6 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 4 turnovers, 5 fouls, this is Green's data in G3, to be reasonable, you let Green play alone with the Warriors, it is estimated that he may not be able to take the Warriors to the playoffs, but you let Green play with players such as Curry and Thompson, then the Warriors are a qualitative leap. With the first round of the playoffs kicking off, green seems to have regained the feeling of being the best defensive player he once was. Obviously, against the Nuggets, the Warriors' biggest defensive pressure is on the inside, Jokic is not only one of the strongest offensive giants in the league, but his confrontational ability is not the size of the average defender can withstand.
The Warriors defend Jokic basically just two people, Rooney and Green. Bjlitsa was in charge of the bench against Cousins on the bench, and Jokic was handed over to Green and Rooney. Rooney only plays about 10 minutes per game, more of a three-quarter up to give Jokic the pressure to fight, in fact he can not withstand Jokic, G3 only played nine minutes Rooney sent out 4 fouls. The Warriors' real main defense against Jokic is Still Green, who has to play hand-to-hand combat with Jokic at the low post and under the basket. Jokic in the first two games did not play the advantage to the extreme, both games are twenty points, the Warriors defense of him is very uncomfortable, constant pinch and harassment so that Jokic failed to play out the effect.
G3 battle Jokic adjusted the state to restore the feel, from outside the three-point line to the mid-range, and then from the middle distance to the box, the Warriors can not stop Jokic, Jokic slashed 37 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists of the data, it is clear that the Warriors can not 100% limit Jokic, but the presence of Green has become the last barrier for the Warriors. You can see that Green's role on the court is not just to defend one Jokic, he has to take on the responsibility of the Warriors' inner line guard, he is the Warriors' last barrier on the inside line, whether Jokic plays the basket or not, Green is to protect the Warriors' basket all the time.
G3 game to the end of the game is Jokic back to green, and this time Green with defense to block Jokic's back hit, raw from the front of his ball, after completing the steal Green is also a roar, because the ball is basically locked in the win. For Green, no one in this series has consumed more than him, and Green admitted that from the moment he played, he thought of using six fouls to stop Jokic. He really can't limit Jokic perfectly, but he's the Warriors' best defensive player, and he has the power of his five small talents in the Warriors.
Many people think that the power of the five small is the three-point projection threat of Curry, Thompson and Poole, in fact, the five small is from the defense, grasping the opposite attack and defense conversion, based on the defense to the offense. Defense is no less important than offense in this lineup, if Curry is the core attacker in the five small lineups, then Green is the core defender in the five small lineups, and the status of both is very important. The biggest shine in the three playoff games was Poole, but the most diligent was Green (of course, the mouth mushroom is more diligent), and the Warriors want to go far to score three-pointers while also having the ultimate defense.