MEMPHIS — For a moment, midway through the fourth quarter, it looked as if the Warriors were in danger of blowing another lead late to the Grizzlies.
But Draymond Green, in yet another highlight on his Defensive Player of the Year campaign, squashed the Grizzlies’ comeback. He anchored a Warriors’ defense that refused to let the Grizzlies score enough.
Green had just four points, but still managed a triple double — 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals — as the Warriors beat host Memphis 122-107. Two of his steals came in the fourth quarter, timely thwarts during the Grizzlies’ surge.