The Golden State Warriors took down the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night even though they lost Steph Curry to injury after 25 minutes.
One of the reasons why the Warriors pulled off a 117-114 win was because of Draymond Green, who was surprisingly robust with points, scoring 21 points along with his seven rebounds, and five assists.
Speaking on “Run It Back,” per NBACentral, Chandler Parsons said that the Warriors typically don’t need Green to score like that, and he is helpful for plenty of other reasons.
However, Parsons said that if Green had played for a team like the Charlotte Hornets or Washington Wizards early in his career, he could have averaged about 20 or 22 points per game.
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Green’s season average right now is 9.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 5.7 assists, which is very different from the 21 points he put up on Thursday.
Green doesn’t often score that much, and he doesn’t have to.
The Warriors squad is filled with a bunch of strong offensive threats, led by perhaps the most important offensive player of this generation: Curry.
Green has a totally different task when he’s on the court: he is supposed to shut down defense and facilitate plays.
When it comes to doing that, Green is one of the most important players in the NBA.
Some people might look at his stat line and wonder why people talk about him as a future Hall of Famer.
But Green’s greatness isn’t because of his scoring, it’s because of how he shuts down his opponents.
However, the Warriors now might be without Curry if his injury is severe.
If that’s the case, Golden State may call on Green to do more than defend.
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