In this post‑game YouTube episode, Draymond Green and co‑host Speaker B break down the Warriors’ Game 3 win over the Rockets. They open by lauding Steph Curry’s all‑around dominance—highlighting his zero turnovers, playmaking, and control of tempo—while noting the team’s defensive resilience despite missing Jimmy Butler. The conversation shifts to Buddy Poole’s (referred to as “Buddy”) hot shooting night (5‑for‑11 from three) and his defensive contributions. Draymond reflects on his own bench presence, describing how he coached teammates from the sideline, the impact of his technical foul (which he admits he wanted), and his role as a defensive architect in the series, emphasizing instinct, film study, and key fourth‑quarter stops. The dialogue also touches on the recurring matchup familiarity in a playoff series and Draymond’s mindset in the third meeting with the Rockets. The episode concludes with a promotional segment for the Draymond Green Show merchandise, directing viewers to thedgbdshow.com and encouraging fans to wear the new gear at upcoming games.
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It was a big win, you know, come back home and maintain home court without Jimmy. Incredible. That's how you hold it down. I love the way we showed up.
Yeah, yeah, y'all showed up. The defense really showed up. It was a big win, especially without Jimmy. Steph went crazy. That was probably one of the best Steph Curry packages that I've seen from not just killing you with the 3, but from a lead guard perspective, a playmaker perspective, controlling the game tempo. He put all that together.
I think he did that. He wasn't turning the ball over. That was me turning the ball over.
Right.
But he wasn't turning the ball over. He made every single play. When we had nothing going offensively, he just willed us. Because the defense, I think the defense was there. Like at one point, I think it was maybe 6 minutes to go in the half, 5 minutes to go in the half. And they had 37 points and we had 24, 26 or something like that. But we knew we couldn't hit any shots. And so Steve said in that timeout, he's like, yo, our defense is holding up. Just make sure the defense keep holding up. We will find a rhythm offensively. And we couldn't. But Chef got going and he just willed us there to, to end that second half. That's second quarter. Second quarter. And we went in the halftime of 3 going in, I mean down 3 going in, down 3. We like, oh, we good. Like, 'cause they weren't scoring the ball and we didn't play well and we're down 3. And so he dominated the game. Like he completely controlled everything. Even with the blitz, you know, the blitz is made to speed you up. Like he was in total control.
Yeah, make you pass the ball.
Yeah. Absolutely. He was in total control. He got whatever it was that he wanted. If he wanted to make the pass in the blitz, he made the pass. If he wanted to beat the trap, he beat the trap. Like, he got whatever it was that he wanted when he wanted to. It was beautiful to see. Like you said, especially with Robin, as he calls himself, with Robin out, it was beautiful to see, man. Just complete domination.
Speaking of Robin, Jimmy Butler IG post, Thanks Batman and team, excluding Buddy. I would have to agree with that. You know, I be picking on Buddy too. Damn Buddy, wake yo ass up.
Well tonight Buddy showed up in a major way. Buddy hit big shots, 5 for 11 from 3. He sat down on the defensive end.
He did.
Like Buddy, Buddy played great basketball tonight. And Buddy got into it with Draymond Green at the end.
Yeah, what was that about?
You know, just calling Buddy out his name and stuff. You know, I don't really, I don't really rock with that. You know what I'm saying? But it is what it is. You know, we move on to the next game. The game was over, we won the game. We move on to the next game, man. You know how we rocking.
Yeah, I saw Draymond Green on the bench being vocal, talking to Kaminga, talking to Buddy. Talk about his presence out there. Even on the bench with those guys in that playoff environment and what it means having him still as a presence over there on the bench for yourself and then for the Kamingas and the buddies.
It was huge because Jimmy just see the game different, you know? And although like, hey, when you're on a bench with a coach or your coaching staff, the last thing you want is them coaching you up every play. Like you just kind of— But when you got a teammate right there and they're coaching you up, it's a totally different vibe. And so it was just another, it was just another coach on the bench that is kind of talking every single play. You know what I'm saying? He was locked into the game. He was, you know, dropping jewels over there and things that he saw. Man, it was great. Obviously we want him out there on the floor, but you know, that wasn't possible today. So you take—
Yeah.
What he was bringing on the bench. You bottle that up however you can. He walked in looking like Frank Lucas with the mink coat on to start the game. So you knew he was coming. He was coming to the bench to bring a presence. And he was definitely that presence on the bench. Shout out to my guy Frank.
Shout out to Frank Lucas.
He had the aloha chulo on, the aloha patch right there. It was fire, you know what I'm saying? When Frank walk in looking like that, gotta get it done. He got hot though. So you know the aloe cold was hitting him right. He came out of his bath.
My boy walk out there with a comforter on.
They got hot quick. He had the aloe chinchilla on. It was like, all right now. I looked back up, that mother was gone. I said, he made a statement.
It's all good. Let's talk about this tech. Let's talk about this tech, okay? First I thought we was gonna be more aware of our technical fouls.
I was very aware of that one, can't you tell?
I know.
I was very aware.
I'm like, hey bro, you wanted that tech, didn't you?
I had to get that one. That was the third or fourth time somebody walk into me while I'm going up for a layup and it's not called. I had to get that one. 'Cause clearly you ain't called it yet. You clearly ain't feeling my presence. So I'm gonna make sure you feel my presence now. I definitely wanted that one. And then I, you know, I move on.
It was a game changer.
Yeah, that was like, I felt like that one was needed in that moment. And I went and I got it. And then we move on and it also turned me up. So it was great.
It did.
It was great. It turned me up. Like I knew I needed that in that moment. And I did that and it was incredible. Yeah, that one wasn't unnecessary. That one was very necessary.
Yeah, you ran him down on that one. I was like, okay, Draymond want that tag. But it did spark a fire in the defense. Your defense in the fourth quarter, well, you got some really big defensive plays, a block, bunch of stops, deflection, the steal on VanVleet. I mean, your instincts was bubbling. You was covering. Right, you was covering, you was an architect on that defense. What were you seeing out there?
You know, I think when you, that's now our third time playing them. You know, like once you start to get to game 3 and 4 in the series, like there's not much that's gonna happen that's gonna be a surprise. You know, like you start to figure out what they like to get to, what they like to go to when stuff ain't going well. You know, like you just start to figure different things out. And so, For me, like after seeing the team the third time in a row, like you gotta trust your instincts because more likely than not, your instinct is gonna be right if you watch film, you know, if you study your stuff. And so I trust in my instincts a lot, but I also know I like, we needed stops and we needed that win. And I knew that I needed to come up big on the defensive end. I couldn't quite find my rhythm offensively. So what are you going to do to impact the game? Mm-hmm. And for me, that was like, all right, I'm about to go down here. I'm gonna try to get every stop. I'm gonna try to get my hand in every play in one way or another. And you know, I was able to cause some havoc. You know, that last play was probably the most fun with getting the outlet to GP off the turnover.
Yeah, probably dunk.
But that was, you know, that's just what it boils down to. I saw that he had soft Jalen Green open. So I saw it. I was, you know, I was the last line of defense. You see, I just ran away from the rim because I saw that he saw him open and he turned his back. So I knew he thought he'd still be open. I took off out of there, was able to come up with the ball and get it out to GP and now put the finishing touches on the game. What's up, our fans? We got some great news. We're thrilled to announce that the new show merchandise is available. The site is now live so you can check it out and grab your favorites. Go to thedgbdshow.com. That's thedgbdshow.com.
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