The game between the Warriors and the Spurs was originally a victory that should be won for the Warriors, after all, the overall strength of the Spurs and the Warriors is still a big gap, the Spurs are ranked 11th in the West, and the Spurs are indeed not enough to see compared to the Hot State of the Warriors this season. But from the beginning of the Warriors were suppressed, if it is not Thompson and Wiggins two excellent feel, can help the team to bite the score, then the first quarter of the Spurs is likely to achieve a greater advantage, spurs are not at all like a rotten team, they can be inside and outside, inside and outside, the first quarter established a 14-point advantage, which made the Warriors players the overall mentality of some impatience, fortunately in the second quarter the Warriors adjusted in time, Thompson hit three consecutive three-pointers to wake up the team to attack, paying tribute to the 35-point single-quarter performance quickly caught up with the score.
However, just when the team was about to take off, Green had a moth on this side, and when defending Vasell, Green was blown a blocking foul, which made Green very dissatisfied, and sprayed garbage words at the No. 32 referee Marat Kogut who blew this foul. Such a move also allowed him to successfully get a technical foul, through the camera to look back at the referee did not wrongly accuse Green, the ball did have a foul action. Green, who had eaten a technical foul, should have calmed down, after all, this is a round, and there are still many opportunities behind it to help the team to overtake, but Green does not know what is going on, in the next offensive round, the Warriors also made Vassell a foul, this time Green's emotions have not calmed down, or constantly communicated with referee Marat Kogut, perhaps offensive, and ate a technical foul. In just 8 seconds, Green suffered two technical fouls in a row and was eventually banished.
Wiggins is ready to take a free throw, but Green does not know why he always has to grasp this point, with Green being expelled, the Spurs' offensive attack is unstoppable, Murray scored 5 consecutive points, again expanding the point difference to more than 10 points, Klay led the Warriors to play an offensive climax in 2 minutes, achieving a 1-point counter-over. In the final quarter, the suspense of the final quarter was not available to both sides until the end, but the referee continuously blew Thompson fouls, which made Kerr very angry, although with the outbreak of Poole equalized the score with 50 seconds left in the game, but at the critical moment Wiggins and Pelter made 2 of 4 free throws, the Spurs relied on Johnson's basket to complete the lead, Klay three-point deviation, missed the opportunity to kill, the Warriors finally lost to the Spurs 108:110, suffered two consecutive losses.
To be honest, the Warriors are entirely likely to win this game, although Curry is absent, but the Warriors' lineup depth is definitely not comparable to the Spurs, the turning point of the game is that Green is expelled, if Green can stay on the court, then the team's rotation lineup will not be disrupted, in addition, Green has always been the most important part of the Warriors' offensive system, his defensive ability and tandem organization ability is difficult to find other players to replace. This is only the third game of Green's comeback, before missing a full two months because of a calf injury, it is well known that Green's role will not be reflected in technical statistics, his guidance on the court for players to let teammates find empty shooting opportunities, this will be Stephen Curry's most missed, but also the Warriors currently miss the most things, this is also Green's biggest value on the court, this is his way of survival.
Green has been in good shape this season, thanks to his offseason national team experience, it is the offseason game that allows Green to maintain his figure and shooting feel, although this season Green has averaged only 7.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game, such data is mediocre in isolation, but think about how many players in history can average 5+5+5 per game? So Green is a very different player, and he has a strong presence on the defensive end, averaging 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, and his defensive efficiency of 102.2 is also 17th in the league, and he is also the warriors' top three players in defensive efficiency. In the All-Star voting stage, Green was also successfully selected for this year's All-Star team, but because of injury had to withdraw from this All-Star, so Green is the X factor for the Warriors to win this season, and his performance affects the overall efficiency of the Warriors, not just his performance alone.
Facing Green's defense this season, the shooting rate of opposing players will drop from 46% to 41.5%, of which the opponent's three-point shooting rate is 36.5%, the two-point shooting rate is 44.7%, and every season of his career, Green can limit the opponent's shooting rate to less than 45%. This is where Green has been most successful, his talent is not outstanding, his shooting is not accurate, he is only a second-round show, but the truth is that Green has become a three-time All-Star, holds three championships, and has won the Third Big Man of the Warriors with a salary of up to 180 million, and the Warriors and Green are complementary and indispensable. Green's success is due to the offensive system created by Kerr, and the Warrior system also needs a generalist like Green, and the impact of Green's absence on the Warriors is also obvious, during Green's absence, Kerr tried to replace Green's role with Cuminga, Porter, and Bjelica, but the effect was not very good.
Green is also 32 years old, but he still seems to be dead, and if it were not for Green's rash shot in the 15-16 season, it is likely that the Warriors would still win the championship. Green has accumulated 11 technical fouls this season, and the NBA stipulates that players who receive 16 technical fouls in the regular season will be automatically banned for 1 game, and then 1 more for every 2 technical fouls, and in the playoffs, such rules will become more stringent, when a player accumulates 7 technical fouls in the playoffs, he will be automatically suspended for one game and required to pay a certain number of fines. Thereafter, there is an automatic suspension for every two technical breaks. So sometimes Green should also collect his temper, it is undeniable that his passion will infect his teammates, but sometimes Green should learn to be improvised, rather than spilling his blood in a vacuum.