Flush with joy following Golden State’s Western Conference finals’ series-clinching win over Dallas last Thursday night, Warriors veteran forward Draymond Green was asked by TNT analyst and Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal which team he expected to face in the NBA Finals – Boston or Miami.
Said Green, knowing that the Celtics led the Heat by 3-2 at that moment in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final: “We’re gonna play Boston.”
Green was right, as it turned out, though Miami did force a seventh game before losing on Sunday night.
But could this also become a case of being careful what you wish for when the Celtics and Warriors begin their best-of-seven Finals on Thursday night at Golden State?
Not that Green had any choice in the matter, but would Miami have been an easier opponent for the Warriors than the Celtics?