Green pushes Golden State past Pelicans as Curry gets some love

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NEW ORLEANS – Draymond Green irritated the other team, nearly started a fight, ignited a torrent of boos from opposing fans – and backed it up with an all-around performance punctuated by a clutch defensive play in the final seconds.
In other words, it was a typical performance for the Warriors’ feisty forward.
Green recorded his 15th-career triple-double with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and it was the last of his four steals – against star Anthony Davis, no less – that helped the Golden State Warriors hold off the New Orleans Pelicans, 113-109, on Tuesday night.
”I love playing defense, so when it comes to a situation where you’ve got to get a stop to win the game, I enjoy that moment,” Green said of his steal, which he executed while the Warriors held a tenuous 111-109 lead.
Davis, who had 28 points, five blocks and two steals, was furious that officials deemed Green’s steal a clean play and drew a technical foul for disputing the officials’ decision. There was contact between the two players, but Green said Davis initiated it.
”I hit the ball as he was trying to throw his shoulder into me. I thought it was really clean,” said Green, who also noted that he wasn’t worried about the risk of putting Davis on the foul line if officials had seen it differently.
”We’re up two (at the time) and we’ve got three of the greatest scorers in the world,” he said, referring to Stephen Curry, who had a game-high 30 points, Kevin Durant, who scored 27 and Klay Thompson, who added 17 points.
Davis’ disappointment was evident in his eyes as he largely avoided discussing the play – a wise move if he didn’t want to make headlines or draw a fine for criticizing officials.
When asked to describe what happened, Davis said he was ”trying to score,” and then waited in silence for the next question.
Curry hit five of Golden State’s 14 made 3-pointers, but one shot that stood out was a 22-footer from the right side. As the shot fell through, Curry reached back toward the New Orleans bench and got a reluctant but respectful low-five from Pelicans associate head coach Darren Erman, a former Warriors assistant.
Right as Curry was pulling up, he said he could hear Erman trying to encourage New Orleans’ defense by saying, ”If he makes it, it’s a good shot.”
”So I wanted a little praise for that good shot, and he gave it to me,” Curry added. ”He was a good sport.” (AP)
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