Newly acquired hybrid-forward Jeff Green has struggled to adapt to Boston’s defensive scheme.

"Their lingo for their defense, their defensive strategies are a lot different than what I did when I was at Oklahoma," Green said. "That's probably the biggest adjustment, I had to change the way I play as far as defensively and just adjust to the way they play."

For example, Green said, the Thunder were willing to concede corner 3-pointers in order to keep their paint tight and not allow penetration.

But in Boston, it's heresy. A power forward is expected to get out to the 3-point line and still be able to sprint back to help.

"Here, there's no threes at all," Green said. "No corner threes. It's tough. You've got a stretch four like (San Antonio's Matt) Bonner, it's tough. But that's just how Doc is and he tries to put you in great position, try to play to the best of your ability. It was something I had to get used to, and now I'm getting more comfortable with that."