Draymond Green put Zion Williamson on Alcatraz Island in Warriors win
The former DPOY is still an immense problem to deal with.
The Golden State Warriors had a tough battle ahead of them when they faced off with the New Orleans Pelicans on the second night of a home and home back-to-back. The Warriors had already stolen the game the night before after being down 20 despite lacking the services of greatest player alive Stephen Curry and fellow former All-Star Andrew Wiggins.
And yet somehow, the Dubs did it again, knocking off the Pelicans in the second game to complete the sweep of the two game tilt. Incredible!
It couldn’t have been accomplished without the efforts of their other former All-Star, Draymond Green. He had a stellar night on his veteran legs, scoring 14 points, grabbing 4 boards, dishing out 6 dimes, grabbing 1 steal, and delivering 5 rejections. Those five blocks were one short of his career high of six, and it came in large part while dealing with the force of nature that is New Orleans’ Zion Williamson.
Draymond got zion in cuffs... pic.twitter.com/kzEHNeOGhZ
— Space Gang (@spacegang30) October 31, 2024
Draymond Green tonight:
— StatMamba (@StatMamba) October 31, 2024
14 PTS
6 AST
5 BLK
3/5 3PT
Held Zion to the lowest FG% of his career. pic.twitter.com/mXFckhBUal
Kerr of Draymond Green: “He’s still one of the best defenders in the world, that’s for sure. The way he battled out there, but also the way he led the energy…he was fantastic.”
— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) October 31, 2024
Highlighter Green’s ability to be physical w/o fouling and understanding angles against Zion tonight
This marked the 10th time in the former defensive player of the year’s career that he had a game with at least 5 blocks with 6 dimes. The ability to be a defensive enforcer while quarterbacking the offense is a rare feat, and it’s why he’s a future Hall-of-Famer.
Zion is going to be very, very happy to be done being guarded by Draymond after tonight
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) October 31, 2024
Draymond Green details Jerry Stackhouse’s impact as a defensive coordinator. Mentions the level of accountability and Stackhouse’s grading system that has players upping their competitive level. pic.twitter.com/Deh1vqmYCy
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 31, 2024
Zion 5 of 20 (after 12 of 19 last game)
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) October 31, 2024
Lauri 4 of 19
Draymond is on a mission
This might be the absolute worst game I have ever seen Zion play. Completely out of sorts mentally. Like Draymond got to him
— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) October 31, 2024