NBA Playoffs: Draymond Green sounds before possible finals
The Golden State Warriors are back in the NBA finals after three years. After the victory over the Dallas Mavericks, Draymond Green feels satisfaction and already spoke about the not yet established final opponent.
"So far, nobody has proven that we can be beaten when we are complete," said Draymond Green after the game, who already stated in the studio at TNT become.
"Nobody has proven that we can be displaced. With this mentality we have tackled the matter," said Green about the fact that the Warriors are still the top dog in the west. "We understand what it takes to win a championship."
Green also had some words for the critics: "We have already been written off, it was said that our dynasty would end. It feels even better, even if we still had to win four games. I could not guarantee before the season, That we will win a championship, but with Klay, Steph and me we always have a chance. "
Together, the three have been on the field since 2012, during this time the Warriors won 22 series and only lost four. Since the takeover of head coach Steve Kerr, the Warriors in the west have even been unbeaten (18-0), only in the finals it was defeat twice.
Draymond Green about Klay's suffering
The past three years have not always been easy for the dubs, Green also had to admit that. Klay Thompson tore the cruciate ligament and then the Achilles tendon, Stephen Curry broke his hand and Green himself repeatedly plagued injuries, most recently at the beginning of the year with problems on the back.
"This is a special moment because nobody believed that we would move into the finals with this group again. Klay has had two bad injuries, Steph broke up and two years ago we just won 15 games. "
Green was pleased, especially for Thompson, who was in game 5 with 32 points and eight threesome threesome of the top scorers of the Warriors: "We saw his dark days. There were weeks in which he was completely depressed. And yet he continued. It is all the better that he had his moment today. "
So now the Dubs are back on the big stage, for the sixth time in the past eight years. Such a series last achieved the Chicago Bulls around Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, who led Chicago between 1991 and 1998 to six championships. The balance for the dubs is not that flawless, but in the coming weeks, Curry and Co. have the chance to take their fourth title in the Kerr era.
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Warriors vs. Mavericks: The series at a glance
Game | Date | Time | Home | About | result |
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1 | 19. May | 3 o'clock | Golden State Warriors | Dallas Mavericks | 112: 87 |
2 | 21. May | 3 o'clock | Golden State Warriors | Dallas Mavericks | 126: 117 |
3 | 23. May | 3 o'clock | Dallas Mavericks | Golden State Warriors | 100: 109 |
4 | 25. May | 3 o'clock | Dallas Mavericks | Golden State Warriors | 119: 109 |
5 | 27. May | 3 o'clock | Golden State Warriors | Dallas Mavericks | 120: 110 |
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