With 0.6 seconds left and the Golden State Warriors holding a 113-112 lead, Draymond Green knew the Phoenix Suns have been going to Kevin Durant. KD was Phoenix’s greatest menace as a result of his top, size and clutch gene. After failing to attain within the third quarter, Durant was additionally beginning to hum, scoring 9 factors within the fourth quarter.
With Green denying Durant the inbounds move, the Suns needed to throw it over KD’s head for the previous MVP to obtain the ball. The Suns’ celebrity barely managed to seize the ball, collect himself and shoot almost concurrently. Golden State’s defensive ace bottled up Durant to seal the sport.
Draymond Green stared down Kevin Durant after the ultimate play, thumped his chest and seemingly shouted in Durant’s course:
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“That’s me, motherf**ker!!!”
The final sequence of the sport that sealed the Warriors’ win had followers on X (previously Twitter) reacting:
“Dray owned that snake”
Kevin Durant and Draymond Green have been teammates with the Golden State Warriors for 3 years. They gained two championships throughout that span and will have achieved a three-peat had KD and Klay Thompson not gone down with accidents in 2019. Durant left the Bay Area after the loss to play with Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn.
During Durant’s stick with the Warriors, he admitted that he didn’t really feel like he really belonged there the way in which Green, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson did. While in Golden State, KD and “Dray” additionally had a number of testy confrontations, which was capped off by Green calling the “Slim Reaper” a “b**ch.”
The two have patched issues up and remained pals. Still, each time they meet on the courtroom, there’s at all times a simmering rigidity between the 2. Draymond Green has by no means backed down from anybody and he confirmed loads of emotion after his spectacular defensive stand.
The Warriors wanted not simply Draymond Green to comprise Kevin Durant
Draymond Green made the largest cease within the recreation when he prevented Kevin Durant from even trying a good potential game-winning shot. The Golden State Warriors, nevertheless, wanted a number of gamers to attempt to comprise the two-time NBA Finals MVP.
During the sport, Jonathan Kuminga, Andrew Wiggins, Gary Payton II, Dario Saric and Green needed to take turns guarding Durant. For many of the night time, Green shadowed Suns heart Jusuf Nurkic, however he was decisive along with his assist each time KD had the ball.
Golden State’s ploy labored as Kevin Durant couldn’t make one shot within the third interval. In the fourth quarter, issues began to alter for the “Slim Reaper.” He was extra profitable in scoring towards the Dubs’ protection even when it was Draymond Green who guarded him.
The remaining play of the sport, nevertheless, went to the previous Defensive Player of the Game and he let Durant know who gained the battle on Saturday.
