Draymond Green REACTS to Warriors-Rockets Game 7 & NBA playoffs matchup w/ Anthony Edwards & Wolves

If you gonna be on that type of time, worship in the press conference. He gotta be on that time all the time. You gonna be talking, you gonna be Mr. Big Bad Wolf. Don't lose and then not face the music. What's up everybody? Welcome back to the Draymond Green Show with my brother BD. What's happening, dog? How you feeling?

What's up, my bro? Good win. Gangsta. Appreciate you. Clutch, you came through. That was fun. 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, it was.

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 out of this.

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. 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've shared 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, well, 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 You know, 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. 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.

Them boys was tough. Your boy Buddy Hill went off, 33 points, 9 three-pointers.

About time, Buddy.

That's my boy.

Listen. 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. 'cause 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. Like he was so dialed in. I'm actually not surprised he had that game. He was so dialed in. The— well, when I saw him walking in, I was this close, and I, I wish I would have 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.

Yeah.

And I know the amount of slander that he's caught all year at different times, and so 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?

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 take it game 7, game 7.

You got to tighten up.

You know, 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.

1000%. You know, going into that game, we made some adjustments on, how to dice their zone up, which was genius by Steve Stotts. We diced that zone up, which then forced them to have to take Steven Adams out. And that's the lineup they was doing.

That's the lineup that was doing the damage.

Man, we diced that zone up, right? So, and Steve just said it like, yo, we gotta get 50/50 balls and not turn the ball over. Like ain't no major adjustments to be made, but we gonna be loose. You catch it, you open, fire. We going out there loose and they're going to tighten up. He the one, so he said, this arena gonna be tight, they gonna be tight, everybody gonna be tight. And we going out there, we gonna be loose, we firing, and we going to get this win. Man, it was fun. I think, you know, like you said, Thompson played with a lot of force. He got a chance to be special. He tough.

Oh my God. He tough.

He tough.

He living the moment.

Lot of respect for young fella. He is special the way he defend, the way he get downhill. He's certain of himself. He athletic as hell.

Yeah, he is.

He relentless. Lot of respect for the young fella, man. He on his way. He special. He's special. Sengun, got a lot of respect for him. You know, I've played against a lot of guys And I always tell people, man, in a playoff series, one of two things happen. You either completely lose respect for someone or you gain a lot of respect for someone because you see who really real when these playoffs happen. You know what I'm saying? You see a lot of people fade. You get to see who really real. You also get to see how people act after the game, which we'll talk about. But Senghun real, man. He ain't back down at all. What I would say to him, if I was his OG, and he could take it right from here, flop a little less, embellish a little less. Because with a defender like me, he doing that, I feed off that. You know what I'm saying? He real, he ain't, he physical, he ain't backing down. He got a bag, you know what I'm saying? Like, and he 23 years old. Like, I don't think people realize he young.

Yeah, nah, they got a young squad.

Absolutely. So he real, a lot of respect for him. The way Jabari played in this series, obviously Steven Adams, Draymond Green, we know they the dons over there, you know, but Jabari Smith, he was huge in this series for them. He made shots, he got loose balls, you know, he tried to put pressure on our defense. Those guys I just named, all those guys, a lot of respect for those guys and Ime. On how they acted after the game. You know, you see a lot about, you see a lot come out. It tell you a lot about a guy. And I didn't see, I didn't see Jalen Green after the game, but some of the guys told me that he was out there. So respect. But Dylan Brooks ran off the court. So when I say you see what guys is made of, he ran off the court. Like ain't shaking nobody up. And you was, you like, you admitted that you was trying to hurt Steph Curry, which again, fine by me, bro. Like I get it. We all get it when you hoop, you know what I'm saying? So if you gonna be on that type of time, where's Chase? He gotta be on that time all the time. You gonna be talking, you gonna be Mr. Big Bad Wolf. Don't lose and then not face the music. Don't be that guy because Again, you lose a lot of respect for guys in that moment. I had a moment with Dylan Brooks back when he was with Memphis and I said, the dynasty start after you. And the reason I said that is because things like that, because bro, you like, so then guess what? Then Tyrese Easton do it. He lead the court. I got love for Tyrese Easton. His mom was talking, you know what I'm saying? My mom almost had to get out of the house. You got a lot of, you shouted him out earlier in the year though. Absolutely. You know, I got a lot of love for the way he play. And I ended up catching him right before he was about to walk out the arena. And he was like, he was walking this way so he didn't have to come by me, but I could, in my distance, I could see him right there. I said to him, I like waved him down and I went and I dapped him up. And that was kind of a little save, but don't be that guy, man. Like you don't like— You gotta teach him. You gotta teach him. You lose a series like—

You gotta teach him right, yeah. But that's who Dylan Brooks is.

