Warriors players, including Draymond Green, shared what they thought about the referees during Game 3.
were up in arms following the team’s 127-97 Game 3 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, besmirching the referees who they felt gave the Lakers preferential treatment.
While not endorsing the theory outright, Warriors players didn’t exactly laud praise on the officials.Draymond GreenThe Warriors were called for just one more foul than the Lakers , but Golden State racked up three costly technical fouls and a flagrant, while Los Angeles was whistled for just one technical and no flagrants.
FILE - Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors reacts after receiving a technical foul against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena on March 15 in Los Angeles.Those technicals added to a huge gap between the teams in free-throw points. The Warriors went 12-for-17 from the line, while the Lakers scored 28 points on a stunning 37 free-throw attempts. The disparity confirmed some of the worst fears Warriors fans had going into the series.
Green was defiant in stating that he won’t allow how the referees officiate the series to affect his play. “I won’t adapt. I’m going to keep playing the defense I’ve been playing for 11 years,” Green said. acknowledged that the calls were “frustrating” but stressed that the team cannot “get distracted by stuff that you can’t control.”, Curry spoke in cliches in a possible effort to mask his frustration. At one point, he even admitted he was just repeating “all the things we always say after a loss.”
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