Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has epitomized what it means to be a warrior on the basketball court during his career. Sometimes to win a battle, a warrior has to go savage. That's what Green has done for this Warriors squad on numerous occasions, so let's look at three times he went straight savage mode in recent years.
Game 7 Dray
In Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, Draymond Green played perhaps the best game of his career. In a heartbreaking 93-89 loss, he torched the Cleveland Cavaliers for 32 points, accounting for nearly 36% of the Warriors' points that game. Green also put up 15 rebounds and nine assists, nearly notching a triple-double.
This performance by Green got overshadowed by the shot Kyrie Irving made and the epic block by LeBron James that secured the Cavs' first-ever NBA title. Still, Green was the best player on the floor, making play after play and shot after shot. He led all players in scoring, and if Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson had played well that day, they would have finished off their 73-win season with a title.
Draymond Green the passing machine
One of Draymond Green's best attributes is his ability to pass the ball. In the 2020-21 season without Thompson, Green had the best passing year of his career. He dished out 8.9 assists per game, the fourth-best mark in the NBA.
During that season, Green also reached a new career-high 19 assists in a single game. He hit this mark twice last season, first against the Charlotte Hornets on Feb. 26 and then against the Denver Nuggets on April 23.
In both games, Green was in the zone. Just like when players get hot from 3-point land and take heat checks, Green did the same with passes. Green made laser highlight passes the entire night, and there wasn't a pass he couldn't make.
Triple-double without scoring 10 points
Whenever you become the only player in NBA history to do something, it's special. Green did just that on Feb. 10, 2017. He became the only player in NBA history to record a triple-double without the points being a part of it. He only scored four points but registered 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and a franchise-record 10 steals.
In this game, Green was an absolute savage and did something that seemed somewhat impossible. He put together a game you would only expect from Green. He also had more blocks (5) than points, making this performance even more savage and a quintessential Draymond Green game.
Draymond Green has had plenty of big moments in his career and many other games where he went savage, but these are the three games that stick out most.
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