You know what I'm saying? Yeah. And we understand like, you a sucker, man. You like, but, but Tyrese, he not, you know what I'm saying? Like I said, his mom was talking, it's all love. I don't get off into that. I got a lot of love for young fella because the way he go about his business, the way he play the game, I got a lot of love for him. Don't be like that because you lose respect. When guys lose respect for you in this league, like it don't matter and it's gonna catch you in the end. You know what I'm saying? Like Dylan Brooks couldn't come through in this series in large part because Nobody on the court respects you. So anything you do, the way it's gonna be looked at, the way it's gonna be received, it ain't beneficial to your team when you trying to win championships. You know what I'm saying? When you trying to compete at the highest level and you that type of guy, it ain't beneficial to your team and they catch you in the end. So they front office tried to run off and not say what's up, you know, like all that, like. But like I said, Ime, 10 toes, you know what I'm saying? Big smile, hug, love, you know what I'm saying? But you know, like I said, I gained a lot of respect for a lot of guys over there. Not that I ever had much respect for dude, but just show why you don't, you know what I'm saying? And Tari Eason, I still got love and respect for. He a young fella. Hey, young dude. But I'm gonna tell a young fella, don't be like that. Don't follow clowns, man. Be careful following clowns. BD, I almost, I left the court one time after losing the series. It was right after we lost to the Cavs in 2016. I left the court, walked to the locker room. I got to my seat and for me it was just such a whirlwind. I'm like, damn, we just lost, man. And I got to my seat, I'm like, what am I doing? I got out my seat, walked back out there, shook everybody up, congratulated them, and then went back to the locker room. Like, don't be that guy. You don't wanna be that guy.

You ain't lying.

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And don't forget to follow us on all social media @DraymondShump. All right, Dub Nation, y'all know what's cracking. Bay Area, Steph Curry showed up in the second half. In the fourth quarter, he scored 14 of his 22 points. He led throughout the game and he was waiting for his moment. Talk about his preparation or what you saw with him during the game. It felt like he was pacing himself for that time.

I don't think he was necessarily pacing himself. I think, you know, one thing—

Or being patient, or being patient.

He was definitely patient, but You know, everybody been talking about the meeting. You know, I spoke my piece in the meeting and one of the things that Steph said in the meeting, he said, control the controllables. That's essentially what Draymond is saying. Control the controllables. Control what you can control. So I know I can control not turning the ball over. I know I can control what I do on the defensive end. I know I can control getting loose balls. I'm gonna control those things. And so in saying that, One of the things that Steve has said to myself, and I'm sure he said the same thing to Steph, when we sat and had that conversation that everybody's talking about, one of the things he said to me, he said, "It's my job to tell you what it means for you leading tonight. Like what we need from your leadership tonight. It's my job to emotionally prepare you for that." And he gave me some gems over there. But in saying that, Steph's job last night was to not turn the ball over. And so he plays such a patient game because he wasn't gonna take any risk. He was gonna not turn the ball over because that's what it required for us to win that game. And you know what Dons do when it's time to win a game 7? They do what's required. You know, when we played in Sacramento, you know what was required of him? It was required of him to get 50 for us to win. 50, yeah. And the Don went and got 50. Dons do what they have to do when it needs to be done. And that's what the game called for from Steph. And he was patient and then he took over when it was time to send them boys home on their way. He took over and he did what he had to do down the stretch, him and Jimmy Buckets. You know, so it was, you know, it was beautiful to see his floor game.

I like watching that version of Steph Curry. That is my favorite version of Steph Curry. Led the team in rebounds, steals, blocks, but his pace, right? His pace, even though he playing at the same high frequency, the way he was thinking about the game, the way he was involving people, he turned down opportunities for another opportunity knowing that the opportunity was gonna come back. It was magical. To see super duper stars, right? Iconic players operate and paint at a different pace than everybody else. Right?

