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The Undefeated presents: A Playoff Diary with Draymond Green, Part 6
- Updated: May 2, 2016
Apr 28, 2016
Draymond Green has evolved into one of the most interesting personalities in the NBA, and perhaps all of sports — the vocal leader and emotional engine for one of the most compelling NBA teams in recent memory.
Green has agreed to give Marc J. Spears of ESPN’s The Undefeated an exclusive look into his life on and off the court via a playoff diary that Green hopes ends after a second straight NBA championship.
Diary Entry No. 6: May 1, 2016
The Golden State Warriors defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 111-106 in Game 1 of a second-round playoff series, never challenged after finishing the first quarter with a 37-17 lead. Green manages the NBA’s first triple-double of these playoffs with 23 points and game-highs of 13 rebounds and 11 assists.
“It’s not that I come out and say, ‘I need to get a triple-double tonight.’ If it happens, great. If not, I need to do what I need to do to help this team win. I try not to pay attention to [triple-doubles] anymore, because it almost cost us a game early in the season. At Philly [Jan. 30] we were up by, like, 25 at halftime and I came out trying to chase a triple-double in the third quarter. I finished that game with like nine turnovers. I stay away from it now.”
Warriors center Andrew Bogut called Green the NBA’s best all-around player after Game 1.
“As far as the compliment from Bogut, I think it is amazing. It is not necessarily something I would say about myself. But, it’s something I definitely believe and appreciated. I got to continue to do what I’ve been doing … considering my road, it’s great. For someone to say that and even mention that, and maybe someone else doesn’t believe it, but just to be mentioned like that — some people believe it. From the road I’ve traveled to getting to where I am now, it’s incredible. I’m blessed. I won’t take it for granted.
I told my teammates yesterday right after we watched the film that we have to come out …
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