In this post‑game discussion, Draymond Green and co‑hosts break down the Warriors' Game 7 win over the Houston Rockets, highlighting the team's perfect 5‑0 playoff record against Houston and the nuanced feeling of appreciation rather than a big celebration. They praise Buddy Hield’s historic 33‑point, nine‑three performance, noting his focused demeanor and how his energy fed off the locker‑room vibe. The conversation also touches on the tight, scrappy nature of the series, the atmosphere in the arena, and the significance of the win for players like Jimmy Butler. Interspersed are a promotional read for Degree Cool Rush deodorant and an announcement of new Draymond Green Show merchandise, with instructions for fans to access the store via QR code and social media links.
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Oh man, that was a hell of a game, man. On the road, Game 7 in Houston. You had 16 points, 5 assists, 6 rebounds. Defensively, it was a masterclass. This was your 5th time winning versus Houston.
Yeah, dude.
Was it a celebration? 'Cause this was a tough series. Was it a celebration or was it like, oh man, we just, We happy we got outta this one.
I mean, it's the celebration goes as far as what you see guys doing on the court, the video that you may see in the hallway. If there's a video of the locker room speech, that's about as much of a celebration as it's gonna get. Now I think, you know, like we ain't turning up or lit that we won.
Yeah.
You gotta move on from it fast, but you're, there's an excitement about, as you know, in just closing out a series, right? Like—
Yeah.
And so, yeah, like we never take that for granted because as you know, every series is hard. Like, I don't care how good you are. I don't care if you sweep a team. It wasn't easy. Like, it's just, it's very hard to do. And so you share different moments with different people, right? Like the moment that me and Steph share there, And Steve, it's, it's different moment. You know what I'm saying? Like, 'cause we've gone in this place 5 times. I mean, we've played against this team 5 times in the playoffs and beat them all 5 times. Like we've won 2, now 2 Game 7s in this arena against 2 different regimes, by the way. Like 2 completely different teams. Yeah. Like they were really good and got really, really, really, really, really, really, really bad.
Yeah.
And then just got really good.
Got really good.
You know what I'm saying? So like we've gone through all of that and here we are. And so it's like that appreciation for that, getting that first playoff win with Jimmy, you know, that playoff series win with Jimmy, like, and sharing in that with him. Like obviously, you know, he's been there, right? But we haven't done that together. You know what I'm saying? And so you got that, like that small celebration there. You got like the small celebration amongst the guys that this is their first time winning the playoff series. You know what I'm saying? Real small. Ain't no real celebration. There's an, I would say there's more of an appreciation than a celebration.
That one felt good. And you know, Houston was my team, one of my sleeper teams for the year. I gotta give a shout out. You know, I picked them to have a great season. I think for you guys, it felt like the monkey was off your back, right? As the underdog, you jump out, you get the lead in the series, but this team had a lot, a lot of fight, right?
They did.
And I love the quote. I think your quote at the end when you found the camera saying, "Goodnight, it's been real," like that was a bar, right? 'Cause y'all been going back and forth.
Absolutely.
You know, damn near fighting. It was a scrappy series. So the, "Goodnight, it's been real," that was a bar. I gotta give you your props on that. That was a bar. That was a straight bar.
I appreciate that, man. That felt good. You know, it's like, yeah, it's been real, but goodnight. It was real. It's over.
Yeah.
It's over. It's a wrap. We moving on to the next one. But hard-fought series, man. You know, one of the tougher series I've played in, if I'm honest. Hey, so we all make mistakes, but owning up is the right thing to do. You know Degree Cool Rush deodorant? Well, last year they changed the formula. And it did not go well with their fans.
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Them boys was tough. Your boy Buddy Hill went off. 33 points, 9 three-pointers.
About time, Buddy.
That's my boy.
Buddy was right on time. About time, Buddy, baby. Yes, he was right on time. Buddy had like this serious-ass demeanor. Like Buddy's never serious. He had like this serious-ass demeanor the last couple days. And when we got off the bus to walk into the shootaround, I was walking behind Buddy. He was first. And I'm walking in and I could see how he's walking. Like he's walking with like a—
That's right.
But it's like a power walk, just like serious as hell. And he just kept, like he was so vocal and everything was just so matter of fact. Like you'd think he'd been in this situation a million times. He was so dialed in. I'm actually not surprised he had that game. He was so dialed in. Well, when I saw him walking in, I was this close, and I wish I would've done it. I was going to record him walking in because he was walking so powerful. I'm not surprised at all that he had that game, but it was great to see him have that game. I know the amount of work he put in.
Yep.
And I know the amount of slander that he's caught all year at different times. To see him have that game on the biggest stage in game 7. Like you see how tight guys can get. Look at Dylan Brooks. You know what I'm saying? Like you see Houston was tight, like out there playing on the floor against him. Like you could feel it. Fred VanVleet wasn't tight. You know what I'm saying?
Yeah, he been there before.
But they were tight. And we could feel that, we could sense it. The arena was tight. Like you could sense it. They knew what was coming. They like, not these dudes again. And everybody in the gym knew what was happening. It was the worst kept secret. And Buddy was the opposite, but he was amongst a group that was like, whatever. Like it is what, you know, we good. Like Steve come in like, "Oh, it's cool. We good. It's straight." You know, Steph do the finger roll high up in the layup line. And when he make it, he go jumping around everybody. He made it, everybody out there dancing. We like—
Yeah.
We was loose. And I think Buddy was able to feed off of that as well. Whereas opposed to those guys, they went the opposite way.
It was game 7. Yeah, you just taking game 7, game 7, you got it.
They tightened up.
Yeah, game 7 is just tough 'cause all you thinking about the night before if you never been in one is like, man, I finally get to be in the game 7, what am I gonna do? And you saw Houston in the beginning, even Sagoon missing easy bunnies. Jalen Green missing shots, Dylan Brooks missing easy ones. Outside of VanVleet and Thompson, those are the only real force they had and they had to scrap. Y'all made 'em scrap for everything. And that's what playoff game 7 championship basketball is all about.
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