Facts, facts.

It was like, whoa, hold on. Okay. He leading the team in rebounds. He doing all the little things.

Yep.

That, like you say, control, that cover. You gotta cover yourself. And then Jimmy went on his own 6-0 run in the fourth to put the game away. We see the dynamic of what Steph controlling the game and what Steph can do in the fourth quarter. Then that Jimmy dynamic of, hey, you paying so much attention to Steph Curry, there go Jimmy with the misos I told you about, right? He gets big buckets because people forget that he's on the floor for some strange reason.

They forget that he on the floor 'cause he wind up with an iso.

They don't double, right? And he get to his spot and he's, man, he's money.

Yes, he is. Nah, Jimmy's great, man. Offensively and defensively, a presence. His IQ. Jimmy be out there talking everybody through everything. Like, yo, we do this, just do this, this will kill him. Just do that thing, do this. He diabolical with it, man. It's so dope to be on this side. When you play somebody in the playoffs, you get to see what's real. Obviously we never got the opportunity to play Jimmy in the playoffs. And so to play with him and be in the playoffs, like just get to see it, it's real.

It's exciting.

Again, it's real.

Congratulations on game 7, moving right along.

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Second round. Uh-oh.

Uh-oh.

Uh-oh, the T-Wolves. Second run.

The T-Wolves.

Yeah, y'all still the underdog in this series. Y'all got the T-Wolves on deck. I know you seen the video. You had to see the video. It's been playing on social media. I don't know if you got your socials on, but 2 years ago, Anthony Edwards, he said—

I wanna play the Warriors. I wanna get to the Warriors. Wherever they at, I wanna get to them.

Got you, got you.

Why the Warriors? I mean, 'cause Draymond talk so much trash. That's pretty much the only reason.

Well, Anthony Edwards coming for you.

You know, even if you don't have your social medias on, people gonna make sure you see everything. If you got a phone on, you will see. And so of course I've seen it, but I remember the video. I laughed when I saw the video. Again, that's who Ant-Man is. I've stated on the show already, like, If there's two guys that I think talk that talk, that's young, it was Ant-Man and Jah. You know, so like, that's who Ant-Man is. And he continued to be that guy. I respect it. It is what it is. I'm looking forward to the series. I think, you know, he gonna play obviously a huge role for the Timberwolves. I'm gonna play a huge role for us. You know, but this series ain't about, me versus Ant-Man or who can outtalk who. This is, you know, this is about high-level basketball. Who gonna execute? Who gonna have the best game plan? Who gonna follow that game plan? Stars be stars. That's what this is about. So, you know, I love how the internet try to make things like, "Oh, it's Ant-Man versus Draymond." But then they also say Draymond is nobody. So I don't understand how they, like, they be a little confused, you know? But—

Yeah.

You know, it is what it is. A great playoff series, you know, in that Laker series. And you know, I'm looking forward to the matchup.

Yeah, I do know what this series is about though.

What's that?

It's about if Draymond Green get 2 more flagrant fouls or 3 more techs in the playoffs, that means there's a 1-game suspension.

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I done told you, bro.

I done told you, maybe I shouldn't send you the last album. Maybe I should send you the year of love or R&B playlist or—

Yeah, I'll take a great R&B playlist. You got a great R&B playlist, send it my way. 'Cause I had to use that to get through that Rockets series, man. But bro, I got a tech yesterday. I'm passing the ball, like, come on, man. It's crazy. Technical foul, right? Right after that, Draymond Green elbowed me in my face right in front of the referee. Referee just looked. I just took off down the court. Like, I don't understand, man. That man smacked right across my arms and got hit in the face and I got a tech?

Hey, I have to remind you, you are also the first person that got a technical foul on an offensive foul and one.

Crazy. It's nuts. Like, so I don't know, man. Like, yeah, it's like, don't get me wrong, I do things that Chill, son. Give me techs and they can give me flagrants. But I'm also not, I'm just not refereed by the same referees under the same rules. Like—

Nah, for sure.

I'm just not.

Like, by the way, if that was anybody else with Fred, they don't even review it. Like, so, you know, I'm gonna do my best not to get suspended, but at the end of the day, I'm also on a different set of rules and it ain't, life ain't always fair.

