On Tuesday night, the short-handed Golden State Warriors dominated the New Orleans Pelicans, despite a rough first quarter. The Dubs switched gears after that opening period and clearly didn’t ease up once the game ended. The two teams faced off again on Wednesday night for another matchup in the “baseball series” format that’s still relatively new for fans. And even without Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins, and De’Anthony Melton, the Warriors picked up exactly where they had left off.
This time, the Warriors didn’t have to battle back from a 20-point deficit to handle New Orleans comfortably. The Dubs controlled the game from start to finish. A major factor? Draymond Green’s stellar one-on-one defense against Zion Williamson.
After the match in a conversation with NBC Sports, Draymond said “Uh, didn’t play well. Didn’t act well and you know, I wanna like you said, I want to show the real me. I want to show the growth, you know. I talked last year about being a champion of change, arguing referees, these guys are human, they make mistakes. And I’m trying to understand that such an emotional game, I play, you know, one of my best attributes is playing with my emotions and so, uh, taking that next step and learning how to play with those emotions. But, knowing where to channel, those is a big important stuff for me and something that I’m really focusing on this year.”
From letting Curry down he has now taken charge of the team and propelled it forward. Even on Tuesday when the team was down 20 points, it was Green who gave an inspiring speech to the team during halftime and we saw what happened. He has really evolved to be a leader now.
This is a developing story…