Forward Draymond Green has relished the unexpected boos coming from Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, getting plenty of them during the Golden State Warriors short road trip en route to a 4-0 sweep of the series.
“There are some arenas we go to that I for sure should be booed,” Green said on his Dray Day Podcast. “Utah isn't one of 'em. I'm an honest guy. I just don't see any reason for Utah fans to be booing me like that, but I gave 'em a reason now.
“So now they can boo and just get me going, because that's all they really did. I played a lot better once they did that. So I appreciate the Utah fans — night life — they got me going last night, so salute to them.”
Shots have been fired — but valid ones at that.
Green has played well and done something different each game to impact the outcome, from being a sharpshooter in Game 2, going 5-of-8 from beyond the arc, to quarterbacking the defense through a very choppy Game 3, in which he saw his first technical foul of the postseason, to ultimately notch a triple-double in Game 4 — tying a franchise record.
“I thought they would be louder than they were. It didn't get as loud in there as I thought it would,” said Green. “It was OK. Their fans talk a little too much… shut up. No, I wasn't really feeling their fans. Shut up.”
“They don't make sense. Some guy kept telling me to shoot the ball. Do you not realize I'm shooting 55 percent from three this series? Why would you want me shooting the basketball when I'm shooting that great?”
“Now of course I missed a few last night and like, whatever. I'm gonna shoot the piss out of it tomorrow, so that's cool. Their fans just weren't very smart. They talk too much. Shut up.”
Green shot 10-of-21 (47.6 percent) from three during the series, and is touting a 51.7 percent mark from deep this postseason — the highest upon qualified shooters (40-plus attempts).
The Michigan State product had a humble 17-11-10 line on Monday, which was enough of a steadying force to secure a 26-point win to close out the series, limiting the Jazz to 96 points per game through four games.
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