We gotta make a bet or something. You can't be getting like, 2 more, uh-uh.

Come on now. I didn't say a word to referees yesterday. I still got a tech.

Here's the thing though. BD.

There you go, bear. BD, I made it a point yesterday, even with my team, I told them I'm not talking to referees. I made it a complete point. I still got a technical foul. Like, so at a certain point, like, there's nothing I can do. Like, it is what it is at a certain point.

You gotta think like the technical foul with the ref is all the way right here. Everybody else, you know, they down here on their leg. But you, they, oh, they ready to—

That's what I'm saying. So it ain't— They technical foul, they hit you up here. I can't play the game worried about that. If they like, I'm gonna get— No, you can't. I'm gonna get an unfair shake here.

I just know you and Rudy go bare. This is the matchup I've been waiting to see.

Oh yeah. Well, you know, I am a starting center now, so. Yes, that's my matchup.

The last time I was at the game, and you and Rudy Gobert played, I literally was like, man, I'm about to go get me a drink. I'm gonna go sit down, the game about to start. The game starts. I'm like, "All right, let me go get a drink." I come back to my seat, you're walking off the court.

When was that?

At Golden State, I think it was last year. Was it last year? Oh man.

I've grown so much as a human being since that moment. I was just reminding you. We not relapsing. Yes, you have grown. You have grown so much as a—

Hey, hey, you have a lot, a lot. I have to give you credit. I just know you and Rudy Gobert, that's my matchup because it's gonna be, it's gonna be, I say it's gonna be some shenanigans. It's gonna be physicality. You know, just be careful out there 'cause—

No doubt.

People bait, right? And then did you know the last time Jimmy Butler played against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center was November 24th, 2021.

Nah, I didn't know that.

And you know that Jimmy and the fans, they got a lot of history. So I'm looking forward, I mean, there's so many storylines with this one. Ant-Man, Steph, Ant coming for the icon, Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler, Nas Reed, Rudy Gobert. And I think Minnesota, they got a lot of, underrated players.

For sure, like Dante.

Yeah, similar to Golden State, Dante DiVincenzo, he's explosive. You see what McDaniels did, he was balling.

Yeah.

You know, he was balling. Mike Conley hit big shots. So this is gonna be a game way different, I think, than Houston because it's gonna be a, probably a slower pace. It's gonna be more possession-oriented, and whoever win the rebound turnover, I think, wins, and the 3-point shooting wins the game.

Yeah, so it's a much different series, even just from a personnel standpoint. Like, it's a completely different series than the one we just played. You know, sometimes you get series back to back where you like, yo, we just played a team that play like this. Like, these two teams play totally They couldn't be further apart from the way teams play.

Yeah.

Like, you know, and so it's a completely different series that we're gonna have to make an adjustment to. I think we're a completely different team than the Lakers that they'll have to make an adjustment to, you know? So like, as you know, once you get to the playoffs and second round, conference finals, it's all about adjustments. Obviously players gotta play great, you know, but you get in those first 2, 3 games, you're figuring them out, they're figuring you out. "We just gotta come out, we gotta play hard, we gotta stick to our principles." You know what I'm saying? And you feel the series, like that scouting report gets more and more in depth as the series goes.

Yes.

Sometimes you start a series off and you like, "Yo, we gonna do this with this guy." And before you know it, 3 games in, you like, "Yo, we actually going total opposite of that." Like we wanna, and so that's just the way the playoffs are. So we'll fill that out, you know, over the course of the next, you know, 2, 3 games. But playing hard is what gets you wins to start the series. And then you have to play hard with the IQ and with the, you know, with the understanding of what they're trying to do.

So, bingo.

That's where we at with it.

It's almost beneficial to come in right after game 7 into a new series 'cause you already used to the contact. Playing against a team that, that is polar opposite. I feel one, Minnesota is a better matchup for you guys on paper. Like y'all match and, and mesh well. Coming out the Houston series, that was, that was not the best matchup because of their youth, their athleticism, the length, right? Mm-hmm. The way they, the way that they attack. You got two big 7-footers. I like this Minnesota matchup. I'd like to talk about real quick preparation, 'cause you've been on, like, you've been on both ends coming outta Game 7, going into a Game 1, sitting back for a Game 1, watching the Game 7 and scouting the team defensively in preparation. Which one do you favor?

