Draymond Green’s uneven performance this Warriors season has been a frequent topic of discussion in the streets of Dub Nation, with debate running hot in recent weeks and those ready to send him away winning more than their share. Warriors coach Steve Kerr, however, consistently has defended Green, insisting his presence is essential to the best version of the team, which has been without Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler III since January. Kerr received a dollop of evidence supporting his belief Monday night at Chase Center during the pivotal third quarter of a 114-101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Warriors had led most of the game and were up 71-61 when Green was subbed out for Moses Moody with 4:37 left in the third quarter. LA star Kawhi Leonard had 14 points on eight field-goal attempts, with the ball rarely finding him behind Green’s bloodhound defense. Within a minute of Draymond going to the bench, Leonard drained a midrange jumper and two free throws. The Clippers were within six, closed with a 16-8 run and were within two entering the fourth quarter. The complexion of the game changed during the non-Draymond minutes, with the Clippers moving in and taking control. “He’s still one of the great defenders in the league,” Kerr said of Green. “And he set the tone in that first half, and we were able to sustain the lead for much of the third. But they went on a run late in the third quarter, and cut it to two going into the fourth. They had a lot of momentum. “But we had to get him out. He can’t play the whole game. And he played 31 minutes, which is a lot for him at this stage. But that was the key stretch.” Draymond Green本季在勇士表現起伏不定，早已是勇士球迷經常討論的話題，近幾週爭論 更趨白熱化，主張送走他的人明顯佔據了多數。 然而勇士總教練Steve Kerr始終力挺Green，堅持認為若球隊要打出最佳狀態絕對少不了 他，自一月以來勇士一直缺少Curry與Butler。 周一在大通中心，勇士隊以101：114不敵快艇隊，關鍵的第三節為Kerr的看法提供了有力 證據。 勇士在比賽中大多數時間都為領先，第三節4分37秒時勇士領先10分比分71：61，教練團用 Moody將Green替換下場。此前快艇球員Kawhi Leonard在Green如獵犬般的纏繞防守下，8次 出手僅得到14分，幾乎很難拿到球。但Green一下場不到一分鐘內，Leonard就命中一記中 距離隨即再罰進兩球。快艇迅速將分差縮小至6分，並以一波16：8的攻勢收尾，進入第四 節時只落後2分。 比賽在少了Green的時候徹底改變，快艇開始掌控戰局。 Kerr談到Green時說：「他依舊是聯盟最頂尖的防守者之一，他在上半場奠定了比賽基調 ，我們也在第三節大部分的時間維持領先。但快艇在第三節末段打出攻勢，將分差縮到2 分進入第四節，氣勢完全在他們那邊。」 「但我們必須把他換下場，他不可能打滿全場，這場他已經打了31分鐘，以他目前的階段 來說負擔已經很大了，不過那段時間確實是比賽關鍵的轉折點。」 “Obviously, everyone’s going to talk about his shooting and stuff like that, ” Melton said. “But at the same time, he’s Draymond. You know what I mean? Everybody acting like, this is something, that it’s just like new or that he ’s changed his game. In some of these instances, we gotta hit shots. We gotta hit shots. “I saw a graphic today showing the lowest-scoring All-Stars. And Draymond was an All-Star averaging 11 points (11.3 in 2017-18). Scoring has never been his emphasis.” Melton說：「大家都會討論他的投籃之類的問題，但重點是他就是Draymond。你懂我的意 思嗎？每個人表現得好像這是什麼新鮮事或是他改變了自己的打法。問題在於我們得把球 投進，我們必須把球投進。」 「我今天看到一張圖，列出了得分最低的全明星球員。Draymond曾經入選過全明星當時場 均只有11分，得分從來就不是他的重點。」 消息來源：https://reurl.cc/np6NzD 短評或心得：Green上半場鎖死可愛限制到只拿8分 可惜體力條不夠 最後讓可愛投出77%的真實命中率 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 36.231.85.29 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://webptt.cc/bbs/NBA/M.1772529936.A.7D0.html ※ 編輯: kakala99 (36.231.85.29 臺灣), 03/03/2026 17:28:13 ※ 編輯: kakala99 (36.231.85.29 臺灣), 03/03/2026 17:37:21