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Draymond Green's 4 a.m. text elicits 'I got you' reply from Kevin Durant

NEW ORLEANS -- Kevin Durant led the Golden State Warriors to a 26-point Game 4 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans with a game-high 38 points, but it was prompted by Draymond Green, who led with an inspiring text message challenge sent at 4 in the morning.

After the Warriors were blown out by the Pelicans in Game 3, Green told ESPN he stayed up watching film.

"I can't sleep when we lose like that," Green said.

Throughout the night, he got so agitated by his team's performance that he sent Durant a "long-ass text message.