“Draymond Nowitzki” had 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting in Game 5.
“When I came back for Game 4, I finished with 12 points, but I should have had 20 points,” Green told TNT after Game 5. “I missed like six or seven layups in that game. I knew where my spots would be and how I would get my shots in. The last three days, I’ve just been in the gym every day, working on some cuts, some finishes, some floaters.
“Our bigs need to be aggressive, especially with the way Sacramento is guarding us — they’re putting a lot of pressure on the perimeter. Draymond found some openings and attacked the rim well and really finished well,” Kerr said. “That’s one of the luxuries of coming off the bench — you can kind of feel the game out, see what’s going on, and if there’s a need for something, you can come in and insert yourself into that need,” Green said.
Plenty of doubt has been thrown Green’s way over the last year-plus. I’ve been part of that chorus. Shame on me for doubting the man I once claimed had “mystical powers of winning.” And shame on me for thinking such powers were mystical. No, it’s smarts, toughness, guile, and — this might seem ironic — self-awareness that has made Green’s name — and the Warriors’, too — synonymous with winning.“The day you get tired of winning — what’s the other side of that? Losing?” Green said. “I don’t think no one wants to feel that.”
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