I think for me, I'd always favor the rest. Being able to scout a team, have longer time to prepare. They didn't get too much time to prepare because in a sense they had to prepare for both as well. But you know, they got a little more time to just sit back and watch. You know, anytime you can get rest throughout the playoffs and rejuvenate, it's a long season, man. I think that's beneficial. On the flip side, sometimes you can get too much rest and you can kind of need that game conditioning back and shake a little rust off, little jitters. Right. Whereas opposed to we played it a day ago. You know, sometimes it, you know, you just saw it like—

How you feel.

Yeah. Like, you know, you saw the Knicks Celtics, Celtics have been waiting. They scored the game out, you know? So like it can go both ways. I personally would prefer to rest though. That's just, I've been through, like you said, 7, I've been through sweeps and had to wait for series that went 7. Regardless, I think anytime you can get rest during the playoffs, We're high-level athletes. You can figure the other part out. How you think, how you see the series going?

Like I said, it's turnovers, rebounds, and who hits 3-point shots. Neutralizing Gobert, neutralizing Julius Randle. Make Julius Randle a jump shooter. Make Anthony Edwards a jump shooter. This gonna be a tough series. I think it go the distance, 6 or 7 games. I don't like making predictions 'cause they be kicking my ass on Twitter every time I say something. But I definitely think this series gonna go 7. I think if y'all can steal one of these first 2 games, Minnesota, it is different. It's different than the Lakers. They were up and they had so many motives and motivations for that Lakers series that if y'all can get game 1 or game 2, I think it turned the series in your favor. But I definitely feel a game 7. The West gonna be tough. I don't think anybody is in these 2 rounds. I don't see no sweeps. I don't see no 4-1s. If I do, I'd be very, very surprised. This is the matchup I've been waiting to see. I think this is a fair, a fair, fair matchup. Y'all match up well, they match up well against y'all. I have to give y'all the advantage 'cause of experience. And then on the other side, coaching. Minnesota, I watched the Lakers game and they closed the Lakers out. They played well, but I saw them, they take mental dives. They take like mental breaks. And the Lakers, they don't shoot the 3 like y'all. That could bite them too. Because they play like this. They never like take you all the way out, but they're a tough team. They're tough.

Very resilient.

And they super talented. And I think that they have, because of the talent, they got a larger margin for error because they can cover defensively and on, and on offense.

That's a fact. Definitely a great well-rounded team. 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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Yes, sir.

What are your expectations? How long does this series go? OG had 29, Jalen had 29, Mikal Bridges, 51 minutes. Iron Man, the Celtics missed 45 3-pointers. JT and Jaylen Brown combined for 14 for 43 and 5 for 25 from 3.

I like the Knicks.

Rolling with the Knicks.

It's Knicks till I die, baby. It's Knicks till I die. Knicks tape all day. But matchups, the Knicks match up well against Boston. If Jaylen Brunson can Jaylen Brunson in the fourth quarter, Boston got problems. Drew Holliday, he, he was playing, he played some good defense, but Jaylen Brunson is unguardable in the fourth quarter. Then you look at OG hitting the three, um, Mikal Bridges, he can defend. So when I look at Jason Tatum, Jaylen Brown, what I was saying with the, with the Knicks, Boston is a penetrate, drive, kick, create open spaces, open shots, because they really got 5 shooters out there on the floor.

Yeah.

The Knicks with a matchup, they was actually closing the paint down. And so every shot that Boston took, whether it was 3, it was 3 feet behind the line. Rarely did they get a lot of open looks. And I think that kind of disrupted their flow. When they did get open looks, they rushed it or they just shot bad shots. Mm-hmm. So if the Knicks can keep Boston as a perimeter-oriented team, which they are, they shoot a lot of 3s, but if they can defend that 3, I like the Knicks in this series. Because I don't feel like Boston has anybody that can really guard Jalen Brunson. And then KAT, KAT is a mismatch in this series. KAT can be an ultimate mismatch in this series. And I didn't think that he had the best game. So I'd be looking out for KAT to be explosive. And then it's a matter of if Hart, Mikal Bridges, OG, with all the minutes they playing, if they can, if they can sustain, but it's always Knicks for me. I like the players, but I'm not a Boston Celtics fan at all.

