“Jeff Green came in and had a huge impact on the game. I love him, it was good to see, but I was hoping they’d have it against Orlando on Sunday and not tonight, but I thought they played extremely well.”
Garnett said the key was the morning meeting, where Rivers reemphasized every player’s ’ role, and the cohesion was apparent.
“San Antonio left a bad taste in our mouth, I know we can play better than that. I told them I know we can play better than that,” Garnett said.
“Doc set us aside and broke us down as a team and I thought it was very helpful. It kind of clarified the air on guys’ responsibilities, their roles, and we came out and played like it.”
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