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Nothing went right for Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 on Sunday night.
After a convincing Game 2 victory that evened the series, the Dubs entered Chesapeake Energy Arena with a confidence that they'd seize control on the road. It ended up being a much different story.
Golden State was blown out by the Thunder, 133-105, but it was even worse on an individual level for Green. The Defensive Player of the Year runner-up finished with just six points on 1-for-9 shooting, collecting four turnovers in 31 minutes of play.
However, those stats take a backseat to this one.
Draymond Green's career-worst -43 is worst plus/minus by any player in playoff game since at least 1997. His previous low for any game: -20
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 23, 2016
Plus/minus isn't given as much attention as it used to receive thanks to analytics, but this is still a staggering number. Golliver says it's the worst since at least 1997; it could go back even further.
If you need a refresher on what plus/minus indicates, it's the difference in points between what a team scores and gives up while a specific player is on the court. So, during Draymond's 31 minutes on Sunday, the Warriors were outscored by 43.
To be fair, Draymond wasn't the only one struggling in this category. Stephen Curry scored 24 points while Klay Thompson dropped 18, but they had -39 and -41 plus/minus ratings respectively.
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