The Draymond Green Show - Game 3 Breakdown

fan duel sports book makes it easy. Fuck Draymond, Fuck Draymond. Fuck Draymond. What's up, everybody? Welcome back to The Draymond Green Show. This is an episode thirty eight, and we're recording this Wednesday night, obviously after Game three loss, in which my performance was utterly ridiculous, but and obviously I filed out and all of that jazz. But we'll get into that first. Let's just go into the game. Uh, the Celtics take Game three. D Jayson Tatum finished with

six points, six rebounds, and nine assists. Jalen Brown finished with nine and five. Let's just get right into it. I think you know when you when you look at those guys stat line, especially for j T. I don't think the twenty seven points is something that you're like, I'm sorry to twenty six points. It's something that you're

up in arms about. Points is a good night, but it's nothing out of the ordinary for him or I don't think you're really up in arms about the nine assists, but you are up in arms up if it's both. And so I think, you know, when when you look at uh j T stat line, and he brought a certain level of fire, competitiveness, and toughness to the game. Uh he was attacking, but it can't be scoring and assist, you know. I think for us you kind of have

to pick one or the other. You have to take something away, and I don't think we did a very good job of that. I thought they especially j T. I thought he drove into the paint quite a bit, broke our defense down. Jaylen Brown as well. I thought they both got into the paint, broke the defense down, and then obviously that's where you get the kickouts, that's where you get um all these guys you know, essentially

playing well. And so for us, I think our point of attack our defense at the point of attack has to be a lot better. That was something that we talked about in game one or after game one, and then we also spoke about it after game too, but it being way different than it was in game one, and in game three was kind of much of the same as game one. So I think, you know, for us, UM, we have to come with more force against those two guys. They can't just break us down and get into the paint.

And that obviously starts with me. Um. Before we get to me, will continue to talk, uh Dove. Stephan and Clay both shot well. Um. Steph finished with thirty one points, Clay finished with twenty five points, and that was good

to see. Obviously Steph has had a roll in our series, but to get Clay going, I thought that was a very big deal for us, and I think that was definitely something that we needed to do, and going in game four that would be beneficial for us, however, and saying that in that being beneficial for us, and and knowing you know, step is going to continue to do what he's doing been doing this entire series. Clay seemed to have found a rhythm tonight, and like I said

that very important. I have to hold up my end of the bargain as I had to after game one. Now, tonight may have been one of the worst games of my career, and I know people will say, oh, man, you had two three four or two four three, whatever it was, Um, you played terrible. And I'll be one honest with you, I am. I would never be a guy that looks at a box score and say I played good or I played bad, because box scores don't

always tell the story. Um. But where I felt that I played terrible was was my overall impact on the game. I didn't have the type of force that I need to have in order for us to win at this level. And know, when I look back on it, I think I honestly, I totally outsmart at myself. Um. And and coming into the game, you know, you hear all the chatter, and you hear all the noise, and the noise gets closer and closer to you, and it's like, hey, you can't get into it the rust. Hey, you have to

be very careful. You can't go into the game like this. And not that I am blaming my performance on anybody, because I don't blame anything from doing me on anybody. I'm a man of mine. I hold mine, I stand on it, and that's just that. But I think for me, I just let too much noise get into my head about all the other stuff, and so in turn, I let that drag my intensity level down. I let it. Um. You know, I'm going into the game like all right, you know I'm not gonna say this, I'm not gonna

do that. I'm not gonna get a rough reason chance to call a tech and blah blah blah blah blah. And I did the exact opposite of what I said I was going to do or what I needed to do. I did the exact opposite. I actually did what most people think I should do, and that just doesn't work for me. You know, that's not who I am. So ultimately, UM, I have gotten to this position. And when I say I have gotten to this position, I mean I am Draymond Green, I you know, NBA player and be All Star.

The list goes on and on. I've gotten there by simply being me and trusting and who I am trusting and what I bring to the court, and ultimately kind of just blocking out the noise because there's always noise, and then I didn't do that, and so I think for me, um, the biggest adjustment is just coming out

and being Draymond Green. So I hear all the chattering noise, and thank god it's only a day between games, uh, and not the two days in between and then waiting all the way to nine pm and having to hear all this jump um for a couple of days. I only have to listen to it for one day. So that is if there's any silver lining, it's that. But um, I think you know it's on me and I'll always take mine on the chin. You know you dish it,

you gotta be able to take it. I'm cool with that, and so I just have to play better and as we know, like I said before, I played better, we win. And it's just that simple. So big shout out to my teammates and how they approached the game and how we played the game. Uh. Down, I think we got down as much as nineteen points and then to come back there in the third quarter and take a one point lead, uh, says a lot about it, says a

