On May 2, Beijing time, the second round of the NBA playoffs began. The Warriors beat the Grizzlies 117-116 on the road, but in the second quarter of the game, Warriors player Green first hit Grizzlies player Clark in the face during a defensive attack, and then pulled Clark's jersey to cause him to fall. The referee gave Green a second-degree malicious foul after replaying it, and Green was directly expelled from the game. The Warriors' hearts did not waver after Green's ouster, and they worked together to win the first round of the series on the road.
Dream Green explained the foul after the game: "I was really trying to protect Clark and I was deported because I knocked Clark down and pulled his jersey. "Has Green been wronged?" Green's foul caused an uproar. A lot of people were talking about the foul, and Clark, the client, was not surprised to say after the game that Green was a player with a history of fouling.
Let's take a look at Green's foul, defending when Green hit Clark first in the face, due to the intensity of the NBA playoffs. Hitting the face is not avoidable. But pulling on the jersey seemed unnecessary, and Green had a noticeable pulling on the jersey after playing Clark's face. If Green hadn't pulled Clark's jersey, he probably wouldn't have been expelled. But Green said he wanted to protect Clarke, pulling on the jersey with a noticeable unloading motion to control where Clark was falling. So from Green's point of view, it makes sense that he wanted to protect Clark. It's just that the results didn't live up to his expectations. Instead, it was believed that Green was maliciously hurting Clark.
Green is a defensive guru, an athlete who excelled in the playoffs. But he is also a player with a history of malicious fouls, Green has a lot of technical fouls and malicious fouls in these seasons, and his malicious foul actions are very many, which can be made into a collection.
For example, in the Warriors' 73-win season in 2016, Green kicked Adams in the crotch in the playoffs. Two years later, in the playoffs against the Rockets, Green has countless small actions, such as elbowing Harden. This year's playoff Green also glared at the teacher, and that action was not blown for malicious fouls. Green's defensive IQ is indeed excellent and his ability is strong, but his small actions are also many. These small actions are not necessarily harmful, these small actions can be seen as Green's defensive aids, and strive to achieve better defensive results. However, if these small actions are not well controlled, they may become hurtful actions, and the consequences are very serious.
It's not clear to us whether Green's malicious second-level foul will result in an additional fine, but Green has to understand one thing, he's very important to the Warriors, and it's really going to affect the team if Green doesn't play in the crucial playoffs. Green is the core of the Warriors' interior line, one of the cornerstones of the Warriors' system, he supports the team's defensive system, and he is also the team's best organizer. Green can change defenses indefinitely, has a super ability to assist in preventing interference, has a good sense of card position, and passes are very accurate. In this game, Green did not play Jackson Jr. to shoot nearly 60% from 33 points, and jackson Jr. averaged less than 40% per game in the first round of the series. That's the consequence of Green's absence, and Green might have won a little easier today with the Warriors.
Green has a 12+9+6 stat in the playoffs, which is much better than the regular season statistics. Green is a big-game player, and his role is critical, based on that perspective. Green had to control his emotions and small movements. The Warriors are in very good shape this year, the lineup is also neat, the Splash Brothers play healthy, and young players such as Pulpegn can also contribute their strength. The warrior twisted into a rope. Such opportunities are unattainable. If Green can control his emotions and move to concentrate on the game, the Warriors can undoubtedly compete for this season's championship. Dear officials and friends, do you think Green's action is dirty? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.