Draymond Green has always been important to this Golden State Warriors team. We’re seeing though, just how important he is in this year’s playoff run. Without him, it seems fair to say the championship garden the Warriors are planting might just wither and die.
Steve Kerr, the evil genius that he is, unleashed the equivalent of his death-ray upon what appeared to be a woefully outmatched Pelicans squad on Sunday.
The Pelicans were throttled in what might have been the Warriors’ most convincing win yet this season. Behind Green and his stifling defense, Kevin Durant went for 38 points, smartly avoiding the cursed number of 40.