lot about the group that we have. And for me, if I am holding up my end of the bargain and we take that lead. It keeps going. It doesn't stop. It doesn't you know, stall out, and they get to go on. It keeps rolling. And so have to be better in game four, will be better in game four. Uh, just kind of gotta find that rhythment and get emotionally locked into the game from the very beginning. And like I said, when I do that, we'll play well and we'll win. And so the goal is to go back

to San Francisco tied up to the two. And I have no doubt in my mind that we are capable of doing that. Um, when you know, I know everyone's gonna say, oh, well, what's the big adjustment or you know that once you get to the NBA Finals, there are no big adjustments, like you know what they're gonna do. They know what you're gonna do. Now, who's gonna play more force, who's going to get the loose balls, who's going to do the dirty work? Who? That's who wins

in the NBA Finals. And as you can see they did that tonight. UM, fifteen offensive rebound. We've rebounded well this entire playoffs. Can't give up fifteen offensive rebounds to a team that's come on. They all rebounded US forty seven to thirty one. That right there at on fifteen offensive rebounds. So that just shows the force that they played with. Um. They played like their backs was against the wall. They played essentially like they were down O

two and we didn't. I didn't, and because I didn't, we didn't. So, like I said, you know me, you know how I roll. I take it on the chin. When it's good, you roll with it and you feel good about it. When it's bad, you don't run from it. I'm never running from anything. I'm never ducking anything. I have to play bet It's it's just that simple. And there are some things that I can come out and do.

Number One, attack more. I think you know I I didn't attack at all tonight, and that is a direct And when I say attack, I mean offensively and defensively. I don't you know, I'm not just gonna sit here and talk, you know, or act like it's um just offense, like I need to be better or it's just defense. Now. I need to be better all around. I need to be the player that I am. I need to be the all star that I am, and so I have to be an attack mode both sides of the ball.

My guys feed off of that. That's what I bring to this team. I am the emotional leader of this team. And when you are, you know, to to to whom much has given, much is required. And my mom has always told me that, uh, my entire life, to who much has given, much required, much respect has been given, much respect has been earned. Um. But with that comes a responsible and I didn't uphold that responsibility tonight. I

didn't I let my guys down tonight. So, like I said before, we we already gave a game away that we shouldn't have. You gotta go take a game that you shouldn't get. That's game four. So I have a lot of say so in that. I have a lot of control in that, and I have to make sure I use that the right way. I have to make sure I take advantage of that and bring to my team what I know I need to bring to my team. I have no doubt in my mind that I'll do that.

UM been here before, Clay Thompson said after me, Dre, this is feeling very two thousand and fifteen ish. Absolutely, UM, you know, being down to the cast to the one, UM, and going in the game for obviously down to one, we got that win, We rolled on and win the next two and win the NBA Finals. I see this being no different. I soul. I want to discuss the

last play where I filed out. Um, you know, I think for me and like my mind was going in that situation because I heard Steph on the bottom of that pile screaming like ah, and I realized they were on his legs. So for me, I was gonna take the file just to get them off his legs and stop to play. So as you can see, I went file and turn immediately back to him to make sure he's okay. And you know that's obviously going to be a storyline of Friday's game. Steph's health, how's he feeling.

Obviously need to get a lot of treatment over the course of this next day and a half and put yourself in the best position to be as healthy as you possibly can. Nobody's one percent healthy in the NBA Finals, after an eight two game season, after three playoff series, and in the midst of a fourth one, no one's one healthy. So I have to understand that now that's

obviously an acute injury. As new as fresh, probably a little ginger and all of that, but trusting our training staff, trusting the work that steps all Step always puts in that he will be healthy and finding ready to go on Friday. I'll be ready to go. And we go out here and we do what the doves do? You know, We go out here, we win a role game, take

control back of the series, and go back home. Um, nothing changes, you know, Like I said, it's no big adjustments coming, no big adjustments needed other than the big adjustment is me and how I approached the game. So cool, Everybody say what they want. I'm cool with that. I roll with that. Everybody's gonna talk. That's great. I love it. Please do when you do, make sure you shout out

the Dramond Green Show because that always helps. I had I had a for to asked me tonight, Like the reporter said, he said, UM, do you think you know, do you worry that you're giving away excess and those on your podcast when you're doing a podcast, U that opposing coaches are watching you and they're taking the excess and those that you're talking about and and and they're using them. And I said, Um, no, not at all But what excess and old conversation did you take away

from the podcast? He said, Well, the only X and O conversation that I took away from the podcast was that you were referencing that that that when you were talking about how you need to stop Marcus Smart, Al Horford and Derek White after Game one. That's the only excess and those I took from the podcast. So, no, so you're just searching for something. You just you're you're, you're, you're of the masses that Draymond shouldn't be doing a

podcast during the NBA Finals. Sorry sir, but saying we need to stop Derrek White, Al Horford and Marcus Smart is not really ex and os unless that is as high as your i Q level reaches in the game of basketball. And if that is as high as your i Q level reaches, then I totally understand thinking that that is exces and ohs. But that's not quite excess and ohs. Nonetheless, this whole narrative of Draymond's focused on podcasting and blah blah blah. Listen, y'all gonna get this podcast.

