SAN FRANCISCO -- Late Saturday afternoon, Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green expressed some surprise Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard didn’t get the ball early in Game 1.

When the afternoon was over, Howard finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds in the Rockets' 104-78 loss. He did take 10 shot attempts; however, Howard hasn’t produced consecutive games with double-digit shot attempts since early March.

Game 2 is Monday.

“I thank Draymond Green for saying that,” Howard said after practice on Sunday. “But other than that I can’t focus on that. I can’t put my mindset if I get the ball. I got to do what I can regardless.”

The number of shots has been a topic of debate around the Rockets star for the last two months of the season. And with the Rockets struggling on offense in Game 1 against the Warriors, there is a thought the big man would get some touches to slow the game down.

“I think we average one-to-two passes before we shot the ball,” Howard said. “More passes and get everybody involved and make them have to play defense throughout the shot clock.”

Howard isn’t going to demand to touch the ball more or become the second option in the offense after James Harden, the leading scorer. Howard said his goal is to do whatever he can to push the Rockets to a possible upset of the Warriors, who they trail 1-0 in this best-of-seven series.

In the regular season, Howard averaged 8.5 field-goal attempts per game, lowest since his rookie season of 2004-05. His usage rate was 18.4, the lowest since his rookie season. In his career, Howard has averaged 11.7 shot attempts per game.

He’s near that average now, and with Game 2 so critical for the Rockets, it’s uncertain if Howard will get double-digits in field-goal attempts.

“As a competitor, I’m going to get the job done, no matter what it takes,” Howard said. “If I get the ball, if I don’t get the ball, if I score two points or I score 30 points. I got to go out there and play as hard as I can as long as I’m on the floor, that’s all that really matters.”