West Conf. Semis - Game 3: Golden State Warriors 100-119 New Orleans Pelicans - 5 Talking Points

#3 Does sub-par Draymond Green mean a sub-par Warriors?

Draymond Green

In Game 3, Draymond Green, like he did in Games 1 & 2, put up a triple-double type stat line once again but there were other key stats on the box score that fell off.

Coming into Game 3, he was shooting 12-of-20 (60.0%) from the field and 3-of-7 (42.8%) from 3 while averaging only 2 turnovers per game. On Friday night, however, he turned the ball over 7 times and shot 3-of-8 from the field and was a team-low -25 in 36 minutes. In addition, he had 0 stocks (steals + blocks) in Game 3. He recorded 5 and 3 in Games 1 & 2 respectively.

The Warriors rely a lot on Green to run plays or get the ball up the floor of a made basket or throw it ahead off a miss. That's difficult to do when he's turning the ball over 7 times to a team that loves to run. Now, he isn't the only reason the Warriors lost Game 3 but his below-par performances have often led to losses.