Listen, if anybody understand that, it's me.

Knicks tape all day, man.

But no, I think the Knicks, like you said, I think they do match up well. I think where the matchup kind of can tilt in the Knicks' favor is, I don't know the severity of Porzingis' injury. But Porzingis, Porzingis is a big key for that team because he punishes switches really well. And so Porzingis, like I said, if he don't come back, then this series gets really hard. If he comes back, I think the Celtics will be just fine. They can still be fine if he doesn't come back, but Porzingis makes that team really go, like really take off. And so—

He's a mismatch problem.

Yeah. And with his shoot, for spacing, the way he shoot it, like Al can shoot 3, but the way Porzingis shoots the 3—

Is different.

It's completely different. You know what I'm saying? So I think Boston will be fine, but if Porzingis can't come back, he can get tough. But in saying that, they missed 45 3-pointers and lost by 3. So I don't think they going home worried.

They was up 20 though.

They were and missed 45 3-pointers. Like, so, you know, I think Boston will be just fine if you want my honest opinion.

Knicks safe, baby. Let's go Knicks. Cavs versus Pacers on Sunday. The Pacers walked into Cleveland and snuck out game 1. Darius Garland out with a toe injury. There's no news when he's coming back or when he will return. Tyrese Halliburton, he did it. He pushed the Pacers. Can they get to the next round? I like this Pacer team, man. They, people sleep on they talent. They like 8, 9 deep and talented.

The Cavs got some injuries they dealing with.

That matters.

Health matters in the playoffs a lot. They have that going or not going for themselves. They got Darius Garland. Who hasn't played in 3 games, I think they have. DeAndre Hunter got hurt yesterday. Evan Mobley got hurt yesterday.

Oh wow.

They're going in the game too a little beat up. And you going in the game too hobbled against a team that's doing this.

Yeah.

They running. Now I do think they are a good matchup for the Cavs because the Cavs got those bigs. And Pascal and Myles Turner don't play in the paint. Now they will go, you know, Pascal will do his thing and go to, but they play from the outside and that pulls them bigs away from the rim, you know? And they were getting the switches on Mobley and they were getting the switches on Jared Allen and that's what they was going for. Nimhard had a big game. Nimhard been balling.

He been balling, man.

He been hooping. Tyrese had a big game. Obi Toppin been incredible off the bench, I think for the second half of the season at least.

Draymond Green, incredible.

TJ McConnell doing what he do. So, you know, they got a series on their hand for sure. And they better get healthy. If they don't get healthy, they can get upset. They can get upset. That's for sure. Nothing's promised. Regular season only means something for the regular season. And then, you know, so I like the Cavs, but they must get healthy. They ain't just gonna beat this team not healthy.

Nah, the Pacers took a page outta Cavs book, +25. 6 people in double digits. The other 2 has 7 in 15 minutes, TJ McConnell, Obi Toppin. And everybody had assists, everybody. That means they was whipping the ball, moving the ball, finding the mismatch. If Tyrese Halliburton can dictate where he gets to the floor and draw those bigs out on the perimeter, it's gonna, it's gonna change the way Cleveland has to play in this series. And I would say advantage Pacers.

And the Pacers been there before.

Yep.

You know, so we'll see. We shall see, man. Shout out to Kenny Atkinson, Coach of the Year. Y'all know I got mad love for Kenny. So— That's my guy. Shout out to my guy Kenny. Job well done. Congratulations, my man.

Shout out Kenny, man.

Before we get outta here, Thunder Nuggets, that game is actually coming towards an end right now. Thunder versus Nuggets, who you got? Who you rolling with? You rolling with Denver? You rolling with OKC? What we got, man?

Ooh, man, got another game 7. I think this series goes 7. Matchups, matchups, matchups. OKC got the most talent and the most depth, but after what the Joker did to the Clippers, man, it's hard to go against that young man.

They got championship pedigree.

Man, he got champ, they got championship pedigree DNA and they fight to the end. That's the only reason why they beat the Clippers. They just kept fighting, they kept fighting. And if there's a lapse in the defense or your offense, that's where Denver takes control. They play all the way to the end. Russ, all those guys, they play all the way to the end. So this gonna be an interesting series because it's gonna be Can OKC consistently make shots from outside? Denver gonna play zone, Denver gonna switch a lot. What is, how is Shay gonna control the game and how can the other guys on OKC make shots and make plays for each other?