Like I told y'all the beginning to East Playoffs, this podcast ain't going nowhere. I'm going to leave the arena. I'm going to return to this hotel room. I'm gonna return to my home when we're back in San Francisco, and I'm going to film this podcast. It then be uploaded by Jackson. It would be edited by Jackson and uploaded by Jackson, and then you will turn this podcast on and you will listen. And that's just that you're

gonna get this podcast. It baffles me. It's so funny when I when I hear people like, oh, you shouldn't be podcast So what should I be doing when I get to my room? Like should I go to sleep? Should I watch the film of the game? Because I'm gonna do that anyway, So what should I be doing when I get to my room? I want to know the real answer from people that say Draymond shouldn't be podcasting. So I hear all the noise about the podcast, it's

not going anywhere. You're gonna get this podcast. If you don't want to listen, don't, But you're gonna get this podcast. And if you want to talk about it, great, you know. I know, like there's media people. I'm sorry that this podcast is probably doing better numbers than yours, but or your attempt at during the podcast, I ain't the one listening. I mean, so you know there's other people listening, so

be mad at them. But y'all gonna get this podcast when lose draw, hoisting the trophy, putting my ring on my finger, you name it, y'all getting this podcast. So keep talking blah blah blah. Enjoy your news cycle tomorrow be great, and then make sure you listen to the pie. It will probably be out before y'all new the cycles start, so just make sure you check the podcast out because I'm gonna keep giving y'all this podcast. What do you like it or not, so you can keep complaining about it.

You can mention it all you want. Y'all getting this pot. It's just that simple. I also heard some some rumblings about the comments I made about the eighties and nineties players and everybody talking about how everybody who played then it's like, oh man, you got beat up and they ain't do no beating up. Um everybody then we're enforcers and wasn't hitting people. It's just not the case, So stop it. Enjoy though, say all you want if you need a spot on the pie. You want to come

on as a guest. Your resume may be good enough or maybe not, depending on who you are, and we'll see, but enjoy appreciate it. That's all I got for y'all. But before we get out of here, as always, take a couple of male bad questions. Excuse ginger in the background. Um, I'm gonna take a couple of male bad questions before we get out of here. I go check out this film. I haven't even eaten my dinner yet, So what some of y'all can learn is work ethic. How about that,

y'all can definitely learn work ethic. I haven't eaten my dinner yet. It's about to be three am. But it's fine because one thing I'm gonna do is I'm gonna put the work in. That's why I am who I am and you are who you are. Oh, I know what else I needed to speak about the Boston fans, Hazel is piste off by the way, because they were chanting, fuck you, Draymond, fuck you by the way. My name don't even rhyme with like that whole like chant like

it don't like yeah, like you know you're chanting. It's supposed to be like, you know, like if if I had a one syllable name like then it will work Steph Clay, if if if, even if it was like Wigs Steve, it will work. But Draymond actually doesn't work. Shout was my my mom for for the name it's beneficial for me in this case, it actually don't work. But on a serious note, Um, I know Hazel was very upset just because our kids were at the game and they're listening to that, And quite frankly, I don't

make much of it. I'm you know, uh, for my daughter who's one, My seven year old is not here, she had school, Um five year old DJ, I'm raising a warrior, no pun intended, like I'm raising a man. So I don't make much of him him hearing that or seeing that, like it is what it is. And so for me, I don't make much of it. Like I said, my one year old, my baby girl isn't like she probably can't even make out what they're saying. And then for DJ, who can, like, this is what

it is, man, this is what you got. And you know, like I said before, he said he's going to be a coach. Maybe that's you one day that they're yelling at like that. But you've seen your dad go through it, and we okay, we walked out of there smiling with our heir, hell hi me chasing him down the hallway and him having a good time. And that's how we're gonna walk out of it on Friday. But I think for me, um, and for him to see that, I'm

actually happy he saw that. I'm actually happy he saw that, because for the rest of his life, who will have the opportunity to talk about You remember when I went through X, Y, and Z when you were five, and you remember those people were saying this and saying that, like it's okay, you can get through. It ain't no big deal. So that's all it is for me. Um, Yes, my family is livid, and trust me, I get it.

