Draymond GreenForward, Golden State Warriors

Dray on how CP has exploited Luka 😯 #nba #nbaplayoffs #lukadoncic #suns #mavericks #warriors

6 May 2022 · 1 min

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Draymond Green breaks down how Chris Paul forces Luka Dončić into constant defensive switches during playoffs, disrupting his offense and preventing rest. Paul conserves his own energy while draining Luka's legs, using playmaking to control the game.

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at some point Chris Paul is going to take over the game. We know that. That's who Chris Paul is. He's always been that way, but even more so now that he has to preserve energy more. Just, that's just how it goes as you get older. It was absolutely beautiful to watch the way he took over that game. He's calling Luka into every switch. Now, people may say, "Oh man, they're calling Luka into every switch, and that's important because they're scoring." No, why that's also important, because it's not allowing Luka to rest on that end, and he carries such a heavy load on the offensive end. And a heavy burden that the energy that that requires is through the roof. Well, for Luka, now having to defend that as well, I mean, that's, that's a very, very, very tough one, and it's taking those legs away. Yeah.