Yeah, man. Nah, it's, I think it's definitely gonna be a tough series. Like I said, championship pedigree, OKC do got the most talent. I think Denver, they got that championship pedigree, though. Guys that's been there, guys that know how to do it. Jamal Murray seems to have found his footing. So I think it's gonna be a dogfight, man. I ain't really into making predictions in the West, but—

Me neither.

It's gonna be a dogfight. So we'll see.

I do think OKC got the wings to contain Denver. So that's gonna be the deciding factor. You ain't gonna be able to stop Joker, Caruso, Dort, Wiggins, all those dudes. Can you have a greater impact on the game than Michael Porter, Westbrook, Bron, Brown, right? Aaron Gordon. That's what this series gonna be about.

Man, before we get outta here, gotta salute Coach Pop retiring as San Antonio Spurs head coach. I saw his press conference today. He said, I'm no longer coach, I'm El Jefe.

That's my guy, man.

Coach Pop, man, he, I actually had the opportunity to play for him in the Olympics. And man, I got so much love for Coach Pop. To see him lead a sideline, it sucks because he's one of those guys that, you know the inevitable, right? Like, you know there's an end date, but, You never really see it and you never really wanna see it. And man, he's such a great person, a great human being. The fact that I got the opportunity to share and winning a gold medal with him, just such a special guy, man. I spoke about him in a press conference the day that they announced it and I almost started crying. And I'm speaking about him again and I'm about to start crying again. Like that's— That's beautiful. That's his impact and that's how amazing he is. So I look forward to getting out to San Antonio and seeing him this summer. But job well done, Coach Pop. You changed the game as we know it. And you built a dynasty, you built a powerhouse, you built one of the better organizations in our league. And it's, you know, The way you credit your guys in doing that with you is like the selflessness, wonderful kind, man. Uh, so salute to Coach Pop. Thank you for what you brought to the game. Thank you for allowing me to be coached by you and do something special with you. I hold that close to my heart. I love you, Coach Pop. Appreciate you, man.

I echo that. Uh, we didn't win a gold medal, but I was on the Olympic team and I got a chance to be able to sit next to Coach Pop when he was assistant coach. George Karl was the head coach. So we had, that was one of the turmoil teams, but Pop kept me in it. Pop kept my mind in it. He was somebody you can talk, like he looked like a tough dude.

Yeah.

But he liked the funny, charismatic, love the game and you know, You know, to be on the team and to see who he is as a person, then to play against him and to know like he got respect for you is a big thing. Playing against the San Antonio Spurs, the way he coached everything. When I'm coaching the kids or when I'm coaching, I always think like Pop. If I were to coach, and now that I'm coaching, I think like Pop.

Yeah.

Calling early timeouts, sitting my star.

Like, man, one time he called us timeout, we playing, man, he set the whole starting five. Whole starting five.

Get up outta here. And they still beat us. And they still beat us. And I realized that as a visionary, he was always coaching for the future.

Mm-hmm. That's a fact.

He was always prepping you for the future. He was always prepping his teams for the future, for the playoffs, for situations, different players that, that he used. And man, just, just what an incredible basketball mind, but what an incredible leader, right? What an incredible basketball godfather to everybody. And then, I mean, as far as his spirit and his energy and, and his vision for bringing international players and putting them on one team.

Yep.

I salute you, Pop, man. We love you, El Jefe. I'm gonna call you El Jefe. Quick to buy you a bottle of wine. Like even if you don't play on the same team, I used to see him pay for his players' dinners, shit like that. I was in Golden State, he just, man, A1, A1, A1, 1, 1, 1. Salute, Pop. We love you, man.

Yes, sir. That's a wrap, man. We appreciate y'all tuning in. We will chat later on in these playoffs, but we love y'all. We appreciate the support. Don't happen without y'all. Make sure y'all grab that merch. Till next time, that's a wrap from the Draymond Green Show with BD.

Good luck round 2, my bro.

We out. I see you game 3 or 4. I'll be up there. Say less. Let's get it.