, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said he wasn't a fan. Kerr's reaction:
For his part, Green only objected to what he viewed as a lack of originality.
"It's not original," Green said postgame. "Been there before, and won a championship while it was happening (in the 2022 NBA Finals). Can't steal other people's s---. That belongs to Boston."
It's worth remembering that Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was in charge of the Celtics at that time. As with the current Rockets, those Celtics played with a physical edge defensively, and the combination of that style of play with Green often leads to fireworks.
With Game 2 in the books and the best-of-seven series now tied at a game apiece, the scene will shift to San Francisco's Chase Center for Game 3 and Game 4 on Saturday and Monday, respectively. It shouldn't come as a surprise if fans of the Warriors have a few rebuttals in mind.
More: Game 2: Jalen Green (38 points, 6 assists) erupts as Rockets tie series versus Warriors
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Warriors decry profane chants from Houston fans at Draymond Green
Continue reading...