I totally understand. But for me, who's who's trying, who's raising a young black man in America, for him to understand how this world works, for him to understand how America works as opposed to how they say America works. That was just another example of it. And so no harm, no file. Fuck Draymond, Fuck Draymond, Fuck you too, Jackson. You got some mail back questions for us before we get out of here. Yes, sir from Da Maria at

Damiria Mona. Do players ever look at the refs that are assigned to a game and use that for any sort of strategy. I don't think you use it as any strategy. You just kind of know what to expect. Um. You know, when you see certain roughs come you, you just know what to expect. Rough Rees call games differently, um, just like players, referees have tendencies, and so I think when you see it, you just know what to expect

and what not to expect. So it's not really some strategy more so than just kind of learn yourself from the forest. Splash bro. I think that name I'm going to use my my blackness, and I think that name is Demarria Jackson, Okay, my fault, apologies de Maria possibly de Maria mhm, but you butchered it. I did. And the second name is Monet, not Monia. That's Monet, Okay. See for me, just to defend myself from where I where I come from, being born in Hawaii, and I

saw that name like that, I would say mondaya. But I hear you you're at You're probably right. You're probably right, that's all I'm saying. Wait and Hawaii, you say, what Monea, what part of who are you from? Jackson? I was born on Oahu and Honolulu, and uh I didn't live there for very long, but my family there and my mom grew up there. We go back there every year. So oh so you do go back? Yeah, you tag alone on your vacation. Oh for sure, say no more.

I'll show you all the spots we're going to Hawaii. Let's go all right? From the fourth splashbro at Holfmeister thirty looking around the league, now, you have players like Igudala and Haslum who bring most of their value in the locker room and with their leadership. Who do you see around the league near the end of their career sort of like those guys who would fit into a similar role, into a similar role for us or a similar role for them? Obviously, halfmastery master, you can't really

answer that question for us. So I'm going to decide which one I think you're asking. And what I think you're asking is who else would fit into that role um in anywhere else around the league. Uh, that's a tricky one, and here's why, because it's not up to me to say who's at the end of their career. You know, like Andres at the end of his career, that's no surprise you d is at the end of his career, it's no surprise. That doesn't mean it's ending

this year or ending tomorrow. But they're closer to the end than they are the beginning. And so it's not really up to me to say who who's you know, who's at the end or who's not. Ultimately, you do understand, like if I look around, like at a DeAndre Jordan's who, I still think DeAndre Jordan could play. But DeAndre Jordan's closer to the end than he is the beginning, simply because I think he's in his thirteenth or fourteenth year. So just that alone, by the numbers, you're closer to

the end than you are at the beginning. But even less about him being closer to the end of our beginning. I've always appreciated Deandre's leadership, and I've always thought he's been very vocal and you know, on the court, off the court, and he's been through a lot, like you know,

a guy who came in for the first pick. I think worked his way to All Star level to all NBA level, seen the top these last couple of years, has seen the bottom and not necessarily rock bottom, like not like that, but just not at the peak DeAndre level. And so like I think someone like that, like DeAndre who really really, really I appreciate his leadership and I know most people don't. And he's seven ft in athletics, so most people won't even look at him and be like,

oh man, that guy has some good leadership qualities. And I've never had the opportunity to play with him, but just in what I've seen and and and the type of respect that he has the Monks players, because guys do respect DJ, I think he will be good at some point in that role. Whenever he's ready to take that role. I think he still feels and I you see it that he's still athletic. I think he still feels that he has a lot more to give on

the court. But in saying that, whenever he's ready to take that role, I think he would be very good in it as well. Last one from a mascile at any m tell us about your pregame or game day nutrition ritual. My game that nutrition ritual is I don't eat before shoot around. I eat after shooting around. I eat a very tiny, tiny tiny bit, like two hours before the game, and then I eat after. And reason being is I hate feeling heavy when I'm going on the court, and sometimes you can eat too much food

and feel heavy. So I'd almost rather be a tad hungry then a tad fool because I just feel better, especially the older I get. Like the lighter I am, the better I feel. So for me, um, it's not a ton of food being consumed because I just I can't like I go out there feeling heavy. I'm a disaster, like I said, especially at this point in your career. Man, the older you get, you know, just carrying so much weight around it's brutal for your knees. And so I

eat very little on game days. Any But that's it for our mail bad questions, which means that's a wrap on this episode until after game four when y'all get this next pot. It's a wrap. He's